Jonathan Spurlock Sermons

Notes on Judges 9, verses 50-57: The End of an Era, and it Happened at Thebez 
Judges 9:50 Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. Thebez was apparently close to Shechem. “Encamped against” …

Notes on Judges 9, verses 22-29: There's a new man in town. . .  
Judges 9:22, KJV: When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel, The writer of Judges says Abimelech reigned over Israel for three years …

Outline for Sir, We Would See Jesus 
Text: John 12:20-26 Introduction: The Request: --Certain Greeks wanted to see Jesus. Most likely Greek proselytes like Nicolas of Antioch (Acts 6) …

Go thy way: when Jesus healed a blind man 
Text: Mark 10:46-52 Background Jesus, in this passage, is only a few days away from Calvary, where He would die for the sins of the world. He …

Lord, Lord: Do you really know Jesus? 
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text: Matthew 7:21-23 Introduction This passage comes from the final words of Jesus’ “Sermon on the Mount”, …

Go thy way-the parable of the workers in the vineyard 
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text: Matthew 20:1-16 Introduction One of the last parables Jesus ever told was the parable of the workers …

Use the best to stand the test 
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text 1 Cor 3:1-17 Some time ago, I saw a question which read, “What on earth are you doing for Heaven’s sake?” That …

Notes on Mark 2, verses 13-14 Not rated yet
Mark 2, verse 13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. This event is unique to Mark, …

Notes on Mark 2, verses 6-12 Not rated yet
Mark 2:6, KJV: But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, The scribes were some of the religious leaders of …

Notes on Mark 2, verses 1-5 Not rated yet
Mark 2:1, KJV: And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. The last verses of Mark 1 tell how …

Notes on Mark 1, verses 40-45 Not rated yet
Mark 1:40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. Leprosy …

Notes on Mark 1, verses 35-39 Not rated yet
Mark 1:35, KJV And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. This is the …

Notes on Mark 1, verses 32-34 Not rated yet
Mark 1:32: And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. Several commentators …

Notes on Mark 1, verses 29-31 Not rated yet
Mark 1:29, KJV: And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. The …

Notes on Mark 1, verses 21-28 Not rated yet
Mark 1:21, KJV And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught. This visit to the synagogue …

Notes on Mark 1, verses 21-28 Not rated yet
21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught. This visit to the synagogue took place …

Notes on Mark 1, verses 16-20 Not rated yet
Mark 1:16. KJV 16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. Several …

Notes on Mark 1, verses 12-15: Not rated yet
12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. Mark simply indicates Jesus was driven (a very strong word in the original, as I understand) …

Notes on Mark 1, verses 6-11 Not rated yet
Mark 1:6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; Both Mark and …

Notes on Mark 1:1-5 Not rated yet
Notes on Mark 1:1-5 Verse 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; Mark begins his Gospel by stating Jesus Christ is the Son …

Notes on Haggai 2:20-23, Haggai's fourth message Not rated yet
Haggai 2:20, KJV: And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying, This is the fourth and final …

Notes on Haggai 2:10-19, Haggai's third message Not rated yet
10 In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying, This third …

Notes on Haggai 2:1-9, Haggai's second message Not rated yet
Haggai 2:1, KJV: In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying, This second …

Notes on Haggai 1 Not rated yet
Haggai 1:1, KJV: 1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet …

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Notes on Ecclesiastes 2, verses 1-10 Not rated yet
Ecclesiastes 2:1, KJV: I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also (is) vanity. …

Notes on Ecclesiastes 1, verses 12-18 Not rated yet
Ecclesiastes 1:12, KJV: I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. This proves that Solomon was the author; if not, someone used his name as …

Notes on Ecclesiastes 1, verses 1-11 Not rated yet
Ecclesiastes 1:1, KJV: The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. This “preacher” is most likely Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba …

Notes on Judges 20, verses 24-28 Not rated yet
Judges 20:24, KJV: And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day. They “came near” on Day #2 against Benjamin. …

