Sermons worth hearing

Bob Flayhart:
http://www.ompc.org/templates/cusoakmountainpres/details.asp?id=32227&PG=xCast&LID=687&func=&Style=


Tim Keller:
(Mostly text -- you have to pay for sermons)
http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/bio/timkeller.html

John Piper:
http://www.desiringgod.org
http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/
http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Sermons/ByDate/

Reserved for Satanic Warfare


Other references:

Who is Satan?
http://www.carm.org/questions/whois_satan.htm

Satan's power:

http://www.gotquestions.org/weather-Satan.html

Jesus and Satan in the wilderness:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temptation_of_Christ
(I did not read the content. This pictures here are worth a visit to the site)

Note: these sites has not been thoroughtly check but has good information on Satan's power.

George Müller: a man of prayer and much faith

George Müller came up in Living Faith this morning. Sheila and I were just reading about him last night. She read this phenomenal stat on him that over his life, 91,000 English pounds pass through his hands. Of that, he gave away 82,000 pounds. I know he gave to the China Inland Mission because I am reading a book on Hudson Taylor right now and it mentions the funds that came into the mission from Müller.

Here are some glimpses into his life and ministry.


http://chi.gospelcom.net/GLIMPSEF/Glimpses/glmps036.shtml

George Müller, Man of Faith and Prayer

THE ORPHAN CHILDREN all had their dinners and were ready for bed. They always felt loved and cared for in the Bristol orphanage; little did they know that the orphanage had no money and there was no food for breakfast the next day. Though he did not know how, George Mueller was confident the Lord would provide for the orphans--after all, wasn't he a "Father to the fatherless" (Psalm 68:5)? Mr. Mueller went to bed, committing the care of the orphans to God. The next morning he went for a walk, praying for God to supply the orphanage's needs. In his walk he met a friend who asked him to accept some money for the orphanage. . . Mr. Mueller thanked him, but did not tell the friend about the pressing need. Instead, he praised God for the answer to prayer and went to the orphanage for breakfast.


No Salary for George

George Müeller had joyfully dedicated his "whole life to the object of exemplifying how much may be accomplished by prayer and faith." When he had moved to Bristol in 1832 to take the pulpit of Gideon chapel, he and his wife Mary decided not to accept a salary from the congregation. They wanted to daily depend upon the Lord for their needs, and they accepted only unsolicited freewill offerings. Mueller's journal is full of the amazing ways the Lord directed funds to them throughout his sixty-six years of ministry.


http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Biographies/1531_George_Muellers_Strategy_for_Showing_God/

The three chief reasons for establishing an Orphan-House are: 1. That God may be glorified, should He be pleased to furnish me with the means, in its being seen that it is not a vain thing to trust in Him; and that thus the faith of His children may be strengthened. 2. The spiritual welfare of fatherless and motherless children. 3. Their temporal welfare.37


He spent most of his life in Bristol, England and pastored the same church there for over sixty-six years—a kind of independent, premillennial, Calvinistic Baptist church that celebrated the Lord's supper weekly and admitted non-baptized people into membership. If this sounds unconventional, that would be accurate. He was a maverick not only in his church life but in almost all the areas of his life. But his eccentricities were almost all large-hearted and directed outward for the good of others.


The accomplishments of all five branches were significant, but the one he was known for around the world in his own lifetime, and still today, was the orphan ministry. He built five large orphan houses and cared for
10,024 orphans in his life. When he started in 1834 there were accommodations for 3,600 orphans in all of England and twice that many children under eight were in prison. One of the great effects of Mueller's ministry was to inspire others so that “fifty years after Mr.
Mueller began his work, at least one hundred thousand orphans were cared for in England alone.”




Another web site:

WEC's tradition of "trusting God alone" for provision comes from Scriptures and the influence of the life of George Mueller. In the 1800's, Mueller (also spelled "Muller") was guided by God to begin an orphanage in Bristol, England, on the basis of faith in the promises of God. He made no appeal for funds. Rather, he asked God to move in people's hearts so they would give toward the care of the orphans. Mueller's testimony to God's faithful provision influenced Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission, [film] and later C. T. Studd, founder of WEC, who began his missions career with Taylor in China.

Reflect on the words of Mueller:

"Over the years, the Lord has faithfully taken care of us financially in our work of caring for the orphans by constantly raising up new supporters. God's promise is that they that trust in the Lord shall never be confounded. . .
For one reason or another were we to lean upon man, we would inevitably be disappointed; but, in leaning upon the living God alone, moment by moment, we are beyond disappointment and beyond being forsaken because of death, or of not having enough to live on or enough love or because of the needs of other works also requiring support.
How precious to have learned to stand with God alone in the world, and yet to be happy and confident, and to know that 'no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.' (Psalm 84:11)"
Some who read or hear of Mueller's adventures of faith say, "Oh, he had a very special gift of faith, but I couldn't live like that!"
Mueller argues,

"It is the selfsame faith which is found in every believer. . . Oh, I plead with you, do not think me an extraordinary believer, having privileges above others of God's dear children, which they cannot have, nor look on my way of acting as something that would not do for other believers. . . .
Do but stand still in the hour of trial, and you will see the help of God if you trust in Him."


http://www.theopenscroll.com/muller.htm

One Blood Clot saves Two Lives


The following is a re-dramatization based on what Coby McGinty relayed to me. I may not have all the facts straight but the outcome was pretty clear.

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Coby had been lying around recouping from surgery. He'd had scheduled outpatient surgery after a long trip around the country visiting churches.

After taking it easy for about 6 days, he got up from his chair and experienced sharp pain under his rib cage. He observed this for awhile but the pain continued to increase so he decided he should tell Pam. By this time he was bent over in pain.

Pam called the ER and they went there immediately.

Within 5 minutes, the doctors determine it was not a heart attack.

Coby was in the hospital for the next several days. He shared a room with a fairly angry man and the man showed his anger at times towards the staff. Nurses comforted Coby and said that he could change rooms if he wanted too. He didn't change rooms because he thinks he is out of there in a short time.

Pam came to visit close to the end of the hospital stay and as she steps into the room the man catches her eye. He asks, "Why do all these people pray for Coby?" They dialog about that and she asks if he has ever read the Bible--does he have a Bible? Pam brings him a Bible. Another of Coby's visitors gives the man a list of passages of scripture to read. The man asks Coby through the curtain (Coby has not even met the man at this point) where he should stop reading. Coby relays that he should just continue.

Coby meets the man on his last day in the hospital, gives him a book, the Gospel Explained, and asks the man about his life. At the end of the conversation, Coby asks the man if he would like to meet over the next several weeks after they get out of the hospital. He agrees.

On the seventh and final meeting the man gave his life to Christ. He and his son are now faithful attendees at the McGinty's church and they both love the church.

The Parables of Christ

Internet Resources for the Parables:
http://www.bcbsr.com/survey/jpbl.html

Note: This site has not been thoroughly checked out. It may contain inaccuracies.

The Miracles of Jesus Christ

http://www.bcbsr.com/survey/jmrcls.html

Note: This site has not been thoroughly reviewed. It may contain inaccuracies.

The Chronology of the Life of Christ: Harmony of the Gospels


http://www.blueletterbible.org/study/harmony/index.html


http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/harmony.txt

Eight characteristics of Christ's priesthood

In this lesson, we consider "the apostle and high priest of our confession, Christ Jesus" (Heb 3:1). Our study is mainly in the book of Hebrews.


A Priest Who Helps the Tempted
He is a merciful and faithful high priest who is able to aid those who are tempted (Heb 2:17-18; Heb 4:14-16; 1Co 10:13)

A Priest Like Melchizedek
He is a priest according to the order of Melchizedek. This is a higher order than that of Levi and Aaron (Heb 5:5-11 Psa 110:4).

Melchizedek was not only a priest but a king (Heb 7:1 Gen 14:18-20)
Melchizedek was greater than Abraham from whom the the priestly tribe of Levi was descended (Heb 7:4-10)
If the priesthood of Levi and Aaron were perfect, a priest after the order of Melchizedek would not be required (Heb 7:11).
Our Lord was not descended from Levi but from Judah. The kings were descended from Judah, but not the priests. This means that a complete change of priesthood has taken place (Heb 7:12-14).

A Priest Forever
He is a priest "for ever" with the power of an endless life. It was a weakness of the old order of priests that they were subject to death. Christ has permanence (Heb 7:15-17,23-25).

Sworn in by God's Own Oath
He is a priest who has been sworn in by an oath made by God (Heb 7:20-22; Heb 6:13-20 Gen 22:15-18). It was another weakness of the old order of priests that they were without such an oath.

A Priest Who is Perfect
He is a perfect priest. It was a very great weakness in the old order of priests that they were sinners like the people for whom they offered sacrifices (Heb 7:26-28; Heb 4:15).

He Offered Himself as the Sacrifice
He is a priest who offered himself as a perfect sacrifice that never needed to be repeated (Heb 7:27 Heb 10:11-18). Another problem with the old order of priesthood was that they had no perfect sacrifice, so they had to continually and repeatedly, day after day, year after year, offer sacrifices (Heb 10:1-4; Heb 11-12 Heb 9:25).

A Priest in the Heavenly Sanctuary
He is a priest of a heavenly sanctuary, not an earthly one (Heb 8:1-4 Heb 9:11,24). Note: If Jesus were ever to officiate in an earthly temple he would break the law of Moses (Heb 7:14 Heb 8:4).

The Mediator of a Better Covenant
He is a priest who is the mediator "of a better covenant" (Heb 8:6 Heb 12:24 1Tm 2:5-6). God's law now comes to us through Christ and this law is covered by grace through Christ's sacrifice and priesthood.

We Have Access to God Through Him
Through him we ourselves have access into the holy place (Heb 6:19-20 Heb 10:19-20). Remember: this holy place is no longer an earthly temple, but a heavenly and spiritual one (Heb 9:11 cf Heb 13:10,15-16 1Pe 2:5,9 Rev 1:6). Christ "is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us" (Rom 8:32-34). Our prayers go by the Spirit through Christ to God.

Several Internet Versions of Who Am I?

Since you are a saint in Christ by God's calling, you share in Christ's inheritance. That which is true of Christ is now true of you, because you are in Christ. It's part of your identity.

