Preach the Word Podcast

Ep. 30 ”Talk Back To Yourself” Psalm 42:11

^"Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God." - Psalm 42:11

“Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself? Take those thoughts that come to you the moment you wake up in the morning. You have not originated them but they are talking to you, they bring back the problems of yesterday, etc. Somebody is talking. Who is talking to you? Your self is talking to you. Now this man’s treatment [in Psalm 42] was this: instead of allowing this self to talk to him, he starts talking to himself. “Why art thou cast down, O my soul?” he asks. His soul had been depressing him, crushing him. So he stands up and says, “Self, listen for a moment, I will speak to you.” ― Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Ep. 28 ”Encountering Jesus” Mark 10:46-52

If you had asked me three years ago what advent was, I would not know what to tell you. If someone were to tell me that advent was to Christmas what Lent is to Easter, I probably would have responded with “oh, that’s for the Catholics.”

In reality, Advent (and Lent) are both Christian Traditions. (Traditions within the Church, like rules/regulations/rituals/programs/etc. are okay as long as they don’t replace or take away from Doctrine. Especially if they draw you closer to Christ.

Advent (arrival) is a Christian Tradition, which is a season of anticipation. We are anticipating the coming of Jesus Christ and what He gives to us

Matthew 1:23 “²³ Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”

“Immanuel, God with us in our nature, in our sorrow, in our lifework, in our punishment, in our grave, and now with us, or rather we with Him, in resurrection, ascension, triumph, and Second Advent Splendor.” – C.H. Spurgeon

Advent is a time of celebration and anticipation of the coming of Christ

1. (First Coming at Bethlehem): The Gift of His Redemption

Isaiah 7:14; John 1:14; Last Adam

2. (Future Reign): The Glory of His Return

Revelation 19

3. (His Daily Coming): The Grace to the Receiver

So not only has Jesus come (first advent) not only is He coming again (second advent), He is also with us. He is present in our daily lives and with us in the journey of life.  The reality of God’s presence in our daily lives can be overshadowed by things of the world. (Secular culture which Satan rules). Being a follower of Christ is not about life in the Church, but life in Christ. (this season helps because it turns our attention to the coming of Christ in our daily lives)

Ep. 27”In the Cleft of the Rock” - Exodus 33. Live at Five Forks Baptist Church, Hillsborough NC

Ep. 26 ”Make Haste, O God, To Deliver Me” Psalms 70

Thanksgiving Special "Make Haste, O God, To Deliver Me" Psalms 70
McLeansville Baptist Church 11/22/2020

Ep. 25 ”The battle is the Lord‘s” 1 Samuel 17:45-47

Ep. 24 ”Do Right - The Life and Times of Joseph” Genesis 37-50

Episode 24

Previously recorded in 2015 at Five Forks Baptist Church in Hillsborough, NC. "Do Right" is a biographical message on the life of Joseph and can be applied to all believers. This will conclude our series in the book of Genesis as we explore the life of the last of the four great people of the first book of the Bible.

Title: "Do Right-The Life and Times of Joseph"
Text: Genesis 37-50

Preach on the life of Joseph and apply it to our lives as Christians. 7 main points on 6 of the garments that Joseph wore.

 

I. The Garment he wore that was Designed- Gen 37:2,3
     -Designed just for him by his Father, put on by his father
God has put something on every one of His Children- His Righteousness
Illustration of Self Righteousness
*This Garment Represents the believer's Change- Rom 3:22  Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
 Eph 4:24  And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

 

II. The The Garment he wore when he was Despised-Gen 37:4,8,18-27
We will be hated for God's sake
Illustration of Joseph, honest, told the truth, and was hated for it.
*This Garment Represents the World's Cruelty - Gen 37:20 they compromised with selling him to the Ishmaelites, at least they wouldn't have to deal with him again
Mat 10:22  And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

 

III.The Garment he wore that Deceived- Gen 39:1-14, 21
Because he left his garment it looked like he had sinned
Mislabeled
*This Garment Represents his Character - 39:2-4 ( illustration of what's in our hearts) 39:11

1Sa 16:7  But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.

 

IV. The Garment he wore when he was in the Dungeon- Gen 40:1-8,14-16,23
*This Garment Represents his Commitment 40:8
The time you may need to be closest to God is in the dungeon,that's when God may use you
Attitude

Why would we be in the dungeon?

