Jesus said … "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me.
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
How do we react when things don’t go as planned?
Perhaps you have economic, family or health concerns?
Do we live our lives with words of defeat (like Job’s wife, the sons of Israel, the one talent man, Felix)?
Or do we live our lives with words of victory (like Job, King Hezekiah, Queen Esther, the apostle Paul)?
1st Kings 13
The man of God began with courage and devotion to God, but very sadly ended in tragedy.
Lessons to be learned:
The man of God learned these lessons too late to do him any good.
This lesson will be about excitement!
Today I would like us to think about people who do have faith in God.
Why did these please God by their faith, while others who had faith did not please God?
Let’s be reminded of just how these people of old pleased God by their faith, so that we can imitate them …
| Let’s appreciate the preeminence of Jesus in … | |
| I. | creation (Col. 1:15-17) |
| II. | the church (Col. 1:18) |
| III. | reconciliation (Col. 1:19,20) |