Some General Points of Application: 1. The Secrets of God belong to God The Trinity? The Date of Second Coming? The Origin of Sin? The relationship between Sovereignty & Responsibility? Romans 11:33-35 / Psalm 139:6 2. The Secrets of Life belong to the Lord Your death? Our children? South Africa’s future? That tragedy? The money? Their conversion…
1. The Celebrated Supremacy of the Temple (v5) Mark 13:1-2 & Matthew 24:1 / 2 Chronicles 7 / Ps 48:9 The Temple was the centred piece of Israel, Jerusalem and Judaism itself; a place of almost infinite significance for the Jewish people. 2. The Prophesied Destruction of the Temple (v6) A nightmare to hear. A hell to endure. An end to an age. Two…
Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins,…
1. A Warning about False Religion In Luke 20:46-7, Jesus mentions six characteristics common to the Scribes (experts in Jewish law & tradition). In summary, the Scribes were: obsessed with appearances and titles, jostling for power and influence, secretly working for praise and recognition, ready to take advantage of others for their own agendas, all the while making a show of piety. Jesus…
How David ‘Felt’ He felt forgotten (v1) He felt forsaken (v1) He experienced inner turmoil (v2) He was full of sorrow (v2) He was confused (v2) How David Prayed He wrestled in prayer (v1-2) He approached God on the basis of a Covenant (v3) He invited a frank appraisal of his life (v3) He asked…
James 5:15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great…
1. A Command from Our King (v14, 17-18, 20-21) “…Repay no one evil for evil…Overcome evil with good” “Marg & I decided we needed to protect our own souls from bitterness. So we took a vow that neither of us would ever say an unkind thing about [the gentleman in question]. And we have kept our…
Sanctified Social Media (Romans 12:19-21 & others) Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing…