Sermon Bites Evening 06/07/09

The following “Sermon Bites” as you can tell from the above title is from the evening service of Carr Lane Baptist, and from the second message of Micah chapters 3 through 5. Who Is Like The LORD??? …In Leadership I.  THE LORD CONFRONTS AND DEALS WITH THE EVIL NOBILITY – THE PRINCES, THE PROPHETS, AND …

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Sermon Bites 05/17/09

Vision Of Revival Ezekiel 37:1-14 I.  VISION OF AN IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION (vv. 1-3). II.  THE VISION TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD TO THAT IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION (vv. 4-6). III.  VISION OF FAITHFULNESS IN AN IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION (v. 7a). IV.  VISION OF POSSIBILITIES WHEN THE SPIRIT OF GOD BEGINS TO MOVE (vv. 7-10). V.  THE VISION …

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Classic Friday 01/23/09

The following reading for this Classic Friday is an excerpt from the sermon, “The Excellency of Christ” preached by Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758).  The Bible text is Revelation 5:5-6, and will be posted following the reading. Yet how wonderfully is infinite mercy towards sinners displayed in him! And what glorious and ineffable grace and love have …

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Sermon Bites 12/21/08

A Wonderful, Joyous Birth Luke 2:1-20 I. WE TRUST THAT EVENTS ARE IN THE HANDS OF OUR SOVEREIGN GOD (vv. 1-5). II. ONLY A SOVEREIGN GOD COULD HAVE HIS SON BORN IN THE RIGHT PLACE, AT THE RIGHT TIME, AND TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE (vv. 6-7). III. BY THE SOVEREIGN HAND OF GOD, THROUGH THE …

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Sermon Bites 09/14/08

Until Jesus Returns Acts 1:1-26 1. PROCLAIM THE CONVINCING PROOFS OF OUR LORD’S PASSION (vv. 1-4). 2. WALK IN THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT AND GO INTO ALL THE WORLD (vv. 5-8). 3. BE BUSY IN GROWING AND PRACTICE OF FAITH AND IN PRAYER (vv. 9-14). 4. KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT NO ONE IS INDISPENSABLE …

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Sermon Bites 09/07/08

Judgment of Nations Matthew 25:31-46 OUTLINE: I. THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN IN HIS GLORY (vv. 31-32). + It is clear from verse 32 that the judgment initiated will be upon the nations which remain, as the prophet Zechariah has written. (Zechariah 15:16-17). + The time of this event will be at the …

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Sermon Bites 08/31/08

A Reckoning In Stewardship Matthew 25:14-30 I. THE TRAVELING MAN GOES TO A FAR COUNTRY (v. 14). + When Jesus was with the disciples He told them that He would go away, and a Comforter would come (John 14:15-26; 16:5-16). + The goods which our Lord left us was the work of the ministry, the …

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Sermon Bites 08/24/08

Being Ready In Delay Matthew 25:1-13 OUTLINE: I. THE PEOPLE BEING PREPARED FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (v. 1-4). + Virgins are seen as a symbol or type of purity. + The ten virgins representing a people who should be prepared for the coming of the bridegroom; however, only half of them are ready. II. …

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Sermon Bites 08/17/08

Discernment Of The Times Matthew 24:32-51 I. DISCERNING THE LESSON OF THE FIG TREE (vv. 32-34). + If you notice in the above verses of Matthew 24 Jesus only refers to the leaves, and no fruit. + It could be that Jesus is referring to the realization of a renewed State of Israel. II. DISCERNING …

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Sermon Bites 07/27/08

A People Being Prepared Matthew 24:9-14 I. A WORLDWIDE TIME OF PERSECUTION (vv. 9-10). II. FALSE PROPHETS AND TEACHERS OF UNPRECEDENTED PROPORTIONS (v. 11). III. LAWLESSNESS ABOUNDING, AND THE FAITHFUL ENDURE TO THE END (vv. 12-13). IV. THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM PROCLAIMED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD (vv. 14). For more on this you may go …

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Sermon Bites 07/19/08

The Beginning Of Sorrows, And The Signs Matthew 24:1-8 In looking at the Olivet Discourse we see that the disciples are still without understanding concerning the death, burial and resurrection; and they are still looking for Him to set up an earthly kingdom at that present time. The thought of the temple being destroyed was …

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Sermon Bite 06/15/08

The Man Of God Ezekiel 2:1 – 3:3 Ezekiel is a priest from the temple of Jerusalem who has been captured by Babylon, and taken to Tel Abib, near Babylon, along with his wife and about 10,000 other Jews. He was only growing and learning and serving where he could as a priest, because he …

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