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Verse by Verse Study on Mark 1 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Let's turn to Mark's gospel.
Mark was a young man when Jesus was crucified, perhaps about twelve years old. So, the gospel that he writes is considered to be the understanding that he received from listening to Peter relate the stories of Jesus Christ. Peter does call Mark his son; that would be son in the faith. And Mark was a companion of Peter through much of Peter's ministry, and thus, heard Peter relate these stories of Jesus Christ. And so in his gospel, you have pretty much Peter's account as written by Mark of Jesus.
There is only ...
Verse by Verse Study on Acts 3-4 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Shall we turn to Acts, the third chapter.
Now Peter and
John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour (Act 3:1).
The day started at six o'clock in the morning, sun up, so the ninth hour would be three o'clock in the afternoon. At two-thirty in the afternoon the evening sacrifices were offered. They did not go to the temple for the sacrifices. Following the sacrifices as the smoke of the sacrifice was ascending into heaven, it would be the hour of ...
Verse by Verse Study on Matthew 20-22 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Shall we turn to Matthew's gospel chapter twenty, and continue our book-by-book study through the Word of God? Matthew chapter twenty opens with the parable of the laborers going out into the vineyard.
And Jesus said,
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard (Mat 20:1-2).
Now a penny wa...
Verse by Verse Study on Luke 1 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Luke, the author of this third gospel, was called by Paul the apostle "the beloved physician." There is some speculation that his patron was a man by the name of Theophilus. In those days physicians were often slaves. And there are some who theorize that Luke was Theophilus' personal physician and servant. Whether or not that be so is only a matter of speculation, and thus, worthless to delve into.
Luke was a Greek. And he is the only Gentile to have the privilege of placing scripture in that holy canon of scripture, which we recognize as inspired of God...
Verse by Verse Study on Revelation 4-6 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Revelation chapter four begins with the Greek word "meta autos". And the first verse begins and ends with the same Greek words. The words literally from the Greek are "after these things". So as we come to this phrase, "after these things," our minds should flash back to chapter 1:19, where the book of Revelation was divided into three basic divisions. "Write the things which you have seen, the things which are, and the things which will be after these things", "meta autos"...
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit (Part 3) (Holy Spirit Series)
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In our lessons on the subject of the Holy Spirit, we have currently been looking at the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Last time we saw that this experience is often referred to as the gift of the Holy Spirit, or the filling of the Holy Spirit, or the baptism of the Holy Spirit. We looked at how this was separate from, and subsequent to, the experience of salvation and being born again by the Spirit and baptized by the Spirit into the body of Christ. This was a subsequent experience that the disciples received sometime after believing and we saw it in the Book of Acts with the disciple...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for Acts 19:1
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Intro. Paul has left Corinth and sailed for Ephesus with Pricilla and Aquilla, who will remain in Ephesus starting a home Bible study, as Paul spending a few days there will continue to Jerusalem for the feast. As Paul was waiting for a ship to go to Caesarea, he went to the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews, who desired that he remain with them for a while, but he was determined to get to Jerusalem in time for the feast, so he promised to return to them, if it was God's will. We are told nothing of Paul's visit to Jerusalem and the feast, except that ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for Acts 8:14
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I. AN AREA OF UNNECESSARY CONTROVERSY.
A. The subject of the filling and the baptism in the Holy Spirit has been one of great controversy in the church.
1. People are divided into two sharply diverse camps.
a. Those who believe that it is a separate experience from salvation, and those who believe that you receive the baptism of the Spirit when you are saved. "Baptized by the Spirit into the body of Christ," combined with o...
Verse by Verse Study on Revelation 7-9 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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In chapter four of the book of Revelation, we were taken into the heavenly scene where
John beholds the throne of God, the cherubim about the throne as they worship God and the twenty-four elders as they respond to that worship.
In chapter five, we see the scroll with seven seals within the right hand of Him who sits upon the throne, the scroll being the title deed to the earth. An angel proclaiming who was worthy to take the scroll and loose the seals. We recognize that no man is worthy, no man can redeem the earth. And
John in the prospect of the earth going unredee...
Verse by Verse Study on Mark 6-7 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Shall we turn to Mark's gospel, chapter 6.
Jesus had been in the city of Capernaum there on the northern part of the Sea of Galilee. And He has just brought back to life the daughter of Jairus, one of the rulers of the synagogue there in Capernaum. Now He is leaving Capernaum and with His disciples He is returning back to His hometown of Nazareth. It's probably thirty to thirty-five, well maybe forty miles from Capernaum to Nazareth.
And he went from thence (Mar 6:1),
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Verse by Verse Study on Isaiah 61-62 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Isaiah 61.
We are told in the New Testament that the Old Testament prophets many times wrote of things that they did not really understand. Earnestly desiring, really, to look into these things, but they wrote as the Spirit of God inspired them. And so we find that quite often, the Old Testament prophets did not clearly understand the work of God in creating the body of Christ, the church, from among the Gentiles. Paul the apostle in talking about the church and Christ in us, the hope of ...
Verse by Verse Study on Acts 1-2 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Shall we turn to the book of Acts, chapter one, as we begin our study of the early church.
Luke, the author of the book of Acts, a companion of Paul the apostle, who was author also of the Gospel According to Luke, wrote these two treatises to a friend, Theophilus. Theophilus is a Greek name. It's a name that has a beautiful meaning. The name means lover of God. There are some who believe that it was not a man at all, but that the gospel and the book of Acts were addressed to the lovers of God, whoever you may be. There are other traditions that say that Theop...
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit (Part 2) (Holy Spirit Series)
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I would like to continue tonight in our study on the baptism of the Holy Spirit. First of all, we will look at the promises of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. In Matthew 3:11,
John the Baptist said,
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.
And then Jesus gave the promise of the baptism with the Holy Spirit in ...
Verse by Verse Study on Acts 12-13 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Acts 12.
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church (Act 12:1).
There are just a lot of Herods in the Bible and it is a little difficult to keep them all straight. In fact, I don't expect you to keep them all straight. This particular Herod was Herod Agrippa I. He was the grandson of Herod the Great who was the Herod at the time of the birth of Jesus. Herod the...
Verse by Verse Study on Luke 20-21 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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We are in the final week of the life of Jesus. He is now in Jerusalem. This is the week in which pilgrims are coming from all over the world to celebrate the Feast of the Passover. He has made His triumphant entry, that is on Sunday. He was officially rejected. He did cleanse the temple, driving out the moneychangers, taking authority in His Father's house. And He taught daily in the temple, we read in verse 47 of chapter 19.
So it came to pass, that on one of those days (Luk 20:1),
The...
Verse by Verse Study on Luke 9-10 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Let's turn in our Bibles to the gospel according to Luke, chapter 9.
Luke here records the sending of the twelve to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. This is not to be confused with the time that He sent out the seventy. We will get that in the beginning of chapter 10. But here He is sending out the twelve to go throughout the area of Galilee. In fact, to go as far as they can, they are to travel light. Which means that they will be traveling fast, and they will be getting out as far as they can in this period of time.
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Verse by Verse Study on 2 Corinthians 5 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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This time, let's turn in our Bibles to II Corinthians, chapter five.
Paul talked about how he was constantly facing death for the cause of Jesus Christ. But though he was constantly facing death, various perils, it didn't really trouble him, for he had a correct understanding of death. And I think that this is something that we as Christians need to have: a correct understanding of what death is for the child of God.
And it is because we often do not have a correct understanding, we hear such statements made when a person dies, "Oh, ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for Luke 3:3
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Intro. Whenever a king was to visit an area of his domain, they would send servants in advance of his coming to fix the highways so that the king could travel in comfort. The valleys would be filled, the high places would be leveled, the crooked paths would be made straight.
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JOHN THE FORERUNNER TO THE KING.
A. It was prophesied of him at his birth that he would be called the prophet of the Highest, for he would go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways.
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Verse by Verse Study on Matthew 17 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Let's turn now in our Bibles to Matthew chapter seventeen. The seventeenth chapter of Matthew actually begins with the twenty-eighth verse of the sixteenth chapter. It's unfortunate that the men who divided the Bible into chapters and verses made the chapter distinction where they did. They should have taken and included the twenty-eighth verse of chapter sixteen into chapter seventeen, and it would have eliminated a lot of questions. Because Jesus is talking to His disciples there at Cesarea Philippi and is talking to them about His death, and about the glory of His F...