The list below itemizes in first-person language who you really are in Christ. These are some of the scriptural traits which reflect who you become when you accept Christ into your heart. You can't earn them or buy them any more than a person born in America can earn or buy the rights and freedoms he enjoys as an American citizen. They are guaranteed to him by the Constitution simply because he was born in the United States. Similarly, these traits are guaranteed to you by the Word of God simply because you were born into God's holy nation by faith in Christ.



Who am I?

I am a salt of the earth. (Matthew 5:13)

I am the light of the world. (Matthew 5:14)

I am a child of God. (John 1:12)

I am part of the true vine, the channel of Christ's life. (John 15:1,5)

I am Christ's friend. (John 15:15)

I am chosen and appointed by Christ to bear his fruit. (John 15:16)

I am a slave of righteousness. (Romans 6:18)

I am enslaved to God. (Romans 6:22)

I am a son of God; God is spiritually my Father. (Romans 8:14, 15; Galatians 3:26; 4:6)

I am a joint heir with Christ, sharing his inheritance with him. (Romans 8:17)

I am a temple - a dwelling place-of God. His spirit and His life dwells in me.

(1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19)

I am united to the Lord and am one spirit with Him.(1 Corinthians 6:17)

I am a member of Christ's body. (1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 5:30)

I am a new creation. (2 Corinthians 5:17)

I am reconciled to God and am a minister of reconciliation. (2 Corinthians 5:18, 19)

I am the son of God and one in Christ. (Galatians 3:26, 28)

I am an heir of God, since I am a son of God. (Galatians 4:6, 7)

I am a saint. (Ephesians 1:1)

I am God's workmanship-his handiwork-born anew in Christ to do his work.

(Ephesians 2:10)

I am a fellow citizen with the rest of God's family. (Ephesians 2:19)

I am a prisoner of Christ. (Ephesians 3:1, 4:1)

I am righteous and holy. (Ephesians 4:24)

I am a citizen of heaven, seated in heaven right now. (Ephesians 2:6)

I am hidden with Christ in God. (Colossians 3:3)

I am an expression of the life of Christ because he is my life. (Colossians 3:4)

I am chosen of God, holy and dearly love. (Colossians 3:12)

I am the son of light and not of darkness. (1 Thessalonians 5:5)

I am a holy partaker of a heavenly calling. (Hebrews 3:1)

I am a partaker of Christ; I share, in his life. (Hebrews 3:14)

I am one of God's living stones, being built up in Christ as a spiritual house. (1 Peter 2:5)

I am a member of a chosen race, all royal priesthood, a holy nation, people for God's own possession. (1 Peter 2:9, 10)

I am an alien in stranger to this world in which I temporarily live. (1 Peter 2:11)

I am an enemy of the devil. (1 Peter 5:8)

I am a child of God and I'll resemble Christ when he returns. (1 John 3:1, 2)

I am born of God, the evil one cannot touch me. (1 John 5:18)

I am not the great "I am" but by the grace of God, I am what I am. (1 Corinthians 15:10)



Because you are in Christ, every one of those characteristics is completely true view, and there's nothing you can do to make them more true. But you can make these traits more meaningful and productive in your life by simply choosing to believe what God has set about you. One of the greatest ways to help yourself grow in maturity in Christ is to continually remind yourself who you are in Him. Read the list once or twice a day for a week or two. The more you reaffirm who you are in Christ, the more your behavior will begin to reflect your true identity.

If you're beginning to think you are someone special as a Christian, you're thinking right-you are special! Your specialness is not the result of anything you have done. It's all God's doing.

What is the believers hope? That he will someday be changed in the Christ's image? That's part of it, but that's only a future hope. What is your hope for today and tomorrow? That your child of God now! And the person whose confidence is in being a child of God "purifies himself"-he begins to live according to his perception. Let me state that again: no person can consistently live in a manner that is inconsistent with how he perceives himself. You must see yourself as a child of God in order to live like a child of God. The blessed hope for the believer is "Christ in you, the hope of glory." (Colossians 1:27)

Who am I?
By: Unknown


I am a child of God. (See - John 1:12)
I am fearfully and wonderfully made. (See - Psalm 139:14)
I am a new creation. (See - 2 Corinthians 5:17)
I am God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works. (See - Ephesians 2:10)
I am blessed. (See - Deuteronomy 28:1-6)
I am the lender and not the borrower. (See - Deuteronomy 28:12)
I am the head and not the tail. I am above only and not beneath. (See - Deuteronomy 28:13)
I am Christ's friend. (See - John 15:15)
I am always triumphant in Christ Jesus. (See - 2 Corinthians 2:14)
I am chosen and appointed by Christ to bear His fruit. (See - John 15:16)
I am a slave of righteousness, enslaved to God. (See - Romans 6:18,22)
I am more than a conqueror. (See - Romans 8:37)
I am a son of God (See - Romans 8:14,15)
I am a joint-heir with Christ. (See - Romans 8:17)
I am a temple of the Holy Ghost. God's Spirit dwells in me. (See - 1 Corinthians 3:16)
I am blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places. (See - Ephesians 1:3)
I am the salt of the earth. (See - Matthew 5:13)
I am the light of the world. (See - Matthew 5:14)
I am joined to the Lord and one spirit with Him. (See - 1 Corinthians 6:17)
I am a member of Christ's body. (See - Ephesians 5:30)
I am reconciled to God and a minister of reconciliation. (See - 2 Corinthians 5:18)
I am sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be a saint. (See - 1 Corinthians 1:2)
I am a citizen of heaven. (See - Philippians 3:20)
I am seated in heavenly places with Christ Jesus. (See - Ephesians 2:6)
I am hidden with Christ in God. (See - Colossians 3:3)
I am the elect of God, holy and dearly loved. (See - Colossians 3:12)
I am chosen and dearly loved by God. (See - 1 Thessalonians 1:4)
I am a son of light and a son of the day. (See - 1 Thess. 5:5)
I am a holy brother and a partaker of a heavenly calling. (See - Hebrews 3:1)
I am a living stone, being built up (in Christ) as a spiritual house. (See - 1 Peter 2:5)
I am part of a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation (See - 1 Peter 2:9,10)
I am born of God (See - 1 John 5:18)
I am what I am, but by the grace of God. (See - 1 Corinthians 15:10)

Who Am I?

I am a child of God, John 1:12
I am a part of the true vine, a channel (branch) of His life, John 15:1, 5
I am Christ's friend, John 15:15
I am chosen and appointed by Christ to bear His fruit, John 15:16
I am a personal witness of Christ for Christ, Acts 1:8
I have been justified and redeemed, Romans 3:24
I have been justified (completely forgiven and made righteous) and am at peace with God, Romans 5:1
I died with Christ and died to the power of sin's rule in my life, Romans 6:1-6
I have been freed from sin's power over me, Romans 6:7
I am a slave of righteousness, Romans 6:18
I am enslaved to God, Romans 6:22
I am dead to the law, Romans 7:4
I am forever free from condemnation, Romans 8:1
I am a son of God, God is literally my "Papa," Romans 8:14, 15, Galatians 3:26, 4:6
I am an heir of God and fellow heir with Christ, Romans 8:17
I am holy, Romans 11:16
Christ has accepted me, Romans 15:7
I have been sanctified, 1Corinthians 1:2
I have been placed in Christ by God's doing, Christ is now my wisdom from God, my righteousness, my sanctification, and my redemption, 1Corinthians 1:30
I have received the Spirit of God into my life that I might know the things freely given to me by God, 1Corinthians 2:12
I have been given the mind of Christ, 1 Corinthians 2:16
I am a temple (home) of God; His Spirit (His life) dwells in me, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19
I am joined to the Lord and am one spirit with Him, 1 Corinthians 6:17
I have been bought with a price; I am not my own; I belong to God, 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20
I am a member of Christ's body, 1 Corinthians 12:27, Ephesians 5:30
I have been established in Christ and anointed by God, 2 Corinthians 1:21
He always leads me in His triumph in Christ, 2 Corinthians 2:14
Since I have died, I no longer live for myself, but for Christ, 2 Corinthians 5:14, 15
I am a new creation, 2 Corinthians 5:17
I am reconciled to God and am a minister of reconciliation, 2 Corinthians 5:18, 19
I am the righteousness of God in Christ, 2 Corinthians 5:21
I have liberty in Christ Jesus, Galatians 2:4
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; the life I am now living is Christ's life, Galatians 2:20
I am a child of God and one in Christ, Galatians 3:26, 28
I am a child of God and an heir through God, Galatians 4:6, 7
I am a saint, Ephesians 1:1, 1 Corinthians 1:2, Philipians 1:1, Colossians 1:2
I am blessed with every spiritual blessing, Ephesians 1:3
I was chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and without blame before Him, Ephesians 1:4
I have been redeemed, forgiven, and am a recipient of His lavish grace, Ephesians 1:7, 8
I have been made alive together with Christ, Ephesians 2:5
I have been raised up and seated with Christ in heaven, Ephesians 2:6
I am God's workmanship, created in Christ to do his work that He planned beforehand that I should do, Ephesians 2:10
I have been brought near to God, Ephesians 2:13
I have direct access to God thought the Spirit, Ephesians 2:18
I am a fellow citizen with the saints and a member of God's household, Ephesians 2:19
I am a fellow heir, a fellow member of the body, and a fellow partaker of the promise in Christ Jesus, Ephesians 3:6
I may approch God with boldness and confidence, Ephesians 3:12
I am righteous and holy, Ephesians 4:24
I am a citizen of heaven, Philippians 3:20
His peace guards my heart and my mind, Phlippians 4:7
God will supply all my needs, Philippians 4:19
I have been delivered from the domain of darkness and transferred to the kingdom of Christ, Colossians 1:13
I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins; the debt against me has been canceled, Colossians 1:14, 2:13, 14
Christ Himself is in me, Colossians 1:27
I have been firmly rooted in Christ and am now being built up and established in him, Colossians 2:7
I have been spiritually circumcised; my old, unregenerate nature has been removed, Colossians 2:11
I have been buried, raised, and made alive with Christ, and totally forgiven, Colossians 2:12, 13
I have been raised up with Christ, Colossians 3:1
I have died, and my life is now hidden with Christ in God, Colossians 3:3
Christ is now my life, Colossians 3:4
I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved, Colossians 3:12, 1 Thessalonians 1:4
I am a child of light and not of darkness, 1 Thessalonians 5:5
I have been given a spirit of power, love and discipline, 2 Timothy 1:7
I have been saved and called (set apart) according to God's purpose and grace, 2 Timothy 1:9, Titus 3:5
Because I am sanctified and am one with Christ, He is not ashamed to call me His, Hebrews 2:11
I am a holy partaker of an heavenly calling, Hebrews 3:1
I am a partaker of Christ, Hebrews 3:14
I may come boldly before the throne of God to receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need, Hebrews 4:16
I am one of God's living stones and am being built up as a spiritual house, 1 Peter 2:5
I am part of a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of God's own possession, 1 Peter 2:9, 10
I am an alien and stranger to this world I temporarily live in, 1 Peter 2:11
I am an enemy of the devil; he is my adversary, 1 Peter 5:8
I have been given God's precious and magnificent promises by which I am a partaker of the divine nature, 2 Peter 1:4
God has bestowed a great love on me and called me his child, 1 John 3:1

Living Faith – OMPC - September 17, 2006
Life of Christ -2

Fulfillment of the prophecy: What does God the Father say, as recorded in the Old Testament, about who Jesus is, why he came, and what his function was.

