Sermons You Can Preach - ICOTB

1 SermonsYouCanPreachByLeroyBrownlowBROWNL OWPUBLISHINGCOMPANY, ,TEXAS76105 Copyright, beaccordedSeedfortheSOIL'erandTireGreate stQuestionsoftheAges,togetherwithcountle ssnumbersoftestimonies,hasencouragedthea uthortosendforthanothervolumein thefieldof sermonmaking,Thisvolumecontamsonehundred sermonswhichhavebcenpreachedin thepUlpitof thePolytechnicChurchofChrist,FortWorth,T exas,wheretheauthoratthisdate,1957,haspr eachedforfourteenconsecutiveyears, theauthorknows, ,neithereverythoughtnoreverytitleis original, ,becauseit is thesesermonsarebriefoutlines, ,whileothersneedonlya thisvolumeis nowentertainedthatthesesermonnotesmaybeo fsomehelpto manywhoteachtheBiblein anycapacity,andthattheymayalsoencouragem anyothersto ,Texas, A.( 3 )CONTENTSS ermonPage1."THEWORDOFTHELORDISRIGHT" ..93."YEDOERRNOTKNOWINGTl-!ESCRIPTURES" . "SPLANASSIMPLEASONE, .. ::> .. ' (continued).. "PREPARETOMEETTHYGOD".. ' .. ' .. ".

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4 Introduction.(1)Wearelivingin ,a new'wordforinfidelity,is ontheincrease.(2)"Butthewordof theLordis right."Theevidenceis TheBibleis rightbecauseit offerstheonlypos-sibleexplanationofcreat ion( :1).(1)Theevolu-tionisthasnoexplanation, becausehehastostartwithsomethinganddoesn otknowhowtogetthatsomething.(2)TheBibleb eginswithGod,aself-existentbeing( :1).8 SERMONSYOUCANPREACH4. ArchaeologycorroboratestheBible.(1) ,TriceandRoberson, (2) , ,TriceandRoberson, (3) AstronomyconfirmstheBible.(1)Noscientist cangivea hE'ttel'descriptionoftheearththanthatgiv eninJob26:7:/IHestretchethoutthenorthove rtheemptyplace,andhangeththeearthuponnot hing."(2)"Itishethatsittethuponthecircle oftheearth"( :22)-notflatness.(3)Jesuswillcomeintheda yandinthenight(Lk,17:31,34)-earthis roundandthereisdayononepartwhenthereis , ,saidofChrist:"AndwhenPilate,atthesugges tionoftheprincipalmenamongstus, .. " -Book18, Martyrdomsustainsthetruthof theBible.(1) ( :1).(2) meantthelossoffriends,home,andaneasylife ;it ,thenthereis ProphecysubstantiatestheBibleas true.

5 (1) :13, (2) :1 11.(3) :3; :1, :22,23; :1 7.(4) :9, (5) :43-49.(6)Zech11:12, :3 10.(7) :23,24.(8)WehaveseenI :1 :3,4fulfilledin Themannerin whichtheBiblewaswrittenis evi-SERMO~SYOUCANPREACH9dencethatit is ;theycouldnothaveconspiredtowritea couldnotbe theworld'smostpopu-larbook,theworld'smos tinfluentialbook;yetit is theworld' ManypeoplemisunderstandthewholeBible.(1) Theymisnnderatanditssource, theythinkit is a humanbookpokedoffontheworldasa theinspiredmessageofGod( :16,17; :21).(2)Somemisunderstandthepurposeofthe Bible;theythinkit is a is hereto fur-nishmanuntoeverygoodwork( :16,17).Thisis reasonable;becauseif thereis a God-andthereis -thenit is reasonablethathewouldgivemana messageofguidanceandhope.(3)Somemisunder standitsinde-structibility;hence, everyBibleshouldbedestroyed,it thiswerenotpossible,it :~:31; :48; :12).3. ManypeoplemisunderstandtheTestaments-Old andNew.(1)Consequently,theyarejustasaptt ogoto Psalmsasto Actstofindtheplanof thefatherof manyothererrors.

6 (2) ( :19). Jesusnailedit tothecross( :14). TodaywemusthearChrist( :15; :1,2).Thefirstcovenantwastakenawaythatwe mighthavethesecond( :9),10 SERMONSYOUCANPREACH4. Manypeoplemisunderstandthebooksof theBible.(1)TheOldTestamentbookspointfor wardtoChrist.'scoming( :15; ).TheMosaiclawwasaschoolmasterto preparemanforChrist( :24).(2)TheNewTestamentbookspointbackwar dto Christ' ( :30,31).Actsis : glimpseofthingsto ManypeoplemisunderstandthechaptersoftheB ible.(1)Theythinkit camefromGod, in chapters.(2)Thebreakforchaptersoftencont ributestomisunderstanding,be-causeit ,somethinkthebaptismofHolySpiritcameupon the120(Acts1);butif youreadActs1 :26alongwithActs2 as if therewerenochapterbreak,youwillseethatth eapostlesweretheonesbaptizedwithHolySpir it(Acts2 :1-13).6. Manypeoplemisunderstandtheversesof theBible.(1)Theyarenotawareofthefactthat theBiblewasbrokendownintoversesbyman.(2) Theyexpecttoomuchfromoneverse;theyexpect to nooneversein (Acts20 :27),allScripture( :16,17).

