SERMON SEEDS I44 FOR 2/13/06
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SERMON SEEDS FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2005
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Deuteronomy 7:16-26
CLAIMING THE LAND
ASSIGNMENT Vs. 16
The people of the land were to be destroyed and their Gods were not to be served.
ASSURANCE Vss. 17-21
God would give the victory.
ACTION Vss. 22-24
Israel would fight. God would act.
ABHORRENCE Vss. 25-26
The Gods of the land were to be detested and destroyed.
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Psalm 96
HIS!
HIS WORSHIP Vss. 1-2, 7-9
HIS WITNESSES Vss. 3-6, 10
HIS WONDER Vss. 11-13
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Isaiah 6:1-8
AN AWAKENING
Although Isaiah was already a prophet of God, he received quite an awakening when he saw this vision of glory. We, too, need to awaken to the truths of this passage.
AWESOME GOD Vss. 1-4
AWFUL SIN - Vs. 5
AMAZING GRACE - Vss. 6-7
AVAILABLE SERVANT - Vs. 8
Sermon Seeds B30
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Mark 6:30-34 - PAGE 1
TIME OUT!, AM 2/12/06
LIFE OF CHRIST #27
After Jairus daughter was healed, Jesus evidently made a second visit to his hometown of Nazareth and was again rejected because of the unbelief of the people there.
He also sent the 12 disciples out in pairs on a preaching tour. And around this time, Jesus was informed that King Herod had executed John the Baptist.
The disciples returned to Jesus after their preaching tour. It is at this time that we see Jesus taking his men on a time out that turned out not to be very long at all.
There are lessons to be learned here. We can sum up the lessons using four words beginning with the letter C.
COMMUNICATION REPORT TO THE LORD
Vs. 30 This is the only place in the Gospel of Mark that the twelve are called apostles. Usually, they are disciples in Jesus presence. They are learners, trainees, students.
Here they are called apostles because the term means one sent, a messenger. Indeed, in this context, thats exactly what they were for a brief time. Later, in the Book of Acts, they were more frequently called Apostles, because of Jesus orders for them to go into the world to preach the Gospel.
I see a simple lesson here. Our first responsibility as born again Christians is to be Christs disciples. A disciple is a learner. Matthew 11:28-30
Note the words, and learn of me. These are key words. We need to learn from our Master. John 12:266,
To serve the Lord Jesus we must follow Him. When we follow the Lord Jesus we will learn from Him. When we learn from Him, we will be like Him. Matthew 10:25a
Our first responsibility as born again Christians is to be disciples. The second responsibility of born again Christians is to be apostles. We are not the original apostles who had seen the risen Savior. But we are ones sent. We are messengers. The great commission was not just for the 12 but for each of us who name the name of Christ. Mark 16:15, Romans 10:13-15
Think of yourself as an apostle. One sent with the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ and what Hes done for you.
Vs. 30 As we said, the Apostles had been sent out in preaching pairs. Now they have returned. And they reported to their Master. They reported what they had done and what they had taught.
When you have a Master, you are accountable. You must report in. We will all make a final report to the Lord Jesus. Romans 14:12, 1 Corinthians 4:5
Do you want to have a good final report when you stand before your Master?
Then do what the Apostles did. They reported when they came into their Masters presence.
When the disciples reported in they were subjecting their words and their deeds to Jesus approval or disapproval. They could have commended and encouraged, but they also could have been rebuked and corrected.
I have been encouraged to start reporting in each day, either in the morning or the evening. When I review my day with the Lord, and tell him what Ive said and what Ive done, he can correct me and encourage me. I can confess my sins and ask for His help.
It really doesnt matter if my words or my deeds please you. What matters is that they please Him. So I should subject them to His approval!
COUNSEL REST WHEN NECESSARY Vs. 31
Vs. 31 There is a barrage of activity and noise around us.
Every one of us seems to have a very busy schedule whether we are in school, working or retired. There is a never ending stream of business.
And there is a never ending stream of noise.
Remember that Jesus promises in Matthew 11:28, Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
John 14:27 - Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Peace and rest are found in the Lord Jesus, so we need to come apart and rest! I think of three basic times when we need to come apart and rest in the Lord Jesus.
· First we need to come apart and rest when we feel overwhelmed. When we find ourselves so busy that we dont have time to even eat or drink properly, its time to rest physically. Its also time to rest spiritually.
