ONWARD - MOVING FORWARD

"Speak unto the children of Israel that they go forward" Exodus 14:15

1. Go forward in Faith

2.Go forward against Evil

3.Go forward in Personal Religious Living.

4.Go forward in Churchman ship

5. Go forward to the Promised Land.

"Speak unto the Children of Israel that they go forward." Exodus 14:15b.

1. It was Time of Inactivity

             a) They expected God to Work a miracle

             b) God said they had a part to perform.

2. It was a Time of Testing

             a) How unusual was Gods command!

             b) God's way is always forward.

3.It was a Time of Crisis

             a) Defeat or victory lay in their hands

             b) God's purpose for the Jew. Would His people fall Him?

4.It was a Time of Victory   

              a) What Moses obedience did.

              b) Israel did march forward - to victory!.

Jesus Christ in the Old Testament

JESUS CHRIST 

IN THE 

OLD TESTAMENT

The Noble Bereans - Acts 17:10-15

"These were more noble than those in Thessalonian, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."

A)Character and Conduct of The Bereans.

1) The gospel was preached to them by Paul and Silas.
2) The courteous deportment of the Bereans was favorable to the influence of the gospel preached.
3) They heard the gospel attentively.
4) They manifested a laudable spirit of inquiry
5) They received the word with all readiness of mind.
6)  Their acknowledgment of the truth was the result of diligent investigation.
7) They believed.

B) Their Condut is Worthy of Imitation. 

C)The Advantages of Imitating The Bereans.

Search the Scripture

"They Searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so" Acts 17:11

1.Some Read for Arguments Sake :  Campell Morgan Said: "A hen scratches two bushels of chaff to get a grain: Critics scratch two bushels of grain to get the chaff"

2.Some Read it just wo be able to brag that they read it: It isn't how much of the Bible you go through that amounts to something, but how much of the Bible goes thorough you.

3.Some read it to get something into it: Read it with preconceived ideas and closed minds.
Mos anything can be proved by the bible by distorting the passages.

4.Some Read it to get something out of it:  All is in the Bible that will ever be in, but all is not out of it. Surface only has been scratched.

5.The best motive for Bible reading is to get to someone: - JESUS CHRIST.
 He Said, "These are they which testify of me."
 The whole Bible is Christocentric.

The Church @ work

"He that believe on me, the works that I do shall do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father" John 14:12.

"Works" do not necessarily imply miracles ( John 6:29) The "Works" of Christ include all the activities connected with His Mission of redemption.

1) The Church program is to do Christ works.
     -- Evangelize her chief duty.

2) The Church's Privilege to do "Greater Works"
     -- Not presumption on part of Church, for the promise came from Christ.
     -- Illustrations:
        a) Evangelize : World Wide Mission.
        b) Healing ; hospitals etc.
        c)  Education : Sunday Schools, Religious Instructions; Christian Colleges and Seminars etc.

3) The Church's Power " "Because I go unto my Father"
     -- God lives; Christ lives; the Holy Spirit is active, they empower the Church.

4)  The Church's Preparation, "He that believe"
     -- Faith the great need
     -- Prayer Changes things.

Spreading of the Gospel

"They therefore that were scattered abroad went about preaching the word" Acts 8:4.

1) Who Preached.
    a) The disciples, Peter,James and John, etc.
    b) The rank and file of the Church. "They that were scattered abroad."

2) What They Preached.
     a) The word of God, "Preaching the word"
     b) Salvation through Jesus Christ.

3) Why They Preached.
    a) Because they believed the word.
    b) Because they realized the value of the human soul.

4) Where They Preached.
     a) They began at home, Jerusalem.
     b)  They spread out far beyond.

Conclusion: It is our duty to follow the example of this early Church. They believed in the Gospel and they went everywhere  preaching in the name of Jesus Christ Salvation from Sin. The Church today finds here a worthy example to follow. 

Christ Character -

The Character of Christ

1. The Prayerful Christ - Luke 22:41
2. The Troubling Christ - Matt 14:26
3. The Enthroned Christ - Matt 25:31
4. The Borrowing Christ - Mark 11:3
5. The Confident Christ - Matt 16:28
6. The Expectant Christ - Heb 10:13
7. The Enriching Christ - Romans 10:12
8. The Indignant Christ - John 2:15
9. The Steadfast Christ - Luke 9:51
10. The Emotional Christ - Luke 19:41
11. The Aggressive Christ - Isa : 59:18,19
12. The Conquering Christ - Rev 6:2
13. The Indwelling Christ - Eph 3:17
14. The Purposeful Christ - Isa 42:4
15. The Triumphant Christ - Luke 24:15
16. The Optimistic Christ - John 16:20-22.