Sermons from 2018 (Page 4)
The Sin of Edom (Amos 1:11-12)
As we have looked at the sins of the surrounding nations Edom has kept surfacing. The Philistines sold Jews to the Edomites as slaves. The people of Tyre sold runaway slaves back to Edom. Edom was the central figure in this horrid slave trade that God repeatedly condemned. You would expect God to address the slave trade when He rebukes Edom, but He does not. Pursuit with the sword When the Israelites were coming out of Egypt the most direct…
Judges
And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel. And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old. And they buried him in the…
The Sin of Tyre (Amos 1:9-10)
This week we look at the sin of Tyrus, also called Tyre. Trye was a seaport to the north of Israel. Because of its location much of the trade in the Middle East passed through Tyre. This trade also included a good volume of slaves. In 1 Kings 5:12 we read of Israel and Tyre entering into a covenant or political alliance. This takes place under Solomon and Hiram. In 1 Kings 9:13 Hiram refers to Solomon as his brother…
Conquest of the Land
To properly understand the time of the Kings you need to understand how the children of Israel came to be in the Promised Land. When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou; And when the LORD thy…
What is Homecoming? (Acts 14:26-28)
This Sunday is the 146th Anniversary of the founding of Antioch Baptist Church. This anniversary celebration has traditionally been known as “Homecoming.” Why? A Happy Church In Acts 13:1 we read of an amazing church, the church at Antioch. They had some amazing Bible teachers, like Barnabas and Saul. They fasted and ministered in love to one another. I don’t know about you, but it would be an amazing thing to have been a part of that church. The church…
History of Israel
We are beginning a new study on the historical, economic, etc. background of the time of the Kings. As we study this you should gain a much better understanding of what your are reading in Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles. Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will…
God as Father (Psalm 68:5-6)
Because this Sunday is Father’s day, we are going to be looking at God as a Father from Psalm 68. God identifies as Father When Jesus revealed God to us He revealed Him as Father. Of all the positions and relations that He could have chosen God ordained the position of father to most closely resemble His character, nature, and operations in this world. Fathers have an awesome responsibility In light of this fathers have a huge responsibility. Our children’s…
Watching Over Your Own Soul – Humility & God’s Glory
Perhaps the greatest key to overcoming besetting sin is humility, or living for God’s glory not our own. Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.1 Corinthians 10:31 The purpose of the Christian life is to glorify God. This means that we are to show how great God is in every aspect of our lives. However, our sinful nature demands that we be glorified not God. In other words every aspect…