Thy Will Be Done~ Matt. 6:10
1. Thy Will Be Done: What is God's Will?
2. As It Is In Heaven: How do the angels' serve God?
3. Four Applications
A Sinner in Each Hand~ Genesis 19
A Comparison Between the Wicked and the Righteous
Two Applications
Hardness Endured by Hope~ Hab. 1-3
Habakkuk prays.
The Lord answers him.
He prays again.
The Lord answers again.
He prays the third time, a long, recorded poem.
Titus 2:9-10~ The Faith of Slaves
Who are these slaves?
What are the 5 good works they must do?
Why must they do these things?
Application
Job 34:32 Blindspots Sought Out
How to pray for blindspots to be removed.
Danger of an Unstable Life~ Gen. 49:3-4
Reuben made a life-changing decision.
Reuben was marked by his lifestyle.
"Taking Stock" A Review of Spurgeon at his Best
In 1878, Charles Spurgeon preached to his college students. This sermon is more like a long exhortation to examine themselves about every contemporary problem with the ministry.
There is a vital Christianity in Spurgeon's faith. His high and holy vision of God controls him. He speaks like a man who has been to Heaven and seen into the terror of Hell.
While reading this sermon, "Taking Stock" I wished every pastor and even every Christian could have been there. In this brief review, I tried to read and speak briefly about some of the most striking, insightful parts of Spurgeon's sermon.
Real Compassion~ Proverbs 12:10
"A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal."
This proverb teaches us to have compassion.
And if we have compassion on animals, how much more for men with eternal souls?
Prophets~ Pessimism and Optimism
The prophets have a strong and repeated message of Pessimism.
But there is also a repeated and surprising message of optimism throughout the prophets .
The Message of the Bible
8 categories of the books of the Bible
2 applications for reading in 2024
17 47 Shadows of the New Covenant in Esther
When we read the Old Testament, we should read it as Christians.
7 Ways the book of Esther differs from the New Covenant
47 Ways the book of Esther is like the New Covenant
16 Greater Than the King~ 10:1-3
3 Marks of a Great Man
1. His grace spills over to others in society.
2. His secret service is ultimately rewarded.
3. His focus rests on the people of God.
15 The Holiday of Throwing Dice~ 9:20-32
The value of remembering
The meaning of the feast of Purim
A list of 40 Providential actions in Esther
14 Enemies Rightly Destroyed~ 9:1-19
10 Observations about the Destruction of the Enemies in Esther
6 reasons the NT enemies are sins
13 Results of the Promise of Deliverance~ 8:15-17
· Even the promise of deliverance before the deliverance actually arrives brings great blessings.
· 4 Results of the Promise of Deliverance.
12 Already, But Not Yet~ Esther 8
5 Repetitions of the Already, But Not Yet Pattern
3 Applications of the Already, But Not Yet Pattern
11 Saved by Anger~ 7:7-10
7 Observations about Godly Anger
10 Praying to a Bad King~ 7:1-6
Praying to a Bad King is Unlike Praying to the Father in 5 Ways
Praying to a Bad King is Like Praying to the Father in 5 Ways
9 Forced Into Humility~ 6
Sinners find themselves forced into humility.
Mozambique Trip and Planning
In this presentation, I showed pictures from our trip to Mozambique 2023.
10 Development factors in poor places
4 Difficulties of rural places
3 Reasons the rural areas are urgent
3 Practical applications.
8 Short Term Happiness~ 5:9-14
A bad heart cannot be happy long.
9 actions of Haman revealing how he ruined his own happiness.
3 elements seen throughout: Bad judgments, weak character, and anger
4 Methods for Evangelism~ Psalm 126:5-6
1. Try~ Sowing, Going
2. Tears~ Tears, Weeping
3. Trust~ Shall Reap; Shall Come Again
4. Truth~ Precious Seed
7 God's Will Performed~ 5:3-8
Esther moves. 5:3-5
Esther is moved. 5:6-8
6 Courage~ 5:1-2
Courage made her prepare with prayer and clothing.
Courage made her jump into action.
Courage made her keep things in proportion.
Courage brought her success.
5 Only a Prayer Meeting~ 4:16
5 observations about Esther's prayer meetings
5 reasons God values prayer meetings
8 ways to lead a prayer meeting
4 Convinced to Risk~ 4:4-17
Esther and Mordecai converse back and forth 4 times.
Mordecai convinces Esther to risk with 3 reasons.
3 Weeping Before Deliverance~ 4:1-4
The importance of weeping
3 observations about weeping
2 Evil Out of Control~ Esther 3
15 sins that grow into a terrible storm of evil.
3 ways these sins glorify God.
1 Solution Before the Problem~ Esther 1-2
A bad, famous marriage: The fascinating case of King Aha-sue-rus
A good, new queen: The unlikely rise of Esther
3 Applications
15 Breaking the Covenant~ Nehemiah 13:4-31
4 reasons men fall away
4 sins that Nehemiah rebuked
Ecclesiastes~ Life Without God
An overview of the book of Ecclesiastes
Eric Graham
Anchor Verses from Romans
7 Vital and Practical Verses from Romans
Faith Alone~ Psalm 62
This Psalms refers to Faith Alone in Jehovah Alone more than any other OT passage.
The Object, Tests, and Results of Faith.
14 No Foreigners Allowed~ Nehemiah 13:1-3
Ammonites and Moabites are completely forbidden from God's people.
Why? What does it mean for us?
10 The Test of Perseverance~ 1 John 2:19-20
The danger of falling away, 2:19
The only method to prevent falling away, 2:20
13 God Gives Joy~ Nehemiah 12
The history of the Jews since deportation.
The celebration at the end of their work.
The gift of Joy God gave them.
7 State Church
The law for choosing a king
The law in 3 categories
The death penalties of the law
Marriage of church and state
Respect for the law
12 A Man Made Covenant~ Nehemiah 10
10 Observations about the covenant that the Jews made
6 Postmillennial Hope: It Will Get Better!
OT prophecies fit in three distinct categories.
1. Christian revival
2. Israel has a future
3. Prosperity will cover the earth
5 Paedo Communion: Babies at the Lord’s Table
What is the view of paedo communion?
How is it defended?
9 Who is the Antichrist?~ 1 John 2:18
Who is the Antichrist?
What does he do?
How can Christians use this doctrine?
3 Baby Baptism: The Sign and Seal~ Covenant Theology
Paedo baptism is the logical consequence of the Covenant of Grace.
4 Theonomy: Do or Die!~ Covenant Theology
If you hold to the Covenant of Grace, then consistency demands that you hold to Theonomy, or the abiding validity of the OT law in exhaustive detail.
2 What is the Covenant of Grace~ Covenant Theology
An evaluation of:
The Covenant of Redemption
The Covenant of Works
The Covenant of Grace
Other Biblical covenants
1 Consistency~ Covenant Theology
The value of consistency for reading the Bible.
11 Bible Reading Produces Effective Prayer~ Nehemiah 9
The longest public prayer in Scripture is in Nehemiah 9.
3 lessons from this prayer.
30 Three Options for the Local Church~ Missions
6 observations about the first group in 3 John
5 ways the church can be involved
The seriousness of opposing this good work
29 Methods for Urban Areas~ Missions
Paul went to cities.
3 difficulties in cities.
6 methods for evangelizing in cities.
The Passion Week
12 events from the Passion Week
2 applications
The Final Marriage~ Psalm 45
16 Glories of the King
9 Glories of His Bride