18 May 2008

Broadstreet Church of Christ

1213 Broad Street Phenix City, Alabama

Sermon Notes 18 May 2008

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18 May 2008

Morning Worship

Some Things That Are never satisfied

Evening Worship

Saints Linked Together With Christ

Broadstreet Church of Christ

1213 Broad Street Phenix City, Alabama

Schedule of Services
Sunday:

Bible Study
10:00 A.M.

Morning Worship
11:00 A.M.

Evening Worship
5:00 P.M.

Wednesday:
Bible Study
7:30 P.M.

All times
Eastern

Morning Worship

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Some Things That Are never satisfied

Introduction:

A. The wonderful book of Proverbs – what treasures it contains!

B. Let us imbibe from some of its riches today.

I. The book presents several numerical proverbs for example

Proverbs 6:16-19

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These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

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A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

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An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

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A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Proverbs 30:15,16

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The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

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The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.

A. The grave is never satisfied

Proverbs 27:20

Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

B. The barren womb – the womb cries for more births.

C. The earth is not satisfied with water.

D. Fire never says, “it is enough”, as long as there is potential fuel, fire asks for more!

II. There are some insatiable desires in the midst of humanity:

A. Hatred and malice

Proverbs 1:22

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

John 3:19,20

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

B. THE COVETOUS HEART NEVER FEELS LIKE IT HAS ACQUIRED ENOUGH OF THE WORLD’S GOODs

Luke 12:13-21

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And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

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And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

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And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

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And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

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And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

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And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

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And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

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But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

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So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

C. Satan never calls a halt to seeking to destroy souls

I Peter 5:8-11

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Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

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But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

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To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

III. Some positive longings:

A. God’s love longs for the salvation of the lost –

John 3:16

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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

II Peter 3:9

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The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

B. The blood of Christ calls for more souls to be cleansed

Ephesians 1:7

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In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

I John 1:7

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But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

Mark 16;15,16

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And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

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He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

C. the Christians never gets enough of God’s word

Psalm 42:1,2

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To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

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My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

II Timothy 2:15

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Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

D. The faithful has an everlasting desire to worship and serve God

Philippians 3:3

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For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

Matthew 5:6

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Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled

E. Believers must have an urgent desire to see more souls saved

Romans 1:13

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Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

Romans 10:1-3

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Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

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For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

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For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

Conclusion:

A. be careful that you obey the lord, lest you go to a place were the fire is not quenched –

B. the blood of Christ meets the longing of the soul to be saved

Acts 20:28

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Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

Evening Worship

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Saints Linked Together With Christ

I Thessalonians 5:9,10

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For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

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Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

GOD REACHES DOWN TO MAN! CHRIST

1. One must be CRUCIFIED together with Christ

Galatians 2:20

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I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

2. One must be buried together with Christ

Romans 6:1-6

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What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

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God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

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Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

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Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

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For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

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Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

3. One must be QUICKENED TOGETHER with Christ

Ephesians 2:1-5

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And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins:

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Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

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Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

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But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

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Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

4. One must be raised together with Christ

Ephesians 2:6

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And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

5. One must also SUFFER TOGETHER with Christ

Philippians 2:10,11

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That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

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And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

6. One is made an heir together with Christ

Galatians 3:28,29

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There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

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And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

7. One is them seated together - with Christ

Ephesians 2:6

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And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

8. One is then glorified together with Christ

Romans 8:16-18

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Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

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But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

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Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

Saints

Man reaches up to God!

Ephesians 2:6

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And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: