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Micah 6:1-8 – “What does the Lord Require?

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My Bible study notes for Wednesday night, Aug 23rd. Remember, these are my personal study notes and not a manuscript of the sermon. They are provided as an outline each week for our Tabernacle Church family. You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.

Micah 6:1-8

Intro

  • Chapters 6 & 7 – A call for repentance
  • Court room setting
  • The charges against God’s people
  • The expectations of the Lord

The People on Trial – vv. 1-5

Court room setting

God – Judge

Micah – Prosecutor

Creation – Witnesses

Charges brought – vv. 1-2

  • Plead your case before
  • For the Lord has an indictment against his people
    • Sin is against God

The Evidence of God’s Faithfulness – vv.3-5

  • What have I done to you?
  • How have I wearied you?
  • God has blessed and prospered, yet they have rebelled and disobeyed.
  • FOR
    • Brought you up
    • Redeemed you
    • I sent before you
  • Remember
    • Balak & Balaam. Cursing Israel
    • Shittim. Parting the Jordan

GOD HAS KEPT HIS PROMISES

The Expectations of the Lord – vv. 6-8

The expectations… based on His faithfulness

  • With what shall I come before the Lord?
    • External worship
    • Religious acts

What does the Lord require of you

  • Deuteronomy 10:12-13
  • To do justice
  • Love kindness
  • Walk humbly before the Lord
    • Devotion to the things of the Lord
    • Devotion to God
    • A WHOLE LIFE OFFERED TO GOD

Luke 8:40-56 – “Do not Fear; only Believe”

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My sermon notes for Sunday morning, Aug 20th.  Remember, these are my personal study notes and not a manuscript of the sermon. They are provided as an outline each week for our Tabernacle Church family. The church provides a live stream of the service each Sunday at 10:30 on Facebook. We also provide the services through YouTube by Sunday afternoon.  You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.

Luke 8:40-56

INTRO

  • Jesus demonstrates His power and authority
  • Two people… same need (help from a Savior)
  • The good news is for everyone
    • Rich ruler. Anonymous women
  • Real Faith – Come to Jesus
  • Be well – Touched by the Savior

The Woman

Defiled & Destitute / Discouraged, Desperate and Dependent

By faith she touched his garment

  • I believe he can…. If I can only TOUCH HIS GARMENT
  • Immediately and completely healed
  • Who touched me…Power gone out
    • Personal, intimate (Jesus knows)

Jesus asked her to declare her faith publicly

  • He knew who touched Him
  • Declared in the presence of all

Daughter, your faith has made you well; GO IN PEACE

  • Daughter. Adopted into the family of God
  • You treated her as an outcast… I call treat her as one of my children
  • John 1:12. “He gave the right to become children of God”
  • Changed forever!

Jairus and his Daughter

Dignified / Discouraged, Desperate and Dependent

Ruler of the synagogue

  • Directed the service (prayer, reading of Scripture, teaching)
  • Religion is not enough!

Do not fear, only believe, and she will be well

  • Fear – Apprehension. Tendency to run away

Faith and fear always stand in opposition. This means that we have a choice to make: either we can be afraid of all the things that might go wrong, and have gone wrong, or we can trust Jesus to see us through. We face this choice all through life.

Philip Graham Ryken, Luke, ed. Richard D. Phillips, Philip Graham Ryken, and Daniel M. Doriani, vol. 1, Reformed Expository Commentary (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2009), 414.

She is not dead, she is asleep

  • She is dead, but death is temporary!!!!!!
  • John 11:11-14, Acts 7:59-60, 1 Corinthians 15:51, 1 Thess. 4:13-18

He allowed on a few to enter house

  • Disciples and family
  • Personal, intimate (personal relationship)

Taking her by the hand he called, saying, child arise

  • He spoke. She rose
  • The Word, SPOKE
  • Psalm 33:6; John 1:1-3
  • Colossians 1:15-23

John borrowed the use of the term Word not only from the vocabulary of the OT but also from Greek philosophy, in which the term was essentially impersonal, signifying the rational principle of “divine reason,” “mind,” or even “wisdom.” John, however, imbued the term entirely with OT and Christian meaning (e.g., Gen. 1:3 where God’s Word brought the world into being; Pss. 33:6; 107:20; Prov. 8:27 where God’s Word is His powerful self-expression in creation, wisdom, revelation, and salvation) and made it refer to a person (i.e., Jesus Christ).

