SERMON SEEDS G43 FOR 1/12/04
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1 Kings 17:17-24
PROPHET UNDER PRESSURE
Elijah the prophet had made a proclamation to King Ahab that it would not rain. Vs. 1
God hid Elijah by Brook Cherith and provided for his needs there. Vss. 2-6
When the brook dried up, God provided for his needs through a poor widow. Vss. 7-16
HE WAS ACCUSED DURING TROUBLE Vss. 17-18
A distraught mother got on Elijahs case.
HE ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY Vs. 19
Elijah didnt argue or accuse back, he simply took responsibility for the problem.
HE ASKED FOR GODS HELP Vss. 20-22
Elijah cried out to God, getting personally involved with the problem.
God gave life back to the child.
HE ANSWERED THE ACCUSATION Vss. 23-34
Elijah presented the son back alive.
The widow acknowledged that Elijah was indeed Gods prophet.
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Psalm 19
GOD IS SPEAKING
GOD IS SPEAKING AS WE LOOK AT HIS CREATION Vss. 1-6
GOD IS SPEAKING AS WE LEARN FROM HIS WORD Vss. 7-11
GOD IS SPEAKING AS WE LIVE FOR HIS GLORY Vss. 12-14
As we live for His glory, God speaks through us. Matthew 5:16
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Proverbs 20:1-4
SOLID COUNSEL
REFRAIN FROM ALCOHOL Vs. 1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
RESPECT YOUR LEADERS Vs. 2
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
RETREAT FROM STRIFE Vs. 3
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
REJECT LAZINESS Vs. 4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
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Matthew 11:28-30 etc.
MORE THAN FRINGE
One of the key parts of any job are the fringe benefits. These are the things that you get as compensation for you job that are not reflected in the base salary. Fringe benefits would include hospitalization, housing allowance, a car, club memberships, and a host of other things. These have been called fringe benefits, but today many of these benefits, such as hospitalization, are more than fringe, they are essential!
The benefits that come with being a Christian are more than fringe.
They are things which God blesses with besides forgiveness and eternal life.
Some of these more than fringe benefits include:
REST Matthew 11:28
REASSURANCE John 10:27-30
RESPONSIBILITY Matthew 4:4, Luke 9:23-24, Romans 12:1-2
The responsibilities of being fishers of men and disciples are actually great privileges.
REFRESHMENT Isaiah 44:3, Matthew 5:6
RESOURCES
· Gods Spirit John 14:16-18
· Gods Guidance Psalm 32:8
· Gods Protection and Strength Psalm 27:5-6, Isaiah 41:10, 40:31
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Luke 5:1-11
PETERS BOAT
#2 UNIQUELY LUKE
(This series deals with the non-Christmas passages which are unique to the Gospel of Luke)
Have you noticed that God used many different things to accomplish his purposes.
He used Davids sling, the jawbone of an ass to help Samson, an axe head, five loaves and two fishes, a cross and an empty tomb to mention a few things.
He also used Peters boat.
I know that God can use you because you are like Peters boat mentioned in Luke 5:1-11.
Peters boat was the scene of the miracle of a miraculous catch of fish.
This was not the first time that Peter had met Jesus.
There are at least two other previous instances of Peter meeting Jesus.
Peters brother, Andrew, was a disciple of John the Baptist.
Andrew was present when John the Baptist identified Jesus as the lamb of, which taketh away the sins of the world. John 1:40-42
The original call of Jesus to Peter, Andrew, James and John is mentioned in Matthew 4:18-20.
The disciples appeared to follow Jesus on a part time basis, and then went back to their fishing. It is at the end of a long night of fishing that Peters boat comes into focus, and we see how we should be useable like Peters boat.
LIKE PETERS BOAT
YOUR HEART SHOULD BE A CHAPEL
Vss. 1-3 Jesus was teaching by the Sea of Galilee.
The crowds were very large and pressing upon him.
Nearby Peter, Andrew, James, and John were doing what fishermen did after a long night of fishing. They were washing out their nets and then setting them into the sun to dry.
Jesus requested use of the boat. So Peter thrust out a little from land and Jesus sat in the boat and taught the people.
The hills surrounding the lake helped make the area a natural amphitheatre.
The minute Jesus entered that boat it was not the same.
Jesus entered the boat and the boat became a chapel.
It was the residence, at least temporarily of God the Son.
The minute Jesus entered your life when you were saved you were no longer the same.
2 Corinthians 5:17
You became new in many ways when you trusted Jesus as Savior. A key way is that your heart became a chapel or a temple. It is a place where God dwells. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Because God dwells inside of me my body should be a place where He is worshipped. God should receive my reverence, my praise, my thanksgiving and my prayers. Psalm 89:1,7, Psalm 103:1-2, 1 Thessalonians 1:16-18
LIKE PETERS BOAT
YOUR HEART SHOULD BE A CLASSROOM
Vs. 3 Jesus taught the people.
