Hanover Baptist Church Messages

Archive for November, 2008

Gaining Perspective in the Testings

Nov 30th, 2008 / James, Testing

Outline—James 1:9–12

  1. Perspective for Fair Weather or Foul (vv. 9–10)
    1. Pressures of distress
    2. Pressures of defeat
  2. Perspective for the Fragile (vv. 10–11)
  3. Perspective for the Faithful (v. 12)

Take Home Points

  • Do not think too lightly of the impoverished brother; he is a child of God.
  • God desires you to come to Him in trial to strengthen you to endure, to overcome, and to triumph.

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Wisdom for the Trial

Nov 23rd, 2008 / James, Testing

Outline—James 1:5–8

  1. Wisdom’s Provider (v. 5)
  2. Wisdom’s Requirement (vv. 6–7)
    1. Grounded in faith
    2. Guarded from doubt
  3. Wisdom’s Banishment (vv. 7–8)

Take Home Points

  • Wisdom is founded in God’s nature—unchangeable glory.
  • The refusal of wisdom is not God’s unwillingness, it is because of man’s doubt.

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Know This About Trials

Nov 16th, 2008 / James, Testing

Outline—James 1:1–5

  1. One Challenge—Count (v. 2)
  2. One Certainty—Knowing (v. 3)
  3. One Outcome—Perfect Work (v. 4)
  4. One Tool—Ask (v. 5)

Take Home Points

  • In order to expect wisdom, you must be born again.
  • Christians must never be known for skepticism, cynicism, or depression because of trials.

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The Theology of Human Government (or, What’s a Government to Do?)

Nov 9th, 2008 / Miscellaneous

Outline—Romans 13:1–7

  1. The beginnings of government
    1. Its root (Genesis 9:5–6)
    2. Biblical law of kings (Deuteronomy 17:14–20)
    3. Its circumstance (1 Samuel 8:10–20)
  2. The Lord and government
    1. Matthew 17:24–27
    2. Matthew 22:15–22
    3. John 19:8–11
  3. The role of government (Romans 13:1–7)
    1. Our response to government (vv. 1–2)
    2. Responsibility of government (vv. 3–4)
    3. Respect for government (vv. 5–6)
    4. Render to government (v. 7)
  4. Substantiating texts
    1. Titus 3:1
    2. 1 Peter 2:13–17

Take Home Points

  • “If government commands us to disobey the common laws of humanity or the sacred institutions of our country, our obedience is due to the higher and more general law, rather than the lower and more particular.” (Kenneth S. Wuest) All laws bow to the moral sense.
  • Believers are to be always identified with the good work.
  • Capital punishment is ordained of God.
  • Taxes are a moral obligation.

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The Culture of the Church

Nov 2nd, 2008 / What Is the Church?

Outline—Ephesians 4:31–32

  1. How we treat ourselves (v. 31)
    1. The particulars
      1. Bitterness (Colossians 3:19)
      2. Wrath
      3. Anger (v. 26)
      4. Clamor
      5. Evil Speaking (blaspheming others)
      6. Malice
    2. The directive (put off—these are alien and antithetical to the Christian life)
  2. How we treat one another (v. 32)
    1. Rule of thumb—be ye kind (Luke 6:35)
    2. Rule of generosity—tenderhearted (1 Peter 3:8)
    3. Rule of rights—forgiving one another (Colossians 3:18)
    4. Rule of grace—even as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven you (Matthew 18:23–35)

Take Home Points

  • Are you sure you are forgiven?
  • What rules are you living by today?

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