May 18, 2025Life Restored
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Mark 5:1-7, 1-20
Introduction
We have an extreme and vividly detailed account of a man living in the
Gadarenes. As we see in this account, understand this man didn’t grow up
in these conditions. You have to imagine he was someones baby. We have
no real evidence, nothing to tell us about his past, so we are
speculating.
I call this extreme, because really this is a clear picture of the
extreme way sin can destroy a life completely. This man didn’t desire to
end up in this situation. Most people don’t desire to be addicted to
drugs, end up as alcoholics, or end up in prison. It is the extreme
detrimental effects of sin. It is like a snowball that starts small, and
collects as it rolls down a hill, it gets bigger, and at some point it
is out of control, and there is no humanly way of stopping it!
July 10, 2019 July 10, 2019
Pitfalls of Perversity
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Pro 5:1-6
Intro.
What God has made, Satan has imitated, cheapened, and ruined. (Peru
knockoffs) When God was done with creation, the Bible says, “And God
saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And
the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”
We live in a perverse society. Perversity is regularly propagated by the
TV, internet, radio, billboards, magazines, and on the streets. A
godless society, will naturally cave to the fleshly sinful desires of
man. One of those desires is perverse pleasures of the flesh.
May 25, 2025 Troubled Woman
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Mark 5:21-34
Introduction
As we continue to “Look unto Jesus” our theme for the year. We find a
Calmed the Storm on the sea for the disciples. We find he brought calm
to the maniac’s life who dwelt in the tombs. We find today that he
brings peace to a Troubled Woman. Most of the miracles that Jesus did
are a living parable. Someone was physically healed, but there is a
great spiritual application of salvation. Often salvation occurs
simultaneously with the actual physical healing that takes place. This
is one of those.
July 6, 2025 Standing for Righteousness
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Mark 6:14
Introduction
Bob Jone’s senior said, “Do right till the stars fall!” – We need
people who are dedicated to doing right, living right!
Prov. 14:34 ¶ Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach
to any people.
Thank the Lord for our Country, and the liberty we have. Our country is
not perfect, but it is literally the best country in the World. It was
founded on God’s Word! Our founding Father’s unashamedly quoted the
Bible!
July 31, 2019 July 31, 2019
Things the Lord hates!
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Proverbs 6:16-19
Intro.
It is stated several times in the Bible that man has hated God! But no
where in the Scripture will you find God hating man. You find quite the
opposite!
“For [God so loved]{.underline} the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but
have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
August 21, 2019 August 21, 2019
Warnings
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Pro 7:6-10
Intro.
Solomon here uses a story to illustrate what he has just warned about.
This very scene unfolds night after night, it is ageless, and continues
to take place. You CANNOT relegate this to being old fashioned, in 2019,
I can promise you this same exact scenario takes place all around the
world.
Solomon here illustrates the story from a young man’s perspective, but
you could reverse the rolls, and find the same to be true. The
application goes both ways.
September 4, 2019 September 4, 2019
Wisdom’s Plea
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Proverbs 8:1-11
Intro.
In chapters 8, and 9, the theme of the Book of Proverbs has shifted.
There is no longer the phrase, “My son”. We see all the reasons and
benefits of Wisdom in these next two chapters.
I. The Places (1-3)
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A. High places - (2)
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God can be observed in every aspect of nature - incredible.
September 25, 2019 September 25, 2019
Wisdom, Your Choice
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Proverbs 9
Intro.
In Chapter 8 and 9 we can see the total Praise of Wisdom.
This chapter shows a real contrast between right and wrong at work! We
can see God’s invitation to man, as well as Satan’s invitation to man.
Man is in the middle, and being called both ways! Clearly it is a
picture of life, and the choice, and decision made in life.
October 2, 2019 October 1, 2019
Lessons from Proverbs 10
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Proverbs 10
Intro.
Up until now, we have been in the introduction to the Book of Proverbs.
The word “proverb” is defined as
1. A short sentence often repeated, expressing a well known truth or
common fact, ascertained by experience or observation; a maxim of
wisdom. (Webster’s American Dictionary 1828)
Each proverb stands on it’s own. Think of them as individual ponds of
water, not a continuous flow of a river. We are going to try to take
larger themes from each chapter to keep us moving through the book. We
could spend the next 5 years going through every verse, but we have a
whole Bible to study.
October 23, 2019 October 23, 2019
What Kind of a Person are you?
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Proverbs 12:1-4
Intro.
The word most used in this Proverb is man. This can apply to both man
and woman. As the Bible says in 2 Peter 3:11 - Seeing then that all
these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be
in all holy conversation and godliness,"
I. Wise Man (1-4)
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Not a wise guy.