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45. The Holy One (Act 3:14).
A. Holy adj. - 1. Kept or regarded as inviolate from ordinary use, and appropriated or set apart for religious use or observance; consecrated, dedicated, sacred. 2. ... Of a character that evokes human veneration and reverence; and thus, in Christian use, Free from all contamination of sin and evil, morally and spiritually perfect and unsullied, possessing the infinite moral perfection which Christianity attributes to the Divine character. Cf. sense 4. 4. Conformed to the wi...
39. The Bread of Heaven (Joh 6:41); Bread of God (Joh 6:33); Bread of Life (Joh 6:35,48); Living Bread (Joh 6:51).
A. Bread n. - 1. (Only in OE.) Bit, piece, morsel (of food). 2. a. A well-known article of food prepared by moistening, kneading, and baking meal or flour, generally with the addition of yeast or leaven. 5. a. Livelihood, means of subsistence.
B. Bread is food (Joh 6:5) and a means of subsistence (Mat 6:11).
C. God gave Israel bread from heaven to sustain them in the wilderness before they e...
29. Counsellor (Isa 9:6).
A. Counsellor - 1. a. One who counsels or advises; an adviser.
B. Counsel v. - 1. to counsel a person: to give or offer (him) counsel or advice; to advise.
C. Counsellor is a fitting name for Jesus Who is the wisdom of God (1Co 1:24 c/w Pro 8:1) who says "counsel is mine" (Pro 8:14).
D. Jesus gives us counsel (Rev 3:18).
E. He does so by His word (Psa 119:24).
F. There is no counsel against Him (Pro 21:30; Rom 11:34).
G. This name of Jesus shows us that He is our counselor a...
20. The Mighty God (Isa 9:6).
A. Mighty adj. - 1. Possessing ‘might’ or power; powerful, potent, strong.
B. "The Mighty God" is Jehovah (Jer 32:18; Psa 50:1).
C. Jesus is powerful (1Ti 6:15).
D. Potentate - 1. A person endowed with independent power; a prince, monarch, ruler.
E. This name of Jesus shows that He is the almighty Jehovah God.
21. The Everlasting Father (Isa 9:6).
A. Everlasting adj. - 1. a. Lasting for ever; infinite in future duration; endless; = eternal
B. Father n. - 1. a. One by w...
9. Messiah (Joh 1:41)
A. Messiah - The Hebrew title (= ‘anointed’) applied in the O.T. prophetic writings to a promised deliverer of the Jewish nation, and hence applied to Jesus of Nazareth as the fulfilment of that promise.
B. Messiah is another name for Christ (Joh 4:25).
C. The Messiah would be a Prince (Dan 9:25).
D. This name of Jesus shows that He is the Lord's anointed Christ, king, and deliverer.
10. Master (Mat 8:19)
A. Master n. - I. A man having control or authority. 1. a. gen. One having...
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I. The compassion of God
1. Sometimes Christians focus on the judgment and severity of God and forget about His compassion.
2. God is full of compassion (Psa 86:15; Psa 145:8).
3. Compassion - 1. Suffering together with another, participation in suffering; fellow-feeling, sympathy. 2. The feeling or emotion, when a person is moved by the suffering or distress...
I. The importance of the name of God
1. God's name is very important to Him and should be important to us.
A. God raised up Pharaoh so that His name would be declared throughout all the earth (Exo 9:16).
B. The third of the ten commandments is "thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain" (Exo 20:7).
C. God's name is hallowed (Mat 6:9).
D. Hallowed adj.- Sanctified, blessed, consecrated, dedicated.
2. God has many names, but His memorial name is I AM THAT I AM, or I AM for short (Exo 3:14...
I. Defining the terms.
1. Unbelief n. - Absence or lack of belief; disbelief, incredulity. a. In matters of religion.
2. Belief n. - 1. The mental action, condition, or habit, of trusting to or confiding in a person or thing; trust, dependence, reliance, confidence, faith.