Verse by Verse Study on Acts 18-19 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Let's turn now to the eighteenth chapter of Acts as we continue our study through the Bible. At the end of the study last week, the end of chapter seventeen, we found Paul speaking to the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers there on Mars Hills proclaiming to them the glory and the marvels of the unknown God whom they worshipped ignorantly. And we found that again Paul's message left them with sort of divided feelings, some believing, and some remaining with Paul, and others sort of scoffing and going their way.
Now after these things, Paul depa...
Verse by Verse Study on Matthew 7 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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I believe that it goes without saying that Jesus Christ was certainly the greatest teacher who ever lived and it is interesting to study his teaching habits. And He used the method of declaring a principle, amplifying it and then illustrating it. He declares a truth. It's important that we have certain principles established within our life by which we live. We need to know why we live by these principles and that's understood by having them illustrated for us. And so He follows this method consistently in the Sermon on the Mount, declaring the principle and then amplifying ...
Study Guide for Matthew
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MATTHEW 1: The Genealogy and Birth of Jesus Christ
MATTHEW 2: The Visit of the Wise Men
MATTHEW 3:
John the Baptist
MATTHEW 4: A Temptation and a Call
MATTHEW 5: The Righteousness God Accepts
MATTHEW 6: Our ...
Verse by Verse Study on 1 Kings 17-22 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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By Chuck Smith
Let's turn to the First Kings, chapter seventeen.
The seventeenth chapter of First Kings introduces us now to a very interesting character, Elijah the Tishbite, whatever Tishbite means. Now Elijah came from the area of Gilead, which you'd call today TransJordan if you were in Israel; it was across Jordan in the area of Gad. And so he came from the area of Gilead. It is thought that it is possible that Tishbite means that he was not really an Israelite, that he was some other nationality. But that is only a conjectur...
The Holy Spirit in the Life of the Believer (Part 1) (Holy Spirit Series)
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Now let us turn in our Bibles to
John 14:16, where Jesus, talking to His disciples said,
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but you know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. (
John 14:16-17)
In this lesson we would like to begin ...
The Person of the Holy Spirit (Holy Spirit Series)
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Jesus is about ready to go to the cross to be crucified. He is in the final sessions with His disciples who are deeply disturbed by His words as He speaks about going away. But in
John 14 He said,
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....
Receiving the Gift of the Spirit (Holy Spirit Series)
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When the day of Pentecost (the feast-holiday of the Jews) had come, the disciples had been waiting in an upper room in Jerusalem. According to the command of Jesus, they had been waiting for the promise of the Father. This was the promise that in the last days God would pour out His Spirit upon all flesh. Their sons and daughters would prophesy; their young men would see visions; and their old men would dream dreams. And upon God's servants and handmaiden He would pour out His Spirit in those days (cf. Joel 2:28-29). So, the promise...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for Acts 18:24
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I. A CERTAIN JEW NAMED APOLLOS, WHO WAS BORN IN ALEXANDRIA, AN ELOQUENT MAN, MIGHTY IN THE SCRIPTURES.
A. This is our introduction to the man, Apollos.
1. He does not have a Jewish name, but a Roman name. In fact, the name of a Roman god.
2. Alexandria was in Egypt, and was built by and named after Alexander the Great. It was intended to be his headquarters over that part of the world.
3. It was noted for its library and s...
Verse by Verse Study on Ezekiel 1-5 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Shall we turn at this time to the prophecy of Ezekiel.
Ezekiel said,
It came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month (Eze 1:1),
So that would be July the fifth. It would be probably the thirtieth year of Ezekiel's life, when he was thirty years old.
as he was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God (Eze...
Verse by Verse Study on Isaiah 53-55 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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By Chuck Smith
When men made chapter and verse divisions, they did make mistakes. The Word of God is divinely inspired; it's inerrant. But men, for the sake of helping us to find scriptures and to memorize passages, divided the Bible into chapter and verses. And it's a very convenient way to reference. However, many times they made the divisions in the wrong place, and in our reading we are prone to read to an end of a chapter and then quit until the next reading. And sometimes the thought carries right through, so that in the ...