1. What does prophecy mean?
Messianic prophecies - The Bible has many prophecies that ancient rabbis identified as being "Messianic," meaning that they speak about an "anointed one" - a special person anointed by God - to carry out work ordained by God. Christians, believe that Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of the Bible's Messianic promises.

2. Sources of prophecy? Why is the accuracy of prophecy important?

3. Accuracy of Bible prophecy?
The Old Testament of the Bible was written more than 2000 years ago. Christians call it the Old Testament. Jews call it the Tanakh. Both regard it as the word of God. The Old Testament contains hundreds of prophecies about the future. These prophecies are not "predictions," they are promises from God.

The Old Testament includes about 60different prophecies, with more than 300 references, of the coming of the Messiah. It was through the fulfillment of these prophecies that Israel was told she would be able to recognize the true Messiah when He came. The four gospels record several times when Jesus said that He was fulfilling a prophecy of the Old Testament. Luke 24:27 records, "And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself." And verse 44 notes, "And he said unto them, these are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and the prophets and the psalms, concerning me." Jesus Christ himself said, "For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me" (John 5:45-47)Likewise, Christ's disciples taught that He fulfilled Old Testament prophecy (e.g., Acts 3:18; 17:2-3; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4).

Table:
Born of the Seed of the Woman
Matt. 1:20, "But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit."

Born of a Virgin
Matt. 1:18,25, "This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary...was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit... But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus."

Son of God
Matt. 3:15, "And a voice from heaven said, 'This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.'"

Seed of Abraham
Matt. 1:1, "record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham:"
Son of Isaac

House of David

Born at Bethlehem
Matt. 2:1, "After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem."

He shall be a Prophet


He shall be a Priest
Psalm 110:4, "The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind: 'You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.'"

He shall be a King

He shall judge
John 5:30, "By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me."
He would be preceded by a Messenger
Matt. 3:1-2, "In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea and saying, 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.'"

Rejected by His own people

His side pierced
John 19:34, "Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water."

Crucifixion
Psalm 22:1, Luke 23:33, "When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals -- one on his right, the other on his left."
John 19:33, "But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs."

4. Who is the one that prophesies? Is he trustworthy?
I Tim 3:16-17 ALL scripture is inspired by God and is profitable…..


5. If God’s prophesies about Christ are correct what about His prophesies about us? See “Your are” chart.

365 Messianic Prophecies

The following is a list of prophecies from the Jewish scriptures that Jesus fulfilled.