7 7. ManypeoplemisunderstandthephrasesoftheBi -ble.(1)Theymisunderstandsuchsimplephras esas,"Hethatbelievethandis baptizedshallbe saved"( :16).Theytryto getsalvationbeforebaptism.(2)Andtheymisu nderstandActs2 :38,"Repent,andbebaptizedeveryoneof youinthenameofJesusChristfortheremission of sins,"Theytryto getto ' , and"-aconjunctionwhichcoupleswordsandphr ases-andpointsto thesameobjectwhichis ,somemisunder-stand"for" means"becauseof"-bebaptizedbecauseof remissionof ,it meansinActs2 :38whatit meansinMatt,26 :28:".. blood.. shed.. forremissionofsins" Manypeoplemisunderstandthewordsof theBible:repentance,baptism,etc.(1)Repen tancemeansmorethanreformation( :8);it is alsorelatedtogodlysorrowforsin( :10).(2)Thedictionarydefinesbaptismasspr inkling,pouring,andimmersion;becausethef unctionofa dictionaryis ,whichis todiporimmerse( :23; :3,4;Acts8 :36 39)."YEDOERRNOTKNOWINGTHESCRIPTURES" :291. TextimpliesthattheScripturesarethestanda rdof life.

8 (1) :16,17; :3; :105.(2)Manneedsthisstandard(J :23)-justlikeheneedsstandardsoftime,weig hts, Textimpliesthatweerrif wedeviatefromtheScriptures.(1) :2; :18,19.(2)Mosessmoterock-erredbygoingbey ond( :7-11).(3)SaulsavedAgagandthebestof thesheepandoxen-erredbyfallingshort(1 ).3. Thepeoplein thecontexterredbecausetheyknewnottheScri ptures.(1)Theyerred"notknowing." 'Scriptures,theywouldhaveknowna :2;Job19 :25126; :10;23 :6.(2)Theyerred" God"( :29).WhenoncetheomnipotenceofGodis recognized,it iseasyto believeinhispowerto :8.(3)Theyfurthererrednotknowingthatther ewillbe a differenttypeof lifein theresurrectedstate(l\ :30).(4) :17; I :8.(5)Oneofthebiggestdelusionsof thedayis a dependenceuponhumanreasonforguidanceinst eadoftheScriptures( :18,19,25;2:5).(6)Manmustknowthetruth( :32;5 :39).4. SomeotherswhoknowtheScr1 is forotherreasons;forinstance:(1) richyoungruler( :16-22) ," " :10;26 :39.(2)Prejudice(Acts7 :54-60; :15).(3)Preconceivedideascausesometo ( :15,16).

9 It tooka miracleto getthemto understandthatitalsoappliedto theGentiles(Acts10,11).(4)Knowonlya (Acts20 :27),allScripture( :16,17).GOD'SPLANASSIMPLEASONE,TWO,THREE 1. One.(1)OneGod(Eph4 :4). a sellexistentbeing( :2). ( :1).C. ThisOneis allweneed- shouldhavenoothergods( :3).(2)Onemanwascreated( :27;2 :7). ( :22,23). (Acts17 :26). "onemansinenteredintotheworld"( :12; :1-6).(3)OneLord( :5).Cameasman'sredeemer( :15; :4; :21; :7).(4)OneSpirit( :4).ItwasnecessaryfortheoneSpirittocomea ndcarryontheworkthatJesushadbegun(Jno,14 :26;15 :26;16 :13).(5)Onefaithwasgivenformantoem-brace ( :5).Onegospel( :16; :8,9).Oneway( :6).(6)Onebaptismwasgivenformanto obey( :15,16; :3,4).(7,OnebodySERMONSYOUCANPREACH13was foundedtowhichmanmaybeadded( ::'!;1:22,23; :18;Acts2:47).(8)Onehope( :4). Two.(1)Manis twoinone,a dualbeing(Eccl,12:7; :16;5:1; :26).(2)God'splancallsfortwobirths,physi calandspiritual( :3-: .(:3)Bi-blespeaksoftwodeaths,physicaland spiritual( :27; :14,15).))

10 Hewhois borntwiceandis faithfulwilldiebutonce( :51; :11),whilehewhois threebeingsis veryimportantinthedivineplan.(1)God,thed esigner,creator,andbenefactor( :1;J :27).(2)Christ,there-deemer,lawgiver,and example( :7; :1,2;I :21).(3)HolySpirit,thecomforter,teacher, andguider( :26;15 :26;16 :13).THEETERNALPRINCIPLESOFGODINDEALINGW ITHMAN1. Introduction.(1)Threeeternalprinciplesch arac-terizeGod'sdealingswithmanin everyage:grace,faith,obedience.(2) trialchalJewishChristianGraceGraceGraceF aithFaithFaithObedienceObedienceObedienc e,2. Examplesunderpatriarchallaw.(1) theimageof God(Uen.] :27),placedinGarden( :8),andgivena law( :16,17)-act"ofgrace.'I'heyhadtobelievean dobeyGod( :1-6,22-24)-faithandobedience.(2) him( :8).lIehadto believe14 SERMONSYOUCANPREACH( :7).Hehadto obey( :22).(3) ( :17-19)andobey( :1-14).3. ExamplesundertheJewishlaw.(1)Deliverance ofthechildrenofIsrael( :8-10).ItwasanactofGod' (2)Lookingonbrazenserpent( :8,9).God'sgraceprovidedtheplan.