The Nature and Mission of a Church
I: A Covenant Fellowship: Colony of Heaven: 1. Love for one another, love for God, love for lost. 2. Covenant to fulfill more than greed. 3. Our citizenship is in Heaven. Our task is on earth. 4. “As my father hath sent me so sent you.” 5. Restore the broken fellowship. 6. In this week, every Christian is a Priest. 7. Jesus is our example. 04/03/1964: Carson City, Nevada 04/25/1966: San Martin August 1969: Emmanuel, Dos Palos August 1970: Emmanuel, Dos Palos 05/02/1972: Temple Baptist 05/29/1972: Reisterstown, M.D.
Men That the Master Called
Luke 5:27-31, Mark 1:16-20, & Samuel 1 16:1-12 Let us think for a while on the men that the Master called. What kind of people were they? What did they do for a living? What was their age? Were they married? Did they own their homes? Were they busy making a living? When they were called to serve the Master, did they have fears and doubts, or did they accept without counting the cost? I: Jesus Took Them Where They Were… They Were, Without Exception, Busy People. 1. Peter and Andrew were casting their nets. 2. James and John were mending their nets. 3. Matthew was a prosperous tax collector. 4. Nicodemus was a busy lawyer and religious leader. 5. Paul was engrossed in stamping out what he thought to be a false religion. 6. God has never picked His...
“In Hell He Lifted Up His Eyes.”
Luke 16:19- Jesus told this as a true story and not as a parable. I: When Hell Seems Far Away or Non-Existing: 1. This man was busy about many things. 2. He was making progress in his business life. 3. He was well clothed with the best material. 4. He was no doubt a great entertainer, and his wife prominent among the social set. 5. Every day was a day to eat, drink, and be merry. 6. He must have had a costly funeral. II: Five Minutes In Hell Changed His Mind. 1. He didn’t have his wealth to worry him. 2. He was clothed with fires of hell. 3. He had no time to spread the banquet table. 4. Days had turned to one continual night filled with torment. 5. There was no stopping place; nor was there a place to change his course on his rapid trip to hell. III:...
This Is Hell
Luke 16:19-31 When Christians refuse to believe in a literal, eternal Hell, they become cold and indifferent about the men and women going there. I: Jesus Knew of A Literal Hell. 1. He preached more about Hell than Heaven. 2. “But whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of Hell fire.” Matthew 5:22. a. “And fear not them, which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul, but rather fear Him which is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell fire.” Matthew 10:28. b. “As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The son of man shall send forth His angels and they shall gather out of His Kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity, and shall cast...
God Divided the Water
The Heavens Declare the Glory of God Genesis 1:6-8, Psalms 19:1-7 Moses recorded marvelous things that it has taken man thousands of years to begin to discover. I: The Firmament is Made & the Waters Divided: 1. Firmament – “To spread out, limitless expanse.” 2. There are definitely two bodies of water & if they were not separated, life would be impossible. II: The Upper & Lower Bodies of Water: 1. The lower bodies of water we are well acquainted with. a. Here fish & living creatures make their home. b. Our ships sail upon it & our subs travel thru it. c. Divers bring its treasures from below the surface. 2. The upper bodies of water are just as real. a. It contains waves & bounding billows. b. It has currents & tides...