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Proverbs 15:33 4/6/2010
Proverbs 15:33 Before honour is humility. Humiliation of soul always brings a positive blessing
with it. If we empty our hearts of self God will fill them
with His love. He who desires close communion with Christ
should remember the word of the Lord, "To this man
will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit,
and trembleth at My word." Stoop if you would climb
to heaven. Do we ...
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Luke 23:26 4/6/2010
Luke 23:26 On Him they laid the cross, that He might bear it after Jesus.
We see in Simon's carrying the cross a picture of the
work of the Church throughout all generations; she is the
cross-bearer after Jesus. Mark then, Christian, Jesus
does not suffer so as to exclude your suffering. He bears
a cross, not that you may escape it, but that you may endure
it. Christ exempts you from sin, but not ...
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Acceptin the Atonement of the Cross 4/6/2010
Accepting the Atonement of the Cross The apostle Paul wasn't even present at the crucifixion
of Christ, yet he declared that this act was an act of cosmic
and supernatural proportions. This was a real drama of
theological redemption. Here the curse of God's law
was visited on a man who bore the sins of His people. For Paul,
the crucifixion was the pivotal point of all history. Paul
was not ...
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Jesus is Lord 4/5/2010
Christianity's earliest confession of faith consisted
of three short but incredibly powerful words: Jesus is
Lord! The early Christians believed that the Father had
placed Jesus, by virtue of his death and resurrection,
at the apex of time and eternity higher than any power or
person in the universe. It is no wonder that Paul was "convinced
that neither death nor life, neither angels nor ...
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Proverbs 6:16-20 4/5/2010
These six things doth the Lord hate: yeah, seven are an abomination
unto Him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed
innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations,
feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness
that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among the
brethren. My , keep thy Father's Commandment (Prov.
6:16-20).
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The Fall 4/5/2010
The Fall
You will remember that in our last study we ended by looking
at man as he was to be found created in the image and likeness
of God, and dwelling in Paradise. We considered the character
and nature of his being. We examined, as far as is possible,
in the light of scriptural teaching, what this image of
God meant. We found that man was in correspondence with
God, in fellowship ...
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Spirit-Filled Living 4/4/2010
Spirit-Filled Living: An Overflowing Life Jesus explained the Holy Spirit in our lives by using the
image of a strong river of water flowing out of us. Rivers
of water is the way Jesus describes the normal life of believers,
His . John 7:37-38 Rivers of water would mean that when we were saved He flowed
out of our lives making us joyous and thankful. He flowed out of our lives making us so ...
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2 Corinthians 5:21 4/4/2010
2 Corinthians 5:21 For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that
we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. Mourning Christian! why weepest thou? Art thou mourning
over thine own corruptions? Look to thy perfect Lord, and
remember, thou art complete in Him; thou art in God's
sight as perfect as if thou hadst never sinned; nay, more
than that, the Lord our Righteousness hath ...
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Isaiah 53:6 4/4/2010
Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every
one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity
of us all. Here a confession of sin common to all the elect people of
God. They have all fallen, and therefore, in common chorus,
they all say, from the first who entered heaven to the last
who shall enter there, "All we like sheep have gone
astray." The confession, ...
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John 19:16 4/3/2010
John 19:16 They took Jesus, and led Him away. He had been all night in agony, He had spent the early morning
at the hall of Caiaphas, He had been hurried from Caiaphas
to Pilate, from Pilate to Herod, and from Herod back again
to Pilate; He had, therefore, but little strength left,
and yet neither refreshment nor rest were permitted Him.
They were eager for His blood, and therefore led Him out
to ...
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Isaiah 53:10 4/3/2010
Isaiah 53:10 He shall see His seed; He shall prolong His days, and the
pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand. Plead for the speedy fulfillment of this promise, all ye
who love the Lord. It is easy work to pray when we are grounded
and bottomed, as to our desires, upon God's own promise.
How can He that gave the word refuse to keep it? Immutable
veracity cannot demean itself by a lie, and ...
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Isaiah 53:5 4/1/2010
Isaiah 53:5 With His stripes we are healed. Pilate delivered our Lord to the lictors to be scourged.
The Roman scourge was a most dreadful instrument of torture.
It was made of the sinews of oxen, and sharp bones were inter-twisted
every here and there among the sinews; so that every time
the lash came down these pieces of bone inflicted fearful
laceration, and tore off the flesh from the bone. ...
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Lamentations 3:40 3/31/2010
Lamentations 3:40 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.
The spouse who fondly loves her absent husband longs for
his return; a long protracted separation from her lord
is a semi-death to her spirit: and so with souls who love
the Saviour much, they must see His face, they cannot bear
that He should be away upon the mountains of Bether, and
no more hold communion with them. A ...
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Isaiah 53:12 3/30/2010
Isaiah 53:12 He was numbered with the transgressors. Why did Jesus suffer Himself to be enrolled amongst sinners?
This wonderful condescension was justified by many powerful
reasons. In such a character He could the better become
their advocate. In some trials there is an identification
of the counsellor with the , nor can they be looked
upon in the eye of the law as apart from one another. Now, ...
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Your word is a lamp to my feet 3/30/2010
Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path. I have inherited Your testimonies forever, for they are
the joy of my heart. I have inclined my heart to perform Your
statutes forever, even to the end. (Psalm 119: 105, 111-112)
Think of living the Christian life without God's word!
What a difficult path that would beguessing what God is
like, not understanding the principles that make ...