1. Gen. 3:15.....Seed of a woman (virgin birth).....Luke 1:35, Mt 1:18-20
2. Gen. 3:15.....He will bruise Satan's head.....Heb. 2:14, 1 Jn. 3:18
3. Gen. 5:24....The bodily ascension to heaven illustrated....Mk. 6:19
4. Gen. 9:26-27...The God of Shem will be the Son of Shem...Lu. 3:36
5. Gen. 12:3...As Abraham's seed, will bless all nations...Acts. 3:25,26
6. Gen. 12:7...The Promise made to Abraham's Seed...Gal. 3:16
7. Gen. 14:18...A priest after Melchizedek...Heb. 6:20
8. Gen. 14:18........A King also........Heb. 7:2
9. Gen. 14:18...The Last Supper foreshadowed...Mt. 26:26-29
10. Gen. 17:19.......The Seed of Isaac.......Rom. 9:7
11. Genesis 21:12 …Seed of Isaac…Romans 9:7, Hebrews 11:18
12. Gen. 22:8...The Lamb of God promised...Jn. 1:29
13. Gen. 22:18...As Isaac's seed, will bless all nations...Gal. 3:16
14. Gen.26:2-5..The Seed of Isaac promised as the Redeemer..Heb.11:18
15. Gen. 49:10...The time of His coming...Lu. 2:1-7; Gal. 4:4
16. Gen. 49:10.......The Seed of Judah.......Lu. 3:33
17. Gen. 49:10......Called Shiloh or One Sent......Jn. 17:3
18. Gen. 49:10...To come before Judah lost identity...Jn. 11:47-52
19. Gen. 49:10...To Him shall the obedience of the people be...Jn. 10:16
20. Ex. 3:13,14........The Great "I Am".......Jn. 4:26
21. Ex. 12:5...A Lamb without blemish...1 Pet. 1:19
22. Ex. 12:13...The blood of the Lamb saves from wrath...Rom. 5:8
23. Ex. 12:21-27...Christ is our Passover...1 Cor. 5;7
24. Ex. 12:46...Not a bone of the Lamb to be broken...Jn. 19:31-36
25. Exodus 13:2…Blessing to first born son…Luke 2:23
26. Ex. 15:2...His exaltation predicted as Yeshua...Acts 7:55,56
27. Ex. 15:11...His Character-Holiness...Luke 1:35; Acts 4:27
28. Ex. 17:6...The Spiritual Rock of Israel...1 Cor. 10;4
29. Ex. 33:19...His Character-Merciful...Lu. 1:72
30. Lev.14:11...The leper cleansed-Sign to priesthood..Lu.5:12-14; Acts 6:7
31. Lev.16:15-17...Prefigures Christ's once-for-all death...Heb. 9:7-14
32. Lev.16:27...Suffering outside the Camp...Mt. 27:33; Heb. 13:11, 12
33. Lev.17:11...The Blood-the life of the flesh...Mt. 26;28; Mk. 10:45
34. Lev.17:11...It is the blood that makes atonement...1 Jn. 3:14-18
35. Lev.23:36-37...The Drink-offering: "If any man thirst." ..Jn. 19:31-36
36. Num. 9:12...Not a bone of Him broken...John 19:31-36
37. Num. 21:9...The serpent on a pole-Christ lifted up...Jn. 3:14-18
38. Numbers 24:8… Flight to Egypt…Matthew 2:14
39. Num. 24:17...Time: "I shall see him, but not now."...Gal. 4:4
40. Numbers 24:17-19…A star out of Jacob…Matthew 2:2, Luke 1:33,78, Revelation 22:16
41. Deut. 18:15..."This is of a truth that prophet."...Jn. 6:14
42. Deut. 18:15-16..."Had ye believed Moses, ye would believe me."...Jn. 5:45-47
43. Deut. 18:18...Sent by the Father to speak His word...Jn. 8:28, 29
44. Deut. 18:19...Whoever will not hear must bear his sin...Jn. 12:15
45. Deuteronomy 21:13-23…As a prophet…John 6:14; 7:40, Acts 3:22,23
46. Deut. 21:23...Cursed is he that hangs on a tree...Gal. 3:10-13
47. Ruth 4:4-9...Christ, our kinsman, has redeemed us...Eph. 1:3-7
48. 1 Sam. 2:10...Shall be an anointed King to the Lord...Mt. 28:18; Jn. 12:15
49. 2 Sam. 7:12...David's Seed...Mt. 1:1
50. 2 Sam. 7:14a...The Son of God... Lu. 1:32
51. 2 Sam. 7:16...David's house established forever...Lu. 3:31; Rev. 22:16
52. 2 Samuel 23:2-4…would be the “Rock”…1 Corinthians 10:4
53. 2 Samuel 23:2-4…would be as the “light of the morning”…Revelation 22:16
54. 2 Ki. 2:11...The bodily ascension to heaven illustrated...Lu. 24:51
55. 1 Chr. 17:11...David's Seed...Mt. 1:1; 9:27
56. 1 Chr. 17:12, 13a...To reign on David's throne forever...Lu. 1:32, 33
57. 1 Chr. 17:13a..."I will be His Father, He...my Son."...Heb. 1:5
58. Job 19:23-27...The Resurrection predicted...Jn. 5:24-29
59. Psa. 2:1-3...The enmity of kings foreordained...Acts 4:25-28
60. Psa. 2:2...To own the title, Anointed (Christ)...Acts 2:36
61. Ps. 2:6...His Character-Holiness...Jn. 8:46; Rev. 3:7
62. Ps. 2:6...To own the title King...Mt. 2:2
63. Ps. 2:7...Declared the Beloved Son...Mt. 3:17
64. Psa. 2:7, 8...The Crucifixion and Resurrection intimated...Acts 13:29-33
65. Psa. 2:12...Life comes through faith in Him...Jn. 20:31
66. Psa. 8:2...The mouths of babes perfect His praise...Mt. 21:16
67. Psa. 8:5, 6...His humiliation and exaltation...Lu. 24:50-53; 1 Cor. 15:27
68. Psa. 16:10...Was not to see corruption...Acts 2:31
69. Psa. 16:9-11...Was to arise from the dead...Jn. 20:9
70. Psa. 17;15...The resurrection predicted...Lu. 24:6
71. Psa. 22:1...Forsaken because of sins of others...2 Cor. 5:21
72. Psa. 22:1...Words spoken from Calvary, "My God..." Mk. 15:34
73. Psa. 22:2...Darkness upon Calvary...Mt. 27:45
74. Psa. 22:7...They shoot out the lip and shake the head...Mt. 27:39
75. Psa. 22:8.." He trusted in God, let Him deliver Him "...Mt. 27:43
76. Psa. 22:9......Born the Saviour......Lu. 2:7
77. Psa. 22:14...Died of a broken (ruptured) heart...Jn. 19:34
78. Psa. 22:14,15...Suffered agony on Calvary...Mk. 15:34-37
79. Psa. 22:15........He thirsted........Jn. 19:28
80. Psa. 22:16...They pierced His hands and His feet....Jn. 19:34,37;20:27
81. Psa. 22:17,18...Stripped Him before the stares of men...Lu. 23:34,35
82. Psa. 22:18.....They parted His garments.....Jn. 19:23,24
83. Psa. 22:20,21...He committed Himself to God...Lu.23:46
84. Psa. 22:20,21..Satanic power bruising the Redeemer's heel..Heb. 2:14
85. Psa. 22:22.....His Resurrection declared.....Jn. 20:17
86. Psa. 22:27...He shall be the governor of the nations...Col 1:16
87. Psa. 22:31......"It is finished"......Jn. 19:30
88. Psa. 23:1...."I am the Good Shepherd"....Jn. 10:11
89. Psa. 24:3......His exaltation predicted......Acts 1:11; Phil. 2:9
90. Psa. 27:12…Accused by false witnesses…Matthew 26:60,61, Mark 14:57,58
91. Psa. 30:3......His resurrection predicted......Acts 2:32
92. Psa. 31:5..."Into thy hands I commit my spirit"...Lu. 23:46
93. Psa. 31:11...His acquaintances fled from Him...Mk. 14:50
94. Psa. 31:13...They took counsel to put Him to death...Jn. 11:53
95. Psa. 31:14,15..." He trusted in God, let Him deliver him"...Mt. 27:43
96. Psa. 34:20.....Not a bone of Him broken.....Jn 19:31-36
97. Psa. 35:11....False witnesses rose up against Him....Mt. 26:59
98. Psa. 35:19...He was hated without a cause...Jn. 15:25
99. Psa. 38:11.....His friends stood afar off.....Lu. 23:49
100. Psa. 40:2-5...The joy of His resurrection predicted...Jn. 20:20
101. Psa. 40:6-8....His delight-the will of the Father....Jn. 4:34
102. Psa. 40:9....He was to preach the Righteousness in Israel....Mt. 4:17
103. Psa. 40:14...Confronted by adversaries in the Garden...Jn.
104. Psa. 41:9.....Betrayed by a familiar friend.....Jn. 13:18
105. Psa. 45:2...Words of Grace come from His lips...Lu. 4:22
106. Psa. 45:6...To own the title, God or Elohim...Heb. 1:8
107. Psa. 45:7...A special anointing by the Holy Spirit...Mt.3:16; Heb.1:9
108. Psa. 45:7,8...Called the Christ (Messiah or Anointed)...Lu. 2:11
109. Psalms 49-15…His Resurrection…Acts 2:27; 13:35, Mark 16:6
110. Psa. 55:12-14...Betrayed by a friend, not an enemy...Jn. 13:18
111. Psa. 55:15...Unrepentant death of the Betrayer...Mt. 27:3-5; Acts 1:16-19
112. Psa. 68:18...To give gifts to men...Eph. 4:7-16
113. Psa. 68:18...Ascended into Heaven...Lu. 24:51
114. Psa. 69:4...Hated without a cause...Jn. 15:25
115. Psa. 69:8...A stranger to own brethren...Lu. 8;20,21
116. Psa. 69:9...Zealous for the Lord's House...Jn. 2:17
117. Psa. 69:14-20...Messiah's anguish of soul before crucifixion...Mt. 26:36-45
118. Psa. 69:20..."My soul is exceeding sorrowful."...Mt. 26:38
119. Psa. 69:21...Given vinegar in thirst...Mt. 27:34
120. Psa. 69:26...The Saviour given and smitten by God...Jn. 17:4; 18:11
121. Psa. 72:10,11...Great persons were to visit Him...Mt. 2:1-11
122. Psa. 72:16...The corn of wheat to fall into the Ground...Jn. 12:24
123. Psa. 72:17...His name, Yinon, will produce offspring...Jn. 1:12,13
124. Psa. 72:17...All nations shall be blessed by Him...Acts 2:11,12,41
125. Psa. 78:1.2...He would teach in parables...Mt. 13:34-35
126. Psa. 78:2b...To speak the Wisdom of God with authority...Mt. 7:29
127. Psa. 88:8...They stood afar off and watched...Lu. 23:49
128. Psa. 89:26...Messiah will call God His Father...Matthew 11:27
129. Psa. 89:27...Emmanuel to be higher than earthly kings...Lu. 1:32,33
130. Psa. 89:35-37...David's Seed, throne, kingdom endure forever...Lu. 1:32,33
131. Psa. 89:36-37...His character-Faithfulness...Rev. 1:5
132. Psa. 90:2...He is from everlasting (Micah 5:2)...Jn. 1:1
133. Psa. 91:11,12...Identified as Messianic; used to tempt Christ...Lu. 4;10,11
134. Psa. 97:9...His exaltation predicted...Acts 1:11;Eph. 1:20
135. Psa. 100:5...His character-Goodness...Mt. 19:16,17
136. Psa. 102:1-11...The Suffering and Reproach of Calvary...Jn. 21:16-30
137. Psalms 102:16…Son of Man comes in Glory…Luke 21:24
Revelation 12:5-10
138. Psa. 102:25-27...Messiah is the Preexistent Son...Heb. 1:10-12
139. Psalms 109:4…Prays for His enemies…Luke 23:34
140. Psalms 109:7,8…Another to succeed Judas…Acts 1:16-20
141. Psa. 109:25...Ridiculed...Mt. 27:39
142. Psa. 110:1...Son of David...Mt. 22:43
143. Psa. 110:1...To ascend to the right-hand of the Father...Mk.16:19
144. Psa. 110:1...David's son called Lord...Mt. 22:44,45
145. Psa. 110:4...A priest after Melchizedek's order...Heb. 6:20
146. Psa. 112:4...His character-Compassionate, Gracious, et al... Mt. 9;36
147. Psa. 118:17,18...Messiah's Resurrection assured...Lu. 24:5-7;1 Cor. 15:20
148. Psa. 118:22,23...The rejected stone is Head of the corner...Mt. 21:42,43
149. Psa. 118:26a...The Blessed One presented to Israel...Mt. 21:9
150. Psa. 118:26b...To come while Temple standing...Mt. 21;12-15
151. Psa. 132:11...The Seed of David (the fruit of His Body)...Lu. 1:32
152. Psa. 138:1-6...The supremacy of David's Seed amazes kings... Mt. 2:2-6
153. Psa. 147:3,6...The earthly ministry of Christ described...Lu. 4:18
154. Psa. 1:23...He will send the Spirit of God... Jn. 16;7
155. Proverbs 8:22-23…The Messiah would be from everlasting…John 17:5
156. Proverbs 30:4…Declared to be the Son of God…John 3:13, Romans 1:2-4, 10:6-9, 2 Peter 1:17
157. Song. 5:16...The altogether lovely One...Jn. 1:17
158. Isaiah 2:2-4…Repentance for the nations…Luke 24:47
159. Isaiah 4:2…Messiah reigning
160. Isa. 5:1-6…Son of God’s vineyard: a parable of judgement
161. Isa. 6:1...When Isaiah saw His glory... Jn. 12:40-41
162. Isa. 6:9-10...Parables fall on deaf ears...Mt. 13:13-15
163. Isa. 6:9-12...Blinded to Christ and deaf to His words...Acts. 28:23-29
164. Isa. 7:14...To be born of a virgin...Lu. 1:35
165. Isa. 7:14...To be Emmanuel-God with us... Mt. 1:18-23
166. Isa. 8:8...Called Emmanuel...Mt. 28:20
167. Isa. 8:14...A stone of stumbling, a Rock of offense... 1 Pet. 2:8
168. Isa. 9:1,2...His ministry to begin in Galilee...Mt. 4:12-17
169. Isa. 9:6...A child born-Humanity...Lu. 1:31
170. Isa. 9:6...A Son given-Deity...Lu. 1:32; Jn. 1;14; 1 Tim. 3:16
171. Isa. 9:6...Declared to be the Son of God with power... Rom. 1:3,4
172. Isa. 9:6...The Wonderful One, Peleh...Lu. 4:22
173. Isa. 9:6...The Counsellor, Yaatz...Mt. 13:54
174. Isa. 9:6...The Mighty God, El Gibor...Mt. 11:20
175. Isa. 9:6...The Everlasting Father, Avi Adth...Jn. 8:58
176. Isa. 9:6...The Prince of Peace, Sar Shalom...Jn . 16:33
177. Isa. 9:7...To establish an everlasting kingdom...Lu. 1:32-33
178. Isa. 9:7...His Character-Just...Jn. 5:30
179. Isa. 9:7...No end to his Government, Throne, and Peace...Lu. 1:32-33
180. Isa. 11:1...Called a Nazarene-the Branch, Netzer...Mt. 2:23
181. Isa. 11:1...A rod out of Jesse-Son of Jesse...Lu. 3:23,32
182. Isa. 11:2...The anointed One by the Spirit...Mt. 3;16,17
183. Isa. 11:2...His Character-Wisdom, Understanding, et al....Jn. 4:4-26
