SERMON SEEDS J48 FOR 2/19/07
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SERMON SEEDS FOR FEBRUARY 19, 2007
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Numbers 32:1-33
A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION
Much is accomplished when people work together! (Give examples. Nehemiah building the walls is an example I think of.)
The children of Israel were on the verge of crossing over into the Promised Land.
Some of the tribes wanted to settle on the other side of the Jordan River because of the good pastureland. This could have weakened the strength of the attacking force that went over the Jordan. By working together in a spirit of cooperation the matter was resolved.
A REQUEST FOR A COUNTRY (INHERITANCE) - Vss. 1-5
The request was to settle in a land that was very suitable for cattle.
A REACTION OF CONCERN - Vss. 6-15
Moses was afraid that the other tribes would be discouraged. He envisioned them sitting in their new land while the other tribes had to fight for their territory. He used the example of the previous generation, which refused to enter the Promised Land through unbelief.
A RESPONSE OF COMMITMENT - Vss. 16-19
These people proposed building cities and sheepfolds and then joining the other tribes in conquering the Promised Land. They said they would not return until the others had been successful in securing their inheritance.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CONFLICT - Vss. 20-33
Moses made the agreement with warnings.
These tribes were faithful in fulfilling their obligation (Joshua 22:1-9)
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Psalm 116
PERSONAL TESTIMONY
You might want to begin your study or sermon (If you are an informal setting.) with the following questions:
What is a personal testimony?
On what occasions are personal testimonies given? (Church, witnessing, encouraging other believers).
Have you ever been helped by another believer's testimony? Can you think of a particular instance?
Are personal testimonies Biblical? (Psalm 107:2, Hebrews 10:24-25, 1 Peter 3:15)
Thinking of personal testimonies, I want us to go to Psalm 116 and look at the personal testimony of a psalmist whose identity is hidden. We do know that this man faced great peril and was delivered by the Lord. This is a very personal Psalm, with the writer making reference to himself 37 times in 19 verses. Only in 3 verses, 5, 15, and 19 there is not at least one personal pronoun used.
The exciting thing is that we can relate to this man's testimony. As we study this passage we find that what was true of this man should be true for us as well. Because the Psalmist used the personal pronoun, let's you and I use the personal pronoun as well. In this passage let's consider:
MY DEVOTION - Vss. 1-2
Many Psalms begin with praise. This Psalm alludes to praise, but is actually a statement of the Psalmists devotion. - I LOVE THE LORD!
If someone were to ask us, "Do you love the Lord?" our natural inclination is to say "yes". In this statement of devotion it is something that the Psalmist should have thought about before making the statement. I imagine that he did.
You and I should think about this statement, " I LOVE THE LORD!"
It's very easy to say I love the Lord and a lot more difficult to actually practice that love! Matthew 22:37-39
Next the Psalmist the Psalmist says, I love the Lord BECAUSE...
I think we can sum our Love up with 1 John 4:19, "We love him, because he first loved us."
The Psalmist's expression of love is because the Lord heard and answered his prayer. Read Vss. 1-2
The Psalmist was in grave trouble and the Lord came down and heard so to speak. How many times has God done the same for us? When we've been in great need and cried out, He has been there for us!
Notice something else here. The Psalmist says, "Because the Lord heard me this time, I will continue to pray."
That should be our attitude as well. Because the Lord has answered our prayers, we should continue to pray. He has shown Himself to be my God. I should treat Him as such and continue to call on Him.
MY DILEMMA - Vs. 3
A couple of thoughts here:
1. Before being saved we faced the prospects of a Spiritual death and eternal separation from God. This was a problem that no man could possibly solve for himself. Ephesians 2:1- And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
2. We have all faced problems as Christians that were so great and so severe that although we may not have been literally close to death we may have felt like we were.
MY DEPENDENCE - Vs. 4
My dilemma concerning sin and death and eternal punishment was resolved when I called upon the Lord in faith, trusting Him as Savior. I became dependent on Christ for eternal life.
My dilemma concerning my daily problems, large and small is solved through dependence on God in prayer. We say we believe the Bible, let's live like we do! (Philippians 4:6-7, Proverbs 3:5-6)
MY DELIVERANCE - Vss. 5-8
Vs. 5 - Here is a great verse! Why does God deliver?
He's gracious. Salvation is all of grace. God's answers our prayers for deliverance in his grace.
