WORDS TO THE WISE AND THE OTHERWISE

LUKE 12:13-59

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. AN OCCASION TO WARN [v. 13-31]

 

1. Against Covetousness [v. 13-15]

 

2. Against Carelessness [v. 16-21]

 

3. Against Carnality [v. 22-31]

 

II. AN ADMONITION TO WATCH [v. 32-40]

 

1. Kingdom Investments [v. 32-34]

 

2. Kingdom Invitations [v. 35] to work for the King, to shine for the Lord

 

3. Kingdom Inspiration [v. 36-40]

 

III. AN INSTRUCTION TO WISDOM [v. 41-59]

 

1. Prepare [v. 41-48]

 

2. Decide [v. 49-53]

 

3. Discern [v. 54-59]

PAUL’S FINAL CHAPTER

2 TIMOTHY 4

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. THE WORK THAT COUNTS [v. 1-8]

 

1. Jesus is The Judge [v. 1, John 5:22, Romans 2:16,  14:10]

 

For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

 

2. Do the “Work”- Leave the Results to God [v. 2-5, 1 Corinthians 4:5]

 

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

 

3. Let Love for Christ Be Your Motivation [v. 6-8, 2 Corinthians 5:14, 1 Cor. 13]

 

For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

 

II. THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT [v. 9-13]

 

1. People [v. 9-12]

 

2. Provisions [v. 13a]

 

3. Parchments [v. 13] The Bible

 

III. LET GOD DEAL WITH IT [v. 14-18] after you have done what you should do

 

1. Bad People [v. 14-15, Romans 12:18-19]

 

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

 

2. Weak People [v. 16, 1 Thessalonians 5:14]

 

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

 

3. Myself [v. 17-18, Philippians 3:20-21]

 

For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

Quotes of the Week

Envy digs the mud that jealousy throws at success. - Norris Belcher 

 There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say, Christmas among the rest. But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round-- as a good time: a kind forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good; and I say, God bless it! - Fred, nephew of Ebenezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens 

 At this time of the rolling year I suffer most. Why did I walk through crowds of fellow-beings with my eyes turned down, and never raise them to that blessed Star which led the Wise Men to a poor abode! Were there no poor homes to which its light would have conducted me! - Jacob Marley, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens 

 I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach. Oh, tell me that I may sponge away the writing on this stone! ...I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future! The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. Oh Jacob Marley! Heaven, and the Christmas Time be praised for this! I say it on my knees, old Jacob, on my knees! - Ebenezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens 

 Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all, and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim who did not die, he was a second father. He became as good a friend, as good a master, as good a man, as the old city knew, or nay other good old city, town, or borough, in the good old world. ...He had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the Total Abstinence Principle, ever afterwards; and it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as tiny Tim, observed, God Bless Us, Every One! - A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens

JOHN R. RICE QUOTES OF THE WEEK

 I would suppose that great ark stood open for the seven days. That is an invitation of mercy to those who rejected mercy all those years. I suppose they had committed the unpardonable sin in that they had so set their hearts against God that they now could not be moved. They had become so settled in their rejection of Christ that they felt no conviction, no turning of repentance. Long ago they had turned away for good. But the unpardonable sin does not change God; it changes sinners. It does not close the offer of mercy; it simply makes the man who commits that sin unable to want mercy, unable to turn for mercy; he has passed the place of forgiveness and the opportunity is gone forever. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 201-202]

"And God remembered Noah." Genesis 8:1
How wonderful that God never forgets His own! The man who obeyed God's command about the ark is perfectly safe. He may be sure that God will see the thing through. God does not repent of His promises. God does not welsh on His obligations. God remembers His own. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 206]

Does someone have a promise of God? Then call it to God's attention. He will remember, He will honor His word. Faith is believing that God will do what He said He would, and risking Him to do it. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 206-207]

God remembered Noah! And, oh, my heart rejoices that He remembers me. I am His child. "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things." God remembers His own. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 207]