John F. MacArthur Jr., The MacArthur Bible Commentary (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2005), Jn 1:1.

Micah 5:1-15 – “The Deliverer from Bethlehem”

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My Bible study notes for Wednesday night, Aug 16th. Remember, these are my personal study notes and not a manuscript of the sermon. They are provided as an outline each week for our Tabernacle Church family. You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.

Micah 5:1-15

INTRO

  • Chapters 1-3 the coming judgement (Punishment)
  • Chapters 4-5: The restoration to follow (Promise)
  • Chapters 6-7: The plea for repentance (Pardon)
  • The Lord, the Judge who scatters his people for their transgressions and sins, is also the Shepherd-King who in covenant faithfulness gathers, protects, and forgives them.[1]
  • Themes: – Judgment and Forgiveness
    • God will judge disobedience/sinners
    • God will keep his covenant promises (their will be a remnant)
    • Blessings on those that will repent

The Coming of the Messiah – vv. 1-5a

  • The now – King Zedekiah – 2 Kings 25:1-7
  • The not yet – Jesus born in Bethlehem – Matthew 2:1-12

First Advent – v. 2

  • Whose coming forth is from old, from ancient days

In between – v. 3a

Second Advent – vv.3b-4

  • He shall stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the Lord

The Victory of the Messiah – vv. 5b-15

He delivers – v. 5b-6

  • Then he will raise against them
  • He shall deliver us

He empowers – vv. 7-9

  • Then the remnant
  • Like the dew from the Lord
  • Among the nations, in the midst of many people

God will strengthen the people

  • Lion
  • Hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries

He ultimately conquers – vv. 10-15

  • I will cut off
  • Horses, chariots, cities

v. 15 – And in anger and wrath I will execute vengeance on the nations that did not obey.

[1] Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 1693.

Luke 8:26-39 – “Demons and the Gospel”

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My sermon notes for Sunday morning, Aug 13th.  Remember, these are my personal study notes and not a manuscript of the sermon. They are provided as an outline each week for our Tabernacle Church family. The church provides a live stream of the service each Sunday at 10:30 on Facebook. We also provide the services through YouTube by Sunday afternoon.  You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.

Luke 8:26-39

INTRO THOUGHTS

  • Jesus demonstrating His authority over Satan
  • A lesson in Spiritual Warfare
  • The Gospel is enough to overcome SATAN

The Demonic

Demons are fallen angels. They followed Satan at his rebellion

  • Matthew 10:1
  • Ephesians 6:12

They do the work of Satan

  • 2 Corinthians 11:14-15
  • They are intelligent
  • They are powerful

The Deliverer

BUT THEY HAVE BEEN DEFEATED, YET WE ARE IN SPIRITUAL WARFARE.

  • SATAN IS ON A CHAIN…UNTIL THROWN INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE.
  • Jesus disarmed him – Colossians 2:15

  We are delivered from the dominion of Satan, but still in a battle.

  • Ephesians 6:12 – not against flesh and blood
  • 1 Peter 5:8 – Seeking to devour

The Declaration

Once set free… “And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.”

WE HAVE BEEN SET FREE!!!!!

Focus on what we have in Christ not on the Devil.

  • Ephesians 6:10 – Be strong in the Lord

  GOAL IS NOT TO ATTACK AND DEFEAT HIM. Rather, we withstand the attacks of Satan.

