Ephesians 6:17: The Sword of the Spirit: Part One
Outline The sword that gives life The sword that transforms character Introduction In Pilgrim’s Progress in the Valley of Humiliation on Christian’s journey to the Heavenly City he encounters Apollyon, i.e. the devil. Here is...
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Revelation 17:7-18: Satan’s Divided House Cannot Stand: Part One
Outline The mount of the prostitute The downfall of the prostitute Introduction It was Jesus who said that a house divided against itself cannot stand, Matt. 12:25, and then, ‘And if Satan casts out Satan,...
Ephesians 6:17: The Helmet of Salvation
Outline The certainty of hope The fight for hope The effect of hope Introduction The typical picture of hopelessness is one taken from WWII. In the concentration camps the soldiers would give the prisoners menial...
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Revelation 17:1-6: The Great Prostitute
Outline Her influence Her appearance Introduction The book of Revelation can be understood through the lens of counterfeiting. We have noted in the past how there is the Trinity and there is the anti-trinity of...
Ephesians 6:16: The Shield of Faith
Outline Living by faith Quenching darts Introduction In the book of Hebrews Jewish Christians are being persecuted, imprisoned and facing possible death for being believers. There is immense temptation to throw away Christianity to escape...
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Judges 11:1-12:15: Jephthah
Outline Jephthah’s ascent Jephthah’s politics Jephthah’s parenting Jephthah’s problem-solving Introduction The book of Judges is the story of man’s ever deepening sinking into sin. Judges uses the various generations and rulers appointed to show what...
Ephesians 6:15: The Shoes of Gospel Peace-readiness
Outline Ready to stand Ready to run Introduction It was Napoleon who said, ‘An army marches on its stomach,’ as true as that is, it is also true that an army marches on its feet....
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Revelation 16:12-21: The Seven Bowls: Part Two
Outline Armageddon The end Introduction The battle of Armageddon is a famous notion found in the portion we are considering today that has caught the imagination of many people. The typical picture that we have...
Ephesians 6:14b: Justification and the Breastplate of Righteousness
Outline Interpreting accusations Interpreting circumstances Introduction At different times, with different audiences I have had to adjust how I have preached the gospel. When I was involved in high school ministry I usually started with...
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Revelation 15:5-16:21: The Seven Bowls: Part One
Outline God’s presence God’s judgements God’s coming Introduction The book of Revelation is a book of judgements, it is a story of how God preserves His people and punishes those who reject Him and persecute...
Ephesians 6:14b: Sanctification and the Breastplate of Righteousness
Outline Counterfeit holiness True holiness Introduction Western Christianity, of which we are a part, can best be described by Christ’s words to the churches of Sardis and Laodicea, Rev. 3:1b-5, ‘I know your works. You...
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Judges 8: Gideon the sinner
Outline Sinful conflict resolution Sinful justice Sinful rule Introduction One of the most dangerous temptations we face is success. When we succeed and people begin to approve of us we can get an inflated view...
Ephesians 6:14a: The Reliability of the Bible
Outline The self-attestation of the Bible The unity of the Bible The prophecies of the Bible The archaeology of the Bible The transmission of the Bible The Spirit’s testimony to the Bible Introduction Do you...
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Judges 6:33-7:25: God’s strength through weakness
Outline God uses reticent doubters God uses tiny armies Introduction Paul was troubled by a thorn in the flesh, a deliberate, providential, God permitted thorn which forced Paul to depend upon God more closely and...
Ephesians 6:14a: The Belt of Truth
Outline Worldview Doctrine Introduction The belt of truth that the Christian is to employ in order to stand against the devil and his schemes is under attack. In particular it is under attack from two...
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Judges 6:1-32: First things first
Outline Repentance Presence Idols Introduction The book of judges is anonymous, we don’t know who wrote it, and it is likely that more than one person did. The most popular theory is that Samuel had...