God is also righteous. God will do what is right for those who trust His Son for salvation. He will save them. God will do what is right concerning his promises. He's promised to keep us, and He will. He's promised to answer our prayers and He will! Whatever God says He will do He will do!
God is also merciful, or compassionate. He has compassion on those who trust Him!
Vs. 6 - Remember, this is a personal testimony.
Here is a humble man here. He refers to himself as "simple", or "simple-hearted." The person with child-like faith is the person who is in good standing with God. Mark 10:15
Vs. 7 - The Psalmist is giving himself a little pep talk?
How would you paraphrase this verse into Modern English?
"Relax! God has more than taken care of the problem." Or "Chill out! God has handled it!"
Verse 8 - First think of this verse as pertains to salvation.
My soul has been delivered from eternal death.
I am going to a land where my God will wipe away all tears. (Tears are temporary.)
God will keep my feet from falling. He will get me securely to Heaven!
Now think of this verse concerning your problems.
The Psalmist may have faced a life and death situation, but didn't die. There are times when we could have suffered terrible injury or death, but God has protected us. We won't die until God is ready for us in Heaven. That doesn't mean we shouldn't take care of ourselves, by the way.
MY DECISION - Vss. 9-14
The Psalmist makes several statements here that show that he has decided to walk in such a way that he will please God!
MY DELIGHT - Vss. 15-19
Vs. 15 - What a great promise here we have here.
What a great verse this is. It is a verse to delight in.
Vs. 16 - What a delight and a privilege to say "Lord, I'm your servant!" There is no greater privilege that to be a Servant of God.
Vss. 17-18 - The Psalmist repeats himself, and for him as God's servant, it was a delight for Him,
To give thanks
To pray
To keep his promises
And to do it publicly so everyone knew where he stood.
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Matthew 13:53-58
IN THE HOME TOWN
JESUS REVEALED HIMSELF AS TEACHER Vss. 53-54
JESUS WAS REJECTED BECAUSE OF FAMILIARITY Vss. 54-57
JESUS RESTRICTED HIS MIRACLES BECAUSE OF UNBELIEF Vss. 57-58
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LUKE 22:66-23:25
ON TRIAL
Life of Christ #55
We continue our studies in the Life of Christ.
Last week we saw Jesus submit Himself to Gods will in the Garden of Gethsemane.
We also saw Him betrayed by Judas and arrested.
This week we are seeing Jesus on trial.
Believe it or not there were actually 6 trials that Jesus went through in a matter of hours.
This morning we are going to condense things a wee bit and basically use the account of Jesus trials found in Luke 22 and 23. Here we find that Jesus was tried by the Sanhedrin, by Pilate, and by King Herod.
Actually although Jesus was indeed on trial, the people trying Jesus were also on trial to see what they would do with Jesus. And there were also issues on trial here.
WITH THE SANHEDRIN THE ISSUE WAS BELIEF
Luke 22:66-71
The Sanhedrin was the Jewish Supreme Court made up of 70 people led by the High Priest.
From the time that Jesus first appeared and started doing wonderful miracles, the Sanhedrin and all of Israel was confronted with the issue of belief. John 1:11
Early on Jesus had stirred things up when he first kicked the money changers and merchants out of the temple. This was a direct attack on the income source of the high priests family who ran the rackets so to speak. Jesus was asked what authority He had to cleanse the temple. His response in John 2:19 was Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
Of course Jesus was talking about His death, burial and resurrection. They would destroy His body and He would rise again.
When Jesus did miracles on Saturday, which He seemed to do often, the Jews were not happy because he allegedly worked on the Sabbath violating the Sabbath rest.
The religious leaders also didnt like it because Jesus was always exposing their hypocrisy and making pronouncements against them. Jesus was righteous they were not.
As we have already said during the night Jesus appeared before a man named Annas. He had been the high priest and was now the father in-law of the high priest. It appears to me that he was the real power among the religious leaders.
After appearing before Annas, he went before Caiaphas, the current high priest. Before him and others in the Sanhedrin Jesus was tried the second time.
It was here that witnesses were brought in. In order for Jesus to have been properly convicted of a crime the stories of both witnesses had to agree. John 14:55-59
Caiaphas was desperate because of his unbelief to find a way to have Jesus killed. And Jesus who had always been superior to the Jews when their were discussions in the past actually helped Caiaphas, by doing what the Son of God always did, speaking the truth. Mark 14:60-64
But this was a night trial. It was not legal. So the decisions of the night needed to ratified first thing in the morning. It was a formality that needed to be observed.