Let every man take heed. Your very breath is in the hand of the Lord. You live not a heartbeat but at His permission. The sick may die and the well may die. Old people die and young people die. Your life is in the hands of the Lord. What a foolish and wicked thing it is to ignore the God whose hand holds our breath! - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 338-339]

Some people think that a vegetable diet is more suitable. God does not think so. The Scripture says, ". . .eat such things as are set before you" (Luke 10:8), and again the Lord commands, "For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving and prayer (I Tim. 4:4, 5). - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 232-233]

Does God care for His own only when they are in His perfect will? No, God had protected Abraham and Sarah down in Egypt when their folly put them in danger. Here [Gen. 20:3-7] again they are not praiseworthy in their actions, yet God delivers them. If God cared for us only when we are perfect, there would be little occasion for His mercy. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 339]

BUT WHERE ARE THE NINE?

LUKE 17:11-19

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. THE LEPERS' KNOWLEDGE [v. 11-14]

 

1. They Knew the Law [v. 11-12]

-The Law cannot help…

- The Law cannot heal…

- The Law cannot save   

Knowing the Law:

 

2. They Knew their Need [v. 13, 1 Tm. 1:16]

Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

Knowing their need:

 

3. They Knew the Source [v. 13-14]

-The Source of Healing

The Source for Mercy

The Source for Salvation

 

II. THE LEPER’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT [v. 15-16]

 

1. He Loudly Acknowledged & gave God the Glory [v. 15]

 

2. He Lovingly Acknowledged Jesus as God [v. 16]

 

3. He Thankfully Acknowledged Jesus had Healed & Saved Him [v. 16]

 

III. THE LORD’S KNOWLEDGE [v. 17-19]

 

1. Jesus Knew the Outcome [v. 17]

 

2. Jesus Noticed the Oblivious [v. 18]

 

3. Jesus Noted the Only Thankful One [v. 18-19]

 

1 Chronicles 16:8 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.

1 Chronicles 16:34 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

WARNING, WARNING! DANGER, DANGER!

LUKE 11:37-12:12

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. THE WOES ON THE PHARISEES [11:37-44]          False religionists take the truth and twist it to say something it does not.

 

1. Wrong Emphasis [v. 37-42]

 

2. Wrong Motivation [v. 43]

 

3. Wrong Perception [v. 44]

 

II. THE WOES ON THE LAWYERS [11:45-52]           False teachers- those who claim to teach the truth but teach otherwise.

 

1. They Burden the Seekers [v. 45-46]

 

2. They Persecute the True Teachers [v. 47-51]

 

3. They Muddy the Message [v. 52]

 

III. THE WARNINGS TO US ALL [11:53-12:12]

 

1. God is the Judge over Man’s Words Not Man Judging God’s Word [11:53-12:3]

 

2. Fear God Not Man [12:4-5]

 

3. Trust the Triune God Not Fallen Man [12:6-12] When it comes to men teaching God’s Word- listen but verify.

 

Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

THANKFULLY REJOICING

LUKE 10:20-24

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. THANKFULLY REJOICE IN A KNOW-SO SALVATION [Luke 10:20-24]

 

1. Rejoice in an Inked-In Security [v. 20]

 

2. Rejoiced with the Incarnate Saviour [v. 21, Hebrews 12:2]

 

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

 

3. Rejoice in a Heaven Revealed Salvation [v. 22-24]

 

II. THANKFULLY REJOICE IN A NO-LOSE SITUATION [Matthew 5:10-16]

 

1. Thankfully Rejoice because the Reward is Great [v. 10-12a]

 

2. Thankfully Rejoice because the Reality is Shared [v. 12-13] the "right" goals can be done

 

3. Thankfully Rejoice because the Father is Glorified [v. 14-16]

 

III. THANKFULLY REJOICE IN AN UNCHANGING SAVIOUR [Philippians 3]

 

