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Sermons on God (Page 9)
Elder Bob Kline discusses the stories of Naaman from Second Kings (5:1-19) and Hezekiah from Second Chronicles (30:1-22), in an effort to determine the nature with which God desires his people to worship, during a study entitled, “Grace in Worship.”
PSALM 145 Introduction: We are called to praise God forever and ever (v.1-2). Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise (v.3-7). How does the habit of praise pass from one generation to another? What is the relationship between praising God and meditation? How well are we praising, proclaiming and joyously singing of His…
Psalm 95:1-11 Complaining will harden your heart if you let it (v.7b-9). What did the Israelites do at Meribah and Massah (Exodus 17:1-7)? What happens to the heart of a complainer? How long was God bothered by their complaining? (Hebrews 3:7-11) Complainers allow their hearts to go astray (v.10). If you really know the ways…
PSALM 80 Restore us to a close relationship with you O God (v.1-3). How close was God to Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh? (Num. 10:21-24) What is our plea when we aren’t as close to God as we long to be? Restore us from our tears to your presence (v.4-7). What is our plea when we…
PSALM 37:3-4 Instead of fretting, we are to trust in the LORD and do good (v.3). What is it that makes us fret about the wicked? What is wrong with trusting in the LORD without doing good? What kinds of ‘good’ are you doing? We are to dwell in the land and feed on faithfulness…
PSALM 90:12 Moses was trained 120 years to teach us how to number our days (v.1-6). What lessons do we need to learn from the seasons of Moses’ life? How can our understanding of Moses’ days help us better number ours? To number our days we need proper perspective (v.7-11). What spiritual perspective will help…
LUKE 17:21 The entire message of Jesus was about the coming of the Kingdom (Mark 1:15). Why is the message of redemption incomplete without the concept of kingdom? Why would Jesus be so unassuming and personal if He is a king? Their misunderstanding about the Kingdom missed the point (John 6:14-15). What was wrong with…
JAMES 1:22-25 When we merely listen to the word, we deceive ourselves (v.22). Why is just feeling convicted not enough? How are we deceiving ourselves when we don’t put it into practice? We need to learn a lesson from our mirrors (v.23-24). Why is this one of the all-time great illustrations? What is wrong with…
MATTHEW 25:1-13 We have been chosen to participate in the celebration of the Bridegroom (v.1). What does purity have to do with being in the presence of God? How should we live differently when we consider the kingdom? We need to bring ‘extra oil’ for our lamps (v.2-6). Why is it so important to have…
ISAIAH 53:4-6 The larger context clearly shows the wonder of Christ’s sacrifice (52:13-53:12). How does the reading of this passage kindle emotions that can bless us? How much anguish and how much hope do you find in these words? Our chosen text personalizes that amazing sacrifice (53:4). What would move someone to take ownership of…