July 2007 - Posts

• Sermon on the Mount Week 10

  ·        For verily-The Word is Amen Meaning Truly I Agree ·        I say unto you-Supreme Authority ·        Till heaven and earth pass-Easier For the Visible to Pass Than the Law (Lk. 16:17) ·        The Law Is An Expression of God’s Permanent Character (1 Pet. 1:25; Ps 102:25-28; Ps 119:89) ·        One jot-The Smallest of the Hebrew Letters ·        One tittle-A Little Distinguishing Stroke of a Letter ·        Doctrine of Inspiration-God Breathed ·        The Scriptures are Inerrant-No Errors in the Original ·        Shall in no wise pass from the law-Confirms Absolute Authority Down to the Smallest Components of Individual Words ·        Till all-Requirements of the Law ·        Be fulfilled-Until Everything is Accomplished ·        The Redeemed & The Law ·        Shall break-Abolish or Set Aside ·        One of these least commandments-An Expression Describing a Priority of Commandments ·        Shall teach men so-Lead Others Astray ·        He shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven-Suffer Loss In This Present Age ·        But whosoever shall do and teach them-Exalt God’s Law in This Life ·        The same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven-Raised to the Same Level and Honor to Which They Exalt the Law ·        The Religious Leaders & The Law ·        Except your righteousness shall exceed-In Kind, Not in Degree ·        Man’s Righteousness is Outward & Formal ·        God’s Righteousness is Inward & Spirit Led ·        The scribes and Pharisees-The Most Learned & Most Zealous in the Law ·        Ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven-Excluded ·        The Beatitude Illustrated is Pure in Heart   Posted Jul 29 2007, 04:28 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Sermon on the Mount Week 9

  •         A candle (lychnon)-Lamp •         A bushel (modion)-A Dry Measure About a Pint Less Than a Peck •         Candlestick-Lamp-Stand •         Neither do men…put it under-Defeats the Purpose of a Lamp •         Giveth light-Shines •         Let your light so shine-Not Concealing What You Possess •         Before men-In Front Of (Jn 12:37) •         That they may see your good works-Personal Living Testimony •         And glorify-The Purpose of Godly Living •         Your Father which is in heaven-Spiritual Birth Relationship •         Applications •         Nobody Lights a Lamp Only to Cover It Up •         Lamps Are Placed Strategically to Give Needed Light •         Christians Are the Lamps of the World •         Christians Are to Hold Forth A Life That Is Patterned After Christ •         This Life Glorifies Our Father and Leads Others to Christ •         There is A General to Particular Influence to the Element of Light •         The Light of the World is the Sun Seen By All •         The City By the Surrounding Neighborhoods •         The Lamp by the Immediate Family •         The Influence Must Be Felt From Particular to General The Kingdom & The Law                Matthew 5:17-20 ·        The Redeemer & The Law ·        Think not-Divine Knowledge of Opinions ·        That I am come-That I Came; Historic Fact ·        Came From Private Life to Public Ministry & Above (Jn 1:31) ·        To destroy the law, or the prophets-The Authority and Principles of the Old Testament ·        Why Did the Pharisees Think Jesus Was Destroying the Law? ·        His Authority Was Not From Recognized Leaders or Schools ·        His Activity Seemed to Defy the Law ·        His Associations Seemed Contrary to the Law ·        Who Was Really Destroying the Law? ·        The Pharisees By Their Emphasis on Traditions ·        Hypocritical Lives Disobeyed the Law They Claimed to Protect ·        I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill-Repeated for Emphasis ·        Destroy-To Unloose What Was Bound ·        Fulfill-To Make Complete   Posted Jul 22 2007, 04:59 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Sermon on the Mount Week 8

  •         Rejoice and be exceedingly glad-Means to Skip, Leap & Shout for Joy •         The Joy Commanded is Not An Emotion, But An Attitude (James 1:2) •         Two Reasons to Rejoice: •         For great is your reward in heaven-Forever Abundant •         The Reward Is Heaven Itself (2 Cor 4:17) •         We Are In Elite Company-The Prophets of God •         Persecution Is Verification We Belong Similitude’s           Matthew 5:13-16 •         Similitude-A Resemblance or Likeness •         Presents the Believer As A Witness •         An Illustration of the Desired Effect of the Witness •         More Than Good Deeds; Good Character •         Salt (halas)-Our Word Halite •         Obtained From Marshes & The Dead Sea in Israel •         The Two Most Common Uses of Salt: •         Preservative for Food, Especially Meats •         Jesus Calls His Disciples to Halt Corruption and Prevent Moral Decay in the World •         Penetrating Flavor •         Diffuses Through Like Leaven •         Jesus Calls His Disciples to Witness the Gospel Until He Comes •         Lost his savor-(moraino)-Foolish or Lose the Purpose for Existence •         Lost savor-More Literally is Defiled or Mixed •         Christian Witness (Salt) Must Contain the Saving Elements •         Wherewith shall it be salted-How Shall Salting Qualities Be Restored? •         Good for nothing-Itself & Destroys Fertility Wherever Thrown •         Cast out…trodden under foot of men-Not About Eternal Security; It is the Worlds Response to Impotent Christians •         Lost Opportunities for Christ •         The light of the world-Distinctive Title of Christ (Jn 8:12) •         Light (photos)-As Emitted From a Luminous Body As A Lamp •         It is His Light That Shines Through Us •         We Are the Luminaries or Lamps in the World •         Spiritually Enlightening in Contrast to Sin and Darkness •         Specifically Because Light is Connected With Life (Jn 8:12) •         A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid-Unavoidable   Posted Jul 16 2007, 07:26 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Sermon on the Mount Week 7

