10-18-15 Evening-Listening to God (Text Only)

Hebrews 11:17-26 By Faith #3 INTRODUCTION: V. 1 says that faith is the “substance” of things hoped for.” The word “substance” here has the confidence of reality. In other words faith is the confidence that the things hoped for are real. (ex. Second coming of Christ). It also says that faith is the “evidence of […]

I Kings 19:1-18 When Tragedy Beats You Down INTRODUCTION: Elijah was living in a time when the evil woman Jezabel was killing all of the prophets of God. Here in v. 2 Jezabel sends a messenger to tell Elijah that he was next. He had just won the victory over the prophets of Baal on […]

Hebrews 10:26-39 Backsliding is Rebellion INTRODUCTION: The writer wrote to these Hebrew people about drawing near to God, holding fast to their profession of faith and staying together in the assembly to encourage one another and help each other to love and do good works. Here he begins to talk about the opposite of that. […]

Hebrews 10:19-25 What to do with Salvation INTRODUCTION: The writer is pointing back here in vs. 19-21 to all that he has been saying in the first part of the book of Hebrews. We can come boldly into the very presence of God because of the blood of Jesus Christ. We come into that presence […]

I Kings 18:41-46 Complete Prayer INTRODUCTION: Elijah has sent all of the people to kill the false prophets. Now they are dead and the people of Israel have turned back to God as the only God of the universe for the time being. Remember, they fell on their faces before God and said, “The Lord, […]

Hebrews 9:15-28 Look For the Appearing of Christ INTRODUCTION: Here in these verses the author shows us the entirety of the work that Christ did and will do for mankind. You see, we talk about the death of Christ on the cross a lot and certainly that is very important. But if He had just […]

I Kings 18:17-40 Standing for God in a Godless World INTRODUCTION: Elisha is living in a world where the king Ahab and his wife Jezebel have turned all the people to idol worship. The nation of Israel had turned completely away from God. It did not seem like there was any hope. They had even […]

Hebrews 9:1-14 A New Focus INTRODUCTION: The Jews that had been saved had a hard time changing their focus. All of their lives they had focused on the temple and the sacrifices and rituals that went on there. Now they had accepted Jesus Christ as their savior and they were having a hard time putting […]

I Kings 18:1-16 Compromising Christian INTRODUCTION: There is a great famine in the land that was brought on by God. Elijah, at the command of God has been staying by the brook, being fed by the ravens. When the brook dried up, God sent him to the widow woman to eat with her. As he […]

Hebrews 8:1-13 Better Promises INTRODUCTION: This book was written to saved Jews. These Jews were constantly tempted to put their trust in the Old Temple Law system again. The writer sums up all that he has said about Jesus Christ here. Jesus is a better high priest than those earthly high priests. He ministers in […]

I Kings 14:1-20 (Read vs. 1-6 for context) God’s Sure Judgment INTRODUCTION: Jeraboam was the first king of the Northern Kingdom. God had chosen him, but he turned after idols to worship them and he led Israel to do the same. God is ready to judge him for that sin and his son becomes sick. […]

John 8:31-37 What is Real Freedom? INTRODUCTION: The United States of America is a free nation. That means that the people are not controlled by the government, but the government is controlled by the people. Our forefathers left England seeking religious freedom. They found it in a new world. Yet they were still servants to […]

I Kings 13:11-32 (Read 11-17 for context) The Facts about Disobedience INTRODUCTION: The man of God that we talked about last week was a true man of God. He brought the message of God and was doing all he could to stay in the will of God as he did so. I admire this man […]

II Timothy 3:16-17 “16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” God ordained and defined marriage Gen. 2:18-25 “18 And the LORD God said, It is […]

I Kings 13:1-10 Marks of a Man of God INTRODUCTION: At this time in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, Jeraboam had established idol worship. They had forsaken God. They had appointed priests to minister to the idols that would tell the people what they wanted to hear. There were many false prophets in the land […]

Psalm 112:1-10 A Godly Man INTRODUCTION: We see all over TV what the world thinks a man should be. I have heard men described as idiots. The world views the man as a beer drinking, sports watching bafoon, that couldn’t find his way out of a paper bag without his wife. The world views men […]

I Kings 12:25-33 What Worship is Not INTRODUCTION: Jeroboam was made the king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel by God. His first major act as king was to rebel against God and set up worship in a way that was not pleasing to God. His reason was that if the people worshiped in the […]

Hebrews 5:11-14 Becoming Spiritually Mature INTRODUCTION: Last week we considered the high priest of our profession, Jesus Christ. Here in this small section of Hebrews, the writer says that there are a lot of other things that could be said about Jesus Christ, but these people cannot understand these things because they are too spiritually […]

I Kings 11:26-12:24 (11:26-37 for context) Trust In God’s Perfect Plan INTRODUCTION: Solomon departed from God in his old age because his heart was turned away by many strange women. He had 700 wives and 300 concubines who were all idol worshipers and they led him to worship those idols too. As a result God […]