Notes on Judges 20, verses 18-23 Not rated yet
Judges 20:18, KJV: And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first …

Notes on Judges 20, verses 12-17 Not rated yet
Judges 20:12, KJV: And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness (is) this that is done among you? There …

Notes on Judges 20, verses 1-11 Not rated yet
Judges 20:1, KJV: 1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the …

Notes from a message to Green Bottom Baptist Church, LeSage, WV on 8-30-1992 Not rated yet
Note: the material to follow was prepared by my late grandfather, Rev. Freddie Spurlock. I transcribed this the best I could from his original notes, left …

Notes on Judges 21, verses 15-25 Not rated yet
Judges 21:15, KJV: And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel. They were sorry …

Notes on Judges 21, verses 1-14 Not rated yet
Judges 21:1, KJV: 1 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. Israel …

Notes on Judges 20, verses 29-48 Not rated yet
Judges 20:29, KJV: And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah. This is similar to the strategy Israel used against Ai, in Joshua 8. Apparently …

Notes on Judges 19, verses 22-30 Not rated yet
Judges 19:22, KJV: (Now) as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, (and) …

Notes on Judges 19, verses 11-21 Not rated yet
Judges 19:11, KJV: (And) when they (were) by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn …

Notes on Judges 19, verses 1-10 Not rated yet
Judges 19:1, KJV: And it came to pass in those days, when (there was) no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount …

Notes on Judges 18, verses 22-31 Not rated yet
Judges 18:22, KJV: (And) when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that (were) in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, …

Notes on Judges 18, verses 13-21 Not rated yet
Judges 18:13, KJV: And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah. The Five Spies had been at Micah’s house before …

Notes on Judges 18, verses 8-12 Not rated yet
Judges 18:8, KJV: And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What (say) ye? The Five Spies made …

Notes on Judges 18, verses 1-7 Not rated yet
Judges 18:1, KJV: In those days (there was) no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for …

Notes on Judges 17 Not rated yet
Judges 17:1, KJV: And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name (was) Micah. Ephraim’s territory was located in about the middle of Israel. …

Notes on Judges 16, verses 16-31 Not rated yet
Judges 16:16, KJV: And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, (so) that his soul was vexed unto death; How …

Notes on Judges 16, verses 4-15 Not rated yet
Judges 16:4, KJV: And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name (was) Delilah. This happened after …

Notes on Judges 16, verses 1-3 Not rated yet
Judges 16:1, KJV: Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her. Gaza was another of the five leading Philistine cities, …

Notes on Judges 15, verses 9-20 Not rated yet
Judges 15:9, Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi. Lehi is only mentioned here in this chapter …

Notes on Judges 15, verses 1-8 Not rated yet
Judges 15:1, KJV: But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will …

Notes on Judges 14, verses 8-20 Not rated yet
Judges 14:8, KJV: And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, (there was) a swarm of bees …

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Notes on Judges 14, verses 1-7 Not rated yet
Judges 14:1, KJV: And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. Timnath was apparently close …

Notes on Judges 13, verses 19-25 Not rated yet
Judges 13:19, KJV: So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered (it) upon a rock unto the LORD: and (the angel) did wondrously; and Manoah …

Notes on Judges 13, verses 9-18 Not rated yet
Judges 13:9, KJV: And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband …

Notes on Judges 13, verses 1-8 Not rated yet
Judges 13:1, KJV: And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty …

Notes on Judges chapter 12 Not rated yet
Judges 12:1, KJV: And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight …

Notes on Judges 11, verses 34-40 Not rated yet
Judges 11:34, KJV: And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she …

Notes for Judges 11, verses 28-33 Not rated yet
Judges 11:28, KJV: Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him. Although not directly …

Notes on Judges 11, verses 19-27 Not rated yet
Note: this is the second segment of Jephthah's reply to the king of Ammon. Judges 11:19, KJV: And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the …

