Zechariah 5:1-4, The Vision of the Flying Scroll
We’ll just look at verses 1 through 4. Rose has to leave here in about 15 minutes. So, remember Zechariah was given a bunch of, given 8 visions by the Lord that dealt with the nation of Israel. Israel, the city, the nation of Judah rather, had been taken captive by the Babylonians. The Babylonians were defeated by the Medo-Persians. Cyrus, the Medo-Persians, had decreed that the Jews could go back to Judah. They could rebuild the temple and they…
Romans 5:1-11, Justification by Faith
This morning, if you have your Bibles, we want to continue our study through the book of Romans. So if you have your Bibles, turn with me to Romans chapter 5 this morning. Romans chapter 5. And we’ll be looking at the first 11 verses of Romans chapter 5. The last couple of weeks we’ve looked at Abraham’s faith in God, what that meant. What his faith meant. Was it by works? Was it by merely faith that Abraham was…
Zechariah 1:1-14, Candlestick, Two Olive Trees explained
This evening I want to continue the study in the book of Zechariah. So if you have your Bibles this evening, if you would turn with me to Zechariah. And tonight we’re going to be looking at chapter 4, Zechariah chapter 4. Just to review a little bit, Zechariah was a prophet who came at the time that the nation of Israel was going back into the land. They were going back into Jerusalem, they had been told by the…
It Is Written
That’s one of my favorite songs. There’s power in the blood. There’s power in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. And, you know, and it’s in the authority and the power, Jesus says, in His name, in the name of Jesus. You know, and sometimes I hear people say, I pray in His name. There’s no authority in that name. It’s in the name of Jesus. It says that in Philippians chapter 2, verses, you know, 9 to 11,…
Zechariah 3:1-10, Call on the LORD to Rebuke Satan
Here this evening, if you have your Bibles, turn with me to Zechariah chapter 3, as we continue our study through the book of Zechariah. Zechariah had eight visions, and we’re looking this evening at a vision he had where the Lord revealed to him the priest Joshua. And before we begin, let’s just bow in prayer. Lord, I pray that you just speak to us through your word this evening. Help us to understand the vision that Zechariah had…
Romans 4:1-25, Righteousness by Faith
This morning, if you have your Bibles and will turn with me to Romans chapter 4. Romans chapter 4. The Apostle Paul wrote this book or letter to the Roman Christians and there’s a number of themes that run through this. The main theme is what is salvation? What is the gospel? And then, how do we obtain this salvation? We saw that in the first chapter and a half, Paul laid down the fact of how immoral and wicked…
Zechariah 2:1-13, The Vision of the Surveyor
This evening, we’re coming to chapter 2 of Zechariah. In Scripture, when you see something mentioned more than once, God wants us to take notice of it. Zechariah is speaking to the people from Israel who had been taken captive into Babylon, and later had been, as Babylon had been defeated by the Medo-Persian Empire, They were now under the direction of Cyrus, and we studied the last time we met about the fact that Cyrus had encouraged them to,…
Romans 3:20-31, Righteousness Through Faith
This morning if you have your Bibles and will turn with me, we want to continue our study through the book of Romans. And this morning we are finding ourselves at Romans chapter 3:20-31 and I’d like to begin at verse 20. Romans 3:20-31 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested,…
Zechariah 1:7-21 Meaning: The Visions of the Horses and Horns
I want to pick it up at Zechariah where we left off the last time. We’ll be looking beginning at verse 7, and if we have time tonight we’ll be going through the end of the chapter. Zechariah is coming, as we mentioned, on last Wednesday evening. He’s coming to the nation of Israel with a message from God to encourage them to not give up. And to encourage them to look to the Lord. And he’s also going to…
Romans 3:9-14 Explained: Why No One Is Righteous Before God
What does it truly mean to be “under sin”? In Romans 3:9-14. Drawing on the Old Testament passages, Paul levels the playing field for all humanity by famously declaring that “none is righteous, no, not one.” Understanding the Romans 3:9-14 meaning is critical to grasping the rest of the New Testament. Before we can fully appreciate the beautiful gift of God’s grace, we must first confront this heavy truth: apart from Christ, every aspect of human life is corrupted by…
Zechariah 1:1-6
This evening I want to start a new study, and we’re going to be looking at the book of Zechariah. We’ve been looking at the prophets of the Old Testament, following looking at the kings of Judah and Israel. We’ve tried to show how they line up with the periods of history, and I wanted to look at the book of Zechariah for a few reasons. Number one, Zechariah has more prophecies dealing with Jesus’ Messiah than any other prophet…
Jesus Described in the Word, Part 2
This evening we want to continue the last few titles that Jesus has given, descriptive titles, in dealing with him as the true God and the Redeemer of our souls. Ezekiel in his letter uses many of these terms and we looked at some of them last week and we will be looking at the last few this afternoon. I want to start out with the term, the stone the builders rejected. This term is used throughout scripture in speaking…