Faithful Reliability (#876)

Today we’ll continue on the importance of trusting God by looking at His faithful reliability.  Being faithful is good and being reliable is good, and God is both.  Let’s start in Deuteronomy Chapter 7.

Taught by Bruce Mahone on 20150719. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
Deut. 7:7-9                 The LORD God is the faithful God
I Kings 17:1-16          The ravens, then the barrel of meal fed Elijah.
Psalm 36:5-9              Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds
Psalm 92:1-5             To show forth thy faithfulness every night
Psalm 108:1-6           Your mercy (steadfast love, lovingkindness) is great above (higher than) the heavens and thy truth (faithfulness) reaches to the clouds (skies) (vs. 4)
Psalm 119:86            All thy commandments are faithful
Psalm 119:90            Thy faithfulness is unto all generations
Psalm 119:138          Thy testimonies are very faithful
Lam. 3:22-23             Great is thy faithfulness
Rom. 8:35-39            Nothing can separate us from the love of God
Rom. 12:10-14          Patient in mental pressure, continuing instant [steadfastly, faithful, persevering, be constant] in prayer (vs. 12)
I Cor. 10:13                God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able
II Thes. 3:3                 The Lord is faithful, who will stablish you and keep you from evil
II Tim 4:16-18 2         The Lord stood with me, and strengthened me
Titus 1:9                     Holding fast the faithful word
Teaching
Faithful Reliability #876

God Is Good (#875)
Today were going to look at the goodness of God.  I taught a class on this subject about four or five years ago.  Today I’ll present the introduction to this subject and the course.  I recommend that, if you want to learn more about this, you refer the full class on the web site (which is located here).

Taught by Bruce Mahone on 20150628. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
Deut 1:25           It is a good land which the Lord our God doth give us
Deut 6:20-25     The Lord commanded us to do all these statutes…for our good
Deut 10:12-13   To keep the commandments of the Lord…for thy good
Deut 26:1-11     Rejoice in every good thing the Lord thy God hath given thee (vs. 11)
Josh 21:45          There failed not ought of any good thing
I Kings 8:54-56  There failed not one word of all his good promise
Ezra 3:10-11      Giving thanks unto the Lord; because he is good
Ezra 7:9              The good hand of his God upon him
Neh 2:18            The hand of my God which was good upon me
Psa 4:6-8            There be many that say, Who shall shew us any good?
Psa 25:8             Good and upright is the Lord
Psa 34:8-10       O taste and see that the Lord is good; they that seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing —
Psa 69:16          Hear me O Lord, for thy lovingkindness [chesed – steadfast love, lovingkindness] is good
Psa 73:1            Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are of a clean heart
Psa 84:11          No good will he withhold from them that walk uprightly
Psa 107:8-9       Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness
Psa 109:21        Thy mercy is good
Psa 143:10        Thy spirit is good
Mat 19:16-17    Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God
Acts 10:38         God anointed Jesus Christ, who went about doing good
Rom 2:4             The goodness of God leadeth men to repentance
Rom 8:28           All things work together for good to them that love God
I John 1:5           God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all
Teaching
875-God Is Good (42:09)

874 – Reliance

The last several sessions of fellowship we’ve focused on trusting God. Today we’ll look at at a variation of that — relying on God; since these two subjects are similar, we’ll come across some of same themes as we did when we looked at trusting God. Let’s start in II Chronicles chapter 13…

Taught by Bruce Mahone on 20150614. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
II Chron. 13                 The children of Judah prevailed, because they relied [Heb. Sha-an: to rest,  rely, lean upon, support oneself] upon the LORD God (vs. 18)
II Chron. 16                 Thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied [Heb. Sha-an] on the LORD thy God (vs. 7)
Ps. 34:22                     None of them that trust [Heb. Chasa: seek refuge, flee for protection, put trust in, confide or hope in] in him shall be desolate
Ps. 118:5-9                  It is better to trust [Heb. Chasa] in the Lord than to put confidence in man (vs. 8)
Prov. 3:5                       Lean [Heb. Sha-an] not unto thine own understanding
Dan. 3:28                    God delivered his servants that trusted [Aram. rechats: set one’s trust on] in him
Rom. 12:10-14            Patient in mental pressure, continuing instant [steadfastly, faithful, persevering, be constant] in prayer (vs. 12)
II Cor. 1:8-10              We should trust in God which raiseth the dead
Teaching
874-Reliance