184. Isa. 11:4...His Character-Truth...Jn. 14:6
185. Isa. 11:10...The Gentiles seek Him...Jn. 12:18-21
186. Isa. 12:2...Called Jesus-Yeshua(salvation)...Mt. 1:21
187. Isaiah 16:4,5…Reigning in mercy…Luke 1:31-33
188. Isaiah 22:21-25…Peg in a sure place…Revelation 3:7
189. Isa. 25:8...The Resurrection predicted...I Cor. 15:54
190. Isa. 26:19...His power of Resurrection predicted...Jn. 11:43,44
191. Isa. 28:16...The Messiah is the precious corner stone...Acts 4:11,12
192. Isa. 29:13...He indicated hypocritical obedience to His Word...Mt. 15:7-9
193. Isa. 29:14...The wise are confounded by the Word...I Cor. 1:18-31
194. Isa. 32:2...A Refuge-A man shall be a hiding place...Mt. 23:37
195. Isa. 33:22…Son of the Highest…Luke 1:32; 1 Timothy 1:17 6:15
196. Isa. 35:4...He will come and save you...Mt. 1:21
197. Isa. 35:5...To have a ministry of miracles...Mt. 11:4-6
198. Isa. 40:3,4...Preceded by forerunner...Jn. 1:23
199. Isa. 40:9..."Behold your God."...Jn. 1:36;19:14
200. Isa. 40:11...A shepherd-compassionate life-giver...Jn. 10:10-18
201. Isa. 42:1-4...The Servant-as a faithful, patient redeemer... Mt.12:18-21
202. Isa. 42:2...Meek and lowly... Mt. 11:28-30
203. Isa. 42:3...He brings hope for the hopeless... Jn. 4
204. Isa. 42:4...The nations shall wait on His teachings... Jn. 12:20-26
205. Isa. 42:6...The Light (salvation) of the Gentiles...Lu. 2:32
206. Isa. 42:1,6...His is a Worldwide compassion... Mt. 28:19,20
207. Isa. 42:7...Blind eyes opened... Jn. 9:25-38
208. Isa. 42:13-25…Messiah’s actions at His second coming…Revelation
209. Isa. 43:11...He is the only Saviour... Acts. 4:12
210. Isa. 44:3...He will send the Spirit of God... Jn. 16:7,13
211. Isa. 45:23...He will be the Judge... Jn. 5:22;Rom. 14:11
212. Isa. 48:12...The First and the Last...Jn. 1:30;Rev. 1:8,17
213. Isa. 48:17...He came as a Teacher...Jn. 3:2
214. Isa. 49:1...Called from the womb-His humanity...Mt. 1:18
215. Isa. 49:5...A Servant from the womb...Lu. 1:31;Phil. 2:7
216. Isa. 49:6...He is Salvation for Israel...Lu. 2:29-32
217. Isa. 49:6...He is the Light of the Gentiles...Acts 13:47
218. Isa. 49:6...He is Salvation unto the ends of the earth... Acts 15:7-18
219. Isa. 49:7...He is despised of the Nation... Jn. 8:48-49
220. Isa. 50:3...Heaven is clothed in black at His humiliation... Lu. 23:44,45
221. Isa. 50:4...He is a learned counsellor for the weary... Mt. 11:28,29
222. Isa. 50:5...The Servant bound willingly to obedience... Mt. 26:39
223. Isa. 50:6a..."I gave my back to the smiters."... Mt. 27:26
224. Isa. 50:6b...He was smitten on the cheeks... Mt. 26:67
225. Isa. 50:6c...He was spat upon... Mt. 27:30
226. Isaiah 52:4-5…Suffered vicariously…Mark 15:3,4,27,28; Luke 23:1-25,32-34
227. Isa. 52:7...To publish good tidings of peace... Lu. 4:14,15
228. Isa. 52:13...The Servant exalted...Acts 1:8-11; Eph. 1:19-22
229. Isa. 52:13...Behold, My Servant... Mt. 17:5; Phil. 2:5-8
230. Isa. 52:14...The Servant shockingly abused... Lu. 18:31-34; Mt. 26:67,68
231. Isa. 52:15...Nations startled by message of the Servant... Rom. 15:18-21
232. Isa. 52:15...His blood shed to make atonement for all... Rev. 1:5
233. Isa. 53:1...His people would not believe Him... Jn. 12:37-38
234. Isa. 53:2a...He would grow up in a poor family.... Lu. 2:7
235. Isa. 53:2b...Appearance of an ordinary man... Phil. 2:7-8
236. Isa. 53:3a...Despised.... Lu. 4:28-29
237. Isa. 53:3b...Rejected... Mt. 27:21-23
238. Isa. 53:3c...Great sorrow and grief... Lu. 19:41-42
239. Isa. 53:3d...Men hide from being associated with Him... Mk. 14:50-52
240. Isa. 53:4a...He would have a healing ministry... Lu. 6:17-19
241. Isa. 53:4b...He would bear the sins of the world... 1 Pet. 2:24
242. Isa. 53:4c...Thought to be cursed by God... Mt. 27:41-43
243. Isa. 53:5a...Bears penalty for mankind's transgressions... Lu. 23:33
244. Isa. 53:5b...His sacrifice would provide peace between man and God... Col. 1:20
245. Isa. 53:5c...His back would be whipped... Mt. 27:26
246. Isa. 53:6a...He would be the sin-bearer for all mankind...Gal. 1:4
247. Isa. 53:6b...God's will that He bear sin for all mankind... 1 Jn. 4:10
248. Isa. 53:7a...Oppressed and afflicted... Mt. 27:27-31
249. Isa. 53:7b...Silent before his accusers... Mt. 27:12-14
250. Isa. 53:7c...Sacrificial lamb... Jn. 1:29
251. Isa. 53:8a...Confined and persecuted... Mt. 26:47-27:31
252. Isa. 53:8b...He would be judged... Jn. 18:13-22
253. Isa. 53:8c...Killed.... Mt. 27:35
254. Isa. 53:8d...Dies for the sins of the world... 1 Jn. 2:2
255. Isa. 53:9a...Buried in a rich man's grave... Mt. 27:57
256. Isa. 53:9b...Innocent and had done no violence... Mk. 15:3
257. Isa. 53:9c...No deceit in his mouth... Jn. 18:38
258. Isa. 53:10a...God's will that He die for mankind... Jn. 18:11
259. Isa. 53:10b...An offering for sin... Mt. 20:28
260. Isa. 53:10c...Resurrected and live forever.... Mk. 16:16
261. Isa. 53:10d...He would prosper... Jn. 17:1-5
262. Isa. 53:11a...God fully satisfied with His suffering... Jn. 12:27
263. Isa. 53:11b...God's servant... Rom. 5:18-19
264. Isa. 53:11c...He would justify man before God... Rom. 5:8-9
265. Isa. 53:11d...The sin-bearer for all mankind... Heb. 9:28
266. Isa. 53:12a...Exalted by God because of his sacrifice... Mt. 28:18
267. Isa. 53:12b...He would give up his life to save mankind... Lu. 23:46
268. Isa. 53:12c...Grouped with criminals... Lu. 23:32
269. Isa. 53:12d...Sin-bearer for all mankind... 2 Cor. 5:21
270. Isa. 53:12e...Intercede to God in behalf of mankind... Lu. 23:34
271. Isaiah 55:1…Every one come who is thirsty…New Testament
272. Isa. 55:3...Resurrected by God... Acts 13:34
273. Isa. 55:4...A witness... Jn. 18:37
274. Isa. 55:5…Foreign nations come to God…Acts
275. Isa. 59:15-16a...He would come to provide salvation... Jn. 6:40
276. Isa. 59:15-16b...Intercessor between man and God... Mt. 10:32
277. Isa. 59:20...He would come to Zion as their Redeemer... Lu. 2:38
278. Isaiah 60:1-3…Nations walk in the light…Luke 2:32
279. Isa. 61:1-2a...The Spirit of God upon him... Mt. 3:16-17
280. Isa. 61:1-2b...The Messiah would preach the good news... Lu. 4:17-21
281. Isa. 61:1-2c...Provide freedom from the bondage of sin and death... Jn. 8:31-32
282. Isa. 61:1-2...Proclaim a period of grace... Jn. 5:24
283. Isaiah 62:1-2…Called by an new name…Luke 2:32, Revelation 3:12
284. Isaiah 62:11…Thy King Cometh, Entered Jerusalem on Colt…Matthew 21:7
285. Isaiah 63:1-3…A vesture dipped in blood…Revelation 19:13
286. Isaiah 63:8,9…Afflicted with the afflicted…Matthew 25:34-40
287. Isaiah 65:9…The elect shall inherit…Romans 11 5-7, Hebrews 7:14, Revelation 5:5
288. Isaiah 65:17-25…New heaven/New Earth…2 Peter 3:13, Revelation 21:1
289. Isa. 66:18-19…All nations come to God…New Testament
290. Jer.23:5-6a...Descendant of David...Lu. 3:23-31
291. Jer. 23:5-6b...The Messiah would be God... Jn. 13:13
292. Jer. 23:5-6c...The Messiah would be both God and Man... 1 Tim. 3:16
293. Jeremiah 30:9…Born a King…John 18:37, Revelation 1:5
294. Jeremiah 31:15…Massacre of infants…Matthew 2:16-18
295. Jer. 31:22...Born of a virgin... Mt. 1:18-20
296. Jer. 31:31...The Messiah would be the new covenant... Mt. 26:28
297. Jer. 33:14-15...Descendant of David... Lu. 3:23-31
298. Eze.17:22-24...Descendant of David... Lk. 3:23-31
299. Ezekiel 21:26,27…The humble exalted…Luke 1:52
300. Eze.34:23-24...Descendant of David... Mt. 1:1
301. Daniel 2:34-35...Stone cut without hands...Acts 4:10-12
302. Daniel 2:44,45...His Kingdom Triumphant...Luke 1:33, 1 Corinthians 15:24, Revelation 11:15
303. Dan. 7:13-14a...He would ascend into heaven... Acts 1:9-11
304. Dan. 7:13-14b...Highly exalted... Eph. 1:20-22
305. Dan. 7:13-14c...His dominion would be everlasting... Lu. 1:31-33
306. Daniel 7:27...Kingdom for the Saints...Luke 1:33, 1 Corinthians 15:24, Revelation 11:15
307. Dan. 9:24a...To make an end to sins... Gal. 1:3-5
308. Dan. 9:24b...He would be holy... Lu. 1:35
309. Dan. 9:25...Announced to his people 483 years, to the exact day, after the decree to rebuild the city of Jerusalem... Jn. 12:12-13
310. Dan. 9:26a...Killed... Mt. 27:35
311. Dan. 9:26b...Die for the sins of the world... Heb. 2:9
312. Dan. 9:26c...Killed before the destruction of the temple... Mt. 27:50-51
313. Dan. 10:5-6...Messiah in a glorified state... Rev. 1:13-16
314. Hosea 3:5...Israel restored...John 18:37, Romans 11:25-27
315. Hosea 11:1, Numbers 24:8...Flight to Egypt...Matthew 2:14
316. Hosea 13:14...He would defeat death... 1 Cor. 15:55-57
317. Joel 2:28-32...Promise of the Spirit...Acts 2:17-21, Romans 10:13
318. Joel 2:32...Offer salvation to all mankind... Rom. 10:12-13
319. Micah 2:12-13...Israel Regathered...John 10:14,26
320. Micah 4:1-8...The Kingdon established place of Birth Bethlehem...Luke 1:33, Matthew 2:1, Luke 2:4,10,11
321. Mic. 5:2a...Born in Bethlehem... Mt. 2:1-2
322. Mic. 5:2b...God's servant... Jn. 15:10
323. Mic. 5:2c...From everlasting... Jn. 8:58
324. Hag. 2:6-9...He would visit the second Temple... Lu. 2:27-32
325. Hag. 2:23...Descendant of Zerubbabel... Lu. 3:23-27
326. Joel 2:28-32...Promise of the Spirit...Acts 2:17-21, Romans 10:13
327. Amos 8:9...The Sun Darkened...Matthew 24:29, Acts 2:20, Revelation 6:12
328. Amos 9:11-12...Restoration of tabernacle...Acts 14:16-18
329. Habakkuk 2:14...Earth filled with knowledge of the glory of the Lord...Romans 11:26, Revelation 21:23-26
330. Zechariah 2:10-13...The Lamb on the Throne...Revelation 5:13, 6:9, 21:24
331. Zech. 3:8...God's servant... Jn. 17:4
332. Zech. 6:12-13...Priest and King... Heb. 8:1
333. Zech. 9:9a...Greeted with rejoicing in Jerusalem... Mt. 21:8-10
334. Zech. 9:9b...Beheld as King... Jn. 12:12-13
335. Zech. 9:9c...The Messiah would be just... Jn. 5:30
336. Zech. 9:9d...The Messiah would bring salvation... Luke 19:10
337. Zech. 9:9e...The Messiah would be humble... Mt. 11:29
338. Zech. 9:9f...Presented to Jerusalem riding on a donkey... Mt. 21:6-9
339. Zech. 10:4...The cornerstone... Eph. 2:20
340. Zech. 11:4-6a...At His coming, Israel to have unfit leaders... Mt. 23:1-4
341. Zech. 11:4-6b...Rejection causes God to remove His protection.. Lu. 19:41-44
342. Zech. 11:4-6c...Rejected in favor of another king... Jn. 19:13-15
343. Zech. 11:7...Ministry to "poor," the believing remnant... Mt. 9:35-36
344. Zech. 11:8a...Unbelief forces Messiah to reject them... Mt. 23:33
345. Zech. 11:8b...Despised... Mt. 27:20
346. Zech. 11:9...Stops ministering to the those who rejected Him... Mt. 13:10-11
347. Zech. 11:10-11a...Rejection causes God to remove protection... Lu. 19:41-44
348. Zech. 11:10-11b...The Messiah would be God... Jn. 14:7
349. Zech. 11:12-13a...Betrayed for thirty pieces of silver... Mt. 26:14-15
350. Zech. 11:12-13b...Rejected... Mt. 26:14-15
351. Zech. 11:12-13c...Thirty pieces of silver thrown into the house of the Lord... Mt. 27:3-5
352. Zech. 11:12-13d...The Messiah would be God... Jn. 12:45
353. Zech. 12:10a...The Messiah's body would be pierced... Jn. 19:34-37
354. Zech. 12:10b...The Messiah would be both God and man... Jn. 10:30
355. Zech. 12:10c...The Messiah would be rejected... Jn. 1:11
356. Zech. 13:7a...God's will He die for mankind... Jn. 18:11
357. Zech. 13:7b...A violent death... Mt. 27:35
358. Zech. 13:7c...Both God and man.. Jn. 14:9
359. Zech. 13:7d...Israel scattered as a result of rejecting Him... Mt. 26:31-56
360. Mal. 3:1a...Messenger to prepare the way for Messiah... Mt. 11:10
361. Mal. 3:1b...Sudden appearance at the temple... Mk. 11:15-16
362. Mal. 3:1c...Messenger of the new covenant... Lu. 4:43
363. Malachi 3:3...Our Sins Are Purged...Luke 1:78, John 1:9; 12:46, 2 Peter 1:19, Revelation 2:28; 19:11-16; 22:16
364. Mal. 4:5...Forerunner in the spirit of Elijah... Mt. 3:1-2
365. Mal. 4:6...Forerunner would turn many to righteousness... Lu. 1:16-17

