Sunday, December 15, 2019

Jesus Was—But, 5


~ Consider His Appearance ~

Introduction  ~  Each post in this series looks at an historical event and then follows it up with part of “The Rest of The Story” (as Paul Harvey used to say). 

Jesus Was  ~  Consider this prophecy about the Messiah: “For dogs have surrounded Me; the congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me.  They pierced My hands and My feet; I can count all My bones.  They look and stare at Me.  They divide My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots” (Psalm 22:16-18). 

But There Is More To The Story  ~  His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters; He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength” (Revelation 1:14-16).

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW

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Saturday, December 14, 2019

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Myth, 26


~ Good Preaching Equals A Growing Church ~

False  ~  Preach the word!  Be ready in season and out of season.  Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.  For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables” (2 Timothy 4:2-4).  In other words great preaching does not always result in numerical growth. 

Kernel of Truth  ~  Good Biblical teaching will usually produce meaningful spiritual growth in some.  We must remember that as Christ’s ambassadors and servants on earth we are never guaranteed results—that responsibility is with God.  We are held to account for faithfulness to our calling. 

Reality  ~  If you are a good Biblical preacher the heavy odds are that some will turn away.  Even Jesus saw crowds leave Him and His teaching. 

Personal Comment  ~  I believe that a problem with many local Christian churches today is a focus on numbers.  Some go far as to attempt to draw people by an almost nightclub atmosphere with loud contemporary music, repetitive singing, colored lights, and other attempts to be like the world system in order to gain (or keep) numbers. 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW

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