1. Thankfully Rejoice Regardless of the Circumstances [3:1-3]

 

2. Thankfully Rejoice Relish the Camaraderie [4:1-4]

 

3. Thankfully Rejoice Resting in His Care [4:4-13]

JOHN R. RICE QUOTES OF THE WEEK

 I do not say that an unaccountable child, a baby, is condemned to Hell. I do not believe that. I believe that ". . . as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive" (1 Corinthians 15:22). I believe that the dear Lord Jesus has paid for all of Adam's sin and that no one goes to Hell because of the inherited taint of sin. I think little children are kept safe until they come to know right from wrong and come to choose sin for themselves and then they must personally turn to Christ and be born again or go to Hell. But it is a fact, nevertheless, that "they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies" (Ps. 58:3) and that every child born has the taint of sin inbred. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 143]

"I would say to every poor sinning man and woman in the world, that the only remedy God has for any os us is that we look to the Lord Jesus Christ and let His righteousness take the place of our sinfulness. Let God count us righteous for Jesus' sake even as He counted Jesus a sinner and let Jesus die on the cross! God would clothe us with the garments of salvation and with the robe of righteousness, even as He covered Adam's and Eve's nakedness with garments of skins from innocent animals. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 148]

"The seed of the woman shall bruise the serpent's head," says the Scripture. Many have supposed that that meant Christ's crucifixion. No, it means more than that. It is true that the garments of skin picture the crucifixion and the righteousness of Christ which is imputed to us when we trust Him, because He bore our sin on the cross. But the time when Christ will bruise the serpent's head points to the Second Coming, and not only to the first. For in Romans 16:20 we are told, "And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. . . ." - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 148]

What was the mark on Cain? I do not know. Perhaps some physical mark or scar or identification. We are not told what it was. It was not a matter of race. No race on the earth is more descended from Cain than others for everybody in the world descended from Noah, after the flood.

Later [Gn. 9] God will establish human government. Now [Gn. 4] there has been no recognized government to put Cain to death and no one is authorized to do it. He goes away from the presence of God and godly people, into the land of Nod. He knows that men will despise him as a murderer. They will not be allowed to kill him because of the mark that is upon him. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 158]

"Cain went out from the presence of the Lord.' He had married, no doubt, one of his sisters, or a niece. Adam had lived, after Seth was born, "eight hundred years: and. . .begat sons and daughters (Gen. 5:4). The race was young. There were not the accumulated curses on individuals brought by individual sin. So in those early centuries Abraham could marry his half-sister and Jacob his cousins, Leah and Rachel, without harm. But later inbreeding by those who are close kin would multiply the chances of retardation and physical handicaps. But in this case the only way for Cain and Seth to marry was with their own sisters. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 158-159]

It is important to see that Abel was saved exactly as we are. So Acts 10:43 says about Jesus. "To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins." Remember that Abel was himself a prophet, the first of the prophets, according to Jesus, in Luke 11:51, and this is the Gospel he believed and witnessed to, with all the prophets. He knew no other plan of salvation than Jesus and faith in Him! - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 162]

To be a prophet means to speak for God, in the power of the Holy Spirit. That is made clear in a number of Scriptures. In Acts 2:17, 18 Peter quotes from Joel, chapter 2: "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy. . . . And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy."

Acts 10:43 tells us that prophets all give witness to Christ and that one who believes and trusts in Him is saved.

