SERMON SEEDS I14 FOR 6/20/05
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SERMON SEEDS FOR JUNE 19, 2005
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Exodus 17:1-7
WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH
There was no drinking water in the wilderness. Times were tough. When times are tough:
COMPLAINING IS EASY Vss. 1-3
PRAYER IS ESSENTIAL Vs. 4
GOD IS EXPRESSIVE Vss. 5-7
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Psalm 66
DAILY LIVING
WHAT TO SING Vss. 1-2 Praises to God
WHAT TO SAY Vss. 3-4 Tell God how great He is
WHAT TO SEE Vss. 5-9 The works of the Lord
WHAT TO SUFFER Vss. 10-12 God will test us
WHAT TO SACRIFICE Vss. 13-15 Pay God whatever vows you have made
WHAT TO SHARE Declare what God has done for your soul
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Jonah 3
RUNNING FOR GOD
#3 of 4 in Jonah series
Jonah was the "Prophet on the run"! After running from God in Chapter 1, and back to God in Chapter 2, he now runs for God.
CHANGED SERVANT - Vss. 1-3
Jonah's attitude and willingness to obey had changed.
He was now ready to do as God had instructed.
CLEAR SERMON - Vs. 4
His message short, simple, and powerful. Nineveh would be destroyed in 40 days.
CONVICTED SINNERS - Vss. 5-9
Everyone from the king down repented.
CORRECTED SITUATION - Vs. 10
Nineveh repented, God spared the city.
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Matthew 4:1-11
HE DID IT! 6/19/05
Life of Christ #6
To me, one of the most remarkable things that Jesus did was live a sinless life. And as we continue our study in the Life of Christ, we move from the ministry of John the Baptist and the baptism of Jesus to the temptation of Christ. In this true story we see the victory of our Lord Jesus Christ over the temptation of the Devil.
I have entitled this message, HE DID IT! I mean He did what you and I cant do. He had total victory over sin. And I want us to think of the significance of that.
HE DID IT! BUT WE HAVE SINNED
Before we talk about the temptation of our Lord, lets put things in perspective by talking about ourselves.
The Bible is very clear that all of us are sinners.
We have all failed God.
We have all missed the mark.
We have all wandered away from doing the truth. Isaiah 64:6, Romans 3:10-12, 23
Our sins actually fall into three categories, according to
1 John 2:15-16 - Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. [16] For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
In this verse the word world does not refer to the earth, nor does it refer to the people on the earth. It refers to the world system or the worlds evil way of doing things.
The three categories of sin found in the world, are
· The lust of the flesh
· The lust of the eyes
· The pride of life
Lust is desire. Not all desire is wrong. If we didnt desire food we wouldnt eat.
If husbands and wives dont desire each other there would be no children. If we didnt desire rest we wouldnt sleep. If we didnt desire liquid we wouldnt drink.
The lust of the flesh is when these desires get out of hand.
The one who lusts after food is a glutton.
The one who lusts after sex is a fornicator, an adulterer, or worse!
The one who lusts after rest is lazy!
The one who lusts after the wrong kind of liquid is an alcoholic!
Whenever I allow my own physical desires to get out of hand, I am guilty of lust of the flesh.
The lust of the eyes is when I desire to please my eyes more than I try to please God.
Most of us would not argue that pornography is wrong! It is when I allow my eyes to feast on things that are sensual.
But anytime we look at a member of the opposite sex with the wrong motives, we are guilty of the lust of the eyes. Matthew 5:27-28
Lust of the eyes often allows us to enter a fantasy world of entertainment that distracts us from the love of God.
Americans love their sports entertainment, their video entertainment, their television entertainment and their World Wide Web entertainment. And when these fill us with visions and thoughts contrary to Gods holiness or rob us of time that should be devoted to God, they are wrong!
Another way the lust of the eyes affects us is through our wanting what other people have. We want to keep up with the Jones. We want the car, the house, the gun, the dress that we really dont need, but we want it more than we want to please God!
When these things rob us of our commitment, love and loyalty to God, they are wrong!
Lust of the flesh, Lust of the eyes and the pride of life.
There is nothing wrong with taking pride in your work or in your appearance.
Pride is wrong when you think yourself better than others and even say so!
Pride is what often keeps us from admitting we are wrong, or apologizing, or asking for forgiveness.