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Song of Solomon 5:6 3/30/2010
Song of Solomon 5:6 I called Him, but He gave me no answer. Prayer sometimes tarrieth, like a petitioner at the gate,
until the King cometh forth to fill her bosom with the blessings
which she seeketh. The Lord, when He hath given great faith,
has been known to try it by long delayings. He has suffered
His servants' voices to echo in their ears as from a
brazen sky. They have knocked at the ...
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Ezekial 20:41 3/30/2010
Ezekiel 20:41 I will accept you with your sweet savour. The merits of our great Redeemer are as sweet savour to the
Most High. Whether we speak of the active or passive righteousness
of Christ, there is an equal fragrance. There was a sweet
savour in His active life by which He honoured the law of
God, and made every precept to glitter like a precious jewel
in the pure setting of His own person. ...
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Jesus the Lion 3/29/2010
Only once in the New Testament is Jesus described as a lion.
The book of Revelation (named in part for what it reveals
about Christ) portrays the risen Jesus as the only one worthy
to open the scroll that contains the ultimate unfolding
of God's purposes for the world. The apostle John perceived
Jesus as both Lion and Lamb, who through his death and resurrection
becomes the ultimate victor and ...
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The Good Heart Lives for Jesus 3/29/2010
The Good Heart Lives for Jesus Are you living the 'good life" today? For many
that idea of the "good life" would evoke financial
security, great health, abundant pleasures, and constant
freedoms. But sadly most of those pursuing that 'good life"
never find it; and what they thought was lasting fades; and what they thought was secure gets lost; and what they thought was pleasure becomes pain; and ...
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Healthy Faith Vs. Demon Fait 3/29/2010
Healthy Faith Vs. Demon Faith
If Jesus came back to do a visible earthly cleaning of His
Church like He did in the temple during His ministry—what
would He clean out? There has always been error seeping
in Christ's church. Paul said there would be infiltrators,
like wolves slipping into Christ's church. Healthy Faith is fed by God's Truth and that is what
we need to work on this ...
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The Church 3/29/2010
The Church
We have now arrived at number 60 in our study of biblical
doctrines, so this is perhaps a good point at which to remind
you of the various steps and stages through which we have
passed. Having started with our consideration of man in
this world, and having seen the futility of trusting only
to our own understanding, we came to see, as people have
ever done, the need of a ...
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Faith and fear 3/27/2010
Faith and Fear “By faith Moses’s...parents...were not afraid of the
king’s Hebrews11:23
Fear and faith are spiritual incompatibles. So much so
that one can survive only at the expense of the other. When
faith in God enters the lists, fear is routed. The presence
of fear in unmistakable evidence of the absence of faith.
Between them there is no such thing as peaceful co existence.
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The Good Heart 3/27/2010
The Good Heart
One day, in one verse -- Jesus describes everyone in the
world that will go to Heaven. And in five other verses He describes those who will not.
Have you ever reflected on His descriptions? Jesus said
the words we are about to read as a warning for some (Watch
out - you are Hell bound) and as a comfort for all the rest
(Rejoice - you are Heaven bound). So what does He say ...
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Matthew 26:56 3/27/2010
Matthew 26:56 Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled. He never deserted them, but they in cowardly fear of their
lives, fled from Him in the very beginning of His sufferings.
This is but one instructive instance of the frailty of all
believers if left to themselves; they are but sheep at the
best, and they flee when the wolf cometh. They had all been
warned of the danger, and had promised to ...
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John 3:13 3/27/2010
John 3:13 The of man. How constantly our Master used the title, the "
of man!" If He had chosen, He might always have spoken
of Himself as the of God, the Everlasting Father, the
Wonderful, the Counsellor, the Prince of Peace; but behold
the lowliness of Jesus! He prefers to call Himself the
of man. Let us learn a lesson of humility from our Saviour;
let us never court great titles nor proud ...
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Forever O Lord thy word is settled in heaven 3/27/2010
Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven. Your faithfulness
continues throughout all generations; You established
the earth and it stands. They stand this day according to
Your ordinances, for all things are Your servants. (Psalm119:
89-91) God's word is immutable. That means that it can't
change. The things said in God's word are as sure as
any other indisputable fact on earth. As the ...
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THE WRATH OF GOD 3/26/2010
THE WRATH OF GOD
“Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past
in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the
flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the of
wrath, even as others.” Ephesians 2: 3
We now come to look at the apostle’s final statement about
man in sin; and that is, that he is under the wrath of God.
In other ...
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Hebrews 5:7 3/25/2010
Hebrews 5 He was heard in that he feared. Did this fear arise from the infernal suggestion that He
was utterly forsaken. There may be sterner trials than
this, but surely it is one of the worst to be utterly forsaken?
"See, " said Satan, "thou hast a friend
nowhere! Thy Father hath shut up the bowels of His compassion
against thee. Not an angel in His courts will stretch out
his hand to help ...
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The Crowded Heart 3/25/2010
The Crowded Heart One day Jesus compared life to a field, people to soil, the
Gospel to seed, and eternal life to a crop of harvested righteousness.
Jesus also classified everyone on Earth as either - "Wayside"
or The Hard Heart, "Rocky" or The Shallow Heart,
"Thorny" or The Crowded Heart, or "Good"
which is the Fruitful Heart. That day Jesus also said that God's Word either is --
stolen away by ...
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The Crowded Heart 3/25/2010
The Crowded Heart One day Jesus compared life to a field, people to soil, the
Gospel to seed, and eternal life to a crop of harvested righteousness.
Jesus also classified everyone on Earth as either - "Wayside"
or The Hard Heart, "Rocky" or The Shallow Heart,
"Thorny" or The Crowded Heart, or "Good"
which is the Fruitful Heart. That day Jesus also said that God's Word either is --
stolen away by ...
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