And for leap year, you can have Psalm 21 as a Messianic Hymn and David's praise.

List Derived from below:
http://www.hopeofisrael.net
http://www.historicbelt.com/pb-family/proph.html
http://www.messiahrevealed.org/

Topics for Study of Christ - Fall 06

Purpose of the series: …”being transformed into his likeness….”
“And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NIV)

Therefore:
Who was Jesus?
What was his purpose?
What did he do?
How did he relate?
What has he commanded us to be and do?
What difference does it make?

Schedule, Lesson number and date:

9-10 Names of Christ
Taught by class members, moderated by Alan

9-17 Fulfillment of the prophecy: Who does the Old Testament say Jesus is why he came, what was his function.
Taught by Hugh

9-24 Chronology of His life and ministry 1, Birth through end of Galilee ministry. Purpose, location, relationships, key events
Taught by Alan

10-1 Chronology of His life and ministry 2, End of Galilee ministries through ascension. Purpose, location, relationships, key events
Taught by Alan

10-8 His divinity/humanity Taught by Hugh
Examples from the different phases of the ministry, Implications to us

10-15 Home Mission Sunday, guest speakers

10-22 Christ’s Goal orientation Taught by Hugh
The concept of goal orientation, purpose driven, examples of Jesus goals and techniques

10-29 Miracles of Christ Taught by Alan
Examples of miracles from each phase of ministry, purpose of the miracles, individuals and groups involved, lessons taught.

11-5 Proverbs of Christ Taught by Alan-
How and why Jesus taught with parables, Value of word pictures in expressing ideas and emotions.

11-12 Satanic Warfare & Persecution of Christ Taught by Hugh
Examples, sequence in the ministry, His response

11-19 Christ’s Relationship with Sinners Taught by Alan
Examples, Christ’s purpose, Sinners response, impact on observers

11-26 Christ’s Prayer life/Relationship with God –“ My heart- Christ’s home”
Taught by Hugh

12-3 Christ the Healer Taught by Hugh
What did Christ think if illness, his response, impact of his healing others

12-10 Christ the Encourager Taught by Alan
When, who, why did Jesus encourage. How can we do likewise?

12-17 Christ the Disciple maker Taught by Hugh
Why and how Jesus chose and developed his followers.

PRAYER LIFE SEMINAR

Learning To Pray In A Distracting World


“How do you stay focused when you are distracted with so much to do?”

“How do you pray longer than five minutes?”

“How do you pray when your own life is messed up?”

“How do you ask when you’ve tried it before and it doesn’t work?”


Come learn the answers to these questions!

Join us on August 26, 2006 @ 8:45 a.m.
Lunch & Childcare provided
$15 a person
Register now ONLINE www.ompc.org
Oak Mountain has a prayer conference coming soon.


Led by Paul Miller
"Many of us are quietly defeated in our private prayer lives. We've tried praying, but it just doesn't seem to work. So we feel frustrated and guilty.
Prayer is the lifeblood of the Christian faith, but it is often uncomfortable for Christians because it arouses feelings of frustration and guilt for them. Difficult questions that often contribute to these feelings are:
How do I start praying when my own prayers put me to sleep?
How do I ask when I've tried it before and it doesn't work?
In this seminar, we will learn step-by-step how to begin a private life of prayer in fellowship with our heavenly Father."
(For more information, please visit Paul's ministry website - www.seejesus.net)

About the speaker: http://www.seejesus.net/about_director.html

The Fruit of the Spirit – Gentleness - Jim McCool
(Meekness and Humility)

July 30, 2006

Blessed is the man … He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. Psalms 1:1,3

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Gal 5:22-25

He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8


1. What does gentleness look like & What does gentleness not look like?

Meekness toward God is that disposition of spirit in which we accept His dealings with us as good, and therefore without disputing or resisting. In the OT, the meek are those wholly relying on God rather than their own strength to defend them against injustice. Thus, meekness toward evil people means knowing God is permitting the injuries they inflict, that He is using them to purify His elect, and that He will deliver His elect in His time. (Isa 41:17, Lu 18:1-8) Gentleness or meekness is the opposite to self-assertiveness and self-interest. It stems from trust in God's goodness and control over the situation. The gentle person is not occupied with self at all. This is a work of the Holy Spirit, not of the human will. (Ga 5:23) Strong’s Lexicon in The Unbound Bible

"Meekness" is more in the mind internally; "gentleness" in the external behavior, and in relation to others… Jamieson Fausset Brown

>Self-forgetful and Others-rememberful

Strong’s Lexicon brings out two directions for the characteristic of gentleness, or meekness. The meekness toward God is anchored in the confidence that God will bring about justice in His time. This is related to what Gordon was talking about in the lesson on joy – specifically in adversity. It is also related to patience. It believes God is in control and He is bringing about, or allowing, what is best. The second direction is gentleness toward people. Gentleness is other-focused, not self-focused. It doesn’t create strife or dissention. This statement in Strong’s also points out how it is God’s goodness that allows the gentle person to be good to others. This is just another indication that the fruit of the Spirit is one fruit; all these characteristics come along together when the Spirit is bringing about growth.

James 3: 13, 16-18 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom…. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

>Temperament vs. Gentleness as a characteristic of Spiritual fruit

Some of us have temperaments that are the opposite of whatever Pleasers are. Our natural inclination is to view almost all of our anger as righteous indignation. We point to Jesus driving out the money changers, or just before he healed the man with the withered hand on a Sabbath and he looked around at the crowd with anger, or when he bellowed for Lazarus to come forth. We look at these and we say, “Yea, Jesus! That’s what I’m talking about!” And we justify our reactive temperaments. Clearly, we do not need anyone to tell us that it’s OK for God’s children to be angry about certain things. We know how to be angry all too well.

Others of us do, in fact, have the Pleaser temperament. We will just let folks string us out until we are way over-extended. We think we are being so gentle. Then, in order to keep from disappointing someone, we may resort to “a little white lie”.

