SERMON SEEDS G36 FOR 11/17/03
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There are two Thanksgiving messages which have been previously shared in this edition of Sermon Seeds. They are on Ephesians 2:8-10 and Colossians 1:12-14.
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Genesis 26:1-6
A MESSAGE FROM GOD
There was a famine in The Promised Land. Isaac was evidently thinking of leaving for Egypt. God appeared to him to warn and encourage Him.
RESTRICTION Vs. 2a
Isaac was not to leave the land as His Father once did. He was not to go to Egypt like Abraham had. Genesis 12:10-20
REASSURANCE Vs. 2b-3
Isaac was to dwell in the land that God stipulated. One day the land would belong to Isaacs descendants.
REPRODUCTION Vs. 4
Many descendants were promised.
REMINDER Vs. 5
Isaac was to remember his Father Abrahams obedience to God
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2 Samuel 17
A FOILED PLAN
God will work in many ways to save his children. King David was in grave danger because Absalom rebelled against his father and took over the Kingdom. David was forced to flee. In order to protect himself against the new regime, David sent his friend Hushai back to Jerusalem to defeat the counsel of Ahabs counselor, Ahithophel. 2 Samuel 15:32-27, 16:15-23
A SMART TACTICIAN Vss. 1-4
Ahithophels plan to destroy just David would have worked.
A SMOOTH TALKER Vss. 5-14
Hushai used more words than Ahithophel and caused Absalom as a mighty conqueror who could have a great military victory over his Father. A gathering of an army would give David a chance to escape and to regroup. He managed to convince Absalom that his plan was better than Ahithophels.
A SECRET TRANSMISSION Vss. 15-21
Absaloms plans were communicated secretly to David.
A SPEEDY TRIP Vs. 22
David made a hasty retreat based on the information given.
A SAD TERMINATION Vs 23
Ahithophel went home and hung himself. I believe he knew that David would eventually win because his plan was not followed.
A SUPPLIED TROOP Vss. 27-29
Sympathetic men provided for the needs of Davids family and followers.
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Psalm 85:6
PRAYER FOR REVIVAL
"Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?"
There is a lack of Spirituality among Christians, especially in the United States. God's people need to pray for revival, realizing the following things.
GOD'S POWER FOR REVIVAL
Only God can bring true revival, that's why we must ask God for it, and believe God for it. (Matthew 11:24)
GOD'S PLAN FOR REVIVAL
To revive means to give life! When revival is needed, it is because there is a definite lack of Spiritual life.
GOD'S PRIORITY IN REVIVAL
The prayer is "Revive us again." Only the Christian who has experienced the grace of God in his life can truly pray that prayer. God's priority is that Christians would get right with Him and experience a return to true Spiritual life. When Christians get right with God, then the unsaved will also come to Christ.
GOD'S PURPOSE IN REVIVAL - "That thy people may rejoice in thee."
God's people rejoice in sports, computers, business, fame, fortune, and a host of other things. Our God wants us to receive our joy from Him.
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Acts 13:1-4
FIRST MISSIONARIES
SUPPLY OF GODLY MEN Vs. 1
SEPARATION TO GODS SERVICE Vs. 2
SUPPLICATION FOR GODS HELP Vs. 3
SENDING BY GODS HOLY SPIRIT Vs. 4
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Romans 10:1-10
WHAT ABOUT ISRAEL?
PRAYER FOR ISRAEL Vs. 1 For their salvation
PROBLEM WITH ISRAEL Vss. 2-3 Zeal without knowledge
PROMISE FOR ISRAEL Vss. 4-10 Faith brings salvation
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EPHESIANS 2:8-10
THANKFUL!
THANKFUL FOR GOD'S GRACE - For by grace are ye saved through faith;
THANKFUL FOR GOD'S GIFT - and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Salvation is a free gift that must be accepted.
THANKFUL FOR GOD'S GENIUS - Not of works, lest any man should boast.
God in His genius made salvation something could not be earned. There will be no self-promotion in Heaven, no boasting.
THANKFUL FOR GOD'S GENEROSITY - For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
We can be thankful because God has made us "his workmanship" and has ordained that we should perform good works. Just think! Poor lost sinners like us are allowed to serve God with good works. What a privilege!
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Colossians 1:12-14
WHY GIVE THANKS? or NO NEED FOR TURKEY!,
Some people associate the giving of thanks with turkey! That's because they eat turkey on America's Thanksgiving Day. Actually turkey is not necessary for us to be thankful. We don't have to wait until Thanksgiving Day to give thanks. 1 Thessalonians 5:18
If you are a Christian, our text gives you three reasons for being thankful.
WE HAVE A RESIDENCE - Vs. 12
We have an inheritance with the saints in light.
WE HAVE BEEN RELEASED - Vs. 13
We have been released from Satan's kingdom and have been translated into the kingdom of Christ.
WE HAVE BEEN REDEEMED - Vs. 14
We have been redeemed by the blood of the lamb.
Our sins have been forgiven.
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Hebrews 1:1-3
SOMETHING BETTER
Hebrews #1
A NOTE TO PASTORS I do appreciate the fact that many pastors use the Sermon Seeds Outlines. If you feel led to follow along with me and do a series in Hebrews at your church, I suggest that you give me a few weeks lead time. There will be weeks when the sermon will not be on Hebrews because of the holidays and other events happening here at Mount Union. If you wait, say until after Christmas, you will then have a few outlines ahead, so if I dont send one you wont be caught without an outline for that week.
We are constantly looking and striving for something better.