873 – Keep Trusting God

We’re going to continue our series on trusting God.  Today we’ll pick up our study on trusting God in Proverbs.  It is hard to believe we have had two sessions on trusting God and haven’t read Proverbs 3 yet.  So let’s look at the record in Proverbs 3 starting in verse 5.  There are two statements here: first, there is “trust in the LORD with all thine heart” and secondly we read, “lean not unto your own understanding.”  Does this mean we don’t think, plan, and organize our lives?  No, it means we trust God and we don’t lean, or put all our confidence in in our skills.   Let’s continue in verse 6…

Taught by Bruce Mahone on 20150531. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
Proverbs 3:5,6           Trust in the Lord with all thine heart
Proverbs 11:28          He that trusteth in his riches shall fall
Proverbs 16:20          Whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he
Proverbs 22:17-21    That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee
Proverbs 28:25,26     He that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat. He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool
Proverbs 29:25          Fear of man – snare; trust in the Lord – safe
Proverbs 30:5            He is a shield to them that trust him
Isaiah 12:2-3               I will trust and not be afraid
Isaiah 26:3,4               Perfect peace, trusting God
Jeremiah 17:5-8         Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord
Daniel. 3:28                God delivered his servants that trusted in him
2Corinthians 1:8-10  We should trust in God which raiseth the dead
Philippians 3:4-8       If any other man thinketh he might trust in the flesh, I more
Teaching
Keep Trusting God (#873)

872 – Still Trust God

We’re going to continue our series on trusting God, last time we met we read about Ruth and Boaz and how Ruth came to trust the Lord God of Israel and about Hezekiah who also trusted in God even though Rabshakeh tried to get him not to. We read in Psalm 5, ‘let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice;’ Psalm 9, ‘thou has not forsaken them that seek thee;’ Psalm 18, ‘the Lord is my Rock in whom I will trust.’ There are a lot of records in the Bible about trusting God and we’ll read a little more of these records today.
Taught by Bruce Mahone on 20150517. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
Psalms 28:6-7                My heart trusted in the Lord, and I am helped
Psalms 32:10                 Mercy shall compass him about
Psalms 34:8                    O taste and see that the Lord is good
Psalms 34:22                  None of them that trust in him shall be desolate
Psalms 36:7,8                 How excellent is thy lovingkindness
Psalms 37:3-5, 35-40     So thou shalt dwell in the land and be fed
Psalms. 44:4-8                I will not trust in my bow – in God we boast
Psalms 56:11                  In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid of what man can do unto me
Psalms 62:5-10               God is a refuge for us, a rock
Psalms 112:1-8               His heart is fixed, trusting in God
Psalms 115                      Trust God, rather than idols which talk not
Psalms 118:5-9                It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in men
Teaching
Still Trust God (#872)

871 – Trusting God

We’re going to start a new series this week on trusting God. As you know God gave us freedom of will, and God really can’t do anything for us if we don’t accept and trust what He said. We see many examples of this in life, for instance if you and I agreed to meet for lunch and you didn’t trust that I’d show up, you probably wouldn’t go and we wouldn’t meet for lunch. Another example that is often used is that of a chair, where if you don’t trust that the chair will hold your weight you probably won’t sit in it. We’ll get review many records in the coming weeks where trusting God is a key; today is the warmup. Let get started in Ruth…
Taught by Bruce Mahone on 20150503. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
Ruth 2:11-12                 The Lord, under whose wings thou art come to trust
2 Sam 22:1-7,18-20     The God of my rock, in him will I trust
2 Kings 18:1-8               Hezekiah trusted in the Lord God of Israel
2 Kings 18:19-30           Rabshakeh tried to turn them from trusting God
Psalms 5:1-12                Let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice
Psalms 9:9-10                Thou hast not forsaken them that seek thee
Psalms 18:2                    The Lord is my rock, in whom I will trust
Teaching
871 – Trust God

 

870 – The Tree, The Cross, and the Spirit
The last time we met we talked about the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  Many years ago I bumped into so many Christians who thought and taught that the crucifixion was the most important thing to focus on in Christianity.  So I decided to take a look at that and see what the scripture says.
Taught by Bruce Mahone on 20150419. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
I Cor. 1:1-2       Christ crucified is important, but not the only part
Mat. 28:1-10    He is risen
“Cross” not used in Acts
“Tree” used three times:
Acts 2:22, 23 – raised up – both Lord & Christ
Acts 2:35 (23) –   ”    ”     ”    ”      ”
Acts 4:10 – God raised
Cross – not used in Acts (tree: three times)
Resurrection – 10 times in Acts
Spirit – 68-70 times in Acts
Acts 1:1-11, 21-22
vs. 3 – alive
vss. 4-8 – gift of holy spirit
vs. 9 – ascension
vs. 11 – return
Acts 4:1-2, 31-33 – preached resurrection
I Peter 1:3 – lively hope
Teaching
870 – The Tree, The Cross, and the Spirit

