THE CROSS SAYINGS OF JESUS – “TODAY SHALT THOU BE…”

 

 

LUKE 23:33-43

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. THE PLAN OF SALVATION

 

1. The Position of Salvation [v. 33-40, Luke 18:13]

 

2. The Person of Salvation [v. 33-42, john 14:6, Acts 4:12, 1 Timothy 2:5]

 

3. The Pace of Salvation [v. 43, 2 Cor. 6:2]

 

II. THE PATTERN OF SALVATION

 

1. The Price of Salvation [v. 33, 1 Cor. 6:20, 7:23, 15:3-4, 1 Peter 1:18-19]

 

2. The Perspective of Salvation [v. 42]

 

3. The Paradise of Salvation [v. 43, 2 Corinthians 12:1-4]

 

III. THE PERFECTION OF SALVATION [v. 43]

 

1. The promise of a Gentleman – “And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee”

 

2. The Personhood of Grace – “I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be”  [1 Corinthians 15:51]

 

3. The Presence of God – “with me” {1 Th. 4:16-17]

Inherited Pet Peeves

Funny [to me at least] is that I can inherit pet peeves from other people. Example- we always had dogs around when I was growing up. It never bothered me for a dog to lick itself [as long as it wasn't being indelicate]. But after my wife and I got a dog she would be driven to distraction if the poor thing so much as licked a paw. I laughed at this strange behavior for a long time until... you guessed it- it started bothering me too.

Now that's not really a big deal, just an oddity. But I was reminded today of another inherited pet peeve. This one I got from the late Sumner Wemp- a preacher, Christian educator and soul-winner. Brother Wemp would get upset at tracts written for the sole purpose of helping someone come to Christ but then leaving out the Gospel or part of it. If you did not realize it the Gospel is THE power of God unto salvation [Rm. 1:16]. Hence it is VERY important if someone needs to get saved. Now when I read a tract- as I am always on the lookout for helpful literature- I look for tracts that will clearly present the Gospel- complete, concise, clear - key elements to a good salvation tract.

So I read some sample tracts today sent to me from a company trying to get me to purchase their wares. One of the tracts, HE AROSE, clearly expressed what 1 Cor. 15 details for us is the Gospel- Christ died, for our sins, according to the Scriptures, He was buried according to the Scriptures, was resurrected and seen by many. Wonderful!

Another tract has some mish-mash in it, gave a muddled message with some unscriptural parts and was promptly shredded. A third tract gave the truths that (1) Christ died, (2) for our sins (3) according to the Scriptures and then completely ignored the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Really? The Resurrection is only the defining doctrine of the Christian faith and without it [1 Cor. 15] there is NO salvation. So what good is a "gospel" tract without the Gospel?

This used to bother Sumner Wemp to no end. I inherited that pet peeve from him. Now I'm peeved. Can you tell?

GOD LEAVES NO LOOSE ENDS (Part 5)

JEREMIAH 51

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. LESSONS BABYLON COULD TEACH AMERICA [v. 1-18]

 

1. Don’t Rise Against God [v. 1-4, Proverbs 14:34]

 

2. Don’t rise Against God’s People [v. 5-10, Gen. 12:1-3]

 

3. Don’t Rise Against God’s Word [v. 11-18, 2 Pet. 3:1-9]

 

II. BABYLON’S BEWARE LIST [v. 19-44]

 

1. Beware God’s Battle Axe [v. 19-24]

 

2. Beware God’s Purpose [v. 25-33]

 “Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right” – Lincoln

 

3. Beware God’s Punishment [v. 34-44]

 

III. BABYLON’S RESIGNATION [v. 45-64]

 

1. Resign Yourself to God’s Vengeance [v. 45-52]

 

2. Resign Yourself to god’s Recompense [v. 53-58]

 

3. Resign Yourself to God’s Word [v. 59-64]

THE CROSS SAYINGS OF JESUS – “FATHER FORGIVE THEM…”

LUKE 23:32-34

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. THEIR ACTIONS [v. 32-33]

 

