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Pastor Wagner teaches an extemporaneous Bible study on how to pray. ...
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...
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...
6. David's failures.
A. David multiplied wives unto himself.
i. Kings were forbidden to multiply wives unto themselves (Deu 17:17).
ii. Multiply - 1. trans. To cause to become much, many, or more; to make many or manifold; to augment the number, amount, or quantity of.
iii. David had at least 10 wives and 10 concubines.
a. Michal - (
1Sa 18:27)
b. Abigail - (
1Sa 25:40-42)
c. Ahinoam - (
1Sa 27:3)
d. Maacha - (
2Sa 3:3)
e. Haggith - (
2Sa 3:4)
f. Abital - (
2Sa 3:4)
g. Eglah - (
2Sa 3:5)
h. Bathsheba -...
Creation vs. Evolution
I. Purpose of this study
1. For the last 150 years, there has been a concerted effort to destroy people's believe in God by casting doubt on the belief that the universe and life were created by God.
2. This has been accomplished by developing and promoting the Theory of Evolution which is said to be the process by which species of organisms arise from earlier life forms and undergo change over time through natural selection.
3. The Theory of Evolution requires astronomical amou...
5. David experienced great victory early in his life.
A. David had a great victory over Goliath.
i. Before going in to battle, David was offered armour to protect himself, but he rejected it, not having proved it (
1Sa 17:38-39).
a. We would do well to follow David's example and "prove all things" (
1Th 5:21;
Eph 5:10).
b. We should prepare to defend ourselves, but safety is ultimately from the Lord (
Pro 21:31).
1) We shouldn't trust in our military for safety, but in God (
Psa 20:7;
Psa 44:6-7).
2) It i...
III. Training and educating children.
1. The goal of educating children is to bring them to maturity.
A. Maturity - The state or quality of being mature (having the powers of the body and mind fully developed); fullness or perfection of development or growth.
B. Jesus Christ is the standard of maturity (
Eph 4:13).
i. Jesus was trained up by his parents who provided Him with a well-rounded and quality education (
Luk 2:51-52).
a. He matured:
1) intellectually (in wisdom).
2) physically (in stature).
...
David's Life - A Warning to Christians
I. The importance of this study.
1. David was a man after God's own heart.
A. David was abundantly blessed by God.
B. We can learn from good examples in David's life.
2. But David made some very poor choices and was chastened by God for them.
A. As a result, David experienced a lot of pain and heartache that wouldn't have had to be.
B. "Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition..." (
1Co 10:11).
C. "Wherefor...
Child Discipline, Training, and Education
I. The importance of this study.
1. The family is the backbone of society.
2. Your children are the future.
3. You (parents) are responsible for the training and education of your children, whether you do it yourself or you delegate it to others.
4. You have a responsibility to God, your children, and society to discipline your children to ensure they grow up into God-fearing, honest, hard-working, responsible, and mature people.
II. Child discipline - ...
4. An Israelite could sell his daughter to be a maidservant (
Exo 21:7).
A. If she was betrothed to her master and she didn't please him, he could not sell her to someone from another nation, but he had to let her father redeem her (
Exo 21:8).
B. If he gave her to his son for a wife, he had to treat her like a daughter (
Exo 21:9).
C. If the son took himself another wife, he still had to provide her with food, clothing, and sex and if he failed to then she would go free (
Exo 21:10-11).
D. If you don't lik...
For a master copy of the outline and the other sermons in the series, click here: Marriage.
To listen to or watch the previous sermon in the series, click here: Part 2.
Marriage
I. A wife's (and all Christian women) adorning should not be focused on the outward such as plaiting (braiding) her hair, wearing jewelry, fine clothing, make-up, etc. (
1Pe 3:3).
i. Women are supposed to be clothed in modest apparel (1T...
III. The definitions of the words shows that there is a clear distinction between slaves and servants.
1. Slave - n. I. 1. a. One who is the property of, and entirely subject to, another person, whether by capture, purchase, or birth; a servant completely divested of freedom and personal rights.
2. Servant - n. A person of either sex who is in the service of a master or mistress; one who is under obligation to work for the benefit of a superior, and to obey his (or her) commands. 1. A personal or domes...
For a master copy of the outline and the other sermons in the series, click here: Marriage.
To listen to or watch the previous sermon in the series, click here: Part 1.
To listen to or watch the next sermon in the series, click here: Part 3.
Marriage
V. Since God created marriage, He also regulates the relationship within marriage.
1. The role and responsibilities o...
For a master copy of the outline and the other sermons in the series, click here: Marriage.
To listen to or watch the next sermon in the series, click here: Part 2.
Marriage
I. The importance of this study.
1. Marriage is a picture of Christ and His bride the church (
Eph 5:22-32).
2. Marriage was God's design for mankind, even before the fall of man (
Gen 2:21-25 c/w
Mat 19:4-6).
3. Marriage is also the corner...
Slavery
I. Definitions
1. Slavery - n. 1. Severe toil like that of a slave; heavy labour, hard work, drudgery. 2. Conduct befitting a slave; ignoble, base, or unbecoming behaviour. Obs. rare. 3. The condition of a slave; the fact of being a slave; servitude; bondage.
2. Slave - n. I. 1. a. One who is the property of, and entirely subject to, another person, whether by capture, purchase, or birth; a servant completely divested of freedom and personal rights.
3. Servitude - 1. The condition of being ...
5. Friends pressuring you into sin: sex, drunkenness, drugs, theft, foul language, etc.
A. You will experience peer pressure from your friends to do sinful things such as these.
i. Remember what God says, "Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil" (
Exo 23:2).
ii. Remember that following the crowd was what nailed Jesus Christ to the cross (
Mat 27:22-23).
B. Your friends might try to pressure you into having sex before you're married.
i. The Bible calls this fornication.
a. Fornication - Voluntary...
V. Becoming as them that are without law (Gentiles) to them that are without law.
1. Them that are without law are the Gentiles. (
Rom 2:12-14)
2. Them that are without also refers to unbelievers who are outside the church. (
1Co 5:12-13)
3. Paul became as a Gentile to the Gentiles so that he could identify with them.
A. Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles. (
Rom 11:13)
B. When Paul preached Christ to the Gentiles, he didn't use the same manner as he did with the Jews by going to the law to show that Jes...
There's a War for Your Minds, Kids
I. This sermon is for the kids in the church.
1. There's a war being waged for the control of your minds, kids.
2. There are many fronts on which the assaults are being made including:
A. Teachers discounting God and Creation, and teaching evolution.
B. Friends pressuring you to not believe in God or to believe in a false god.
C. Teachers, society, and the world in general teaching you to go into debt.
D. Teachers teaching that homosexuality is good and normal.
...
All Things to All Men (
1Co 9:19-23)
I. Overview.
1. Being free from all men, but a servant to all.
2. Becoming as a Jew to the Jews.
3. Becoming as a Gentile to the Gentiles.
4. Becoming as weak to the weak.
5. Being all things to all men to save some and be a partaker of the gospel with them.
II. Being free from all men, but a servant to all. (
1Co 9:19)
1. Paul begins this chapter by asking the rhetorical question: am I not free? (
1Co 9:1)
2. This answer is obviously "yes" as Paul states in verse ...
XIII. The Second Coming of Christ
1. This Basic Bible Doctrine series started by covering things that took place before time began and will end by covering things that will take place after time ends.
2. What will the second coming of Christ be like? How will we know when it happens?
A. When Jesus left this earth after His resurrection, angels told the disciples who watched him depart into heaven that he would return in like manner (
Act 1:9-11).
i. Like - 1. Having the same characteristics or qualities...
