THE CROSS

“‘Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?’

Isaiah 33:14-16

Intr.:

He

1.  who walks righteously and

2.  speaks what is right,

3.  who rejects gain from extortion and

4.  keeps his hand from accepting bribes,

5.  who stops his ears against plots of murder and

6. shuts his eyes against contemplating evil —

End:

this is the man who will dwell on the heights, …”

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“The LORD is exalted,

Isaiah 33:5-6

Intr.:

for he dwells on high;

1.  he will fill Zion with

a.  justice and

b.  righteousness.

2.  He will be

a.  the sure foundation for your times,

b.  a rich store of

aa.  salvation and

bb.  wisdom and

cc.  knowledge;

End:

the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure.”

“The Fear of the LORD”

“FLESH”

There are three principal uses of the term ‘flesh’:

1. It is used of ‘mankind’ in general.

2. It is also used to mean ‘the body’.

3. It also stands for ‘unrenewed human nature’.

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Source: D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, ROMANS, “The Law: Its Functions and Limits”

ROMANS Chapter 7:1 – 8:4

Finished reading the above book by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones on ROMANS:

“The law: Its Functions and Limits”

It is raining and that helped a lot!

ROMANS

Began reading one of the above books by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones on ROMANS:

“The Sons of God”

“‘Tis the season of Giving,” it says on the board in front of one of our local pharmacies.

But it is not only the season of Giving, it is also the season of Receiving.

Yes, it surely is. This morning the courier brought us a big parcel. So far as I know that is not the only parcel we have received so far. And there are still 5 more days until Christmas.

Christmas is the annual commemoration by Christians of the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ.

In the BIBLE it says, “TO US A SON IS GIVEN”.

But let us read the context in the Prophet Isaiah in the Old Testament. If you are still looking for a Christmas Sermon, here you find a beautiful Sermon Outline:

“FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN, TO US A SON IS GIVEN, AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE ON HIS SHOULDERS.

Isaiah 9:6-7

Intr.:

And he will be called

“POWER TOOLS”

1. Wonderful Counselor,

2. Mighty God,

3. Everlasting Father,

4. Prince of Peace.

End:

Of the increase of his government …”

A season of Giving is also a season of Receiving.

We have just read that God the Son is given.

Receive Him. He is the perfect gift.

In the Gospel of John it says in chapter one verse twelve:

“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God –“