Mother Nature or Father God?
Jesus said … "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me.
Some Highlights from the ‘Major Prophets’
1. Some highlights from the book of Isaiah |
2. Some highlights from the book of Jeremiah |
3. Some highlights from the book of Ezekiel |
4. Some highlights from the book of Daniel |
Flesh of my Flesh
From the Very Beginning Mat 19:3-6 KJV Gen 2:21-24 KJV
How should we treat our Flesh Eph 5:22-24 KJV
Wives Gen 3:16 KJV Col 3:23 KJV
Husbands Eph 5:25-33
Irreconcilable Differences A God of Covenants Mal 2:14-16 KJV Any Fault Divorce? Mat 19:7-9 KJV
God will Judge Adulteries Heb 13:4 KJV
Why Will God Judge adulteries 1Co 6:15-20 KJV
The Marriage Supper of the Lamb The Promise of Betrothal Hos 2:14-16 KJV Hos 2:19-20 KJV Hos 2:23 Leaders roles are to prepare you for the marriage Supper 2Co 11:2 KJV Our role in preparation for the Marriage supper Joh 14:23 KJV 1Cor 6:17
Blessed are they which are called Rev 19:7-9 KJV
Lessons Learnt 2Ti 3:16-17 (16) All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: (17) That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. Rom 15:4 (4) For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
Jeremiah chapter 6
In Jeremiah’s day, the city of Jerusalem was wicked and its destruction was near – Jer. 6:6
verse 8 God, through His prophets like Jeremiah, warned Jerusalem countless times. The solution is in verse 16.
1. Asking for the ancient paths in the time of Hezekiah
2. Asking for the ancient paths in the time of Josiah
3. Asking for the ancient paths in the time of Jeremiah
4. Asking for the ancient paths in the time of Malachi
5. Asking for the ancient paths today
Abstain from All Appearance of Evil
Job 28:1-11 Job describes the exploits of miners over 3½ thousand years ago (probably)
Job 28:12-22 Even though people have been successful in mining precious metals and precious stones from the earth (recall Job 28:1-11), they have not been successful on their own in discovering what according to Job in Job 28:12?
Job 28:23-28 Don’t despair! How are the questions asked in Job 28:12,20 answered in Job 28:23?
Prove All things pt 3 Hold Fast that which is Good
You need Faith – But without faith it is impossible to please him
I Have Science
Prove All Things 1Th 5:21 KJV (21) Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Test, Discern, Examine
Be like the Bereans
Why should we prove all things?
True Happiness part 2
Many people are searching for true happiness in this life, and like “the Preacher” (e.g. Ecc.2:1-11; cf. Ecc.1:1,2), are looking in the wrong places!
But Jesus knew how to obtain true happiness – it has to do with the type of person we are before God