SERMON SEEDS
R9 – THE WEEK OF MARCH 18, 2019
Sermon Seeds is a generally weekly collection of Sermon and Bible Study Outlines and Full Lessons from the pen of Pastor Jack Peters. Pastor Jack has been pastoring for over 40 years and enjoys sharing what he gleans from God’s Word. He currently serves as Pastor of the First Baptist Church of New Holland, PA.
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LUKE 22:24-38 – LOOKING AHEAD
A.M. 3/17/19 - THE STORY OF JESUS #57
Dottie has a possesses a quality that has blessed me and others. She knows how to look ahead.
Because she looks ahead, dinner is usually planned in advance and the table is usually set in advance.
Because she looks ahead food is prepared in advance for the fellowship lunches, breakfasts, socials, and CrossNet Ministries.
Because she looks ahead, she knows when the next big sale should be for items that are packed in shoeboxes. Easter is next!
Because she looks ahead, we have a budget.
It’s good to look ahead. Yesterday afternoon I looked ahead at the remaining potential messages in 1 John.
After initiating the Lord’s Table in the Upper Room, Jesus looked ahead in behalf of the Disciples and us and gave instructions for our good.
In spite of his imminent death, Jesus was still focusing on the needs of His followers.
A PRINCIPLE FOR LEADERSHIP – SERVICE
Luke 22:24-27, Galatians 5:13, John 13:12-17
A PROMISE OF REWARD – LATER!
Luke 22:28-30, Romans 8:16-17, 2 Timothy 2:12,
1 Corinthians 4:5
PREPARATION FOR PETER – FAILURE NOT FATAL
Luke 22:31-34,62, 2 Corinthians 7:10, John 21:15-17
PLAN FOR EVANGELISM – EQUIP TO SURVIVE
Luke 22:35-38, 3 John 1:5-8, Luke 22:51, Ephesians 6:10-17
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NEHEMIAH 2 – AM I PREPARED?
NEHEMIAH – GOD’S MAN IN TIME OF CRISES
Lesson #3 of 10 – Complete Lesson
In this chapter Nehemiah shows us how to be prepared for a project God has called us to complete.
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PSALM 139 – GOD KNOWS
GOD KNOWS HOW WE ARE - Vss. 1-6
GOD KNOWS WHERE WE ARE - Vss. 7-12
GOD KNOWS WHAT WE ARE - Vss. 13-18
GOD KNOWS WHAT WE SHOULD BE - Vss. 19-24
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JONAH 1 – RUNNING FROM GOD
#1 of 4 – PROPHET ON THE RUN – JONAH
There are many people who has been called of God to do something and have obeyed. There are many people who have been called of God to do something, and ran from Him, instead of doing His will.
Jonah was one who ran.
REQUIREMENT OF GOD Vss. 1-2
Jonah the prophet was called by God to go and preach against Ninevah.
REBELLION OF JONAH Vs. 3
He ran instead of obeying.
RESULTS OF DISOBEDIENCE Vss. 4-17
When we run from God, as Jonah did:
1. It affects others. - Vss. 4-5 - The passengers, the cargo, and the ship itself were all affected by God's judgment of Jonah's sin.
2. It affects our testimony. - Vss. 6-10 - Jonah, the prophet of God, had to identify himself, and admit his own sin.
3. It affects ourselves. Vs. 5, 11-16
Spiritually Jonah was out of fellowship with God. He slept when he should have been praying. Psalm 66:18
Physically Jonah experienced God's judgment. That's how he ended up in the belly of the great fish. 1 Corinthians 11:26-32, 1 John 5:16
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MATTHEW 3:13-17 – BAPTISM
A SPECIAL REQUEST - Vs. 13
Jesus wanted to be baptized.
A STEADY RESISTANCE - Vs. 14
Knowing the identity of Jesus, John realized that Jesus should be baptizing him.
A SUBSTANTIAL REASON - Vs. 15
Jesus said that He must be baptized to fulfill all righteousness.
A SUPERNATURAL RESPONSE - Vss. 16-17
God, the Spirit, descended on Jesus in the form of a dove. Vs. 16
God, the Father, spoke from Heaven, giving His approval. Vs. 17
A SENSIBLE REQUIREMENT
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COLOSSIANS 4:7-18 – THE CHRISTIAN I WANT TO BE
Scattered around the countryside, and across the seas I have a very precious commodity. These are my fiends. No two are alike. No one is expendable. Each one is a blessing for a particular reason.
In the pastorate, I would have lost my sanity years ago, if it wasn't for my friends. My very best human friend is my wife, Dottie
You can tell a lot about a person by his friends. A person who has quality friends, is generally a quality person. For the most part, a man who had quality friends was the Apostle Paul. We come to a passage which is generally overlooked, but shouldn't be. because here we have some very good lessons from people who were the friends of Paul;.
THE FAITHFUL
Tychius - Vss. 7-8
Aristachus Vs. 10
Justus Vs.11
Luke Vs. 14
THE FORGIVEN
Onesimus - Vs. 9 - See Philemon 1:11-18
Mark - Vs. 10 - See Acts 13:13, 15:36-41
(After Mark's failure, he was forgiven by Paul and restored to service.)
THE FERVENT - Epaphras - Vss. 12-13 - He was probably the evangelist who won these people to Christ.
THE FICKLE - Demas - Vs. 14 - See 2 Timothy 4:10
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2 PETER 1:5-7 – MORALLY EXCELLENT! - VIRTUE
CHRISTIAN CHARACTER CLINIC #3
2 Peter 1:5-7 - And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue;
The bedrock quality for Christian character is faith. Out of our faith should flow virtue or “moral excellence”. According to Peter, we are to give diligence to add moral excellence to our faith.
Matthew 22:37-40 - Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. [38] This is the first and great commandment. [39] And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. [40] On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Exodus 20:1-8, 12-17 - And God spake all these words, saying, [2] I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. [3] Thou shalt have no other gods before me. [4] Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: [5] Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; [6] And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. [7] Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. [8] Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. …Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. [13] Thou shalt not kill. [14] Thou shalt not commit adultery. [15] Thou shalt not steal. [16] Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. [17] Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
add to your faith virtue;
Galatians 3:22 - But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
Galatians 3:24 - Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
2 Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Romans 5:17 - For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
Romans 8:4 - That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Daniel 1:8 - But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Daniel 6:3-4 - Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. [4] Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
Luke 1:6 - And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Luke 2:25 - And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
Romans 8:3-4 - For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: [4] That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Galatians 2:20 - I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Galatians 5:16 - This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Galatians 5:24-25 - And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. [25] If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
I achieve moral excellence by applying two principles to my life:
DEATH TO SELF!
DEPENDENCE ON GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT!
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