Another distortion of a Pleaser temperament leads some of us to have a definition of gentleness that somehow includes passive-aggressive manipulation.

Coercing or manipulating others is not the same as being gentle. Denying our gifts as image-bearers also is not being gentle.

>Gentleness and Strength, or Courage, are not mutually exclusive

We have heard it said, “Meekness is not weakness.” The reference that John gave all of us to use as a starting spot for these lessons is The Fruit of the Spirit by John W. Sanderson. He camps out on the point in the chapter on gentleness that this characteristic does not exclude strength or courage. If we look at Moses, David or Paul, they were hardly men of weakness. John Sanderson makes the point that Christ was meek, but it took infinite strength for him to go through what he did for us.

Within the work of the kingdom, there are times and reasons for exercising more gentleness or more strength. And, courage is necessary to exercise either in a spirit of wisdom.

2 Corinthians 10:1 I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ--I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!—

James 3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.

I Corinthians 4: 20-21 For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power. What do you wish? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love in a spirit of gentleness?

Perhaps another way to look at this gentleness & strength issue is to recognize that it takes the meekness of wisdom and strength of character in order to bless others or to lead them into the throne room of God.

>Christ set an example of gentleness/meekness/humility

Psalms 45:4 In your majesty ride out victoriously for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness

Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Matthew 21:5 Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.

Isaiah 53:7 and 1 Peter 2:21-23 Show us that Jesus’ response to evil against him was to silently entrust the situation and its outcome to God.

>Other examples

Moses Numbers 12:3 Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth.

Paul 1 Thessalonians 2:7 But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children.


2. Where and when do we see it in Scripture?

In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Matt 5:5 (also Psalms 37:11) We see that there are some similarities between the fruit of the Spirit and the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes are like the fruit of the Spirit in that they are not usually recognized as being descriptive of different kinds of people with different blessings. They are characteristics of a single kind of people who have a deep and complete sense of well-being as a result of recognizing how God is: (1) meeting their needs; and (2) strengthening them for service. Other places in Scripture where gentleness, meekness or humility is a characteristic of blessing or action:

Receive the word of God with gentlenessJames 1:21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

Answer for our hope with gentleness1 Peter 3:15-16 but in your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense (apologian) to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.

Restore the erring with gentlenessGalatians 6:1 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.

Instruct opposers with gentleness2 Timothy 2:24-26 And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.

Ministers are to … Titus 3:1,2 Remind [believers] to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. For we ourselves were once … But … God our Savior appeared….

It distinguishes those who are adorned and saved by God Psalms 76:8-9 From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still, when God arose to establish judgment, to save all the humble of the earth.
Psalms 147:6 The Lord lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground.
Matthew 23:12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Psalms 149:4 For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.

By being teachable, the gentle are taughtPsalms 25:9 He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.

Increases our joy Isaiah 29:19 The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord, and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.

Fosters unity in the church
Ephesians 4:2-3 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.


3. How do we get it?

>Diligently - We are to be aware of going after it.

1 Timothy 6:10-12 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith.

Zephaniah 2:3 Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands; seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the anger of the LORD.

Here, it is characteristic of those who are being saved. And, those who are already humble are to seek humility. So, we are to seek growth in the fruit (this is active, not passively sitting and waiting).

Colossians 3:12-13 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

Here, these characteristics are contrasted with anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, etc. as Paul tells us to put off the latter and to put on the former. The same Greek word to “put on” is used here as is used in Eph 6 where we are told to put on the whole armor of God. It involves our active participation.

>Communally

Most of the graces, fruit given by the Spirit, are evidenced only in community. Gentleness, along with patience, goodness, kindness, and self-control are all evidenced only in community. Not only are they evidenced in community, they won’t grow apart from community. e.g. Patience (or as KJV says, “long-suffering”) You can’t be long-suffering without being long-bothered.

Not only do we need other muscadine vines, we need the right kind of muscadines!

We need the right kind of community. We need a community where we have given others permission to speak into our lives. This won’t be everyone in the church; but, if there’s no one who has the right to speak into your life and point out where there’s an absence of fruit, then you aren’t hanging out with the right muscadines. Getting to that place takes intentional wisdom.

>Paradoxically

Spiritual fruit bearing is organic growth. It’s not mechanical; it’s organic. What’s the difference?

What does it take for a seed to grow? It has to die.

Organic growth of Spiritual fruit is paradoxical in a way.

What does it mean to be self-forgetful?
Is this a Biblical mandate? Absolutely. Think of others more highly than we think of ourselves.

But, what does it mean for us to study and show ourselves approved? We have to be self-aware.

How can we do both: self-forgetful and self-aware?

Seeing little stars at night is clearer with our peripheral vision. We gaze in one direction and we see more objects in our peripheral vision than if we looked straight at the area where those objects reside. Likewise, when we gaze at Jesus, we are able to see more of ourselves and more of others.

There has to be recognition of our weaknesses without an intense focus on us or them. If we’re trying so hard to be gentle, or humble, or meek, it’s still about us. When there’s a focus on “growing fruit”, the flesh will absolutely turn it into a performance. And, then, we are under the law again.

>Crucifixically

What’s the solution? Crucify the flesh (vs 24). But, focusing on crucifying the flesh, just like focusing on growing fruit, is just another focus toward a performance-based identity. So, how do we do this? Notice that “crucifying the flesh” is always linked with the desires of the flesh (Gal 5:16 & 24). Having desires is not bad. The flesh does desire; but, the Spirit desires, too (Gal 5:17). God created us with desires. So, gratifying the flesh versus crucifying the flesh doesn’t have to do with getting rid of our desires. It has to do with what our desires are.

For example:
Desiring the acceptance of others is not a bad thing. When it becomes an ultimate thing, we have set our hearts and minds on the things below. We have turned a good thing into an ultimate thing. When my sense of being a valuable person is dependent upon another person’s acceptance, that person’s acceptance has become my God. At the point I am aware of it, I have to say to myself, “The God who made me with the desire for acceptance … that God does accept me! That’s the ultimate acceptance I really want and need.”

First, I have to be aware of where I have placed my highest desire. Then, I remember where my ultimate identity and satisfaction lie. I remember that God “takes pleasure in his people, he adorns the humble with salvation (Ps 149:4 and Col 3:12)

When the flesh is being crucified like this, the fruit will grow. When the fruit grows, it includes gentleness.

Faithfulness -- July 15, 2006 -- John Pounders


Background

Galatians is the context for the fruit of the Spirit and that is important to understanding the significance. Why did Paul write the letter? He wrote to put down doctrinal error, some of which was coming from the Judizers, and to asset himself as God’s messenger and prophet to them.

In the delivery we get a great view of what a grace orientation vs. a works orientation to the Christian live looks like.

A balanced view of Grace is what we seek here at OMPC. We have such a wonderful opportunity to live out the Gospel of Grace within this community and to be a light to those around us.

Orientation in life

Galatians --> GRACE --> Faith --> Miracles 3:5
Holy Living 3:3, 4:19
Adoption 4:5
Promises to Abraham’s seed 3:29
GRACE ---> fruit of the Spirit

WORKS ---> curse ---> Bondage 4:24f
Ignorance 4:8
Rebellion against God and His Spirit
Rejection from the inheritance 4:30

Gal 5: 22-26

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.

The Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness, Galatians 5: 22,23

Goal: Your God is faithful to you and you can, by his power, be faithful to Him.

What is Faithfulness?

The Hebrew root from which the words translated "faithful" and "faithfulness" in the Old Testament are derived means to prop or stay or support. The intransitive use of the word signifies to stay oneself or be supported; hence, the word "faithful", as applied to a person, means someone a person can safely lean upon. The Greek word used in the New Testament means trustworthy or to be relied upon, but this Greek word is the same used in the Septuagint for the Hebrew word mentioned above, and of course gets its meaning from this usage.

Why be faithful?

Examples of the faithful from Scriptures

4 Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom, but they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him.
Daniel 6:4

1 Timothy 1:12

Christ Jesus Came to Save Sinners

12 I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service,
Paul

Moses
6 And he said, "Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream. 7 Not so with my servant Moses. He is faithful in all my house.
Numbers 12:6-7


5 Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later,
Hebrews 3:5



Nehemiah 7

1Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, 2I gave my brother Hanani and Hananiah the governor of the castle charge over Jerusalem, for he was a more faithful and God-fearing man than many.
Hanani and Hananiah


Workman repairing the temple of the Lord

2 Kings 12:10-17
10 When they saw that there was much money in the chest, (A)the king's scribe and the high priest came up and tied it in bags and counted the money which was found in the house of the LORD.

11 They gave the money which was weighed out into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of the house of the LORD; and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on the house of the LORD;

12 and (B)to the masons and the stonecutters, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the damages to the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.

13 But (C)there were not made for the house of the LORD (D)silver cups, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver from the money which was brought into the house of the LORD;

14 for they gave that to those who did the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD.

15 Moreover, they did not require an accounting from the men into whose hand they gave the money to pay to those who did the work, for they dealt faithfully.


Abraham
Galatians 3:9

9 So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.


David 2 Samuel 22:22-25

22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD
and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all his rules were before me,
and from his statutes I did not turn aside.
24 I was blameless before him,
and I kept myself from guilt.
25 And the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to my cleanness in his sight.
Other Examples:

The Thai Grandmom http://www.ccel.org/contrib/exec_outlines/fs/fs_15.htm

Seek to be Faithful to Him – He will enable you to be Faithful -- single mother sacrifice example (audio)


Bloggers:
Single mom: last paragraph shows His faithfulness to her:
http://serenity23.blogspot.com/2006/05/what-is-faithfulness.html

Young man struggles with meaning of God’s faithfulness:
http://ifgodislove.blogspot.com/2006/06/overrated-faithfulness-of-god-part-two.html

Suffering and His Faithfulness to believers
http://feistels-in-taiwan.blogspot.com/2006/06/i-walk-in-his-faithfulness.html

Adrian Warnock on the Fruit of the Spirit
http://www.adrian.warnock.info/2005/08/gods-will-and-fruit-of-spirit.htm

Conclusion:

“Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find” (Prov. 20:6).
“A faithful man shall abound with blessings” (Prov. 28:20):
O that it may be said of us, “Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, even though they are strangers to you.” (3 John 5)

Other Reference on Faithfulness:
Pink on Faithfulness: http://www.eternallifeministries.org/awp_faithful.htm
Scriptures on Faithfulness: http://wbt.godonthe.net/wbt_120.htm
David Hoke on Faithfulness: http://www.horizonsnet.org/sermons/tba18.html
Bible Dictionary – Fruit of the Spirit http://bible.crosswalk.com/Dictionaries/BakersEvangelicalDictionary/bed.cgi?number=T279


Consider this example of "faithfulness" to the church...

