In Sermons: showing 31-45 of 252

Nehemiah

Contributed by John Mccormack on Sep 26, 2015

THE WORK OF THE CHURCH

NEHEMIAH OBSERVATION: NEHEMIAH (THE LORD’S COMFORT) WAS A VISIONARY LEADER AND ESTABLISHED VISION TO THOSE WHO TRUSTED HIM. HE WAS ALSO A POWERFUL MAN OF PRAYER, A SHAKER AND MOVER FOR GOD. KEY PLAYERS IN THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH ARE ARTAXERXES A PERSIAN KING WHO GAVE NEHEMIAH PERMISSION ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 13:30-31

Denomination: Baptist

Ezra

Contributed by John Mccormack on Sep 23, 2015

THE PROPHET EZRA ADDRESSED JEWS INTERMARRIAGE WITH PAGAN WOMEN.

EZRA OBSERVATION: EZRA’S BOOK TELLS THE STORY OF THE FIRST AND SECOND RETURN OF JEWS IN BABYLON AFTER THEIR RELEASE FROM CAPTIVITY. EZRA LED THE SECOND GROUP AND RESTORED RELIGIOUS ORDER EMPHASIZING GOD’S LAWS, COMMANDS AND AUTHORITY. KEY CHARACTERS ARE EZRA, JOSHUA, ZERUBBABEL, ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 10:6

Denomination: Baptist

2 Chronicles 2:1

Contributed by John Mccormack on Sep 17, 2015

BELIEVERS ARE AN EARTHLY TEMPLE.

2 CHRONICLES 2: 1 OBSERVATION: THE WORD CHRONICLES MEANS “EVENTS OF THE DAY OR YEARS”. SOME SCHOLARS REFER TO CHRONICLES AS “THINGS LEFT OUT”. JEWISH TRADITION FAVORS EZRA AS THE WRITER OF CHRONICLES. SOME SCHOLARS DISAGREE. KEY CHARACTERS ARE DAVID, SOLOMON, HEZEKIAH ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 2:1

Denomination: Baptist

1 Chronicles

Contributed by John Mccormack on Sep 10, 2015

God is coming to earth to judge all men.

1 CHRONICLES OBSERVATION: THE WORD CHRONICLES MEANS “EVENTS OF THE DAYS OR YEARS”. SOME SCHOLARS REFER TO CHRONICLES AS “THINGS LEFT OUT”. JEWISH TRADITION FAVORS EZRA AS THE WRITER OF CHRONICLES: SOME SCHOLARS DISAGREE. KEY CHARACTERS ARE DAVID, SOLOMON, HEZEKIAH AND ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:33

Denomination: Baptist

Second Kings

Contributed by John Mccormack on Sep 5, 2015

GOD DEMANDS OBEDIENCE.

2 KINGS OBSERVATION: ORIGINALLY, 1 KINGS AND 2 KINGS WAS ONE LONG BOOK. LATER IN HISTORY, THE TWO WERE SEPARATED MAKING TWO BOOKS. JEWISH TRADITION NAMES JEREMIAH AS THE PRIMARY AUTHOR, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT CLEAR WHO WROTE THE TWO. THE WRITINGS APPEAR IN SOLOMON’S REIGN. LATER IN HISTORY ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 17:7-8

Denomination: Baptist

First Kings

Contributed by John Mccormack on Sep 1, 2015

GOD IS A COVENANT GOD AND EXPECTS OBEDIENCE.

1 KINGS OBSERVATION: ORIGINALLY, 1 KINGS AND 2 KINGS WAS ONE LONG BOOK. LATER IN HISTORY, THE TWO WERE SEPARATED MAKING TWO BOOKS. JEWISH TRADITION NAMES JEREMIAH AS THE PRIMARY AUTHOR, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT CLEAR WHO WROTE THE TWO. THE WRITINGS APPEAR IN SOLOMON’S REIGN. LATER IN HISTORY ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 2:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

2 Samuel

Contributed by John Mccormack on Aug 24, 2015

GOD'S ETERNAL PLAN

2 SAMUEL OBSERVATION: SECOND SAMUEL IS THE STORY OF DAVID’S FORTY YEAR REIGN AS KING OF ISRAEL. IT SPEAKS TO HIS MORAL FAILURE AND RESULTING CONSEQUENCES PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO HIS SON ABSALOM. ABSALOM WAS THE THIRD SON OF KING DAVID BY HIS WIFE MAACAH. INTERPRETATION: READ 2 ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

1 Samuel

Contributed by John Mccormack on Aug 17, 2015

TRUE BELIEVERS

1 SAMUEL OBSERVATION: THE LIVES OF THREE MEN OVERLAP AND INTERWEAVE THROUGH THE BOOK OF FIRST SAMUEL. SAMUEL WAS THE LAST JUDGE OF ISRAEL, SAUL, THE FIRST KING OF ISRAEL AND DAVID, THE SUCCESSOR TO SAUL. THEIR STORIES SHOW ISRAEL’S TRANSITION FROM A CONFEDERATION OF CLANS TO A NATION ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 29:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Ruth

Contributed by John Mccormack on Aug 11, 2015

BOAZ WAS A TYPE OF JESUS CHRIST.