· Second we need to come apart and rest on a weekly basis.
The Sunday School hour, the Morning Worship Service, the Evening Service on Sunday are all times for you to come apart and rest awhile. Your rest is found in worship, in prayer, in learning as a disciple, in having your Spiritual batteries recharged. If you will let them, all three of these services will help give you the Spiritual rest that you need.
· Third, we need to come apart and rest awhile on a daily basis. We need to hear Jesus voice of comfort and correction every day. I suggest that you set aside at least a half hour and better yet an hour for time of Spiritual rest. Is Jesus worth 1/48th of your day? Thats a half hour. Is Jesus worth 1/24th of your day? Thats an hour.
What should you do in these times of Spiritual refreshment? I suggest you read a chapter in the New Testament, and, a chapter in Psalms or Proverbs. After that you may want to branch out to other Old Testament books.
Then I suggest a time of prayer. Worship God and bring your requests before Him. You could use the Lords Prayer as your pattern.
COMPASSION REALIZE THE NEED Vss. 32-34A
Vss. 32-33 So they went away privately, but to no
avail. It was like living in a small town.
Everybody knows your business!
As they sailed across the lake about four miles, the crowd went around the lake about ten miles and gathered people from the villages they went through. So, when Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake, there was an enormous crowd.
What about the needed rest? I think that there might have been a headwind which made progress slow. I believe thats how the people could get around the lake to meet Him. Those few hours in the boat, I feel, were therapeutic for the Lord and the disciples.
Vs. 34a When Jesus saw the great crowd, he was not moved with anger as you might think. Thats how wed probably react. Why we cant get even few days of peace!
Jesus was moved with compassion.
Jesus saw people!
He saw hurting people.
He saw spiritually hungry people.
He saw spiritually dead people.
He saw sick people.
We would have seen the interruption. Jesus saw the need!
He was moved with compassion towards them.
He cared about their physical and spiritual wellbeing.
He saw them as sheep without a shepherd.
Sheep need someone to lead them, to guide them to feed and water them, to protect them. John 10:11, John 10:27-28
Jesus is the good shepherd who has compassion on the sheep.
As his disciples, we need to open our eyes and see the needs around us. We need to have compassion as our Lord has compassion.
Any time you see a person acting like a sheep without a shepherd; it is time to have compassion!
CONDUCT RESPOND TO THE NEED Vs. 34B
Vs. 34b Action should always follow compassion.
Jesus responded to the need by teaching them many things.
He taught them at length.
What should we do when we start to have compassion on those who are in need?
We should teach them!
And right away, some of you will say, I cant do that.
You can do that if you allow Jesus to empower you!
· We can teach them by showing that we care about them.
· We can teach them by living a life of trust ourselves.
· We can teach them by listening attentively to them.
· We can teach them by sharing our own hurts and how God has gotten us through them.
· We can teach them by sharing our own personal testimony.
· We can teach them by showing them the plan of salvation.
· We can teach them by sharing what God has to say in his word.
We need to take our time outs daily.
The more we are in the habit of taking time outs, the more equipped we will be to help a hurting world.
COMMUNICATION REPORT TO THE LORD
COUNSEL REST WHEN NECESSARY Vs. 31
COMPASSION REALIZE THE NEED Vss. 32-34A
CONDUCT RESPOND TO THE NEED Vs. 34B
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John 16:7-14
THE HOLY SPIRIT AT WORK
INTRODUCTION - Vs. 7 - The Lord Jesus had to leave, so The Holy Spirit would indwell the believers. He is the one who sent the Holy Spirit.
THE EXCEPTIONAL CONVICTION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Vss. 8-11
THE EXPECTED INSTRUCTION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Vss. 12-13
THE EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Vs. 14
Sermon Seeds A 27
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Acts 2:1-13 - PAGE 1
THE SPIRIT ARRIVES
The Model Church, Lesson 3
We begin to look not only at the birthday of the local church in Jerusalem, but at the birthday of the universal church. The key event is the baptism and subsequent indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
THE DAY Vs. 1
The day of this event was a Jewish holy day called Pentecost.
The feasts of the Old Testament are pictures of the work of Christ.
Passover was a picture of his death.
The feast of Firstfruits, held the day after the first Sabbath after Passover, was a picture of Resurrection!
At Pentecost the Jews celebrated the giving of the law.
At Pentecost the church was given the Holy Spirit.