3. Unbeliever n. - One who does not believe; spec. one who does not accept a particular religious belief, an infidel.
4. Believer n. - One who believes. a. One who has faith in the doctrines of religion; esp. a Christian, Christian ...
Vanity of Vanities, Saith the Preacher
I. "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity." (Ecc 1:2)
II. Vanity, vanity.
1. Vanity - 1. a. That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value or profit.
2. Vain adj. - I. 1. Devoid of real value, worth, or significance; idle, unprofitable, useless, worthless; of no effect, force, or power; fruitless, futile, unavailing.
3. Useless adj. - 1. Of things, actions, etc.: Destitute of useful qualities; serving no...
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vs. 1-9.
A. Apostles (ACT 14:15) and prophets (JAM 5:17) were men of passions as other men; they were
not supermen.
1. passion: Any kind of feeling by which the mind is powerfully affected or moved; a
vehement, commanding or overpowering emotion.
2. Jonah was particularly driven by passion: displeased exceedingly, very angry (v. 1);
despondent (v. 3); exceeding glad (v. 6); despondent, angry (v. 9).
3. His emotionalism put him in a position not unlike that which he seems to have hoped
would be the f...
8. Fear of rejection by God - some people fear that God will not accept them because of their past or present sins.
A. It is true that God is holy (1Pe 1:16).
i. God can't even look on iniquity (Hab 1:13).
ii. The foolish can't stand in God's sight and He hates sinners (Psa 5:4-5).
B. God is fearful (Heb 10:31; Heb 12:29) and terrible (Psa 47:2).
i. Terrible - 1. Exciting or fitted to excite terror; such as to inspire great fear or dread; frightful, dreadful.
ii. If this was all a person knew of God, ...
6. Love of family - some people love their spouse, parents, or children more than God and can't bear the thought of hurting or angering them by submitting to Christ.
A. The first and greatest commandment is to love God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength (Mat 22:36-38).
B. Family must take a backseat to God.
i. Jesus didn't come to bring peace between families, but division (Mat 10:34-36).
ii. Jesus said that he that loves his father or mother, or son or daughter more than Him is not worthy of...
I. There are many things which keep people from submitting to Christ, such as:
1. Reprobation - some are natural men who have not the ability to understand and believe the gospel and submit to it.
2. Pride - the pride of even God's elect can prevent them from submitting to Christ.
3. Apathy - some people just don't care about truth.
4. Accountability - some people do not want to be held accountable to God's law by a church and pastor.
5. Love of sin and self - some people love themselves and their sin ...
I'm Converted, Now What?
I. What do I mean by "converted"?
1. Converted - 1. Turned, turned back. 2. That has turned or been brought over to a religious faith or profession, whether from a different religion or from irreligious life.
2. Conversion is turning to God from a previous life of sin and false religion (Act 15:3 c/w Act 15:19).
3. A complete conversion includes being baptized and added to a local church (Act 15:3 c/w Act 14:1, 21-23).
II. So now that I've been baptized and added to a true c...
I. "Remember Lot's Wife." (Luk 17:32) is one of the shortest verses in the Bible.
1. Don't despise small things, though (Zec 4:10).
2. Some important verses in the Bible are very short. Consider the following profound, yet concise verses:
A. "Jesus wept." (Joh 11:35)
B. "Rejoice evermore." (1Th 5:16)
C. "Pray without ceasing." (1Th 5:17)
D. "Quench not the Spirit." (1Th 5:19)
E. "Brethren, pray for us." (1Th 5:25)
3. Wise men let their words be few (Pro 17:27-28).
4. Fools, on the other hand, are...
VI. God's declared will also includes guidelines that God has given in scripture of how He wants us to live and what He wants us to do.
1. This aspect of God's will can be ascertained by living according to God's laws and studying the scriptures (Rom 12:2).
2. Prove v.- II. To make good, establish. 5. trans. To establish (a thing) as true; to make certain; to demonstrate the truth of by evidence or argument.