Verse by Verse Study on Revelation 21-22 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away (Rev 21:1);
Now, we are beyond the thousand years. The first heaven is passed away. Peter tells us it passes away with a great noise with a fervent heat as the elements are dissolved.
Now, God spoke the universe into existence. And in speaking it into existence, He spoke into existence a scientific puzzle. For in speaking matter into existence, He brought the protons and electrons and assembled them ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for Proverbs 18:10
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"THE SAFE REFUGE"
I. THE NEED OF A REFUGE.
A. Life filled with stresses and strains.
1. We all ultimately get to the place where we must reach out for help.
2. Day of disaster or victory.
B. Many problems assault my soul.
1. The success of the ungodly.
2. The triumph of evil over ...
Study Guide for Revelation
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REVELATION 1: The Revelation of Jesus
REVELATION 2: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira
REVELATION 3: Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea
REVELATION 4: The Throne of God
REVELATION 5: The Sealed Book
REVELATION 6: ...
Verse by Verse Study on Daniel 9-10 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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This time let's turn in our Bible to the book of Daniel, chapter 9.
In the beginning of chapter 9, we have a very keen insight to this man Daniel. And we understand why God has declared of him that was he was greatly loved by God. For Daniel greatly loved God and he loved the Word of God. And his obvious knowledge and love for the Word is revealed here in the ninth chapter. As he understands the plight of the nation Israel and the reason for their plight. He sees behind the issues that caused their being destroyed and now being captives in the Persian Empire, which ...
Verse by Verse Study on Micah 1-7 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Shall we turn now to the book of Micah.
As is the very typical opening of most of the books of the prophets,
The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, the kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem (Mic 1:1).
So he introduces himself Micah; the city from which he hailed, Morasthite; the time of his prophecy, it is about the same time that Isaiah was prophesying. He was a contemporary to Isaiah.
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Verse by Verse Study on Revelation 2-3 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks (Rev 2:1);
So the description of Jesus out of chapter one, "He holds the seven stars in his right hand and He walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks". And you will find that His message is going to be relative to this description. It is going to come up again in the message to the church of Ephesus. It should be ...
Verse by Verse Study on Revelation 19-20 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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After these things (Rev 19:1)
After the destruction of Babylon religious and commercial, chapter seventeen and eighteen.
I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God (Rev 19:1):
The judgment of the earth, as far as God's wrath being poured out, has been completed on Babylon. We have one final little battle here to take place ...
Verse by Verse Study on Colossians 2-4 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Colossians, chapter two.
Paul had never visited Colosse. He had heard of the church from Epaphras, who was the minister there, who had told Paul of the love that these people had for Jesus Christ and of the faith. But he also told him of certain heresies that were trying to infiltrate the church. And so, Paul is writing to warn them against these heresies. And so in verse one of chapter two, he said,
For I would that you knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as man...
Verse by Verse Study on 1 Thessalonians 4-5 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Let's turn to first Thessalonians chapter four. Paul the apostle was called of God by the Spirit to go to Macedonia, as he saw in a vision a man from Macedonia saying, "Come over and help us." It was good that Paul did have a dramatic call of God, because I'm certain that once he arrived in Macedonia and experienced some of the adverse reception, he could've very well questioned "Lord, did you really call me here?"
His first stop was at Philippi where evil men were stirred up against him, and they had him arrested and beaten, and he was t...
Verse by Verse Study on Hebrews 1-2 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Let's turn to the first chapter of Hebrews.
There has been quite a bit of discussion as to the authorship of this book of Hebrews. And many different suggestions have been offered by different scholars. Needless to say, we don't know. There was no autograph on it. So we don't know for certain who was the author of the book of Hebrews. It is my own personal opinion that Paul the apostle was the author. It seems to have a Pauline style. However, that is only my opinion, which is worthless. It's only what God says that you can put your real confidence in...
Verse by Verse Study on Acts 7-8 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Let's turn tonight to Acts chapter 7.
In the early church when a dispute arose among the Grecians--that is, those Jews of the Grecian culture. They were actually Jews, but they had followed the Grecian culture, which was a universal culture as the result of Alexander the Great's conquest of the world. He left little pockets of Greek culture in the major areas and in Jerusalem. There were many who were no longer kosher. No longer following the Hebrew culture. But had adopted the Grecian culture, though they were still Jews. They felt that their widows were being s...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for Acts 1:4
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Intro. You might say that the first word of the great commission is not go but wait. You are not to go until you have the power to go.