Pride is wrong when it tries to make oneself more important than God.
These three categories of sin have been around since the Garden of Eden. When Satan tempted Eve, the temptation covered three areas the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life.
Genesis 3:6 - And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
Lust of the flesh - good for food
Lust of the eyes - pleasant to the eyes
Pride of life - a tree to be desired to make one wise
Mankind has struggled with these areas of sin ever since.
HE DID IT! AND SHOWED HIMSELF SUPERIOR
Vs. 1 Notice when Jesus was tempted it was after a great act of blessing and obedience. He had just been baptized and had heard His Heavenly Fathers approval This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Why was Jesus tempted by the devil, just as Eve was in the garden?
As the Union Pacific Railroad was being constructed, an elaborate trestle bridge was built across a large canyon in the West. Wanting to test the bridge, the builder loaded a train with enough extra cars and equipment to double its normal payload. The train was then driven to the middle of the bridge, where it stayed an entire day. One worker asked, Are you trying to break this bridge? No, the builder replied, Im trying to prove that the bridge wont break. In the same way, the temptations Jesus faced werent designed to see if He would sin, but to prove that He couldnt.
Today in the Word, March 14, 1991 http://www.bible.org/illus.asp?topic_id=1542
Vss. 2-3 Jesus was weak. Jesus was hungry.
The Devil comes in this moment of physical weakness and encourages the Lord Jesus to prove Himself the Son of God by taking matters into his own hands and making some stones into bread.
Why would this have been wrong?
· God did not tell Jesus to do this.
· Jesus taking matters into his own hands would have indicated impatience with and lack of trust in God.
· Jesus would have been accepting the leadership of Gods enemy, Satan, instead of God Himself.
Vs. 4 Jesus answer is brief, to the point, and directly from the Word of God. This a quote from Deuteronomy 8:3.
Man does not survive simply by food, but by the directions and provision of God at the speaking of His Word.
Eve saw that the forbidden fruit was good for food and succumbed to the lust of the flesh.
The Lord Jesus was tempted to make stones into bread to satisfy that same lust of the flesh. He refused and proved Himself superior.
Vss. 5-6 Please note that Satan can quote Scripture and will. He is quoting Psalm 91:11-12. When Satan quotes it, he will quote it out of context or only part of a verse, so it will suit him in his efforts to tempt us to sin.
Satan wanted Jesus to tempt or test God by jumping off when God didnt tell him to.
Satan would have us do things to test God, to presume that He will take care of us no matter how badly or foolishly we behave.
Vs. 7 Jesus answers Satans Scripture quote with a better Scripture quote. Dont tempt the Lord thy God. Deuteronomy 6:16
When Eve saw that the fruit of the tree would make her wise, she succumbed to the temptation of the pride of life.
When Jesus was tempted to jump and didnt, He resisted the temptation to satisfy His own pride. Jesus again proved Himself superior.
Vss. 8-9 What was Satan offering Jesus?
He was offering Him a kingdom without a cross.
Satan, as prince of this world could have fulfilled this promise temporarily.
All Jesus had to do was become a traitor. Instead of worshipping his Heavenly Father, he was to worship Satan.
Think of this any time we make something more important to us than God, we are worshipping something else and have become traitors.
Vs. 10 Jesus finally discharges Satan. Again, he quotes Scripture from Deuteronomy 6:13. God is to be worshipped, nobody else, and nothing else!
When Eve saw that the fruit was pleasant to the eyes she succumbed to the temptation of the lust of the eyes.
When Jesus saw the kingdoms that he could rule over if he worshipped Satan, he did not succumb to the temptation of the lust of the eyes.
In all three areas of temptation Jesus was victorious.
He showed Himself superior to Adam and Eve.
He showed Himself to be superior to you and me!
HE DID IT! AND BECAME OUR SAVIOR
It is important that Jesus was tempted and did not sin.
It is important that Jesus did not sin, because that qualified Him to become our substitute for sin.
Someone has to pay for our sins. God is a righteous God who demands payment for sin. Logically speaking, we should be punished for our sins. Ezekiel 18:4, Romans 6:23a
God, in His love sent to us a sinless substitute, His very own Son, who did not have to pay for His own sins. He had none. Instead, Jesus could and did die for our sins. 2 Corinthians 5:21,
Romans 5:6-9
It is now possible for you to be rescued or saved from the wrath of Gods judgment.
