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The Great Invitation God's Triumphant Word August 21, 1988 Isa_55:10-11 This morning's text is like a booster rocket underneath the payload in the last three messages. What has helped me most in my own fight of faith this week has been the connections that I have seen between these two verses and what has gone … Continue reading “22 THE GREAT INVITATION”

The Bible Kindling for Christian Hedonism October 30, 1983 Psa_19:7-14 The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; 8 the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; 9 the fear … Continue reading “26 THE BIBLE”

Why God Inspired Hard Texts March 14, 1999 Rom_3:1-31 Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision? 2 Great in every respect. First of all, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God. 3 What then? If some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of … Continue reading “25 WHY GOD INSPIRED HARD TEXTS”

The Mission and Vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church Volume Five Praying for All His Purposes; Meditating on All His Word Unpacking the Master Planning Team Document the Spiritual Dynamic Part Three October 22, 1995 1Th_2:13 The Sieve of My Life I want you to know what this Mission Statement is meaning for me personally in … Continue reading “24 PRAYING FOR ALL HIS PURPOSES …”

Brothers, Let Us Query the Text If the Bible is coherent, then understanding the Bible means grasping how things fit together. Becoming a Biblical theologian means seeing more and more pieces fit together into a glorious mosaic of the divine will. And doing exegesis means querying the text about how its many propositions cohere in … Continue reading “12 BROTHERS, LET US QUERY THE TEXT”

Suppose You Are a Liberal Critic of the Bible April 14, 1998 Suppose that you are a liberal critic of the Bible. By liberal, I mean unfettered by commitment to the inerrancy and authority of the Bible. And suppose that you find in an early letter of the apostle Paul these words: "[Concerning you,] my … Continue reading “13 SUPPOSE YOU ARE A LIBERAL…”

I Will Meditate on All Your Work and Muse on Your Deeds January 2, 2000 Psa_77:1-20 My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud; My voice rises to God, and He will hear me. 2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; In the night my hand was stretched out … Continue reading “10 I WILL MEDITATE ON…”

Building Our Lives on the Bible Education for Exultation: By the Word March 5, 2000 2Ti_3:10-17 Now you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance, 11 persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord rescued … Continue reading “11 BUILDING OUR LIVES ON THE BIBLE”

Thy Word I Have Treasured in My Heart January 5, 1997 Psa_119:9-169 How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Thy word. 10 With all my heart I have sought Thee; Do not let me wander from Thy commandments. 11 Thy word I have treasured in my heart, That … Continue reading “08 THY WORD I HAVE TREASURED…”

Meditate on the Word of the Lord Day and Night January 3, 1999 Psa_1:1-6 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And … Continue reading “09 MEDITATE ON THE WORD…”