This is the trial that Luke is referring to in Luke 22:66-71.
Vs. 66 As soon as it was day the Sanhedrin met. Finally having Jesus in their possession they would not be satisfied until they had railroaded Jesus right to the cross!
Vs. 67 They asked Jesus if He was the Christ, that is, the Anointed One, the Messiah. Jesus knew the issue. The issue in this trial was belief. And they didnt believe in Him. They had rejected Him.
If Jesus gave them the right answer, which He already had a few hours before, they were not going to believe.
There are people like that today. No matter how clearly you explain the Gospel, they dont want to believe in Christ.
Vs. 68 Jesus was saying that if He asked them questions that would help them understand Jesus answer they would not answer them. As I said, they did not want to believe.
They were bent on the destruction of the Lord Jesus. They were not going to release Him.
Vs. 69 Now Jesus makes a very definitive statement about His identity. He uses one of His favorite titles for Himself, the Son of Man. That title comes from the Book of Daniel referring to the Messiah, who Jesus was. Daniel 7:13-14
In this verse Jesus looks at His death, burial, resurrection and ascension into Heaven as a done deal.
From now on, Jesus is saying, I will be at Gods right hand. He was going back from where He had come and would wait until it was time to come a second time to earth to establish His Kingdom.
Hebrews 1:3, Psalm 110:1
Vs. 70 The Sanhedrin probably asked this question with glee. Jesus who had been so elusive in the past was now playing into their hands, so they thought.
So they asked Him, Are you the Son of God?
Basically, Jesus answer was, You said it. I am.
Vs. 71 Jesus was accused and convicted by them of blasphemy, claiming to be God.
He told them the truth.
They could have believed Him.
They didnt.
Their belief was on trial. They pronounced Jesus guilty, but they were guilty of unbelief.
Listen! If you have never put your belief, your faith in Jesus Christ as your Savior you are guilty of unbelief! John 3:36
And Christian, when we fret, worry, and doubt, we too, are guilty of the sin of unbelief!
What a slap in the face for the One who died for you! Matthew 13:58
WITH HEROD THE ISSUE WAS SINCERITY
Luke 23:1-12
Vss. 1-2 The Jews were not legally allowed to kill anyone. Therefore they had to bring those they wanted executed before the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate.
Now complaining to Pilate that Jesus was guilty of blasphemy would have no impact on Pilate. Pilate wasnt concerned about religion. He was concerned about the Roman law and keeping the peace.
So they made up charges against Jesus.
They claimed that Jesus perverted the nation, that is deceived them.
They said that Jesus taught not to pay taxes. That was an outright lie! Matthew 22:21
They claimed that Jesus was claiming to be a King in the political sense. Jesus played down His kingship most of the time. His Kingdom on earth is yet to come. He wasnt seeking to rule then or upset the Roman government.
Vss. 3-4 Pilate was no dummy. Matthew 27:18
So Pilate says, I find no fault in this man.
That should have been the final word, and Jesus should have been set free.
Vs. 5 The religious leaders were not giving up. They became more incensed.
Vss. 6-7 Pilate had a politically charged issue on His hands. He knew that these leaders could cause a riot that would cost Pilate His career.
When Herod was mentioned, Pilate checked to see if Jesus was from Galilee where Herod was the Roman representative.
So Pilate sent Him to Herod, getting, so he hoped, this hot potato off his hands.
Vs. 8 This Herod was the one who beheaded John the Baptist to please His wife. John had preached against the adultery that Herod and His wife had committed by getting married. Herod basically stole his half-brothers wife.
Herod was delighted to finally meet Jesus.
It was what Herod had wanted for a long time.
But Herods problem was sincerity.
Herod wanted to meet Jesus for the wrong reasons.
Herod wasnt concerned about His own spiritual well being. He wanted to see Jesus work a miracle!
Herod had no spiritual interest. He wanted to be entertained.
He lacked sincerity.
Vs. 9 Herod asked all sorts of questions. Herod talked a lot. Jesus knew Herods lack of sincerity. Jesus knew the condition of Herods heart.
At one time Herod had been under conviction when he talked with John. But now Herod was hardened. He had no sincere interest. He did not deserve an answer from Jesus.