Notes on Judges 11, verses 12-18 Not rated yet
Note: it is necessary to break Jephthah's long reply to the king of Ammon into at least two segments. This is the first one: 12 And Jephthah sent …

Notes on Judges 11, verses 1-11 Not rated yet
Judges 11:1, KJV Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he (was) the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah. Gilead …

Notes on Judges 10, verses 6-18 Not rated yet
Judges 10:6, KJV: And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the …

Notes on Judges 10, verses 1-5 Not rated yet
Judges 10:1, KJV 1 And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir …

Notes on Judges 9 verses 46-49, The Battle of Shechem, Part 2 Not rated yet
Judges 9:46, KJV: And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard (that), they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith. This …

Notes on Judges 9 verses 35-45: The Battle of Shechem, part 1 Not rated yet
Judges 9:35, KJV: And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that (were) …

Notes on Judges 9 verses 30-34 Not rated yet
Judges 9:30, KJV: And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. Little is known about …

Notes on Judges 9 verses 7-21, Jotham's warning Not rated yet
Judges 9:7, KJV: And when they told (it) to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto …

Notes on Judges 9, verses 1-6 Not rated yet
Judges 9:1, KJV: And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the …

Notes on Judges 8:22-35 Not rated yet
Judges 8:22, KJV: Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered …

Notes on Judges 8:15-21 Not rated yet
Judges 8:15, KJV: And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, (Are) the hands of …

Notes on Judges 8:1-14 Not rated yet
Judges 8:1, KJV 1 And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the …

Notes on Judges 7:13-25 Not rated yet
Judges 7:13, KJV: And when Gideon was come, behold, (there was) a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, …

Notes on Judges 7:9-12 Not rated yet
Judges 7:9, KJV: And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine …

Notes on Judges 7:1-8 Not rated yet
Judges 7:1, KJV 1 Then Jerubbaal, who (is) Gideon, and all the people that (were) with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so …

Notes on Judges 6:33-40 Not rated yet
Judges 6:33, KJV Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley …

Notes on Judges 6:25-32 Not rated yet
Judges 6:25 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years …

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Notes on Judges 6:11-24 Not rated yet
Judges 6:11, KJV: And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which (was) in Ophrah, that (pertained) unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his …

Notes on Judges 6:1-10 Not rated yet
Judges 6:1, KJV And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. …

Notes on Judges 5:24-31 Not rated yet
Judges 5:24, KJV: Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. Now Deborah …

Notes on Judges 5:12-23 Not rated yet
Judges 5:12, KJV: Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam. Note …

Notes on Judges 5:6-11 Not rated yet
Judges 5:6, KJV: In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways. …

Notes on Judges 5:1-5 Not rated yet
Judges 5:1, KJV: Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, This is one of the songs recorded in the Old Testament, …

Notes for Judges 4:11-23 Not rated yet
Judges 4:11, KJV: Now Heber the Kenite, (which was) of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched …

Notes for Judges 4:1-10 Not rated yet
Judges 4:1, KJV: And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead. This is another of the “cycles” of …

Notes on Judges 3:12-31 Not rated yet
Judges 3:12, KJV: 12 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, …

Notes on Judges 3:1-11 Not rated yet
Judges 3:1, KJV: 1 Now these (are) the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, (even) as many (of Israel) as had not known all the wars …

Notes on Judges 2:10-23 Not rated yet
Judges 2:10, KJV: And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, …

Notes on Judges 2:1-9 Not rated yet
Judges 2:1, KJV 1 And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the …

Notes on Judges 1:21-36 Not rated yet
Judges 1:21, KJV And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of …

Notes on Judges 1:8-20 Not rated yet
Judges 1:8, KJV Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city …

Notes on Judges 1:1-7 Not rated yet
Judges 1:1, KJV 1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against …

Notes on Ruth chapter 4 Not rated yet
Ruth 4:1, KJV 1 Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such …