1. They Came to Calvary [v. 33, Mt. 27:33, Mk. 5:22] kranion, Gr.  a skull ("cranium") Aramaic-Golgotha

 

2. They Crucified Christ “Him” [v. 33, Acts 2:36, 4:10; 1 Cor. 1:23, 2:2] not Judas or someone else

 

3. They Crucified Criminals “malefactors” [v. 33, 40-41] worthless workers of evil [Rm. 5:8]

 

II. HIS PRAYER [v. 34]

 

1. Directed to the Father [the distinction in the Godhead-denies modalism-the doctrine that the persons of the Trinity represent only three modes or aspects of the divine revelation, not distinct and coexisting persons in the divine nature.]

 

2. Directed for the Soldiers [designees of the work, v. 34, 1 Cor. 2:8, Rm. 13:1-4]

 

3. Direction for the Request [this action- not all their sins, that forgiveness is theirs upon accepting Him]

 

III. OUR LESSONS

 

1. Jesus Knows Us [1 Sam. 16:7, Jer. 17:9, Jn. 2:24-25] –like Zaccheus

 

2. Jesus Wants to Forgive Us [2 Peter 3:9, Acts 5:31, 13:38, 26:18]

 

3. Jesus Will Save Us if we Receive Him [v. 47, Mk. 15:39, Jn. 1:12]

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John R. Rice Quotes of the Week

Some enemies of the Bible talk about worship of the Bible and call it bibliolatry and say people ought not worship the Word of God. The Bible itself has no such warning. Of course it is true we do not worship the Bible but worship the God of the Bible. But when Jesus said we are to keep these sacredly, love them, abide in them, hide them in our heart, every honest Christian should most reverently, lovingly, continually meditate in these words, the book of God, the Bible. - John R. Rice

Where a man is not interested, plenty of Scripture will make him interested. Where a man has no sense of sin, the Scripture will show him his sin. There are plenty of Scriptures on sin. Where people have perverted ideas, plenty of Scriptures will correct them. The Word of God convicts people and they are saved. Then you use the Word to give them assurance of salvation. It is your tool not only for your own blessing but for your own ministry.
God give us a heart to use this miracle Book, the Word of God. - John R. Rice

Some people have an idea that faith is absolutely floating in the air and independent of any relation to God's Word. No! "Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" (Rom. 10:17). When you find something that God said in the Bible, then He will fulfill that promise. If God tells you to ask for something, then you can ask for it with confidence, and you read in the Bible and find out what kind of things to pray for. - John R. Rice

Another thing the Bible does for us is to give us daily guidance. Suppose some Christian girl prays, "O God, show me whether I ought to marry this lost boy or not. I know he is a drunkard, Lord, but I love him, and his hair is waved so pretty."
You need not waste your breath. Why not turn to II Corinthians 6:14 and you will see that you don't have to pray about that. God said, "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?" Why waste your time praying when God has already told you what to do? A large percent of your praying for guidance where you do not get an answer is because you won't take what God has already given in the Bible. The Holy Spirit who wrote the Bible is the same Holy Spirit you have to depend on for guidance now, and you insult His written instructions and then expect Him to give you secret instructions. The Holy Spirit has an affinity for a heart that loves and follows the Word. - John R. Rice

Think with me for a bit about living by the Bible, or Jesus and his Bible. The Bible stands so high in God's estimation, it is a pity that it does not stand higher in ours. The first Psalm says: "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." - John R. Rice

No true fact of scientific or secular knowledge contradicts any truth of the Bible. However, when ungodly men make claims of facts that deny Bible truth, the claims are "profane and vain babblings," and to be avoided. The Bible is absolute authority. Therefore, the Graf-Wellhausen theory, denying the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch, and so on, taught by unsaved men, is to be rejected. The vague theories of the evolutionary origin of man are unfounded, "science falsely so called." God's people are to avoid them as other heathen myths- unproven, satanic, and unchristian. - John R. Rice

That the Bible is the key to prosperity and success in everything is given in Joshua, chapter 1. The Lord said, 'Moses my servant is dead. But I am not dead, Joshua. As I was with Moses, so will I be with thee.' Let's not worry when a Moses dies; God will have a Joshua. It doesn't matter too much about what particular individual God chooses to use as a vessel just so long just so long as we have a God ready to raise up another vessel. - John R. Rice

What Questions Will God Answer?