Pentecost took place 50 days after the feast of first fruits.
That is, 7 weeks and one day.
If the feast of first fruits was always on a Sunday, and it was, then the Day of Pentecost was also always on a Sunday.
At Pentecost two loaves of bread were offered.
Why two loaves?
The church is made up of two groups, Jews and Gentiles. Each had an experience of being baptized with the Holy Spirit.
· The Jews on the Day of Pentecost
· The Gentiles at the House of Cornelius in Acts 10
The day was Pentecost, and the disciples were being obedient.
They were waiting in Jerusalem, perhaps in the Upper Room, or some other room of a house. There is a possibility it was at the temple. It was probably at least a place close to the temple.
They were in one accord and in one place.
This early church was unified around the Lord Jesus Christ.
THE DISPLAY Vss. 2-3
John 14:16-17 - And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
When God sent the Holy Spirit to indwell the church, he sent signs.
There was a display so that the disciples would know that the promise of the Spirit had come.
Vs. 2 - There wasn't a wind.
There was the sound of a mighty rushing wind.
I wonder if it sounded like a hurricane.
The word "spirit" is the same as "wind" in both Hebrew and Greek.
John 3:8 - The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
· We can hear wind.
· We can feel wind.
· We can see the results of the wind. But we don't see the wind, and we can't control the wind.
· We can hear the Spirit, as He speaks to us.
· We can feel the Spirit.
· We can see the results of the Spirit's work. But we don't see the Spirit, and we can't control the Spirit. Hes God.
Vs. 3 - The next sign was that of fire.
· Fire burns away that which is useless.
· Fire purifies.
· Fire warms.
· Fire is powerful.
· Fire can usually be seen.
The Holy Spirit burns away that which is useless.
The Holy Spirit purifies us.
The Holy Spirit warms us.
The Holy Spirit is powerful.
Fire can be seen. Perhaps the fire was symbolic of the witness that the believers would have through the Holy Spirit.
THE DETAILS Vs. 4
This verse tells us what happened to the disciples. Here are the details.
It does not say that they were baptized, but obviously they were.
This was the promise of John, that Jesus would baptize them. Mark 1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Jesus had also promised it.
Acts 1:5 - For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
1 Corinthians 12:13 - For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
They were all filled with the Holy Spirit. There was no exception.
We are all to be filled with the Holy Spirit today. There is one Baptism but many fillings.
Ephesians 5:18 - And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
They began to speak with other tongues, languages.
It was as the Spirit gave utterance.
Speaking in tongues, was totally under the control of the Spirit of God.
As we'll see in coming weeks, it was a sign to the Jews.
There are three mentions of tongues in Acts.
· The Jewish church was baptized with the Spirit and received it.
· The Gentiles believed and received it. Acts 10:44-47
· The disciples of John were baptized and received it. Acts 19:1-7
Spirit filling yields some specific results:
Ephesians 5:18-21 - And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Galatians 5:22-23 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
There is a command to be filled with the Spirit.
How do we go about being filled?
1. Die
Romans 6:11 - Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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.
Galatians 5:24 - And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
2. Confess For the Spirit to fill us, we need to be clean.
1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
2. Ask
Romans 8:3-4 - For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: [4] That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Galatians 5:25 - If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Luke 11:13 - If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
THE DEMONSTRATION Vss. 5-11
Vs. 5 - There were various groups of devout people in Jerusalem, many of whom were probably there because of the feast.
Vs. 6 - When they heard the sound of the mighty rushing wind, they came to investigate. Every man heard him in his own language. Tongues were known languages.
The listeners understood the speakers.
THE DIVISION Vss. 12-13
It was obvious that Galileans were speaking. They were generally considered unlearned.
People wondered what was going on.
Others doubted and mocked accusing them of being drunk.
THE DAY - Vs. 1
THE DISPLAY Vss. 2-3
THE DETAILS Vs. 4
THE DEMONSTRATION Vss. 5-11
THE DIVISION Vss. 12-13
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Revelation 3:1-6
THE DEAD CHURCH
(#5 of 7 simple outlines on the 7 Churches in Revelation)
THE LORDS DEATH PRONOUNCEMENT Vs. 1
THE LORDS DEMANDS FOR REPENTANCE Vss. 2-3
THE LORDS DELIGHT IN THE FAITHFUL Vs. 4
THE LORDS DECLARATION OF HOPE Vss. 5-6
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