Loyal to the End What I call a good patient is one who, having found a good physician, sticks to him till he dies. –Oliver Wendell Holmes Temporary Commitment means a willingness to be unhappy for awhile. No P.S. A college man walked into a photography studio with a framed picture of his girlfriend. He…
Author: Alan Holden
Cleverness
Go with the Flow A young couple who took their three-month-old baby to the movies was warned by the usher. He said, “If the baby cries, you’ll have to leave. We’ll give you your money back.” After watching the show for a half hour, the husband asked his wife: “How do you like the movie?”…
Image of God
What is the image of God? Is everyone created in the image of God? How does one conform to the image of God?
God Is Holy
Genesis 1:27 and Leviticus 11:44-45; 19:1-2; and 20:7-8 Introduction We are studying the attributes of God. Last time, we learned that God is spirit. This refutes the false teaching of the Mormons, who say that God was once a man. Numbers 23:19 says that “God is not a man that He should lie.” We learned…
Atonement of Christ
Romans 1:18 and 3:21-28 Thesis: The propitiation of Christ atones man’s sin and reconciles him to God. God Is Holy and He Hates Sin. A. The Tent of the Tabernacle separated Holy God from sinful man. B. The Veil of the Holy of Holies separated Holy God from sinful priest. God Is Just and He…
He or It? Person of Holy Spirit
John 16:7-15 Introduction The doctrine of the Trinity and the distinct personalities of the Trinity have been attacked by false teaching. Throughout the church’s history, and particularly today, the personality of the Holy Spirit has been denied. A. Sabellius (215 AD) taught that God revealed Himself in three different modes. B. Arius (325 AD) called…
Eternal Security
Introduction Those whom God accepted in Christ, and sanctified by His Spirit, will never fall away from the state of grace, but shall persevere to the end. Believers may fall into sin through neglect and temptation, whereby they grieve the Spirit, impair their graces and comforts, bring reproach on the causes of Christ, and temporal…
“Hold the Ropes!”
Acts 9:19-25 and 2 Corinthians 11:32-33 Introduction William Carey, the father of the modern missionary movement, promoted the idea of the Christian’s responsibility to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the peoples of the world. After raising money for missions, the missions society of the Midlands of England started looking for their first missionary….
Preview of End of the Great Tribulation
Revelation 14:1-20 The Establishing of the Kingdom, vv. 1-5 A. The Lamb and 144,000 will stand on Mount Zion victorious. a. Play harps, compare Revelation 5:8 b. Sing a new song of victory in a new experience. c. They reign with Christ, v. 3 B. The Character of the 144,000 The Pouring Out of the…
Jeremiah 9
Key Verse: Verse 8: “Their tonuve is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: sone speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in heart he layeth wait.” The Prophet Weeps, vv. 1-2 A. “Oh, that my head were waters”: In the last chapter, Jeremiah wept because he saw Judah conquered and exiled….