Notes on Ruth chapter 3 Not rated yet
Ruth 3:1, KJV Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? Naomi …

Notes on Ruth 2:8-23 Not rated yet
Ruth 2:8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my …

Notes on Ruth 2:1-7 Not rated yet
Ruth 2:1, KJV 1 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name (was) Boaz. “Kinsman” …

Notes on Ruth 1:6-22 Not rated yet
Ruth 1:6. KJV: Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how …

Notes on Ruth 1:1-5 Not rated yet
Ruth 1:1, KJV 1 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went …

Notes on Jude verses 14-25 Not rated yet
14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, This quotation, …

Notes on Jude verses 10-13 Not rated yet
Jude 10, KJV But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. …

Notes on Jude verses 5-9 Not rated yet
Jude 5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward …

Notes on Jude verses 1-4 Not rated yet
Jude 1:1-4, KJV 1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, …

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Notes on 3 John Not rated yet
3 John 1:1-15 KJV 1 The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. This third letter is the only one where the person to receive …

Notes on 2 John Not rated yet
2 John 1:1, KJV: The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; …

Notes on 1 John 5:13-21 Not rated yet
1 John 5:13. KJV 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and …

Notes on 1 John 5:1-12 Not rated yet
1 John 5:1, KJV 1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten …

Notes on 1 John 4:12-21 Not rated yet
1 John 4:12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. In this verse, John makes …

Notes on 1 John 4:7-11 Not rated yet
1 John 4:7, KJV Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. The Holy Spirit …

Notes on 1 John 4:1-6 Not rated yet
1 John 4:1, KJV 1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the …

Notes on 1 John 3:18-24 Not rated yet
1 John 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. Again referring to the importance of practical …

Notes on 1 John 3:13-17 Not rated yet
1 John 3:13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. The readers may have been startled by John’s abrupt statement here. First, the command …

Notes on 1 John 3:7-12 Not rated yet
1 John 3:7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. Apparently some in John’s day …

Notes on 1 John 3:1-6 Not rated yet
1 John 3:1-24 KJV 1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth …

Notes on I John 2:18-29 Not rated yet
18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that …

Notes on I John 2:12-17 Not rated yet
I John 2:12 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake. John now begins a series of six brief …

Notes on I John 2:1-11 Not rated yet
1 John 2:1, KJV My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ …

Notes on I John 1 Not rated yet
1John 1:1 KJV 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have …

Jonah, chapter 4 Not rated yet
Jon 4:1, KJV: But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. This is amazing: an entire city delivered from destruction and God’s …

Notes on Jonah, chapter 3 Not rated yet
Jon 3:1, KJV 1 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, 2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it …

Notes on Jonah, chapter 2 Not rated yet
Jon 2:1, KJV, Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly, Jonah was apparently still alive when the fish swallowed him. …

Notes on Jonah 1:10-17 Not rated yet
Jonah 1:10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the …

Notes on Jonah 1:1-9 Not rated yet
Jon 1:1, KJV 1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, The Book of Jonah begins immediately with God’s call to Jonah. …

Notes on 2 Peter 3:8-18 Not rated yet
8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day (is) with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. Peter is probably …

Notes on 2 Peter 3:1-7 Not rated yet
2 Peter 3:1, KJV 1 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in (both) which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: By this, …

Notes on 2 Peter 2:11-22 Not rated yet
2 Peter 2:11, KJV Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. Even though …

Notes on 2 Peter 2:4-10 Not rated yet
2 Peter 2:4 KJV For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast (them) down to hell, and delivered (them) into chains of darkness, to be reserved …

Notes on 2 Peter 2:1-3 Not rated yet
2 Peter 2:1, KJV 1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in …

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Notes on 2 Peter 1:10-21 Not rated yet
2 Peter 1:10, KJV Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: …

Notes on 2 Peter 1:1-9 Not rated yet
2 Peter 1:1, KJV 1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness …

Notes on 1 Peter 5 Not rated yet
1Peter 5:1, KJV 1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the …

