Bible Commentaries

Leviticus 6:8-30 — of the “ashes of old”(yesterdays ashes) [3] Stoke the fire! 2 Tim.1:6 “I remind you to stir up(fan into flame) the gift of God which is in you” {i.e. “stir up the flame again in your life!”} [4] Offer a new burnt offering unto the Lord. The daily service was 2 lambs, 1 offered at sunrise & the other at evening. [5] Keep our hearts flame burning perpetually. Wood was provided for the fire at the expense of the congregation. Body

Leviticus 6:8-30 — of the “ashes of old”(yesterdays ashes) [3] Stoke the fire! 2 Tim.1:6 “I remind you to stir up(fan into flame) the gift of God which is in you” {i.e. “stir up the flame again in your life!”} [4] Offer a new burnt offering unto the Lord. The daily service was 2 lambs, 1 offered at sunrise & the other at evening. [5] Keep our hearts flame burning perpetually. Wood was provided for the fire at the expense of the congregation. Body

Isaiah 24:1-23 — Intro: Pray – Doctors leaving tonight to Haiti. Prayer – For “things of earth to grow strangely dim.” The May 1984 National Geographic showed through color photos and drawings the swift and terrible destruction that wiped out the Roman Cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in A.D. 79. The explosion of MountVesuvius was so sudden, the residents were killed while in their

Jeremiah 47:1-7 — Judgment on Philistia! (1-7) 1 - We believe the Philistines came across the water from the Isle of Crete (Caphtor in vs.4). They built a wealthy nation by being Merchant marines. They sailed the Mediterranean acquiring goods from any lands. Yet, their destiny was destruction! 2 - Now Jeremiah uses the “flood image” of Babylon pouring over

Jeremiah 47:1-7 — Judgment on Philistia! (1-7) 1 - We believe the Philistines came across the water from the Isle of Crete (Caphtor in vs.4). They built a wealthy nation by being Merchant marines. They sailed the Mediterranean acquiring goods from any lands. Yet, their destiny was destruction! 2 - Now Jeremiah uses the “flood image” of Babylon pouring over

Daniel 5:1-31 — Intro: Party’s Over Neb walks off the pages of scripture on a positive note. Look at the last things to come off his kingly lips (4:37b) Chapter 5 comes a 30 year gap, 23 yrs since Neb died, 4 leaders have come & gone. Daniel had been their 70 years. Neb’s family tree…has some rotten branches. After Neb died his son Evil-Merodach reigned

Daniel 5:1-31 — Intro: Party’s Over Neb walks off the pages of scripture on a positive note. Look at the last things to come off his kingly lips (4:37b) Chapter 5 comes a 30 year gap, 23 yrs since Neb died, 4 leaders have come & gone. Daniel had been their 70 years. Neb’s family tree…has some rotten branches. After Neb died his son Evil-Merodach reigned

Amos 8:1-14 — of - If one bad boy comes along don’t think that all guys are going to treat you that way. It isn’t true when we refer to a bad apple as SIN! – It WILL spoil the whole bunch girl! Outline: Ripe Fruit!(1-3) Rotten Fruit!(4-6) Ripe Remembrance!(7-10) Removed Food!(11-14) BAD APPLES! (1-14) 5th vision – The vision of a basket of summer fruit. RIPE FRUIT! (1-3) (1) Verse one seems nice! – We all lie summer fruit! But the Hebrew word & the context

Amos 8:1-14 — of - If one bad boy comes along don’t think that all guys are going to treat you that way. It isn’t true when we refer to a bad apple as SIN! – It WILL spoil the whole bunch girl! Outline: Ripe Fruit!(1-3) Rotten Fruit!(4-6) Ripe Remembrance!(7-10) Removed Food!(11-14) BAD APPLES! (1-14) 5th vision – The vision of a basket of summer fruit. RIPE FRUIT! (1-3) (1) Verse one seems nice! – We all lie summer fruit! But the Hebrew word & the context

Matthew 19:1-30 — divorce his wife simply if he found another woman more attractive. The liberal view was the more popular. Divorce was tragically even more common then than today. The issue was the interpretation of one phrase some uncleanness in Deut. 24:1 When a man takes a wife & marries her, & it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some uncleanness in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, & sends her out of his house. TYING