Grandma Taw Bow, a resident of Thailand, does not
impress strangers. She is small of stature, bent with age,
her hands and fingers gnarled with arthritis. She often
stands quietly to one side.

Her name translated into English means "Always." Despite
her unimpressive physical appearance, Grandma Always has
inspired her missionary friends and Thai Christians by her
faithfulness.

A widow and over ninety years of age, she lives as a
servant in a Thai home. Every Sunday she walks two miles to
church. Out of her income of five cents a day, she
regularly gives one day's wages to the Lord every week.
When her missionary friends drive her home from church
services, she gets out, and bows her head in an audible
prayer for the missionaries and the work of Christ in
Thailand.

One missionary says, "The thought of Grandma Always'
faithfulness humbles and deepens us." (A Dictionary Of
Christian Illustrations, p. 121)
-- What the church needs are more "Grandma Always", both young and old!
Excerpt from Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands, Paul David Tripp for why we want to be faithful.

II Corinthians 11: 1-3

1 I hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness; but you are already doing that. 2 I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him. 3 But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

Paul writes these words to capture the principle of “long view living.” This means that today is preparation for tomorrow, and tomorrow is preparation for something else yet to come. Paul is saying, “I know I have hovered over you, but you need to understand why. I am afraid that you will forget who you are and to whom you have been promised.” To Paul, the only way to go through life properly is to understand that we are engaged. We have been betrothed to Christ, and our life now is preparation for a great wedding to come.

The difficulties now, the suffering now, the disappointments now, are the blessings now are all preparation for the wedding then.

Thoughts

Beauty

Food for Thought: Push-ups & Donuts


There was a certain Professor of Religion named Dr Christianson, a studious man who taught at a small college in the western United States. Dr. Christianson taught the required survey course in Christianity at this particular institution. Every student was required to take this course his freshman year, regardless of his or her major.

Although Dr. Christianson tried hard to communicate the essence of the gospel in his class, he found that most of his students looked upon the course as nothing but required drudgery. Despite his best efforts, most students refused to take Christianity seriously.

This year, Dr. Christianson had a special student named Steve. Steve was only a freshman, but was studying with the intent of going onto seminary for the ministry. Steve was popular, he was well liked, and he was an imposing physical specimen. He was now the starting center on the
school football team, and was the best student in the professor's class.

One day, Dr. Christianson asked Steve to stay after class so he could talk with him.

"How many push-ups can you do?"

Steve said, "I do about 200 every night."

"200? That's pretty good, Steve," Dr. Christianson said. "Do you think you could do 300?"

Steve replied, "I don't know.... I've never done 300 at a time."

"Do ;you think you could?" again asked Dr. Christianson.

"Well, I can try," said Steve.

"Can you do 300 in sets of 10? I have a class project in mind and I need you to do about 300 push-ups in sets of ten for this to work. Can you do it? I need you to tell me you can do it," said the professor.

Steve said, "Well... I think I can...yeah, I can do it"

Dr. Christianson said, "Good! I need you to do this on Friday. Let me explain what I have in mind."

Friday came and Steve got to class early and sat in the front of the room.

When class started, the professor pulled out a big box of donuts. No, these weren't the normal kinds of donuts, they were the extra fancy BIG kind, with cream centers and frosting swirls. Everyone was pretty excited it was Friday, the last class of the day, and they were going to
get an early start on the weekend with a party in Dr. Christianson's class.

Dr. Christianson went to the first girl in the first row and asked, "Cynthia, do you want to have one of these donuts?"

Cynthia said, "Yes."

Dr. Christianson then turned to Steve and asked, "Steve, would you do ten push-ups so that Cynthia can have a donut?"

"Sure." Steve jumped down from his desk to do a quick ten. Then Steve again sat in his desk. Dr. Christianson put a donut on Cynthia's desk.

Dr. Christianson then went to Joe, the next person, and asked, "Joe, do you want a donut?"

Joe said, "Yes." Dr. Christianson asked, "Steve would you do ten push-ups so Joe can have a donut?"

Steve did ten push-ups, Joe got a donut. And so it went, down the first aisle, Steve did ten push-ups for every person before they got their donut.

Walking down the second aisle, Dr. Christianson came to Scott. Scott was on the basketball team, and in as good condition as Steve. He was very popular and never lacking for female companionship.

When the professor asked, "Scott do you want a donut?"

Scott's reply was, "Well, can I do my own push-ups?"

Dr. Christianson said, "No, Steve has to do them."

Then Scott said, "Well, I don't want one then."

Dr. Christianson shrugged and then turned to Steve and asked, "Steve, would you do ten push-ups so Scott can have a donut he doesn't want?"

With perfect obedience Steve started to do ten push-ups.

Scott said, "HEY! I said I didn't want one! "

Dr. Christianson said, "Look!, this is my classroom, my class, my desks, and these are my donuts. Just leave it on the desk if you don't want it." And he put a donut on Scott's desk.

Now by this time, Steve had begun to slow down a little. He just stayed on the floor between sets because it took too much effort to be getting up and down. You could start to see a little perspiration coming out around his brow.

Dr. Christianson started down the third row. Now the students were beginning to get a little angry. Dr. Christianson asked Jenny, "Jenny, do you want a donut?"

Sternly, Jenny said, "No."

Then Dr. Christianson asked Steve, "Steve, would you do ten more push-ups so Jenny can have a donut that she doesn't want?"

Steve did ten....Jenny got a donut.

By now, a growing sense of uneasiness filled the room. The students were beginning to say "No" and there were all these uneaten donuts on the desks.

Steve also had to really put forth a lot of extra effort to get these push-ups done for each donut. There began to be a small pool of sweat on the floor beneath his face, his arms and brow were beginning to get red because of the physical effort involved.

Dr. Christianson asked Robert, who was the most vocal unbeliever in the class, to watch Steve do each push up to make sure he did the full ten push-ups in a set because he couldn't bear to watch all of Steve's work for all of those uneaten donuts. He sent Robert over to where Steve was so Robert could count the set and watch Steve closely.

Dr. Christianson started down the fourth row. During his class, however, some students from other classes had wandered in and sat down on the steps along the radiators that ran down the sides of the room. When the professor realized this, he did a quick count and saw that now there
were 34 students in the room. He st arted to worry if Steve would be able to make it.

Dr. Christianson went on to the next person and the next and the next. Near the end of that row, Steve was really having a rough time. He was taking a lot more time to complete each set.

Steve asked Dr Christianson, "Do I have to make my nose touch on each one?"

Dr. Christianson thought for a moment, "Well, they're your push-ups. You are in charge now. You can do them any way that you want." And Dr. Christianson went on.

A few moments later, Jason, a recent transfer student, came to the room and was about to come in when all the students yelled in one voice, "NO! Don't come in! Stay out!"

Jason didn't know what was going on. Steve picked up his head and said, "No, let him come."

Professor Christianson said, "You realize that if Jason comes in you will have to do ten push-ups for him?"

Steve said, "Yes, let him come in. Give him a donut" <>
Dr. Christianson said, "Okay, Steve, I'll let you get Jason's out of the way right now. Jason, do you want a donut?"

Jason, new to the room, hardly knew what was going on. "Yes," he said, "give me a donut."

"Steve, will you do ten push-ups so that Jason can have a donut?"

Steve did ten push-ups very slowly and with great effort. Jason, bewildered, was handed a donut and sat down.

Dr. Christianson finished the fourth row, and then started on those visitors seated by the heaters. Steve's arms were now shaking with each push-up in a struggle to lift himself against the force of gravity. By this time sweat was profusely dropping off of his face, there was no
sound except his heavy breathing; there was not a dry eye in the room.

The very last two students in the room were two young women, both cheerleaders, and very popular. Dr. Christianson went to Linda, the second to last, and asked, "Linda, do you want a doughnut?"

Linda said, very sadly, "No, thank you."

Professor Christianson quietly asked, "Steve, would you do ten push-ups so that Linda can have a donut she doesn't want?"

Grunting from the effort, Steve did ten very slow push-ups for Linda.

Then Dr Christianson turned to the last girl, Susan. "Susan, do you want a donut?"

Susan, with tears flowing down her face, began to cry. "Dr. Christianson, why can't I help him?"

Dr. Christianson, with tears of his own, said, "No, Steve has to do it alone, I have given him this task and he is in charge of seeing that everyone has an opportunity for a donut whether they want it or not.

When I decided to have a party this last day of class, I looked at my grade book. Steve here is the only student with a perfect grade. Everyone else has failed a test, skipped class, or offered me inferior work. Steve told me that in football practice, when a player messes up he must do push-ups. I told Steve that none of you could come to my party unless he paid the price by doing your push ups. He and I made a deal for your sakes."

"Steve, would you do ten push-ups so Susan can have a donut?"

As Steve very slowly finished his last push-up, with the understanding that he had accomplished all that was required of him, having done 350 push-ups, his arms buckled beneath him and he fell to the floor.

Dr. Christianson turned to the room and said. "And so it was, that our Savior, Jesus Christ, on the cross, plead to the Father, 'into thy hands I commend my spirit.' With the understanding that He had done everything that was required of Him, He yielded up His life. And like some of those in this room, many of us leave the gift on the desk, uneaten."

Two students helped Steve up off the floor and to a seat, physically exhausted, but wearing a thin smile.

"Well done, good and faithful servant," said the professor, adding "Not all sermons are preached in words."

Turning to his class, the professor said, "My wish is that you might understand and fully comprehend all the riches of grace and mercy that have been given to you through the sacrifice of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He spared not only His Begotten Son, but gave Him up for
us all, for the whole Church, now and forever. Whether or not we choose to accept His gift to us, the price has been paid."

"Wouldn't you be foolish and ungrateful to leave it lying on the desk?"