Great Faith

Gideon planned to march into battle with 32,000 soldiers, but God had a different plan. 

He told Gideon to send back those who were afraid and 22,000 left. Then He told Gideon to take the army to the water to drink and to separate those who drank like a dog from those who lapped water in their hands. 

Judges 7:7 And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.

Gideon humbly watched as 9,700 men went home. Their only chance for survival was to obey God’s plan and that took faith. The Lord wanted them to know that He won the battle—not them. 

It took great faith for 300 to go out against thousands. It took great faith for them to take no weapons. Read about this exciting battle in Judges 7:15-25. 

It took great faith for them to blow their trumpets, break those pitchers and shine those lights, but God answered their faith by giving them a resounding victory!

If you are going to see God’s best plan for your life, it too is going to require faith. God is going to ask you to take some steps that will be difficult, and that you will be unsure of. 

But, the path to God’s best is always the path of faith. God always honors faith because faith always honors Him, Heb. 11:6! 

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Altogether Lovely

The real beauty of Jesus is found in His great love and sacrifice for sinners. 

Look at the holes in His hands and feet. Look at the wounds on His back and side. Look at the punctures in His head where He wore a thorny crown for you and me. 

A death on the cross is the most horrible form of execution known to mankind. Why did Jesus submit to such torture?

The plan of Christ was and still is to populate Heaven with sinners He has redeemed by His grace. I am part of that plan, and I am going to Heaven saved and justified. How about you?

Ephesians 2:8-9,13 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. . . . . . But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

We could spend days talking about all Jesus is to you and me—all He has done for us. Yet, when we sum it up, we would just have to say that He is altogether lovely.

Ideas for this unprofitable blog are taken from The Sermon Notebook—Biblical resources for preachers and teachers of the word of God. They allow these sermons to be used as the Lord leads but not for profit without their expressed permission. 

Hope And Peace

If life is to be difficult and there is to be trouble, then how can I rejoice and how can I rest 

The answer is Hope. 

Romans 5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

As we face all the things that will come our way, we always have the precious Holy Spirit in us to guide us, to teach us, to constantly remind us of the awesome love of God for His children. 

He makes the trip bearable. He makes the destination believable.

Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee : because he trusteth in thee.

Ideas for this unprofitable blog are taken from The Sermon Notebook—Biblical resources for preachers and teachers of the word of God. They allow these sermons to be used as the Lord leads but not for profit without their expressed permission. 

Jesus Is Precious

Jesus is precious to the saints of God.

1 Peter 2:6-7 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. 

7. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,

Here is why Jesus is precious to the saints of God. Read each scripture for a special blessing. 

1. Because He loves us - Jer. 31:3; Rom. 8:38-39.

2. Because He cares about us - 1 Pet. 5:7.

3. Because He understands our needs - Heb. 4:15.

4. Because He is always near to help us - Psa. 46:1.

5. Because He paid the ultimate price to save us - John 15:13.

You can't put a price on that! Men will fail you, those you love will let you down. 

People near you may never understand you or what you are facing.  

But there is a precious Savior named Jesus who can and does understand and care. 

No one ever cared for me like Jesus. 

Ideas for this unprofitable blog are taken from The Sermon Notebook—Biblical resources for preachers and teachers of the word of God. They allow these sermons to be used as the Lord leads but not for profit without their expressed permission.