Praying for Knowledge

Colossians 1:9 I. THERE IS A DESTRUCTION FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.“ Hosea 4:6 (KJV). …

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Jesus Leaves the Temple

The following notes and thoughts were shared in July 2008. ”And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple:” Matthew 24:1 (KJV). There are a few things we need to see concerning Jesus leaving the temple. This phrase “Jesus went out, and departed from the temple” seems almost permanent. In Matthew’s Gospel this would be …

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Study Outline for Joel 2

 PROMISE THAT IS HAUNTING Joel 2:1-32 Outline of Joel 1 - 3 A People who are Hurting (chapter 1). A Promise that is Haunting (chapter 2). A Power that is Holy (chapter 3).   Chapter two gives a haunting promise… I. …OF THE DAY OF THE LORD (vv. 1-11); It is mentioned in chapters 1:15; …

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Darkness of the Crucifixion

The following are the sermon notes of the Easter Sunday sermon preached at Shiloah by Bro. Tim A Blankenship... Matthew 27:45; Mark 15:33; Luke 23:44 When Jesus went to the cross there was a period of three hours which is not given much notice in sermons that are preached. Of course, there is actually no …

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Sermon Notes from Song of Solomon 052117

My Beloved... My Friend Song of Songs 5:1-16 With the positives and negatives of marriage, there must be love, facing life together, and friendship.  The home, marriage is the bedrock of our society. Some thoughts...  Enjoy the intimacies of love in marriage, and praise one another (v. 1).   There will be times of discord, …

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The Attraction of the Christ

The following is an excerpt from a sermon preached by Reuben Archer Torrey in a message titled "THE GREAT ATTRACTION: THE UPLIFTED CHRIST" "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto Me." John 12:32 (KJV) "Notice in the fourth place, the words, 'Unto Me.'  'I will draw all …

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Study of Ephesians 2:8-10

Ephesians 2:8-10 PURPOSE: To recognize who we are it will do us good to realaize how we got to who we are, and that we can by no means be independent of God, or separate from good works, but God has prepared the good works "That we should walk in them." INTRODUCTION: (John 12:12-19) Jesus …

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Study of Ephesians 2:1-7

Ephesians 2:1-7 PURPOSE: To understand who we were before salvation; our position with God, then and now, and His greatness of grace that made us who we are in Him. INTRODUCTION: In this lesson we are going to look at death. In particular there are three deaths that are the "wages of sin" (Romans 6:23). …

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Study of Ephesians 1:1-5

Riches of Christ Jesus Ephesians 1:1-5 Purpose of this study: 1. To discover the greatness of being in Christ; 2. To know the richness of His blessings; 3. To know and understand our purpose in Christ; 4. To better understand our calling. The book of Ephesians was written by Paul the apostle while he was …

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