Notes on 1 Peter 4:10-19 Not rated yet
1 Peter 4:10, KJV As every man hath received the gift, (even so) minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11 …

Notes on 1 Peter 4:1-9 Not rated yet
1 Peter 4:1, KJV 1 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered …

Notes on 1 Peter 3:12-22 Not rated yet
1 Peter 3:12, KJV For the eyes of the Lord (are) over the righteous, and his ears (are open) unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord (is) against …

Notes on 1 Peter 3:8-11 Not rated yet
1 Peter 3:8, KJV Finally, (be ye) all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, (be) pitiful, (be) courteous: 9 Not rendering …

Notes on 1 Peter 3:1-7 Not rated yet
1Peter 3:1-2, KJV 1 Likewise, ye wives, (be) in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won …

Notes on 1 Peter 2:18-25 Not rated yet
1 Peter 2:18, KJV Servants, (be) subject to (your) masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. Slavery …

Notes on 1 Peter 2:1-17 Not rated yet
1Pe 2:1, KJV 1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, Compare these sins with …

Notes on 1 Peter 1:10-24 Not rated yet
1 Peter 1:10, KJV Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace (that should come) unto you: …

Notes on 1 Peter 1:9 Not rated yet
1Pe 1:1 KJV Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, Peter …

Notes on James 5:10-19 Not rated yet
James 5:10, KJV Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. …

Notes on James 5:1-9 Not rated yet
Jas 5:1, KJV 1 Go to now, (ye) rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon (you). This is the second and final “go to” passage …

Notes on James 4:11-17 Not rated yet
James 4:11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of (his) brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth …

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Jas 4:1, KJV 1 From whence (come) wars and fightings among you? (come they) not hence, (even) of your lusts that war in your members? …

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13 Who (is) a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. At this …

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Jas 3:1, KJV 1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. “Masters” here means “teachers”. …

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James 2:14, KJV What (doth it) profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? Here James …

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Jas 2:1, KJV 1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, (the Lord) of glory, with respect of persons. This was a very …

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13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: Now James discusses …

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Jas 1:1, KJV 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. Several …

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19 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he (is) an holy God; he (is) a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions …

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11 And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, …

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Jos 24:1, KJV 1 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their …

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Jos 23:1-16 KJV 1 And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua …

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10 And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that (are) in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe …

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Jos 22:1-3, KJV 1 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 2 And said unto them, Ye have kept all …

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Jos 21:17, KJV 17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs, Gibeon was the headquarters or perhaps …

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Jos 21:1, KJV 1 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the …

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Jos 20:1, KJV 1 The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying, This was most likely after the tribes had received their inheritances. 2 …

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Joshua 19:24-26 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families. 25 And their border was Helkath, and …

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Jos 19:1, KJV 1 And the second lot came forth to Simeon, (even) for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their …

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Text: Luke 13:10-17 KJV 10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit …

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Jos 18:1, KJV 1 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation …

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Jos 17:1, KJV 1 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he (was) the firstborn of Joseph; (to wit), for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, …

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Text: Jos 16:1-10 KJV 1 And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness …

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Text: Mark 5:21-34 KJV 21 And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh …

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Jos 15:1, KJV 1 (This) then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; (even) to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin …

Blessings at Bethesda Not rated yet
Text: John 5:2-15 KJV 2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep (market) a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. …

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Joshua chapter 14 1 And these (are the countries) which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua …

Unusual healings: John 9, verses 01-07, the man born blind Not rated yet
Text: John 9:1-7 KJV 1 And as (Jesus) passed by, he saw a man which was blind from (his) birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did …

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15 And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben (inheritance) according to their families. 16 And their coast was from Aroer, that (is) on …

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Jos 13:1, KJV 1 Now Joshua was old (and) stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old (and) stricken in years, and there remaineth …

Ephphatha! Not rated yet
Mark 7:31-37 KJV 31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. …