The Teacher was present. Class was in session!
Did you know that like Peters boat, you have a resident teacher?
It is God, the Holy Spirit. John 16:12-14
How does God teach us?
First of all, He uses his Word. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Secondly God teaches us through the preaching of His Word. 2 Timothy 4:2
Thirdly God uses us to teach each other.
We teach others when we share Scripture.
We teach others when we share our experiences.
Finally, God teaches us through experience.
We learn to trust God through our trials.
We learn to do what is right when God chooses to correct us for what we have done wrong.
LIKE PETERS BOAT
YOUR LIFE SHOULD HAVE A CAPTAIN
Vs. 4 Did you ever have someone who knew nothing about your job, tell you how to do your job?
Peter would have thought that Jesus knew nothing about fishing. Jesus was a carpenter.
Jesus wanted Peter to go fishing when they had labored all night and caught nothing. The fish were not around.
Jesus wanted Peter to go fishing in the broad daylight, when nighttime would have been better.
Jesus wanted Peter to fish out in the deep, when it was customary to fish along the shore.
Peter would have had to load the big, heavy, wet nets back into his boat and go out for fish after having fished all night.
He was probably very tired, if not exhausted!
Luke 5:5 - And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
Did Peter feel like fishing? No.
Did Peter think it was wise to fish? No.
Was Peter afraid at being laughed at for fishing at such an unusual time and place? Perhaps.
Did Peter understand what Jesus was doing? No.
Why did Peter concede to do it?
The moment that Jesus entered Peters boat, Jesus became captain.
Peter recognized him as Master and did as He was told.
My friend Jesus wants to be more than a guest in your life.
He wants to be Lord of your life!
He wants to call the shots!
He wants to tell you what to do.
He wants to be Lord of all. And, as someone has said, If Jesus isnt Lord of all, He isnt Lord at all!
John 13:13 - Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
LIKE PETERS BOAT
YOUR LIFE SHOULD BE A CHANNEL
Vss. 5-7 Peters boat became the channel or means of a great miracle.
Vs. 8 Peter was amazed and convicted. He realized what a sinner he was and that he did not deserve to be in Jesus presence.
When God works miracles in our lives, we will be equally astonished and will realize how much we dont deserve them.
For we, too are sinful men and women.
Vs. 9-10 Jesus now tells Peter something phenomenal and wonderful! From that point on Peter would not fish for fish.
He would fish for men.
Peter, Andrew, James and John would all be those who would become the channel through which God would work to bring men and women to Himself and to lead them to life!
And so it is today. We are Gods channels who are to bring men and women to Jesus. We are the ones who are to tell the Good News of Jesus death burial and resurrection.
Mark 16:15
LIKE PETERS BOAT
YOUR LIFE SHOULD BE A CAST-OFF
Luke 5:11 - And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
The boat was left behind.
Peter and the others left all to follow Jesus.
In their case the fishing boats needed to be forsaken.
You may not have to leave your job in order to follow Jesus.
But your life is to be such that you are willing to leave behind whatever is necessary in order to follow Jesus. Luke 9:23-24
LIKE PETERS BOAT
YOUR HEART SHOULD BE A CHAPEL
YOUR HEART SHOULD BE A CLASSROOM
YOUR LIFE SHOULD HAVE A CAPTAIN
YOUR LIFE SHOULD BE A CHANNEL
YOUR LIFE SHOULD BE A CAST-OFF
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2 Corinthians 6:1-10
SO, YOU'RE A SERVANT OF CHRIST!
If you have trusted Christ as your Savior, you are His servant (Romans 12:1). We, who are Christ's servants are in good company. One of our fellow servants was the Apostle Paul. Paul gives us a very good description of what being a servant of Christ is all about.
PASSION FOR MINISTRY - Vss. 1-2 - Beseeching
Paul had such a passion for ministry that he beseeched the saved and unsaved alike. Time is short. People need to be won to Christ, and then living for Christ. We need passion for the Spiritual well-being of others.
PREVENTION IN MINISTRY - Vs. 3 - "Giving no offense"
Paul wanted to do nothing that would bring blame on his ministry for Christ.
PROOF OF MINISTRY - Vss. 4-10 - "Approving ourselves as the ministers of God"
The "in" of CONDITIONS - Vss. 4-5
"...in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;"
The "by" of CONDUCT - Vss. 6-8a
"By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report:"
The "as" of CONTRAST - Vss. 8b-10
"...as deceivers, and yet true; As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things."
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Hebrews 11:7
A PUBLIC FAITH
Some people think that faith is a quiet, private matter. In some senses that is true, but faith should always be a public matter. People should be able to see your faith by your actions. This was true of Noah. His faith could be seen.
NOAH WARNED - "By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet..."
Genesis 6:5-21
NOAH WORKED - "...moved with fear, prepared an ark..."
Genesis 6:22 - 7:16
NOAH WON! - "...to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith."
Genesis 7:17-8:22
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