He got none.
Vss. 11-12 So Herod humiliated Jesus and sent Him back to Pilate. Herod did not find Jesus guilty of anything!
There are people who come to church or watch religious shows on the television in order to be entertained.
They like the music.
They like the preacher.
They like the show.
But they are insincere.
They have no desire to do what the preacher says.
They have no true commitment to God.
They are insincere.
Make sure that you are not one of them.
WITH PILATE THE ISSUE WAS INTEGRITY
Luke 23:13-25
Lets give Pontius Pilate a little credit.
He knew the score.
He knew Jesus was innocent.
He knew that Jesus should be set free.
He even was warned by His wife. Matthew 27:19
In verse 4 we saw Pilate proclaim Jesus innocence.
Vss. 13-16 This is the second time that Pilate proclaimed the innocence of Jesus. He stated that even Herod found nothing worthy of death.
His plan was to have Jesus beaten and released.
Even the beating wasnt warranted, but Pilate was trying to appease the Jewish leaders.
Vs. 17 It was a common practice for Pilate to pardon a prisoner at Passover. He saw this as His opportunity to release Jesus.
Vss. 18-19 There was a great uproar instigated by the leaders. Matthew 27:20
They wanted Barabbas, a revolutionary and a murderer to be released instead of Jesus
Vss. 20-22 Pilate again talked of releasing Jesus for the third time he proclaimed Jesus innocence.
Vs. 23-24 The response was so radical, so violent, that Pilate acquiesced.
Instead of standing for what he knew to be right, he gave in and sentenced Jesus to death. Oh, Matthew tells us that he washed his hands of the matter, saying that he was innocent of Jesus blood. But he wasnt. He gave the sentence of death for Jesus.
Pilate lacked integrity.
He knew what was right and did what was convenient.
He kept the peace. He nipped a riot in the bud.
But He condemned the innocent Son of God to death.
For convenience sake and for his own self interest He gave in.
How often do you lack integrity?
How often do you do what you know is wrong in order to save your skin, or save a little money?
Do you ever keep silent instead of protecting a person you know to be innocent?
Do you ever lie about your income to Uncle Sam in order to save you and your employer tax dollars?
Do you ever pretend to be righteous when in reality you are cheating in some way? James 4:17
WITH THE SANHEDRIN THE ISSUE WAS BELIEF
WITH HEROD THE ISSUE WAS SINCERITY
WITH PILATE THE ISSUE WAS INTEGRITY
What if God put your belief on trial?
What if God put your sincerity on trial?
What if God put your integrity on trial?
How would you do?
Is it time for you to repent?
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Acts 20:18-24
IN THE MINISTRY
THE VARIETY OF MINISTRY Vss. 18-19
THE VOICE OF MINISTRY Vss. 20-21
THE VICTORY OF MINISTRY Vss.22-24
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Philippians 2:1-4
IN CHRIST
UNIQUE IN CHRIST Vs. 1
If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
UNITED IN CHRIST Vs. 2
Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
UNPRETENTIOUS IN CHRIST Vs. 3
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
UNSELFISH IN CHRIST Vs. 4
Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
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TRUST
(AS FOUND IN PSALMS)
#11 GREAT BIBLE WORDS You may use this series as a series or for individual studies as needed. Each study is self contained.
RESTING TRUST
Psalm 4:5 - Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord.
Psalm 11:1 - In the Lord put I my trust: How say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
Psalm 36:7 - How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
REJOICING TRUST
Psalm 5:11 - But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
REVERENT TRUST
Psalm 9:10 - And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
RELIANT TRUST
Psalm 16:1 - Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
Psalm 37:5 - Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Psalm 112:7 - He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.
RELIABLE TRUST
Psalm 18:2 - The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Psalm 125:1 - They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
Psalm 18:30 - As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
REFLECTIVE TRUST
Psalm 20:7 - Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
REDEMPTIVE TRUST
Psalm 34:22 - The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
REALISTIC TRUST
Psalm 34:8 - O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
REPRODUCTIVE TRUST
Psalm 52:8 - But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
RESPONSIBLE TRUST
Psalm 37:3 - Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
RESOURCEFUL TRUST
Psalm 56:3 - What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
Psalm 28:7 - The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
REMAINING TRUST
Psalm 71:5 - For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.
REWARDED TRUST
Psalm 84:12 - O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
Psalm 31:19 - Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
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