  • I have no control over what he is doing.
  • I DO HAVE CONTROL OVER WHAT I DO WHEN TEMPTATION COMES
  • In the Garden…twisting what God has said.
  • He did in to ask Eve to deny God, but twisted what he said.

  THE KEY TO SPIRITUAL WARFARE IS SPIRITUAL GROWTH.

  • Romans 12:1
  • Ephesians 6:10-20

Additional Reading

R.C. Sproul – Are we too concerned with demons

Bible Doctrine: Angels, Satan and Demons

Sam Storms – 10 Things you should know about Satan

Founders – Spiritual Warfare

New Testament Discipleship

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My Bible study notes for Wednesday night, Aug 9th. Remember, these are my personal study notes and not a manuscript of the sermon. They are provided as an outline each week for our Tabernacle Church family. You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.

INTRO THOUGHTS

  • The importance of healthy church growth
  • Every true believer is a disciple.
  • Every true disciple is a discple maker.
  • Why D-Life is so important

The Model of the Early Church

(If it was good enough for them, it should be good enough for us)

Acts 11:19-26

19 Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. 20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus. 21 And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. 22 The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose, 24 for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord.25 So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26 and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.

  • Sharing the Gospel
  • Experiencing the grace of God
  • Exhorting and encouraging to remain faithful to the Lord
  • Investing in the lives of one another

 
Our Church/Discipleship Strategy

(As we fulfill Matthew 28:18-20 & Acts 11:19-26)

Build Relationships

  • Develop relationships with those that God has brought into your life at work, school, and in your neighborhood. Trust God to put people in your path. Get to know others and see what is happening in their life.

Share the Gospel

  • Share the Good News of Jesus Christ with those you encounter.  Share with them the hope that is within you. Ask questions and provide the answers. Point others to Jesus.

Bring into the Church Family

  • Invite people to church with you each week. Begin to communicate the importance of belonging to a church family. Have an attitude of excitement and expectation about what God is doing in your church, I promise it will become contagious.

Encourage Spiritual Growth

  • Discipline yourself for the purpose of Godliness. Develop a desire to grow in your knowledge and application of the Bible. Encourage others to grow in their daily walk with Christ. Become a disciple that makes disciples.

Develop Servant Leaders

  • Mentor others in ministry. As you serve the Lord and His church, invite others to walk alongside you.  Become a Barnabas.

Luke 8:22-25 – “Where is Your Faith?”

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My sermon notes for Sunday morning, Aug 6th.  Remember, these are my personal study notes and not a manuscript of the sermon. They are provided as an outline each week for our Tabernacle Church family. The church provides a live stream of the service each Sunday at 10:30 on Facebook. We also provide the services through YouTube by Sunday afternoon.  You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.

Luke 8:22-25

INTRO THOUGHTS

  • Jesus’s authority over all things.
  • Calming the storm
  • True Faith
  • Trusting in the Word
  • 2 Important Questions.
    • Where is your faith?
    • Who then is this?

Where is Your Faith?

Jesus has told them they were CROSSING OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE

He has performed several miracles to this point

  • healings, catch of fish, raising the dead
  • should have only taken one

First time that it impacted them directly.

  • The circumstance and the miracle
  • Easy to tell others – Harder when it is on us

Why fear and unbelief?

  • No Faith
  • Immature Faith 1 Corinthians 3:1-3; Ephesians 4:14-16; 1 Peter 2:1-3
    • (Truth/Teaching will reveal the sheep from the goats)
  • Forgetfulness
  • Lack of Focus (us and circumstances)

Who Then is This?

Jesus resting in the storm

Teaching a great lesson…TRUST GOD!

  • Psalm 107:23-30

Sailors on the Sea (107:23–32)

23–24 Merchants who crossed the seas in search of fortune witnessed the marvels of God’s creation at sea. The Lord’s power is so great that he can easily stir up “mighty waters” and then calm them.

