Sermons About Lamp
Is Your Lamp Burning - Part I - English - 12/07/2008
The ten virgins went forth to meet the bridegroom with their lamps. First of all the virgins went forth to meet the bridegroom - which shows that we have to move forward, we need to be progressive to meet the bridegroom when he comes in the midair. What is the lamp the virgins carried along with them - it is the lamp given unto man by God which is his spirit (spirit of man). This is what we are expected to carry along with us to meet the bridegroom, our spirit we hand it over safely back to God, who gave it to him in the Garden of Eden. Eccl 3:2, Eccl 8:8, Eccl 12: 7 speaks about the tendency of the spirit of man to go upward, no one has the authority to leave or to hold his spirit, the spirit goes back to God who gave it to him respectively. We bornagain people of God should be vigilant to preserve the new bornagain spirit through Jesus Christ until the day of His coming. Because there is always war between the spirit and the flesh. How can we preserve and prepare our spirits to meet the bridegroom – Matt 26: 41 – Watch and pray. Gal 5:16,17,18 – Put sin to death and not your spirit. Rom 8: 13 - If you live in flesh you shall die but if you mortify the works of flesh you shall live. II Co 4:16 - Though your outward man perish, your inward man is renewed day by day. You should keep your spirit (salvation) like a blazing torch (Isa 62:1) for which you have to work hard in spirit (phil 2:12) without as God also promises to work on our spirit/salvation withoutrest in the above verse.
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The Lamp, The Seed, and The Mustard Seed
As we dive back in to the Images of Jesus series, we walk through three more parables of Jesus and see what the kingdom of God is meant to be.
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Matthew 6:22-23 (AM)
Adam preaches Matt. 6:22-23. Just as our treasure will demonstrate what our hearts most value, our treasure will also determine the direction of our lives.
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God's Word Lights Our Path
We like to think that we are clever enough, rich enough, and educated enough to make our way through this life on our own, but we still end up groping around in spiritual darkness, grasping for meaning and significance in places where it doesn't exist. God has given us the Scriptures to be a light that cuts through the darkness that helps us see Him for who He really is and guides along the path to a stronger relationship with Him.
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The Question of Possessions: Are We To Value Them Enough to Seek Them
Jesus teaches that you cannot serve both God and Money
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The Outstretched Arm Of Jesus
Jesus stretched out his arm and touched a leper—and with it, he gave us a glimpse into the very heart of God.
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Show Us A Sign
In response to the miracle of vs. 14, some in the crowd demanded further proof of Jesus' Messianic role. In this text Jesus says that no more signs will be given, because they are blind to all that he has already done. They were looking, but not seeing! Jesus turns their request into a warning that is as necessary today as it was then.
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