He is Risen! (#869)
Today on most calendars is called Easter, some of us call it Resurrection Sunday.  Whatever we call it, it is a day to rejoice; when we celebrate that Jesus Christ was raised from the dead.  On this day God accomplished many things, including proving to the world He could raise someone from the dead.
Taught by Bruce Mahone on 20150405. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
Luke 24:1-8        Why seek ye the living among the dead?
Acts 1:22             A witness of his resurrection
Acts 4:33              And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus and great grace was upon them all
Acts 17:16-21      He preached unto them Jesus and the resurrection
Acts 17:31-32      He hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.  And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked
Gal. 3:13               Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law
Heb. 9:12              By his own blood he obtained eternal redemption for us
Exod. 12:1-11       The Lord’s Passover
Mat. 8:16-17        Himself took our infirmities and bare our sicknesses
Mat. 26:26-28      The cup and the bread
John 1:29              Behold the lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world
I Cor. 5:7               Christ our passover is sacrificed for us
I Cor. 10:16          The cup and the bread
I Cor. 11:23-26    This do in remembrance of me
I Peter 2:24          By whose stripes ye were healed
Teaching
869 – He is Risen!

What we can Choose (#868)

Today we’ll take a brief look at Predestination and Freedom of will; the full class will taught in a couple of weeks (now available here).  Throughout the history of Christianity this topic has been very controversial; for example some believe that God controls everything in our lives, even the bad things that occur; yet it is very clear in the scriptures that God gives us choices, He gave us freedom of will.
Taught by Bruce Mahone on 20150301. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
Gen 2:15-17; 3:1ff    Adam was given a command, and chose to disobey it
Deut 28                      The blessings and the curse of the law
Jer 42ff                        God provided them a way of safety, which they rejected
Jonah 3-4                    God gave Nineveh a chance to repent, which they did
Rom 10:9-10               If thou shalt confess (acknowledge), thou shalt be saved
Teaching
What we can Choose (30:47)

New Beginnings: Fellowship is the Secret (#867)

Today we continue our series on New Beginnings.  Over the last several weeks we’ve studied various aspects on Prayer.  I’ve found that fellowship is the key element in prayer.   We know this from people we deal with, in business, our friendships, and in our families; whether it be father/son, brother/sister, uncle/nephew relation, we know that just because someone has a blood tie it doesn’t mean they get along or agree with another.  This getting along and agreeing with one another is what we often call fellowship.  In the scriptures we see this too, where people who are born again, and who now have that father/son relationship with God, if they don’t continue to love God and trust God, then the fellowship — the communication is lacking.  We find the principle key in a successful Christian life is fellowship with the heavenly Father.

Taught by Bruce Mahone on 20150215. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
The principle key in a successful Christian life is fellowship with the heavenly Father.  Christians manifest the more abundant life in direct proportion to the fellowship they keep with Him.  We receive sonship when we are born again.  But sustained fellowship depends upon the renewing of our minds according to His Word.
II Cor. 5:21         Through the new birth, we are righteous.
John 5:24            We have eternal life – no waiting to find out!
Romans 8:1a      No condemnation.
I John 1:7            Walk in the light.
Fellowship is the one thing that makes for a happy situation both in a human and in a spiritual family.
John 15:5            Renewing the mind brings much fruit.
When a son is out of fellowship with God, he is not able to get prayers answered. God is not unwilling to answer His son’s request, but the broken fellowship on the part of the son leaves his confidence in God shaky and uncertain.
I John 3:21,22    Confidence toward God.
Whenever and wherever sons fail to get prayers answered the cause is broken fellowship, either from not knowing or not living The Word. God is faithful who has promised and He will bring it to pass; thus, if it does not come to pass it is due to a flaw on the man’s part.
When a son of God is out of fellowship with his heavenly Father, nothing will work; but when fellowship is restored, things begin to operate.
I John 1:3-2:2,2:6  For born again ones, sin is broken fellowship.
Sonship is God’s permanent relationship with us.
Fellowship is our continued relationship with God.
Romans 12:2        Not conformed to this world.
Phil. 2:5                 Put on the thoughts of Christ.
Col. 3:16                Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.
To the extent that The Word richly dwells in us we have fellowship with God. To the extent that we believe and act according to God’s Word, our lives will be full, rich and fruitful because our fellowship with God is strong. We then have confidence toward God. When we know and live His Word we are doing His will.
Teaching

New Beginnings: Fellowship is the Secret (#867)