25–27 By the word of the Lord, he lifted up the waves of the sea, which frightened the merchants as they rose “up to the heavens” and “went down to the depths.” As the ship was being tossed about as a plaything, the seafarers, unable to do anything about their lot, became dispirited and terrified. They tried to hold on to something solid, like “drunken men” who stagger and try to find stability. All their skills at navigation were ineffective so that they became desperate.

28–32 The sailors too prayed in their distress, and the Lord responded to their prayer. He silenced the sea and brought the sailors safely to their destination, thus making them “glad.” Their joy brought them to expressions of devotion to the Lord. The proper response of thanksgiving finds its fullest development here. The merchants must publicly declare what God has done in communal worship and in places of leadership.

Kenneth L. Barker and John R. Kohlenberger III, Expositor’s Bible Commentary (Abridged Edition: Old Testament) (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1994), 906.

Master, Master v. 24

  • Psalm 46:1–3 [1] God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. [2] Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, [3] though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah (ESV)
  • Acts 10:36 – As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all)
    • Preaching to Cornelius
    • He knew, He had experienced, He believed

We can trust Him in the storms of life

1 Peter 5:6–7 – [6] Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, [7] casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Romans 8:38-39 – [38] For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, [39] nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 Timothy 4:18 – The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

FAITH

Forsaking All I Trust Him

When we get HIM right our faith naturally follows.

Partnering Together

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What we believe as a church (our doctrine) is crucial and can at times exclude us from ecumenical endeavors. But, there is also much value in working together as the body of Christ. My thoughts are pretty simple, if we are going to be in heaven together we need to figure out what we can do together before we get there.

  1. Churches ought to know one another.
  2. Churches ought to encourage one another.
  3. Churches ought to strengthen one another.
  4. Churches ought to share with one another.
Aaron Menikoff, 9Marks.org

Read the following article to learn more:

https://www.9marks.org/article/partnering-together-a-practical-guide/

Luke 8:16-21 – “Hearing and Doing the Word of God”

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My sermon notes for Sunday morning, July 30th.  Remember, these are my personal study notes and not a manuscript of the sermon. They are provided as an outline each week for our Tabernacle Church family. The church provides a live stream of the service each Sunday at 10:30 on Facebook. We also provide the services through YouTube by Sunday afternoon.  You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.

Luke 8:16-21

INTRO

  • Luke 8:15 – As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.
  • Hearing the Word not with just our ears, but also with our heart.
  • HEARING AND DOING THE WORD
  • OBEY/ DO = new nature produces a new person
  • Not a list of Dos and DONTs.  To obey is to follow, live differently…follow after Jesus.

Hear and Make Known – vv. 16-18

Receive and Respond to the Word

  • Hear and Believe
  • Receive John 1:12

Display the Word

  • You do not cover a lamp.
  • We do not cover the Word
  • What is on the inside will/should come out
  • The truth of the Word on display

Hidden and manifest. Secret and made known

  • The truth of the Gospel (the called)
  • Our life (the real coming out)

Continue to hear

  • Our sanctification.
  • Time in the Word (Personal)
  • Time under the Word (Corporate)
  • So goes you… so goes you and the Word
    • Less or More

Hear and Live – vv. 19-21

  • Obviously, Jesus had great concern for and loved His family. But the most important was devotion to HIS FATHER Luke 2:49
  • His greatest concern is for the spiritual family

The Spiritual Family

Those that hear, receive, and LIVE OUT (OBEY, DO, FOLLOW AFTER)

An inward change.  Supernaturally from God

  • Walk in a manner worthy of the Lord – Colossians 1:9-12
  • Ambassadors for Christ – 2 Corinthians 5:17-21
  • His workmanship…good works – Ephesians 2:8-10

An outward focus and direction. Our responsibility to live it out

  • James 1:22-25 – Doers of the Word
  • Matthew 7:24 – Hears and acts
  • John 8:31 – Continue

Because there has been such an radical inward change

  • From death to life

There should be a radical change in how we live our life

  • Bearing Fruit Luke 8:15