Saturday, July 12, 2008

Morning Bible Study, 9:30 a.m.

Dr Moyer continued his study of David from 1 Samuel 17, David and Goliath.

Title: "God's Principles for Fighting Battles"
Key Verse: 1 Samuel 17:47 - "The battle is the Lord's."

Principle #1 - An Unusual Contentment
A. With who you are in Christ
B. Though King-elect, David was content to tend sheep and let God's plan unfold.
C. He was not looking for battles, he let the battles come to him.
D. Some battles are worth fighting, some are not.

Principle #2 - An Unquestionable Cause
A. Something was really at stake, God's honor.
B. Fight for the right reasons.

Principle #3 - An Unshakeable Confidence
A. Let no one lose heart.
B. The Lord will deliver me.

Principle #4 - An Unconquerable Comprehension
A. An absolute awareness that it was God's battle.
B. The battle is the Lord's.


Saturday Evening, 7:30 p.m.

Billy Huddleston preached from Mark 1:2-8.

The prophecy of a messenger, Mark 1:2-3.
John came, v.4.

Jesus said John was great. What made him great?

God really does use strange people.

John the Baptist:
- A strange beginning, his birth
- A strange dwelling, the wilderness
- Strange dress, camel's hair and a leather belt
- A strange diet, locusts and wild honey
- A strange message, he just said it the way it was
- A strange response, the people came en masse

But what made him great?

He had a very strange characteristic: He lived all his life for one moment.

He lived his entire life to point others to Jesus!
"Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29)
"He must increase, but I must decrease" (John 3:30).