Jesus died for your sins.
Forgiveness and everlasting life does not come through good works, baptism, going to church, keeping The Ten Commandments, or any other man made effort.
Forgiveness and everlasting life come from accepting by faith the death of Christ on the cross for your sins, by receiving Him as your Savior. Ephesians 2:8-9
HE DID IT! AND GIVES US HIS STRENGTH
Some people have the wrong idea that all a person needs to do is trust Christ as Savior and then they can live any way they want.
This, of course, is not true.
Not only do we have Christ as our savior, but He is to be the very strength of our lives through the work of the Holy Spirit.
Galatians 2:20 - I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live When Christ died on the cross, because I have believed on Him, I died with Him.
Because He was buried, I was buried with Him.
Because He rose from the dead I rose with Him.
yet not I, but Christ liveth in me - The very Son of God lives inside me, and as I allow Him to, He will control my life.
and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
It is through faith in Him that I will allow Him to control my life.
As I do this I will be able to have victory over temptation.
He is ever present to help and strengthen. Philippians 4:13
We have access to Christs help anytime we need it for anything, especially with help in dealing with temptation. Hebrews 4:15-16
Now that we have Christ in our lives, we can have victory over temptation. It is promised.
1 Corinthians 10:12-14
Because Christ is victorious over temptation, we can be too.
He did it! Jesus Christ was victorious over temptation.
Because He is victorious, we can have forgiveness and eternal life and victory in this life.
HE DID IT! BUT WE HAVE SINNED
HE DID IT! AND SHOWED HIMSELF SUPERIOR
HE DID IT! AND BECAME OUR SAVIOR
HE DID IT! AND GIVES US HIS STRENGTH
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IN PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
Matthew 5:3-12
A complete Sunday School or Bible Study Lesson
J What are some of the things people in general will do in order to be happy?
J Although people want to be happy, often they are not. How come?
J How do you know that God wants us to be happy?
J What is the difference between the happiness God provides and the happiness most people in the world are seeking?
J The Sermon on the Mount begins with some verses known as the Beatitudes. We often think of the word blessed as meaning happy. According to James Montgomery Boice, The Greek word for blessed is makarios, and it is used to describe a person who is especially favored by God and who is therefore in some sense happy or fortunate because of it.
James Montgomery Boice, The Gospel of Matthew, Volume 1, (Grand Rapids Michigan, Baker
Books, 2001) p. 74
J True happiness is not based on happenings but on the blessing or favor of God on our lives.
In Matthew 5:3-12, the Lord Jesus shows us the qualities that lead to true happiness.
SADNESS THAT LEADS TO HAPPINESS
Matthew 5:3-4 - Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
J Is verse 3 commending a bad attitude? I know a lot of poor spirited people!
J Poor in spirit refers to ones attitude about ones self. He or she understands the spiritual poverty of their own souls.
J How does one need to be poor in Spirit in order to be saved?
Isaiah 64:6 - But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Titus 3:5 - Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
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.
J How does being poor in spirit help someone appreciate salvation?
J How can you tell that a Christian is poor in spirit?
J How does being poor in spirit help us to please God as Christians?
1 Peter 5:5-6 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
J When and why should a person mourn over sin?
J What does God see as the purpose of mourning?
James 4:8-10 - Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. [9] Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. [10] Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Psalm 32:5 - I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
J How is it possible to mourn too much and miss the purpose of God?
SUBMISSION THAT LEADS TO HAPPINESS
Matthew 5:5 - Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
J How is the word meek often misconstrued?
J A better word for meek is gentle.
J In Matthew 11:29 Jesus tells us that He is meek and lowly of heart. How was Jesus gentle?
J Many commentators say that meekness is power under control. How did the Lord Jesus demonstrate that?
J Why must a person be submissive in order to be meek?
J In what way might a gentle person inherit the earth today?
SANCTIFICATION THAT LEADS TO HAPPINESS
Matthew 5:6, 8 - Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
J What is sanctification?
J Why should Christians pursue sanctification?
1 Peter 1:15-16 - But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
J What are some secular things that people hunger and thirst after?
J How should a Christian hunger and thirst after righteousness?
J Why do we often fail to hunger and thirst after righteousness?
J What keeps my heart from being pure?
J What part does the Holy Spirit have in keeping my heart pure?