3. We should pray for God's will to be done.
A. Jesus was our prime example of this (Mat 26:39...
IV. The permissive will of God.
1. There are some things in our lives that God doesn't decree but permits.
A. Permit v.- I. To allow, suffer, give leave; not to prevent.
B. God may or may not permit our travel to go as we have planned (1Co 16:7).
C. Even the teaching the pastor intends to do is subject to the permissive will of God (Heb 6:1-3).
D. God has allowed His ministers to be put in trust with the gospel (1Th 2:4).
E. This is why we should always preface our plans with, "If the Lord will..." (J...
I. Overview - the different aspects of the will of God.
1. The sovereign will of God.
A. Predestination - God's absolute sovereign will.
B. Predetermination - God's bounded sovereign will.
C. God's sovereign will is both His desire and His accomplishment of that desire.
i. Will - I. 1. a. Desire, wish, longing; liking, inclination, disposition (to do something).
ii. Will - II. 5. a. The action of willing or choosing to do something; the movement or attitude of the mind which is directed with conscio...
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B. All prophets are not God's prophets.
i. There are plenty of false prophets in the world pretending to speak in God's name which He has not sent (Jer 23:21; Jer 27:15; Jer 29:9).
ii. They tell lies that people love to hear and they love them (Jer 5:31; Isa 30:10; 1Ki 22:13).
iii. God will even send lying prophets to people who want to believe a lie (1Ki 22:20-23; ...
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I. There are different ways one can be in Christ. One can be in Christ:
1. In election
2. Represented in His death
3. In regeneration
4. In the local church
5. Practically
II. In Christ in Election
1. Go...
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V. What sign gifts did/do not necessarily prove
1. Sign gifts do not prove:
A. Spirituality (1Co 1:4-7 c/w 1Co 3:1) and (Mat 10:1 c/w Joh 6:70-71).
B. Charity (1Co 13:1).
C. Regeneration (Mat 7:21-23).
2. There are lying signs and wonders that are performed by men by the power of Satan (2Th 2:9; Act 16:16-18; Rev 13:13-14; Rev 16:14).
3. Satan and his ministers c...
I. The reality of death.
1. Death is a reality that we must all face (Ecc 8:8).
A. No man has control over the day of his death.
B. There is no getting out of it - "there is no discharge in that war".
2. God alone determines the length of our lives (Job 14:1-5).
A. Our days are determined by God.
B. He has set bounds on them that can't be passed (Job 14:5).
C. The days that we spend here on earth are few and full of trouble (Job 14:1).
3. Our life is short like a vapor (Jam 4:14; Job 7:7; Psa 78:39;...
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I. History of the sign gifts.
1. Throughout history there have been seasons where God enabled men to do signs and wonders. Example: Moses and Elijah.
2. Israel was accustomed to seeing signs from a prophet to know that he was from God (1Co 1:22; Joh 4:48).
3. Moses used miraculous signs to prove that he was from God (Exo 4:1-5).
A. They were only given to him for...
D. There was a global flood approximately 4,400 years ago.
i. The Bible describes the great flood in detail.
a. The earth had become corrupt and full of violence in the years preceding the flood (Gen 6:11).
b. God had had enough and told Noah that he was going to destroy the earth and all flesh with it (Gen 6:12-13).
c. God told Noah to build an ark of gopher wood (Gen 6:14).
1) The dimensions of the ark were (Gen 6:15):
A. Length: 300 cubits (450ft - 550ft)
B. Width: 50 cubits (75ft - 92ft)
C. Heig...
C. David didn't restrain and discipline his children.
i. David never displeased his son Adonijah at any time (1Ki 1:6).
a. In other words, David never told him "no".
b. Fathers, it is your job to displease your children often.
c. Your job it to first make them holy, and then happy.
d. Foolishness is bound in their hearts and they will naturally make the wrong decision nearly every time if left to themselves (Pro 22:15).
e. You must be like Abraham who commanded his children, not left them do whateve...
IV. The folly of the fairytale of evolution
1. Today the Theory of Evolution is taught as if it were a scientific fact.
2. It is important to distinguish microevolution from macroevolution.
A. Microevolution - Evolutionary change within a species or smaller group of plants or animals, taking a relatively short time
B. Macroevolution - Evolutionary change over a long period, leading to the appearance of new groups of plants or animals
3. Microevolution happens all the time and has been observed and we...