In I Corinthians 14:23 and 24, Paul was inspired to say that if all spoke with foreign languages, "and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad? But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all." A prophet might speak to a congregation, and sometimes did, but sometimes to an individual. The prophecy may involve foretelling the future but not necessarily so. A prophet is one who speaks for God in the power of God. So Hebrews 1:1 tells us that "God. . .at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets." - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 162]

WITH CHRIST IN THE SCHOOL OF LIFE

LUKE 11:1-36

 Pastor Rick Jackson

 

 I. EFFECTIVE PRAYER [v. 1-13]

 

 1. God’s Will for Our Lives [v. 1-2]

 

2. God’s Provision for Our Needs [v. 3-4]

 

3. God’s Power for Our Service [v. 9-13]

 

 II. SPIRITUAL WARFARE [v. 14-26]

 

 1. The Lord’s Logic [v. 14-19]

 

2. The Lord’s Power [v. 20-22]

 

3. The Lord’s Protection [v. 23-26] - the danger of being “neutral”

 

III. PRACTICAL POINTS [v. 27-36]

 

 1. The “Secret” (of Being Blessed} [v. 27-28]

 

2. THE Sign [v. 29-32]

 

3. The Singularity [v. 33-36, Mt. 6:19-33]

 

John 3:30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing .

1 Corinthians 2:2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Philippians 1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Philippians 3: 13-16 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

JESUS HAS THE AUTHORITY

LUKE 10:1-24

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. THE APPOINTMENT FROM THE LORD [v. 1-2]

 

1. The People Like Us [v. 1a]

 

2. The Purpose Like Ours [v. 1b, Mt. 28:18-20]

 

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

 

3 The Prayer for Us All [v. 2]

 

II. THE SPECIFIC PRINCIPLES FOR THEIR MINISTRY [v. 3-16]

 

1. The Specific Principles for a Household [v. 3-7]

 

2. The Specific Principles for a City [v. 8-12]

 

3. The Specific Principles of Privilege & Responsibility [v. 13-16]

 

III. THE CAUSES FOR REJOICING [v. 17-24]

 

1. God-given Victories [v. 17-19]

 

2. God-given Salvation [v. 20]

 

3. God-given Revelation [v. 21-24]

JESUS HAS THE ANSWER

LUKE 10:25-42

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. “…what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” [v. 25-28]

 

1. The Impertinent [v. 25] Jesus had already given the answer in verses 20-24

 

2. The Inspired [v. 26-27]

 

3 The Impossible [v. 28]

 

II. “And who is my neighbour?” [v. 29-37]

 

1. The Nasty Attitude- what‘s thine is mine! [v. 29-30]

 

2. The Non-committal Attitude- what‘s mine is mine! [v. 31-33]

 

3. The Neighborly Attitude- what‘s mine is thine! [v. 34-37]

 

III. “Lord, dost thou not care…?” [v. 38-42]

 

1. The Choice [v. 38-39]

 

2. The Challenge [v. 40]

 

3. The Conclusion [v. 41-42]

JOHN R. RICE QUOTES OF THE WEEK

 Ah, love should be guarded, should be controlled by reason and convention, perhaps, certainly by wisdom, purity, and righteousness. But love is not wrong! Men and women were made to learn to love each other and to want each other and to give themselves to each other. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 111]

That unrest of sex instinct, that rising of desire, that sense of physical need in sex matters that men feel, is not wrong! It is holy and good, so holy that it ought to be guarded with manhood's character and faithfulness and spiritual devotion. Sex natures of a man and woman are meant for holy uses, and so the perversion of sex is all the more wicked, all the more certain to bring heartbreak, all the more certain for punishment from God. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 111]

It is not wrong that the human body should grow hungry and long for food, but it is wrong for people to take or plan to take somebody else's food. It is not wrong that noble, good men as well as others not so good, should feel some compelling hunger for love and mating, but it is wicked that any man should defile what does not belong to him and so make mockery of God's blessing and make bitter God's cup of sweetness. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 111]

The charming story of Hannah and how she prayed with such holy concern and devotion for a boy to serve the Lord is told in 1 Samuel, chapter 1. The child was conceived and born in prayer and after she had loved him and trained him and taught him for a season, then she took him to the Temple, and said, "As long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord." Oh, we would have more Samuels if we had more Hannahs! - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 131]

