"GRACE AND PEACE" I. THE APOSTLES DESIRE FOR THEM, GRACE AND PEACE. A. The word grace comes from the Greek word charis, it was one of the most beautiful words in the Greek language. 1. It was the typical word of greeting. 2. Many cultures have their typical greeting. a. Austria, grees gott. b. Sweden, gutt moron c. Ancient Greece, charis d. Israel, shalom 3. To the Greeks ...
"THE LIFE I NOW LIVE" I. THE STRUGGLE WITH SIN. A. It is something that we all experience. B. The Bible records the history of man's struggle with sin. 1. The Bible declares that there is none righteous, no not one. 2. The Bible says that we have all sinned and come short of the glory of God. 3. The Bible tells of the power that sin can have over a person's life. 4. Paul spo...
I. THE CURSE OF THE LAW. A. What is the curse of the law? 1. In Leviticus 26 God tells Israel what will happen to them if they break His laws, and go after other gods. a. He will bring upon them terror, wasting diseases and fever that will destroy their eyes and drain away their lives. b. They will plant their seed in vain for their enemies will eat the fruit. c. They will b...
"HEIRS OF GOD" I. GREAT TRUTHS. A. I am a son of God. 1. John 1:12 "But as many as received Him, Jesus Christ, to them gave He the power to become sons of God, even to them that believe on His name." 2. By my natural birth I was a son of Satan. a. Jesus said to the Jews, "You are of your father the devil." b. I have been born again by the Spirit of God, into the family of G...
"LIFE IN THE SPIRIT" I. YOU ARE EITHER LIVING IN THE FLESH OR IN THE SPIRIT. A. One or the other sits on the throne of your life. B. This means that your mind is dominated by the flesh or the Spirit. 1. Romans 8:5 "They that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh, and they that are after the things of the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. To be fleshly minded is ...
"FINISHING WELL" You did run well, what did hinder you that you should not obey the truth? I. MEN WHO STARTED WELL, BUT FAILED TO FINISH WELL. A. Sampson 1. His history begins before his birth. 2. Destined to be a Nazarite. a. The Nazarite vow was a vow of total consecration to the Lord. b. The sign was long hair, and no drinking of wine. 3. He was destined to begin to deli...
"MY GLORY ALL THE CROSS" I. MANY SEEK GLORY FOR THEMSELVES. JER 9:23 Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise [man] glory in his wisdom, Neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches. JER 9:24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I [am] the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, ...