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Mar 8:22-26 KJV 22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind …

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Jos 12:1-24 KJV 1 Now these (are) the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan …

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10 And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms. …

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1 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard (those things), that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the …

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1 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard (those things), that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the …

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Notes on Joshua 10, vs. 22-43 Not rated yet
22 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave. This meant to roll away the “great” …

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Joshua 10:12 Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight …

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Jos 10:1-2, KJV 1 Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as …

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Jos 9:1-2, KJV 1 And it came to pass, when all the kings which (were) on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of …

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18 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that (is) in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out …

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Jos 8:1, KJV 1 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: …

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Joshua 7:16, KJV So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken: The method, again, …

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Jos 7:1, KJV But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, …

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Jos 6:1, KJV 1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. This may be one reason …

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Jos 5:1, KJV And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which (were) on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, …

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Joshua 4:1, KJV 1 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, Notice …

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Joshua, Chapter 3 Joshua 3:1, KJV 1 And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children …

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Joshua 2:1a, KJV 1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. Shittim …

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Joshua chapter 1 I God’s message to Joshua Jos 1:1-2, KJV 1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD …

Why the interruptions? Not rated yet
Like many of us, I love listening to good Bible teachers on the radio. Great men of the past and great men of the present have given who knows how much …

Guidance from a fortune cookie? Not rated yet
My wife and I occasionally balance our diets with some good old Chinese food! Besides, every cook deserves at least one day off and I plan on doing this …

Friends and acquaintances? Not rated yet
Junior high/middle school basketball is always fun to play, and more fun to watch. These youngsters have acquired some skill—more or less—and it’s still …

Starting the New Year off Right Not rated yet
Denomination: Southern Baptist Edited from a sermon preached 1-1-2017 at Carrington Baptist Church, Fulton, MO. Happy New Year, everyone! There aren’t …

The Bible At A Thrift Store Not rated yet
Note: several organizations exist which collect used Bibles, Christian books, Sunday school literature, and other items and then transport these items …

Back to Bethel, part 2 Not rated yet
Introduction This message is the second of a two-part series on the theme, “Back to Bethel”. The first message was based on Jacob’s return to …

The message this mother didn't want to hear Not rated yet
Southern Baptist, text: 1 Kings 14:1-18 Background: the united kingdom of Israel had broken into the ten northern tribes, calling themselves …

The Banquet and the Battle Not rated yet
Text: 2 Chron 18, 1 Kings 22, selected verses Denomination: Southern Baptist Background: the kingdom of Israel, or the ten northern tribes, …

Isaac and Rebekah: a true love story Not rated yet
Text: Genesis 24 Introduction: Abraham’s wife Sarah had died but Isaac, the son, was apparently still grieving over her death. Father Abraham decides …

Go thy way: he waited for a convenient season Not rated yet
Denomination: Southern Baptist Background Paul has been arrested, taken first to the Roman barracks then to the seat of Roman government in …

Go thy way: when Jesus healed a nobleman’s son Not rated yet
Introduction When our Lord walked this earth, He must have had people asking Him many times if He would heal this person or that person, or even …

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Go thy way-the rich young ruler Not rated yet
Denom: Southern Baptist Text: Mark 10:17-22 Go thy way-Jesus and the rich young ruler Based on a message preached at First Baptist Church, Glasgow, …

Go thy way: the first time Jesus used this phrase Not rated yet
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text: Matthew 5:24 Introduction The Sermon on the Mount. Many of us love this passage of Scripture! Jesus …

Twice called: Samuel, Samuel Not rated yet
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text: 1 Samuel 3:10 Introduction Samuel was one of the great men of Bible times. He served the Lord from his youth …

Twice called: Moses, Moses Not rated yet
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text: Exodus 3:1-6 Introduction Moses was without a doubt one of the most important people in the Old Testament. …

When Mary cared enough to give her very best Not rated yet
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text: John 12:1-8 Based on a sermon preached at Carrington Baptist Church, Fulton, MO 3-08-2015. This is not an exact …