Oh, among a sinful race of people all authority may seem hateful. The prodigal son hates the rule of his good father, and goes into the far country. The workman hates his boss, and defies his authority. The citizen hates the speed laws, and tries to avoid the income tax. I say, in a world of sinful people, authority becomes hard and bitter. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 140]

Even when the authority is wholly right and good, the rebellious hearts of sinful men and women find authority unhappy. That is why men everywhere want to find some other explanation of the universe instead of direct creation by a God to whom they must give an account. That is why infidels want to find flaws in the Bible. Consciously or subconsciously they do not want to be accountable to the law of God and to meet in judgment the God of vengeance and the Christ they will not love and trust. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 140]

I do not mean that God cursed the ground because he hated man. I am saying that God cursed the ground because man needs to work. Now that man is by nature wicked and sinful, only a shortened life and the burden of toil can keep man from orgies of sin. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 141]

DISAPPOINTMENT

LUKE 9:37-62

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. THE DISCIPLES DISAPPOINT THE LORD [v. 37-41, 46-48]

 

1. Lack of Faith [v. 1, 37-41]

 

2. Lack of Dedication [v. 41, Mark 9:29]

 

And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

 

3. Lack of Humility [v. 46-48]

 

II. THE LORD NEVER DISAPPOINTS [v. 41-56]

 

1. The Power to Deliver [v. 41-45]

 

2. The Pattern of Deliverance [v. 46-48] Die to self to have power with God

 

3. The Purpose to Deliver [v. 49-56]

 

III. MORE WAYS CHRISTIANS DISAPPOINT THE LORD [v. 57-62]

 

1. When Facilities mean more than Honoring Him [v. 57-58]

 

2. When Family means more than Following Him [v. 59-60]

 

3. When Focus is on our Wants rather than His Will [v. 61-62]

A DIFFERENT PERSON

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. LIVE DIFFERENT [Acts 26:1-15]

 

1. Live By Faith rather than by Sight [v. 1-7, Rm. 10:17]

 

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

 

2. Live By Faith rather than by Feelings [v. 8-11, Proverbs 14:12]

 

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

 

3. Live By Faith rather than by Consensus [v. 12-15, Eph. 2:2-3]

 

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 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 children of wrath, even as others.

 

II. LOOK DIFFERENT

 

1. Reflecting a Change of Ownership [1 Cor. 6:19-20]

 

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

 

2. Reflecting a Change of Location [Phil. 3:20-21]

 

For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

 

3. Reflecting a Change of Language [Eph. 4:25, 29-32]

 

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another , tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

 

III. LOVE DIFFERENT

 

1. Love the Lord [1 Corinthians 16:22]

 

If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.

 

2. Love the Lost [Romans 10:1]

 

Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

 

3. Love the Lord’s [Philemon 1:5]

 

Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;

 

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

John R. Rice Quotes of the Week

 Mt. 28:5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

Note the awe, the tremulous joy in verse 8. These good women "departed quickly" and "did run" to tell the disciples. There was god news indeed! They were convinced and yet frightened. Praise the Lord, some things almost too good to be true ARE true! - John R. Rice [Matthew, pg. 497]

Every student of the book of Matthew will see its dispensational character. There are certain things taught about the coming kingdom of Heaven, and the reign of Christ on earth is perhaps made clearer in this than in the other Gospels. In some sense this Gospel was directed especially to Jews. But it is important that no one be guilty of overemphasizing the dispensational teaching in Matthew. The book of Matthew is written of us today. It is for Gentiles as well as Jews; it is for this age as well as apostolic times. The Great Commission is in force until the Saviour comes again. Let us take the blessed promises of this Book as ours and the blessed commands as they were intended to be taken. - John R. Rice [Matthew, page 504]