· A better job
· A better home
· A better grade
· A better behavior from our children
· A better relationship with our spouses, children, family and friends
· A better sound system, computer, or car
There are times when it would do us well to be content with what we have. 1 Timothy 6:6, Hebrews 13:5
There are other times however, when it is good to seek something better. Philippians 3:13-14
I should be striving for a better knowledge of God, a better understanding of Gods Word, a closer walk with God, and better fruitfulness in the service of God.
The Book of Hebrews is a book that is constantly showing us something better. The Word better is used thirteen times in this book. It is a book written to Jewish Christians who were tempted to bail out on Christianity and go back to Judaism. In this book we find lessons that show us that because Jesus Christ is better, there is a better way for us to live now.
You might even be like the Hebrews to whom this letter was written. You may be considering bailing out on your traditional faith and going back to something you once knew, or leaving your traditional faith for something more modern or trendy. You shouldnt do this, because Christ is better and the true Christian life is better than anything anyone else can offer. The Book of Hebrews shows us this.
According to these first three verses:
WE HAVE A BETTER MESSAGE
WE HAVE A BETTER MESSENGER
Because we have a better messenger and a better message, we have a better life and a better hope.
WE HAVE A BETTER MESSAGE
Since the first word of Scripture was written down there has always been a good message.
We had a good message because God has spoken!
God spoke in the Old Testament. Hebrews 1:1
God did not speak his message all at once in the Old Testament. His message came over the course of hundreds of years through 39 Old Testament books. From time to time he spoke.
Also Gods message came in various ways.
As good as the Old Testament is there is a problem.
It is an incomplete message.
God had more to say to us.
The Old Testament speaks of promises which were yet to be fulfilled.
Thats why there is a New Testament besides the Old Testament.
God spoke in past times to the fathers, the Jewish ancestors. Today He has spoken to us through His Son. We now have a completed message with the addition of the New Testament.
We now have the Good News of Christ in the Gospels.
We now have the theology of Christ in the Epistles.
And we have a description of Christs culmination of all things in the future in the Book of Revelation.
We now we have a completed Scriptures. Revelation 22:18-19
WE HAVE A BETTER MESSENGER
Hebrews 1:1 - God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
In the Old Testament, God spoke through good men, His servants, the prophets. Men like Moses, Ezra, David, Isaiah, Jeremiah and Daniel received messages from God and wrote them down.
2 Peter 1:21
These were good, godly men who under the direction of the Holy Spirit wrote. And in the New Testament, good and godly men also wrote down the Word of God under the direction of the Holy Spirit.
What is the difference?
Hebrews 1:2 God has in these last days spoken unto us by his Son,
God sent a special envoy from Heaven to speak to us. This is who the New Testament writers speak of. This special envoy is the better messenger that the Old Testament did not have.
HE IS A BETTER MESSENGER BECAUSE OF HIS PERSON
Who is Jesus Christ? He is the eternal Son of God. Mark 1:1, John 1:1-2
Jesus Christ is God in the flesh.
When God chose to save a sinful, rebellious world
When God chose to communicate what He is like
When God chose to show us Himself
He sent His Son!
One of the great prophecies of Christmas is Isaiah 9:6.
In this verse God shows us just how great the person is whom He sent to us. Isaiah 9:6
HE IS A BETTER MESSENGER BECAUSE OF HIS PERFORMANCE
The Lord Jesus has done more than any prophet or any other person.
In Hebrews 11:2 we are told that it is by the Lord Jesus that God made the worlds. I owe my existence to the Son of God.
It says here that He created the worlds and the word here means the ages.
That is quite a performance, but there is more!
Hebrews 11:3 tells us that He is upholding all things by the word of His power.
Colossians 1:17 - And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
You and I can count on order in the natural world around us simply because Lord Jesus holds it together!
Creating everything and holding them together are certainly great performances. But there is one more thing that He did that is absolutely amazing. Hebrews 11:3 tells us that He has by Himself purged our sins.
Our sins are dirty. Isaiah 64:6
Our sins are dirty, so Jesus purged or purified them. He washed them. And He did it by Himself.
He is the only one that would ever qualify to wash away our sins because he is the only one that was sinless Himself.
2 Corinthians 5:21 - For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
1 Peter 1:18-19 - Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; [19] But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
So Jesus died to purge our sins, to wash us clean. So how do we take that bath? How do we make sure that His blood has washed our sins away?
How do we apply His blood to our account?
Ephesians 2:8-9 - For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9] Not of works, lest any man should boast.
By faith tell Jesus that you are apply His blood to your account if you havent already. Trust Him as your Savior.
HE IS A BETTER MESSENGER BECAUSE OF HIS POSITION
Look at Vs. 2 God has appointed Jesus heir of all things.
God has appointed Jesus as his Heir. Not that God is going to die, but that God has appointed that all that is rightfully His belongs to Christ, His Son.
Being heir will include on day inheriting the nations of the earth to rule over them. See Psalm 2.
Being heir will mean that every single person that ever lived will bow the knee to the Son of God. See Philippians 2:9-11
Being heir will include living and reigning with God for all eternity in the new Heaven and new earth.
See 1 Corinthians 15:25-28
Being heir will include us as being joint-heirs with Christ. See Romans 8:16-17
As heir where is Jesus?
Hebrews 1:3 tells us that He sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Right now Jesus sits in a place of honor, authority, and power. He is just waiting until the Father says that it is time to act. Then He will return. Psalm 110:1
So there should be no doubt in your mind.
WE HAVE A BETTER MESSAGE
WE HAVE A BETTER MESSENGER
HE IS A BETTER MESSENGER BECAUSE OF HIS PERSON
HE IS A BETTER MESSENGER BECAUSE OF HIS PERFORMANCE
HE IS A BETTER MESSENGER BECAUSE OF HIS POSITION
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