Proverbs 24:16  For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

Seven - the number of completeness. It simply means man will just keep falling, but the just man will get up again. (illustration of Peter and Judas)

 

Psalms 55:22- Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

 

V. The Garment he wore when he was Delivered - Gen 41:14-16,37-40,44
*This Garment Represents his Consistency
(time is the best truth teller) illustration of whats in the well comes up the bucket

 

VI. The Garment he wore that showed his Devotion-Gen 45:1-9
*This Garment Represents his Choices
Proverbs 3:5,6

 

VII. The Garment he wore in his Death - Gen 50:22-26
*This Garment Represents his Conclusion

 

Read Title- Do Right

 

 

"Do right, Do right, Do right till the stars fall, Do right."  -Dr. Bob Jones

 

"Bavarian-born Herman Kahn (1828-1897), whose sons founded the
Cone textile empire in North Carolina during the 1800's, was only
seventeen when he left Germany for the United States in 1846.
Arriving in America, he joined his sister, Elise Kahn Hirsch, and
her husband in Richmond, Virginia, where he changed his name
to Cone and became a peddler. A few years later, he began a wholesale
grocery business in Jonesboro, Tennessee, and in 18f6 Herman
married Helen Guggenheimer, of Lynchburg, Virginia. Some four
decades later, his sons founded the Jirst Cone Mill in Asheville,
North Carolina, and the Proximity Manufacturing Company at
Greensboro.
Though in 1846 the immigrant teen-ager brought with him to
America little of material value, he did not arrive on these shores emptyhanded, for as one of his sons, probably Julius W. Cone, was to
write proudly of him . Herman Cone did include among his baggage
the "intangible possession" of a "vitalizing heritage." That heritage
was eloquently embodied in a letter written to young Herman by his
brother-in-law, Joseph Rosengart,
"Do right, trust in God, and fear no man."
(Signed) JOSEPH ROSENGART"

Ep. 23 ”Joseph, The Son of Jacob, A Type of Christ” Genesis 37:1-11

Joseph, the son of Jacob was the most complete type of Jesus Christ in all the Bible. What is a type?  

“A divinely appointed illustration of some scriptural truth.” Derived from Greek word “tupos” – impression, stamp, pattern, or form “A type must never be used to teach a doctrine, but only to illustrate a doctrine elsewhere explicitly taught.” – Dr. J. Edwin Hartill

In this week's podcast, we will look at the divinely appointed illustration of the ministry and exaltation of Jesus Christ through the life of Joseph.

Ep. 22 ”Jacob‘s Turning Point” Genesis 32

A wrestling match that happens to be the turning point of Jacob’s life. A Turning Point is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as a point at which a significant change occurs.

Jacob was God’s representative. God made a promise to Abraham that he would be the Father of a nation, confirmed it with Isaac, and confirmed it with Jacob. The chosen line that would lead directly to Christ.

Before Jacob can bear any fruit and be of any service, he needed a turning point. Even though he was saved, he had made a lot of carnal decisions and needed to submit his life entirely to God.

Ep. 21”Make it Count” Genesis 32

Jacob was a very important man in the Bible. He was the son of Isaac, the Grandson of Abraham, and the Father of Joseph. He inherited Abraham’s blessing and became the father of the 12 tribes of Israel. He was God’s representative. God made a promise to Abraham that he would be the Father of a nation, repeated it to Isaac, and confirmed it with Jacob. The chosen line that would lead directly to Christ. In this story, his name is changed from Jacob (heel-catcher, crooked, deceitful, clever) to Israel (One who has power with God). He is also given a new walk as his thigh is out of joint from the result of the wrestling match. That’s what God can do for us. He can give us a new name and a new walk. He can take someone that is crooked and deceitful and turn it into one who has power with God. He can take a life full of heartache and defeat and turn it into triumph.

Want to make your life count? There must be three things: 

1. A Place of Salvation

2. A Period of Seclusion

3. A Position of Surrender

Ep 20. ”When We Do Things Our Way” Genesis 25-27

“My Way” was a song written in 1969 by Paul Anka, and composed and co-written by Jacques Revaux. It was written for and sung originally by Frank Sinatra. It was also sung by other popular artists such as Elvis Presley and Sid Vicious. The song is played a lot during funerals in the UK. The song is nothing more than a swan song and a summary of a man who lived his life “his way”.  After a lifetime of decisions, regrets, and various outcomes, the song closes with “Yes, it was my way.” The song is blatantly selfish and focuses on one thing and one thing only, doing things our way. Pleasing the flesh, putting ourselves above others, making hard decisions based on what we want, facing the music, and having regrets because we have to be first.

In this story, we have 4 individuals who sang the same song. At the end of Chapter 27, a chapter of lies, betrayal, greed, selfishness, and a broken family, Isaac, Rebekah, Esau, and Jacob could all simply say “Yes, it was my way.”