Matthew 19:1-30 — divorce his wife simply if he found another woman more attractive. The liberal view was the more popular. Divorce was tragically even more common then than today. The issue was the interpretation of one phrase some uncleanness in Deut. 24:1 When a man takes a wife & marries her, & it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some uncleanness in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, & sends her out of his house. TYING

Matthew 28:1-15 — pg.130. The great resurrection truth is not that we are to live forever, but that we may now live nobly because we are to live forever. Phillips Brooks God has a Word for each character in the Res story & a Word for each of us this morning All 4 gospel accounts end with the resurrection story. Some people get worried about the different accounts. [4 different individuals, giving 4 different perspectives] If a detective calls in 4 eyewitnesses & they all give the exact-same-story, it is

Matthew 28:1-15 — pg.130. The great resurrection truth is not that we are to live forever, but that we may now live nobly because we are to live forever. Phillips Brooks God has a Word for each character in the Res story & a Word for each of us this morning All 4 gospel accounts end with the resurrection story. Some people get worried about the different accounts. [4 different individuals, giving 4 different perspectives] If a detective calls in 4 eyewitnesses & they all give the exact-same-story, it is

Mark 4:1-20 — multiplied). So they place him in a small boat, & push him out a little ways. The crowd wraps around the shoreline to hear the Master Teacher preach from his “boat pulpit”! IN GENERAL (2) Παραβολή - Para/alongside; ballo/to throw or cast. Para/medic (to come alongside a medic/doctor) So, a parable is a story that “comes alongside” a teaching to help us understand its meaning! Parables are truth in picture form. The

1 Corinthians 14:20-40 — limit for it, And set bars and doors; When I said, This far you may come, but no farther, And here your proud waves must stop! He made a path for the thunderbolt. Job.38:25 He made the path of the seas. (i.e. Ocean currents) Ps.8:8 He made the 4 seasons. Gen.8:22 Eccl.3:1 To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven. Owning a marine aquarium I realize how fragile its eco system [It demands perfect order] Lighting system (VHO lighting fixture &

Ephesians 1:1-6 — Intro: Status & Privilege in Christ Next week is Kelly & I celebrate our 34th anniv. But 4 1/2 years earlier when we started dating...I let her know early in our relationship that I had my eye on her for a long while. I was attracted to her before she knew it. I liked her before she liked me. God says the same to us,

Ephesians 1:1-6 — Intro: Status & Privilege in Christ Next week is Kelly & I celebrate our 34th anniv. But 4 1/2 years earlier when we started dating...I let her know early in our relationship that I had my eye on her for a long while. I was attracted to her before she knew it. I liked her before she liked me. God says the same to us,

1 Samuel 10:1-27 — Crescent Curtain.” 1st service: Samuel Navas: 3rd yr Navy. (Pray against temptations in service; his walk) 3rd service: Introduce Shalom & Irit Almog, owners of Coral Travel in Israel. Father/Son Fishing Trip: Jonathan Steele playing w/my 4 fish on stringer; Paul Edwards. Outline: Chosen By God; Anointed By God; Commissioned By God; Changed By God; & Hiding From God. Prayer: Lord we trust You to choreograph the events of our lives! Lead us as a Shepherd. Show us the way. We trust You

1 Samuel 10:1-27 — Crescent Curtain.” 1st service: Samuel Navas: 3rd yr Navy. (Pray against temptations in service; his walk) 3rd service: Introduce Shalom & Irit Almog, owners of Coral Travel in Israel. Father/Son Fishing Trip: Jonathan Steele playing w/my 4 fish on stringer; Paul Edwards. Outline: Chosen By God; Anointed By God; Commissioned By God; Changed By God; & Hiding From God. Prayer: Lord we trust You to choreograph the events of our lives! Lead us as a Shepherd. Show us the way. We trust You

1 Samuel 22:1-23 — Doeg Saul now had a Police State in which each citizen was to spy on the others & report to the king anybody who opposed his rule! Akin to George Owells book, Nineteen Eighty-Four where he describes, most believe the happenings in Burma in 1949. “Big Brother is Watching”! DOEG, A LIAR & MURDERER AT HEART! (22:9,10) (9) Read all Ps.52(& into) dedicated to Doeg. Scheming leaders produce scheming followers. We produce after our kind. Gen.1:24