I. "NOT DEPART FROM JERUSALEM, BUT WAIT FOR THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER."
A. This not depart from Jerusalem is the same as, "Tarry ye in Jerusalem until you be endued with power from on high." That is found in Luke's gospel.
B. The promise of the Father is no doubt a reference to...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for Revelation 7:14
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"THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB"
Intro.
John sees in heaven a vast number of people who are obviously not the church, and the elder asked
John who they were, and where they came from, when
John declared his ignorance the elder explained that these were those who came up out of the great tribulaion and had washed their robes white in the blood of the Lamb. Sin defiles a person, it leaves a stain on a person's life. There is a consciousness of the need of cleansing. In the Bible leprosy was used as a type for sin because i...
Third Person of the Trinity (Holy Spirit Series)
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It is the purpose of this series of studies to bring you into a close, intimate, personal relationship with the Holy Spirit. Our study last Thursday night dealt with the person of the Holy Spirit showing that, from the Scriptures, He has all the characteristics of personality and He is referred to with the personal pronouns. Thus He is not an it. He is not an essence. He is not just a force, but He is the person of the Holy Spirit. Tonight we purpose to show to you that He is the third person of the Godhead.
Before we get into those Scriptures, I would like to read...
The Holy Spirit in the World (Holy Spirit Series)
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Regarding the subject of the Holy Spirit, C. H. Spurgeon said,
I believe, brethren, that whenever the church of God declines, one of the most effectual ways of reviving her is to preach much truth concerning the Holy Spirit. After all, He is the very breath of the church. Where the Spirit of God is, there is power. If the Spirit be withdrawn, then the vitality of the godliness begins to decline and we are backsliding. Let us turn to the Spirit of God crying, 'Quicken Thou me in Thy way.' If we sorrowfully perceive that any church is ...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for Acts 19:2
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Intro. We sing, "God in three persons, blessed Trinity." We know the person of Father, and the person of the Son, but so many do not know the person of the Holy Spirit. One of the reasons for this is that the Holy Spirit testifies to us of the Son, and not of Himself. He has come to glorify Jesus. Any true work of the Holy Spirit glorifies Jesus and draws attention to Jesus and not to any man.
I. PAUL'S QUESTION TO THOSE IN EPHESUS, "HAVE YOU RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT SINCE YOU BELILEVED?" OR AS SOME PREF...
Verse by Verse Study on James 1-2 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Let's turn to James chapter one. James introduces himself as the bondslave of God and of Jesus Christ. It's a title that most of the apostles delighted to take. Renouncing any claim for any rights, turning their lives over totally to God and to the lordship of Jesus Christ, they did not consider their lives their own. They were bereft of ambitions in a personal way. They lived solely to serve the Lord and to please Him.
A bondslave was just that, one who lived completely for his master. He had no rights of ownership, could not hold title to anything, everyt...
Verse by Verse Study on Genesis 15-18 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Now after these things (Gen 15:1)
That is, after the battle against these kings, after the meeting of Melchizedek, after the refusal of taking the reward and so forth from the king of Sodom.
the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward (Gen 15:1).
"The word of the LORD", this is the first time this phrase is used in the Bible...
Verse by Verse Study on Exodus 23-25 (C2000) — Through the Bible (C2000 Series)
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Thou shalt not raise a false report: [perjury] to put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. [In other words, conspiracy in perjury.] Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; [You're not to get into a riotous situation.] neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause (Exd 23:1-3).
Now the poor man, look also at verse nine, or rather at verse fifteen, "Thou shalt keep the feast of th...
Sermon Notes on Sermon Notes for Leviticus 25:24
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"THE LAW OF REDEMPTION."
I. GOD CLAIMED OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND. VERSE 23: THE LAND SHALL NOT BE SOLD FOR EVER: FOR THE LAND [IS] MINE.
A. The people were sort of like sharecroppers. The land really belongs to God, but He allows me to farm it. All they have to do is to give Him a tenth of the increase for the use of His land.
1. PSA 24:1: The earth [is] the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the ...
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