“Now the Bereans were of more noble character … and examined  the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true,” we read in Acts 17:11.

We hear and read sermons and teachings. How do we evaluate sermons and teachings?

We must always compare what we hear and read with what the Bible says.

Not long ago I compared what I read with what the Bible says and it contradicted what the Bible teaches.

A long time ago I attended a Bible school in Germany, but I think I remember correctly that one of my teachers said quite often, “BUT WHAT IS WRITTEN?” He meant of course, “But what is written in the Bible?”

BIBLE SCHOOL BRAKE, Lemgo/Germany

Picture / Bibelschule Brake

I remember also Billy Graham saying again and again in his preaching: “The Bible says!”

And what did our Lord Jesus Christ answer in Matthew chapter 4, when he was tempted by the devil?

He answered three times, “IT IS WRITTEN.” Matthew 4:4; Matthew 4:7 and Matthew 4:10. (King James Version)

If the Bereans read the Bible for themselves and examined the Scriptures to verify or disapprove the message of the Apostle Paul, how much more must we study the Bible every day to see if what we hear or read is true?

The Cross

“‘BUT WHEN YOU GIVE A BANQUET,

Luke 14:13

Introduction:

INVITE

1. THE POOR,
2. THE CRIPPLED,
3. THE LAME,
4. THE BLIND,

End:

AND YOU WILL BE BLESSED.'”

“GLAUBE IST BETEN MIT BLICK AUF GOTT, NICHT AUF DIE PROBLEME.” – Oswald Chambers

At the beach

“Seize the day,” comes to my mind. I saw the sign not long ago in one of the shops here in town, and it was really beautifully done. Next time when I am in that shop again, I must ask for how much its sells.

“‘In the time of my favor I will answer you, and in the day of salvation I will help you,'” we read in the prophet Isaiah. You find the verse in Isaiah 49:8.

“HELP IN TIME OF NEED,” is written on the first page of one of my New Testaments. There are quite a number of headings with verses from the Bible, like “PEACE in Time of Anxiety, COURAGE in Time of Fear, etc.

Under the heading “The WAY of Salvation” the following three verses from the Bible are listed:

John 3:3:

“Jesu replied, ‘I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.'” (NLT)

John 3:16

“‘For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life.” (NLT)

Romans 10:9

“If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (NLT)

In his Second letter to the Corinthians the Apostle Paul does not only say, “‘In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you,’ but he says also,

“I TELL YOU, NOW IS THE TIME OF GOD’S FAVOR, NOW IS THE DAY OF SALVATION.” (Second Corinthians 6:1,2)

Please “seize the day.”

I am really interested in the sign “seize the day,” but I forgot to ask how much it costs when I was in town today.

The Cross

“Once when Jesus was praying in private

Luke 9:18-21

Introduction:

and his disciples were with him,

A. he asked them ‘Who do the crowds say I am?’

They replied,

• ‘Some say  John the Baptist,
• others say Elijah, and
• still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.’

B. ‘But what about you?’ he asked. ‘Who do you say I am?’

Peter answered,

• ‘The Christ of God.’

End:

Jesus strictly warned them not to tell anyone.”

At the beach

“Making the most of living,” I am finding at least 44 times in the 2017-18 magazine called “Getting out there.” In the magazine we find  information & services relating to disability in our area.

“Making the most of living.”

In First John 5:12 it says:

“WHOEVER HAS THE SON HAS LIFE; WHOEVER DOES NOT HAVE THE SON OF GOD DOES NOT HAVE LIFE.”

This verse teaches about ETERNAL LIFE:

Those who believe in God’s Son have eternal life. We do not need to wait for eternal life. Eternal life begins when we believe.

That’s why we are actually “making the most of living” the moment we believe in God’s Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Lord called me out of darkness into his wonderful light when I was in my teens. (First Peter 2:9)