Judges 13: 12, 17 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware... And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour?   At this stage of my life, I am sometimes discouraged by how little I know. Thankfully,  God knows everything! All the questions that I have correspond to the answers that God knows. God can answer my questions, but will God answer every question? The answer is clearly "no." In Judges 13 God sent a messenger to Manoah and his wife to tell them of a special child, a deliverer, that God would give them. His name was to be Samson, and he would be used by God in a special way to begin a deliverance of God's people from their enemies. I love what the Bible says in verse 8-9, "Then Manoah intreated the LORD...and God hearkened to the voice of Manoah." Often it is found in the Bible that someone asks and God answers. So, what questions can we expect answers to when it comes to our questions of God? In verse 12 Manoah had a question for God's messenger. He essentially asked, "What do we need to do to honor God with this child?" The angel gave him a very quick answer. He basically stated what he had already said to Manoah's wife when he instructed her how to raise this child. In verse 17, Manoah asks an even simpler question, "What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour?" Now that is such an easy question that one would think there would be no problem in giving an answer, but the angel of the LORD said unto him, "Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?" When have you ever asked someone their name and not expected to get some kind of an answer? Now there's probably more to this than we are going to go into at this moment, but suffice it to say, whatever else Manoah's intent, his question was born of curiosity. In verse 12, his question was born of submission. God is not obliged to satisfy your curiosity, but He has obliged Himself to give you the grace you need to respond to Him in complete submission.   Anything you need to know in order to honor God, God will give you. Will God answer every question just to satisfy your curiosity? No. But will God provide every answer you need to do His will? Yes. Submission often yields answers that curiosity cannot. So, trust God, turn your questions toward Him, and be encouraged that you will know as much as you need to know in order to honor Him with your actions and your life. Prayer Requests: -Meetings this week in Silver Springs, FL and Gainesville, FL -Men on the Move Conference-March 20-21 in Williams, AZ  Enjoy more devotionals, sermon audio, and articles on our website!

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TRAITS OF DEDICATION

MARK 14:1-9

 

Pastor Rick Jackson inspired by Evangelist Fred Brown

 

I. THE CHEAP IS NOT ENOUGH [v. 3]

 

1. Old Testament Examples [2 Sam. 24:18-25, Mal. 1:8, 13]

 

2. God Set the Standard [Jn. 3:16, 1 Pet. 1:19, 2:4-7]

 

3. We Must Build Worthily [1 Cor. 3:10-15]

 

II. THE UNBROKEN IS NOT ENOUGH [v. 3]

 

1. The Heart Must be Broken Often [Jer. 4:1-4]

 

2. The Idols must be Broken [Hosea 10:11-12, 2]

 

3. It is the Only Way to Not Hold Back [v. 3, 8]

 

III. PART IS NOT ENOUGH [v. 3]

 

1. Ask the Rich Young Ruler [Mark 10:17-21]

 

2. Ask the Poor Widow [Mk. 12:41-44]

 

3. Lip Service is Not Enough [Mk. 7:1-6ff] Frances Havergal Hymn 611, verse 4

Quotes of the Week

If I have a complex, I'm too focused upon myself. A person who has a complex is a hard person to please, but a person who has a heart to serve God is pleased when God is honored. - Evangelist Wil Rice

God does not give His will for inspection. he gives it for obedience. - Evangelist Fred Brown

He's assigned us a job to do and avenging ourselves is not one of them. - Henry Hodges

Somebody breaks into my house... they've had a bad day. - Henry Hodges

The Devil has encouraged strong drink until millions are now alcoholics. - Dr. Lee Roberson

The life of faith excludes worry. Worry is sin. - Lee Roberson

The Commands of Christ are sharp and clear, but the response of His people is often measured and lifeless. - Lee Roberson