Go thy way, Daniel: When our questions aren’t answered Not rated yet
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text: Daniel 12:1-13 Introduction Many of us love the Book of Daniel, and how he stood for God in a pagan …

Go thy way: When Gehazi went on a Mission of Mercy Not rated yet
Text: 2 Kings 4:18-37 Introduction Suppose your child—son or daughter, doesn’t matter which—were to die unexpectedly. Suppose your …

“Go thy way”: Solomon’s musings from Ecclesiastes 9 and Song 1 Not rated yet
Introduction Solomon. The son of David, the king of Israel, the wisest man who ever lived; he was also the first king to forsake his heritage, …

Go thy way: Jonathan’s warning to David Not rated yet
Introduction Jonathan, the son of Saul and crown prince of Israel, knew he would never be king. That didn’t stop him from being a true friend …

The Prophet Who Was Told, "Get Out of Town!" Not rated yet
Introduction God’s prophets seldom if ever had an easy time of it. Sometimes I think of Nathan, who had the duty to inform David that what he …

Bethel: The Prophet Who Never Returned Home Not rated yet
Text: 1 Kings 13 Preface Sometimes the Lord gives us a look at the successes of His prophets in the Old Testament, but sometimes we get another …

O altar, altar Not rated yet
Introduction The Bible records messages preached and proclaimed against many topics. This is especially true in the Old Testament, where God’s …

Back to Bethel Not rated yet
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text: Genesis 35:1-15 Preface Some people I’ve known have talked about “going back to Bethel”, and I really …

Bethel: Where Jacob Met the Lord Not rated yet
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text: Genesis 28:10-22 (NASB) Preface Jacob was probably one of the more colorful people in the Bible! Sometimes …

Twice Called: Jacob, Jacob Not rated yet
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text: Gen 46, selected verses Introduction The first person to hear God call his name, twice, was Abraham. Jacob …

Twice called: Abraham, Abraham Not rated yet
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text: Genesis 22:1-19 “But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, and said, ‘Abraham, Abraham!’ And he said, …

Go thy way: A mother’s desperate faith Not rated yet
Introduction Most of the people who received healing from Jesus were Israelites, kinsmen of Christ according to the flesh. Jesus did indeed heal …

Go thy way-the paralytic who was healed Not rated yet
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text: Mark 2:1-12 Introduction Jesus loved people. Time and again in the Gospels we can read that He healed …

Go Thy Way: When Abram went to Egypt Not rated yet
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text: Genesis 12 Scripture from the King James Version of the Bible Introduction Even the best of God’s …

Paul at Athens: Opportunities, Obstacles, and Outcomes Not rated yet
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text: Acts 17:16-34 Introduction Our text is from Acts, chapter 17, and here is the background. Paul has left …

When Thou Art Converted Not rated yet
Southern Baptist Text: Luke 22:24-32, NASB When Thou Art Converted The text for the message is from Luke’s Gospel, chapter 22, beginning …

If I Had Only One Sermon to Preach Not rated yet
Southern Baptist Text: 1 Thessalonians 1 If I had only one sermon to preach Many years ago, I remember reading a book called “If I had only …

The Day Thomas Quit Doubting Not rated yet
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text: John 20:24-31 The day he quit doubting Introduction Thomas isn’t mentioned often in Scripture, but …

The only question, in Scripture, that Thomas ever asked Not rated yet
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text: John 14:1-6 Introduction Many of us think of Thomas as a disciple and a doubter, but we can forget that he asked …

When Thomas Spoke Up For Jesus Not rated yet
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text: John 11:1-16 When Thomas Spoke Up for Jesus Introduction When we think of the men Jesus called to be His …

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The First Easter Morning: They remembered, returned, and reported Not rated yet
Denomination: Southern Baptist Text: Luke 24:1-11, New American Standard Bible The first Easter morning: They returned, they remembered, they reported …