The Bible is mine, gladly and fervently believed. We believe and defend the thesis of the Bible that "every word. . .proceedeth out of the mouth of God" (Matt. 4:4), that the Bible is a revelation "not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth" (I Cor. 2:13). Besides I have in the past written comments on every chapter in the Bible, and every principal verse. With holy joy this evangelist and editor writes of the Scriptures with constant pleading for Holy Spirit guidance as I read and write for all who might be helped by my writing. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 19]

Men do not believe in evolution because they are convinced against their will; they believe in evolution because they want some way to explain things without God, without a God who demands judgment, a God who sends Christ-rejecting sinners to Hell. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 74]

Does anybody in the world know of any example of evolution actually taking place today? They do not. Does anybody find in the fossil record intermediary links between the different kinds of plants and animals? They do not. There are no intermediate forms. Each kind in the fossil beds spring forth entirely new and separate. Is there anywhere in the world today where things that evolutionists claim happened before are happening now? Are there fossil beds being made? Are forests being buried and made into coal? Are tremendous quantities of animal matter and vegetable matter being made into petroleum today? They are not. Men who do not want God have a faith, not in the Bible or in Christ, but a faith in man's wisdom, a faith in a manmade system or doctrine, which cannot be proven. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 74]

What kind of tree was the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? We do not know. Was there some inherent quality in the fruit of that tree itself that caused people to know good and evil? I think not. The Lord did not have to have it here, and obviously it was here as a testing and a proof for man. I think the very act of disobedience was the sin. It was not that the fruit itself was sinful, except it was forbidden. Man sinned when he chose that which would make him wise in matters of the world, of sinful things and knowledge about things which he ought not to know or care about. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 106-107]

Do I, then, believe the Bible account, that God formed man out of the dust of the earth and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life? And that God put Adam into a deep sleep and took from his side a rib and from it formed a woman? Of course I do! So it is in divine revelation, and nobody else but God knows what happened and could tell it right. And God has told it in His infallible Word. Is, then, the story of creation a myth, a bit of poetry with some spiritual meaning? Oh, no! It is fact, eternal and certain truth. - John R. Rice [Genesis, pg. 108-109]

GLORY

LUKE 9:26-36

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. THE GLORY TO COME [v. 26-29]

 

1. The Master of Glory [v. 26]

 

Isaiah 42:8 I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

1 Corinthians 2:8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

James 2:1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.

 

2. The Mention of Glory [v. 27, John 17:5]

 

And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

 

3. The Meaning of Glory [v. 28-29, 2 Peter 1:16-18]

 

For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.

 

II. THE GLORY OF SALVATION [v. 30-32]

 

1. The Weightier Speakers [v. 30]

 

2. The Weightier Topic [v. 31, Heb. 12:2]

 

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

 

3. The Weightier Time [v. 32]

 

III. THE GLORY OF SPEAKING [v. 33-36]

 

1. Speaking from Ignorance [v. 33]

 

2. Speaking from Heaven [v. 34-35]

 

3. Speaking from Silence [v. 36, Habakkuk 2:20]

 

But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

Zephaniah 1:7 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

Zechariah 2:13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.

ARE YOU ONE?

LUKE 9:1-26 

Pastor Rick Jackson 

I. ARE YOU ONE OF THE SENT ONES [v. 1-10] 

1. The Sending of the Twelve [v. 1-6] 

2. The Confusion of the People [v. 7-9] 

3. The Report to the Saviour [v. 10, Romans 14:12, 1 Peter 4:3-5] 

So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you: Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead. 

II. ARE YOU ONE OF THE SATISFIED ONES [v. 11-17] 

1. The Desire of the Twelve [v. 11-12] 

2. The Decency of the Saviour [v. 13-16] 

3. The Delight of the Diners [v. 17] 

III. ARE YOU ONE OF THE SECURE ONES [v. 18-26] 

1. Secure in the Knowledge of the Master [v. 18-22, 7-9a] 

2. Secure in the Knowledge of the Mission [v. 23-25] 

3. Secure in the Knowledge of the Maranatha [v. 26, 1 Corinthians 16:22] 

If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.