Galatians 5:22-23 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, [23] Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
J How does a Christian, who is pure in heart see God?
SHARING THAT LEADS TO HAPPINESS
Matthew 5:7, 9 - Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
J How can a Christian show mercy every day?
J Why should we be merciful in our judgments of others?
Matthew 7:1-2 - Judge not, that ye be not judged. [2] For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
J What part does forgiveness have to do with mercy?
J Why must a peacemaker have peace himself?
J How does a peacemaker help make peace between God and man?
J How does a peacemaker help make peace between man and man?
SUFFERING THAT LEADS TO HAPPINESS
Matthew 5:10-12 - Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. [11] Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. [12] Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
J Why do other people persecute righteous people?
J Jesus promised persecution. Why do you think persecution is part of Christianity?
John 15:20 - Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
J Why is it a blessing to be persecuted?
J What encouragement is there to endure persecution?
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Matthew 6:9
HALLOWED BE THY NAME
The Lord's Prayer - Part #2 of 8
Revelation 4:11 - "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created."
Worship is an important part of church.
Worship is an important part of our prayer lives.
Worship is evidence that you are filled with the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 5:18-20
When we approach God in prayer, we begin by remembering that we are coming into the presence of "Our Father". This is assuming that the person praying has trusted Christ as his Savior. John 1:12, Romans 8:15-16
So we come, praying to our Father.
And because our Father is who He is, our prayer nicely flows into the adoration of worship, "Hallowed be Thy name."
Worship includes at least three things that we need to consider:
THERE IS REVERENCE IN WORSHIP
According to Martin Lloyd-Jones, The word "hallowed" means "to sanctify, or to revere, or to make and keep holy." (D. Martin Lloyd-Jones, The Sermon on the Mount, Copyright by Inter-Varsity Fellowship, Printed by Eerdmans Printing Company, Grand Rapids, Page 59)
It is to have reverence.
It is to have respect.
It is to set apart as special.
The request is that God's name would be reverenced by us, by others, and by the whole world. Why reverence for the name of God? God's names reveal who He is. In Bible times, the names that God used for Himself and that He was called revealed the character of God. (In my message I took time to elaborate on some of the names of God. You might want to do the same.)
THERE IS REJOICING IN WORSHIP
There is certainly an attitude of rejoicing worship in the Psalms.
Psalm 104:33-34, Psalm 34:1-3, Psalm 30:4, Psalm 96:1-2
How do we go about rejoicing in worship?
To answer that question, let us go to Psalm 100.
Psalm 100:1, 2, and 4 show us how to rejoice in worship. (Elaborate)
THERE ARE REASONS FOR WORSHIP
Psalm 100:3,5
1. The Lord is God.
2. The Lord has made us.
3. We (Christians) are the Lord's People.
4. We (Christians) are the sheep of the Lord's Pasture (Psalm 23)
5. The Lord is good.
6. The Lord's mercy is everlasting.
7. The Lord's truth endures to all generations.
Not only should our worship include reverence, rejoicing, and reasons in our own private times of prayer, but let us remember to worship God in church with reverence, rejoicing, and reasons.
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Luke 14:1-5
IN FRONT OF THE CRITICS
Jesus was on display in front of those who would find fault with Him.
A CRITICAL EYE Vs. 1
Jesus enemies were watching with a view to find fault.
A CLASSIC CASE Vs. 2
In front of Jesus was a man who was in desperate need of healing. It was a classic case of a man in need on the Sabbath day.
A COMPELLING QUESTION Vs. 3
Jesus questioned the legality of healing on the Sabbath. Of course he knew the answer to the question.
A CONVINCING MIRACLE Vs. 4
A CLEAR EXAMPLE Vs. 5
Jesus pointed to the fact that everyone broke the Sabbath to rescue an animal in distress. The implication is that a sick man is more important than an animal and should be healed.
A CLOSED MOUTH Vs. 6
Collectively, the opposition was silent.
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Galatians 5:13-18
RIGHT LIVING
THE WAY Vss. 13-14
The way is to love one another.
THE WARNING Vs. 15
The warning is against fighting with the brethren.
THE WALK Vs. 16
The walk is to be in the power of the Holy Spirit
THE WAR Vs.17
The war is between the flesh and the spirit.
THE WINNER Vs. 18
The winner is the one who is led by the Spirit
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