RUTH OBSERVATION: THE BOOK OF RUTH FOCUSES LARGELY ON A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RUTH. A MOABITE AND BOAZ A WEALTHY JEWISH LAND OWNER. MANY JEWS CREDIT SAMUEL FOR THE WRITING AROUND 1,000 B.C. INTERPRETATION: READ RUTH 1:16 (NASB) BUT RUTH SAID, “ DO NOT URGE ME TO LEAVE YOU OR TURN BACK ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:16

Denomination: Baptist

Judges

Contributed by John Mccormack on Aug 3, 2015

GOD WANTS YOU TO MATURE!

JUDGES OBSERVATION: THE BOOK OF JUDGES PICKS UP WHERE THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY ENDS. JOSHUA WAS SUCCESSFUL IN DRIVING OUT PAGAN WORSHIP AND ENEMIES. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY LATER EMBRACED PAGAN IDOLATRY. THE BOOK FORTUNATELY GIVES GLIMPSES OF WHAT CHRIST CAN DO TO RESTORE BROKEN FELLOWSHIP. ...read more

Scripture: Judges 2:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Joshua

Contributed by John Mccormack on Jul 28, 2015

LET RCHRIST LEAD IN YOUR SPIRITUAL WARFARE.

JOSHUA OBSERVATION: GOD APPOINTED MOSES TO LEAD ISRAEL INTO THE PROMISE LAND (CANAAN). WHILE JOURNEYING HE SOUGHT OUT A WATER SOURCE FOR HIS PEOPLE. GOD TOLD HIM TO STRIKE A CERTAIN ROCK ONE TIME. OUT OF ANGER HE STRUCK THE ROCK 3 TIMES. THE LORD RELIEVED HIM OF COMMAND AND APPOINTED JOSHUA ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:6-9

Denomination: Baptist

Numbers

Contributed by John Mccormack on Jul 20, 2015

OBEDIENCE BRINGS BLESSINGS.

NUMBERS OBSERVATION: NUMBERS IS THE STORY OF ISRAEL’S JOURNEY FROM MOUNT SINAI TO THE EDGE OF CANAAN. THEIR UNWILLINGNESS TO FOLLOW GOD’S DIRECTIVES CAUSED THEM TO WONDER FORTY YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS. MOSES ALONG WITH ANYONE OVER AGE TWENTY DIED IN THE ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 6:22-27

Denomination: Baptist

Leviticus

Contributed by John Mccormack on Jul 13, 2015

CHRIST IS YOUR RESTITUTION.

LEVITICUS OBSERVATION: LEVITICUS INSTRUCTED OLD TESTAMENT ISRAEL REGARDING SACRIFICES AND RITUALS FOR WORSHIP AND GOD’S REGULATIONS FOR EVERYDAY LIFE. CHRISTIANS TODAY ARE UNDER A NEW COVENANT INSTITUTED BY CHRIST’S DEATH ON CALVARY AS THE SUPREME, ULTIMATE AND HUMAN SACRIFICE FOR ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 6:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Exodus

Contributed by John Mccormack on Jul 6, 2015

CHRIST IS OUR PASSOVER LAMB.

EXODUS OBSERVATION: MOSES IS A TYPE OF CHRIST (DEUTERONOMY 18:15) BOTH FUNCTIONED AS PROPHET, PRIEST AND KING (MOSES WAS NOT OFFICIALLY MADE KING BUT HE RULED ISRAEL AS A KING SHOULD). YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE CHRIST IN THE JEWISH PASSOVER, RECORDED IN EXODUS CHAPTER 12: 23-32. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:23-32

Denomination: Baptist

Genesis

Contributed by John Mccormack on Jul 5, 2015

PARADISE LOST-PARADISE RESTORED

GENESIS OBSERVATION: GENESIS IS A BOOK OF BEGINNINGS. ADAM AND EVE FAILED TO OBEY GOD IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN AND WERE CAST OUT OF PARADISE FOR DISOBEYING GOD (GENESIS 3). GOD DEVISED A REDEMPTIVE PLAN THROUGH LINEAGE OF ONE FAMILY. THAT LINEAGE IS ABRAHAM, ISAAC, JACOB AND JACOB’S TWELVE ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:14

Denomination: Baptist