Be turning with me this afternoon to the book of Hebrews 11. While you’re turning there, I want to read to you from Colossians 2:6, where the Bible says, “As you therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him.”
Luke chapter 17 verse 20. We are in the midst of an ongoing study concerning eschatology — the study of end times. The end of what? End times; the end in relationship to what? Eternity is going to go on forever. Eternity has no end. Why do we talk about the end when there really is no end? Well, there is an end of something. Even though we are all going to exist forever; there are those things that are…
Let’s open up our Bibles again to Matthew 16, and let’s just read verse 13 on down a bit. “Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.’ And He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Simon Peter answered,…
Well, open up your Bibles to 1 Thessalonians 4. It seems like every time I preach, either you’re getting farther away from me or I’m getting farther away from you. I don’t know which it is. Let’s look at chapter 4 verse 3, “For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality.”
Hebrews chapter 12, I want to read verses 5 through 13. “And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? ‘My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by Him. For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and chastises (KJV, NKJV, NASB, all put scourge. It sounds a little more severe than chastise, right? Scourge sounds severe. And that’s what this word means.) God chastises every son whom He receives.’
When we look at Romans 1:16, we understand that the Apostle Paul was not ashamed of the Gospel: “For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes.”
Let me tell you something. Basically, I believe most of you folks in here, if asked, if somebody came along and said, “Well, what do…
Well, let’s pray once again. Our Father, what pitiful, frail creatures we are apart from You. We thank You Lord Jesus how you said, “According to your faith, be it unto you.” In another place you said, “If you believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”
It is a great privilege for me to be here this evening with you. And in a way it is a great blessing that you cannot see me, some of you. And it is for this reason: You do not need to see a man, nor do you need to see the movements of a man. You need to see Christ.
Romans chapter 1 verse 16: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.” Let’s go to the Lord in prayer.