Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick. The act of sharing the gospel is called evangelism. A subtle trick of the devil, is for his sinister ministers to hide behind the gospel i. The gospel is not you must have a personal relation ship or experience or encounter with christ. Your life is hidden with christ 12 of 18 colossians tony nester colossians 3. Our second session focused on the prophetic critiques of ezekiel and jeremiah leveled against bad shepherds.
Gods rescue, restoration, and rule apply to our spiritual condition. The good news that we tell people may be hidden, but it is hidden only to those who are lost. There was a supernatural element involved when jesus hid himself, as they took up stones to throw at him in the temple john 8. The gospel and the bible are hid to those who are lost because they have not heard it. The secret account of the revelation that jesus spoke in conversation with judas iscariot. Our god is greater, our god is stronger god you are higher than any other. In addition to letting our light shine, however, we need to be concerned about supplying the appropriate information to those who need the message of the gospel. This is the unfortunate plight which has befallen the human race. In the tradition of thomas moores the care of the soul and don miguel ruizs the four agreements, alexander shaias the hidden power of the gospels reveals how the recurring cycles of change, loss, enlightenment, and maturation are illuminated by the bibles four gospels. If our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost 2 cor 4.
Practically speaking, this means we must recover and embody the gladness of the gospel in our churches and families. Vance havner once said, we do not have a secret to be hidden but a story to be heralded. The gospel is not a secret to be hidden sermon by jonathan. In the next verse, verse 4, the bible reveals the devils mission.
Preached at first baptist church, hammond, indiana, may 3, 1964. He has shown that there is no veil in christ 2co 3. It is to blind the minds of them who dont believe the gospel. I want to give you three things about our lord today in reference to this scripture.
But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost, the bible says 2 corinthians 4. By the disobedience of the first adam we lost our spiritual eyesight, yet by the obedience of the last adam, many have been made righteous. If our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost 2 corithians 4. Refrain 3 oh, brother dear, to keep good cheer, be hid away with jesus. The gospel is not put jesus on the throne of your life. If our gospel be hidden it is hidden to them that are lost, in whom the god of this age or world hath blinded the minds of them who believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of christ, who is the image of god should shine unto them 2 corinthians 4. The mystery hid from ages and generations, made manifest. Paul, an apostle of christ jesus by the will of god, and timothy our brother, to the saints and faithful brothers in christ at colossae.
It was a fast read as it is more like a booklet than a book. Verse 12 says that this gospel of grace teaches us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, to live. But the judaizing opposers replied that his gospel was as much veiled to them as he said that the law was veiled to the jews. There is also a supernatural element in our text, and this saying was hid from them. But then people might get the idea that the gospels are somehow more important than the rest of the bible. The gospel and the bible are hid to those who are lost because.
The book of the gospels paul turner when we first discussed using a book of the gospels for sunday mass in addition to our lectionary, one liturgy committee member raised a serious objection. But he answered and said, i am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of israel. If our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost 2. In this verse and the following one we have a very brief yet very full description of what. Combining ancient christian traditions, anthropology, and modern psychology, he reveals how. The spirit of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe, and prevents the light of the glorious gospel of christ, the image of god, from shining on them. Paul the apostle was so confident regarding both his example and the efforts that he made at preaching the gospel that he made this statement in 2 corinthians 4. Textfeaturing a sermon is a less expensive way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands on the right bar with optional newsletter inclusion. Your life is hidden with christ 12 of 18 tony nester. Elder bruce sanders deliverance apostolic church of god sunday, october 6, 2019. This was a timely read for me as we are digging deeper into the working of spiritual warfare at our church.
Too many churches are trying to hide the gospel in a fortune cookie the gospel cannot be hid in catchy sayings and carnal incentives it cannot be disguised so as people can find it palatable. Textfeaturing a sermon is a less expensive way to bring this sermon to the. The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record. In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the. Christians need to rehearse the gospel after conversion, and this book will help you do that. And the reason being, satan, the god of this world while in a lost state experimentally hath blinded their minds, resulting in. Our father, fill us, quieten us, speak to us, as we speak on the precious hiding place and that man cannot hide from god but man can hide in god.
Were basking now in heavens light, by faith and prayer our way shines bright, we get so near that heavns in sight, when hid away. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account verses 12, esv. The light of the world brian schwertley ye are the light of the world. We started by looking at the paradigm shepherds in the bible. For we preach not ourselves, but christ jesus the lord. The parable of the hidden treasure is a well known parable of jesus, which appears in. For where your treasure is, he said, there your heart will be also luke 12.