  •         What Does It Mean to be a Peacemaker? •         Peacemaker Means Reconciler •         The Presence of Righteousness Which Permits Right Relationships •         How Will We Know When We are Peacemakers? •         The Peacemaker is the Christian Who Shares His Faith (Rom 10:15) •         The Peacemaker Maintains Peace (Prv 15:1) •         Peacemakers Must Maintain Personal Peace •         Peacemaking Extends Beyond Maintaining to Restoration (Matt. 5:23-24) •         Peacemakers Never Seek Peace At the Expense of Purity (Ps 85-10) •         Peacemakers are Content to Bear Complaints From Both Sides •         Peacemakers Exercise Self-Control •         Peacemakers Exhibit Tireless Patience •         What is the Result of Being a Peacemaker? •         For they shall be called the children of God •         Children (tekna) Should Read Sons (huios) •         Sons Means Partaker of the Character •         We Reflect the Character of Our Heavenly Father •         Called Means Recognized •         The Beatitudes Are A Portrait of the Believer •         All The Characteristics of the Beatitude Believer Are Intolerable to An Evil World •         To the Degree We Fulfill the First 7 Beatitudes, We Will Experience the 8th •         They which are persecuted-Have Been Persecuted •         Persecuted-To Pursue With Diligence in Order to Obtain •         What Kind of Persecution? •         Not Due to Our Own Disobedience •         Not Because We Are Objectionable •         Not Because We Are Intolerant of Non-Critical or Non-Definitive Christian Views •         The Blessing is Restricted to Suffering for Righteousness Sake •         Repeated Blessing •         Theirs is the kingdom of heaven-Emphasis •         Expanded Description of Persecuted •         Blessed are ye-Disciples Addressed Directly •         Believers Continue in the Succession of the Prophets •         Purpose of Following in the Footsteps of the Prophets: Glorify Our Father in Heaven •         Persecution May Not Be to the Extent Suffered by the Martyrs •         Shall Revile-Means to Cast in One’s Teeth •         All manner of evil against you falsely-Every Wicked and Malicious Lying Word •         For my sake-Enemies of Christ Are Enemies of His Sons (Rom 8:36) •         Godly Living Provokes Ungodly Men to Be Resentful •         Probably the Reason Christianity is Tolerable in the World is Due to Compromise   Posted Jul 08 2007, 03:58 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Sermon on the Mount Week 6

  •         How Will We Know When We are Merciful? •         Physically- •         When We Come to the Aid of Someone in Need •         When We Hold No Grudges •         When We Never Retaliate or Seek Vengeance •         When We Do Not Expose Someone else’s Weakness or Failure •         Spiritually- •         When We Have Pity For Souls Without Christ •         When We Prod Others About Their Sin (2 Tim 2:25 & Titus 1:13) •         When We Pray For Souls Without Christ •         When We Preach The Gospel •         What is the Result of Being Merciful? •         For they shall obtain mercy •         Giving Mercy, Obtains Mercy From God •         Mercy Is Evidence Of A Converted Heart (Luke 6:36) •         Mercy Is A Blessed Cycle  •         Blessed are the pure in heart… •         What Pure In Heart Does Not Mean •         Outward Conformity to Rules •         Right On the Outside Does Not Mean Right on the Inside (1 Sam 16:7) •         Purity Measured By Man’s Standards (2 Cor 10:12) •         Not Just Pure Motives or Sincerity •         Not Just Morality •         What Does Pure In Heart Mean? •         Heart-(kardia) Never The Body Part (Prov. 23:7 & 4:23) •         Thinking, Feeling & Acting All Originate in the Heart As A Christian: •         Positional-Imputed Righteousness Makes Us Pure (Christ) •         Practical-Living Out What We Already Have By Position •         How Will We Know When We Are Pure In Heart? •         Positional At Salvation •         Practical in the Following Ways: •         When Our Mind Controls Us to Act Like Christ (Phil 2:5 & Ps 19:14) •         When We Are Steadfast in the Work (Ps 57:7 & 1 Cor 15:58) •         When Our Hearts Are Unmixed in Devotion & Motivation (Matt 6:21, 24; James 1:8) •         When Holiness Becomes An Active Goal (2 Cor 7:1) •         What Is The Result Of Being Pure in Heart? •         For they shall see God •         Shall see-Shall Be Continually Seeing •         To The Soul, God Is Visible Now •         One Day, We Will See God With Our Physical Eyes (1 John 3:2) •         Blessed are the Peacemakers… •         What Peacemaker Does Not Mean •         Not People Who Are Peaceful •         Not People Who Attempt to Bring About Peace by Human Means •         Not People Who Just Want the Absence of Conflict •         Not Peace At Any Price •         The Example of the Greatest Peacemaker •         Jesus is the Prince of Peace (Is 9:6 & Rom 15:33) •         He Made Peace Between God & Man by Removing Sin (Eph 2:14) •         To the Believer, He Makes Peace Possible Between Man & Man (Eph 2:11-22) •         The Gospel is the Greatest Peacemaking Message   Posted Jul 02 2007, 09:16 AM by jbarch with no comments