Episodes
Saturday Aug 18, 2012
Old Testament Prophets I
Saturday Aug 18, 2012
Saturday Aug 18, 2012
OT Prophets & NT Prophets
Prophet: Hebrew word nibba means “to summon, announce & call
4 themes of a prophets message:
1. instruction of the great truths about God and man;
2. warning and appeal to those living in sin;
3. comfort and exhortation to those trusting and obeying God; and
4. prediction of events to come.
The Oral and Writing Prophets
17 books of the Writing Prophets.
5 Major prophets, 12 Minor Prophets.
Check out 2 Kings Chapter 1.
NT Comparison:
Jesus & the Apostles. US! We are all called.
The Spiritual Gifts: 1 Cor. 12.
I am not convinced they have ceased.
3 Examples of what modern prophets look like.
#1. Stop reading horoscopes & prosperity preachers, they are evil.
#2. The “God” particle & The Fool.
The following video was played during the sermon to demonstrate the foolishness of those who reject God. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTVT-MlRq6o
#3. Live for Jesus or die.
Saturday Aug 11, 2012
1 John 3; How We Know
Saturday Aug 11, 2012
Saturday Aug 11, 2012
Eschatological Hope: Motivation for Holy Living in the Present (2.28–3.10)
Hope Produces Holiness (2.28–3.3)
**”This Hope”: How do we really know what is after death?
God told you. Believe It! Trust What God Told You.
Love the Father has lavished to be Children of God. Jhn 1:12-13
2. Trust in God & Christ. A bigger, better place. Jhn 14:1-3
3. A Hundred Times as Much. Mar. 10:29-31
4. God does not owe us anything but judgment. Romans 11:35-36
A Proleptic View of Sanctification (3.4-10)
Justification: It’s a legal declaration. Romans 8:29-30
Sanctification: Romans 8:13-16, Phil 1:6
Love as Basis for Assurance: Definition and Discernment (3.11-24)
Definition (3.11-17)
Negatively Stated: The Example of Cain (3.11-15)
Sin Lists? Oh Yes! The Ten commandments. Exd 20:1-17
Galatians 5:19-21, Romans 1:28-32, Romans 3:13-181 , Corinthians 6:9-11
“””HOW WE KNOW””” Assurance 4xs!
Positively Stated: The Example of Christ (3.16-17)
Discernment: The Witness of the Spirit (3.18-24)
The Condemnation by our Hearts (3.18-20)
The Confidence we can have before God (3.21-24)
Trust & Obey!
Saturday Aug 04, 2012
1 John 2; In Christ
Saturday Aug 04, 2012
Saturday Aug 04, 2012
The Gospel: John 1-2.
1. Propitiation: God is Appeased! Your Sinful Nature is atoned!
2. Whole world? Yes! Whoever . . . . John 3:18, John 3;36.
Root = Fruit. Obey God’s Commands 2:3-11.
We know that we have come to know Him, IF we obey His commands.
Light loves, darkness hates.
Root = Fruit; Acts as mirror for self-evalutation. To Obey God, He gets Glory.
Works = Salvation: false hope, Christ is not enough, Denial of Propitiation.
Growth in Christ: 12-14.
Children: Saved
Young Men: Heroes
Fathers: Generals
Don’t Love The World, Obey God. 15-17.
False Teachers: Wow is this one timely! 18-27.
False teachers abandon the truth. 18-19.
False Jesuses are anti-christs.
Mormon Jesus, Prosperity Jesus, Patriotic Jesus,
“Keep sinning, Jesus still loves you; Jesus. *Wrong*
Denial of Jesus of the Bible 20-23. If you redefine Jesus you deny Jesus.
The Holy Spirit will point to the Jesus of the Bible. 20, John 16:13-14,
Jesus Is God! John 14:6-10, John 14:11
More about The Holy Spirit: 24-27. Hang tight to Jesus Christ!