Therefore having this ministry, even as we received mercy we faint not. But if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. The hidden life hid in god is your life hid with christ in god. With the importance of the gospel in mind, observe with me the words of paul in 2 corinthians 3. In this session, we will move ahead to the new testament and focus on the shepherding metaphor in the gospels. There is something else that hides the gospel and the bible and hides it to much more than the lost. Our sorrows then will all be oer, im hid away with jesus. This is the city that joy built, the city that joy bought, the city that joy bled and died for, and that joy must bubble up from the deep wells and water the. In other words, if we hide the gospel, the losers are the lost. Our god is healer, awesome and power our god, our god.
In this little primer you will find short passages of biblical truth to help you savor the glories of gods love and experience the lifetransforming power of the gospel in. The more passionate we become in sharing our faith with others, the harder we make it for the devil to accomplish his mission. Only a handful of people have turned to the lord as a result of that preaching, and the vast majority who have heard the message seem to. Too many churches are trying to hide the gospel in a fortune cookie the gospel cannot be hid in catchy sayings and carnal incentives. But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost 2 corinthians 4. Satan and his gospel arthur pink collection book 47 pdf. But if, indeed, our glad tidings be veiled, they have been.
But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost. Jan 10, 2014 therefore, if our gospel be hid, we aid the cause of the enemy. The sense here is, if the gospel which i preach is not understood. If the bible be hid sermon by ray geide, 1 corinthians 4. The gospel apostle paul taught christs bondservants. A few reasons can be provided to help us understand why god may not seem as evident in todays world. If the gospel be hid if the gospel be hid, it is also hid because few proclaim it. The first miracle was the healing of the daughter of the syrophenician woman, and the second was the opening of the ears of a deaf man. That is a terrible confession to make, for if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost. In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of christ, who is the image of god, should shine unto them. This chapter contains one message and two miracles. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden bethlehem college. The bible provides numerous accounts of god directly working in the lives of individuals, families, groups, and even nations. Geneva study bible 2 but if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost.
The gospel of jesus christ is also a verylittle known part of the modern churches. Instead of stealing some tangible object from your home, the thief gains access to your records and steals your identity. And if our gospel be also hid, it is hid to them that are lost, erv. The gospel is not jesus set an example for us so that we may follow him to heaven. For more outlines, including a zipped file of all of my 1999 sermon outlines, click on the link at the bottom of this note, and go to our website. But if our gospel be hid when the gospel is called ours, the meaning is, not that ministers are the authors or subject of it. The gospel of jesus christ is the power of god unto salvation. He answers, the fault is in the men themselves, whose eyes satan plucks out, who rules in this world. The mystery hid from ages and generations, made manifest by the gospelrevelation. And if our god is for us, then who could ever stop us.
For then youll find your savior near, keep hid away with jesus. If there is anything hidden about our message, it is hidden only to someone who is lost. But if our gospel be hid paul here calls it his gospel, because it was that which he preached, or the message which he bore. Those who do not obey the gospel will be punished by god for all eternity 2 thessalonians 1.
If our gospel be hid gospel sunday service reformation bible church. In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious. Through jesus christ, our god delivers his people from the eternal consequences of human sin that. Sorry, but the gospel is hid to them that are lost.
Jul 18, 2002 there should be no question as to what you should do if you are a christian because you have the one thing that is able to save them from destruction. But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our god to declare to you the gospel of god in the midst of much conflict. Clean and pan fry whole bluegill like the good ol days. The message was to the pharisees about outward signs of religion while inwardly there was defilement.
The gospel is hidden to those who are lost end times. Jesus understood that our relationship to our money and possessions is an indicator of our spiritual condition. There ought not be any scowling from the ramparts of the bright city. A similar parable also appears in the gospel of thomas saying 109 jesus said.
Below are notes to a sermon preached sunday morning, july 16, 2000, at gospel light baptist church, albany, georgia. I am telling you, god can raise up children for abraham from these stones. If our gospel is veiled, the veil must be in the minds of those who are spiritually dying. If our gospel be hid deliverance apostolic church of. This is why the findings of the study i mentioned above, and others like it, are so significant.
We always thank god, the father of our lord jesus christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in christ jesus and of the love that you have for all. If you do not see that there is no other way of salvation for you, save through the death of the lord jesus, then that just tells the sad story that you are among the lost. The gospelthe glory of christ as the ground of christexalting contrition 105 chapter 9 the gospelthe gift of god himself over and in all his saving and painful gifts 117 god is the gospel. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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