From
the Black Hills, the Badlands and the Prairie of Western South Dakota
www.scatteredchristians.org
March
21, 2010
Audio
sermon
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sermon
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Precious
Stones from Paul
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Pre-sermon comments
about the movie AVATAR
- click here
for a very serious & well written expose' about the movie. Note,
however, this article is not KJB so the solution is still wrong, but the
expose on the movie is excellent. What are Christians doing watching this
stuff?. (continued comments from last week's message)
Precious
1828
1. Of great price; costly;
as a precious stone.
2. Of great value or worth;
very valuable.
3. Highly valued; much
esteemed.
Modern definition:
1. Of high cost or worth; valuable.
2. Highly esteemed; cherished.
3. Dear; beloved.
4. Affectedly dainty or over
refined: precious mannerisms.
What
was Called Precious from the Old Testament
Psalm 49:8
- (For the redemption of their soul is
precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
Psalm 72:14
- He shall redeem their soul from deceit
and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
Psalm 116:15
- Precious in the sight of the LORD is
the death of his saints.
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death of his saints
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(also see Ecclesiastes
7:1b)
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saints
are Jews - but Ephesians reconciles us to the Jew - NOW our death can be,
as well.
Psalm 126:6
- He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing
precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his
sheaves with him.
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precious seed
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Jews
-
words of God,
etc.
-
KJB today!!
Psalm 139:17
- How precious also are thy thoughts unto
me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
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the sum of his
thoughts towards ourselves...
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Isaiah 55:8
- For my thoughts
are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
-
KJB today!!
Proverbs 3:13-26
- ...15 - She is more precious than rubies:
...
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wisdom
-
KJB Today!!!
- knowledge - read it and memorize, etc.
-
Rightly dividing
- Paul's riches of understanding
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A big price we
pay today to seek and have that wisdom
-
called enemy
-
loved less
-
mocked
-
lose friends
-
should even reject
friends - withdraw from, from such turn away, have no fellowship with...
Proverbs 12:27
- The slothful man roasteth not
that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
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substance of a
diligent man
-
Ezekiel 16:49
- Behold, this was the iniquity of thy
sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in
her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor
and needy.
-
we don't strengthen
their hand - we just have giveth and welfare!
-
KJB Today!!
- But you have to read AND study!
Proverbs 20:15
- There is gold, and a multitude of rubies:
but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
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lips of knowledge
-
KJB Today!!
Isaiah 28:16
- Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold,
I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner
stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
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precious corner
stone
-
Jesus Christ,
of course!
-
Jews, but now
we also get in. Ephesians 2,3
- reconciled
-
Romans 9:32,
33 - Wherefore?
Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the
law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; As it is written, Behold,
I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth
on him shall not be ashamed.
Isaiah 39:2
-
Hezekiah's precious
junk in his home he showed off to others.
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Trusted in riches
instead of living God - I
Timothy 6:17
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living God - within
and from the KJB!
Ezekiel 28:13
-
of course, the
devil can get into the picture because of his precious stone as his covering!
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the antichrist
- angel of light - in the music today - in the worship - and the flesh
loves it!
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not from God today!
Daniel 11:39
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antichrist honored
with gold, silver, precious stones and pleasant things
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Daniel 11:43
-
he will have power
over the precious things of this world
What
will be precious in the Tribulation
We see the
coming of the tribulation closer and closer!
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Thus we can see
these things becoming more and more reality!
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We still don't
have the consequences or threats of these verses TO us today.
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So we can still
see the 'application' then that has some merit even today!
I Peter 1:7
-
trial of their
faith
-
we have no trials
today compared to what they will have then.
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their salvation
depends 100% on their victories!
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to whine about
trials today just makes us wimpy whiny Christians today!
I Peter 1:19
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precious blood
of Christ!
-
of course - that
is a 'fact' that is evident throughout the whole NT.
-
important illustration
for 'TO" and "FOR" - still read TO and For - but just know it doesn't all
apply TO us today!
I Peter 2:6,7
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chief corner stone
- precious to those that believe!
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chosen of God
-
chief counselor
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belief will keep
one from being confounded!
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those folks will
have to pay a lot more than we will ever know.
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Seems like a costly
thing to folks today, though!
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old days - "We
had everything but money"
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today - "We
have nothing except money!"
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tomorrow -
we will have neither!
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tomorrow is almost
today!
II Peter 1:1-10
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precious faith
-
there IS faith
needed in the tribulation as is today
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that faith is
his faith, but it can be lost - Revelation
14:12
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So that is why
preachers try to bring I
II Peter, etc. TO us today.
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It makes for good
scary guilt producing sermons!
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Does it work?
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No - people are
losing interest
-
heading for the
new stuff!
II Peter 1:4
-
exceeding great
and precious promises
-
having escaped
the corruption that is in the world
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We have not escaped
those today, but they will HAVE to escape.
-
We have promises,
as well, but now we know which ones are to us today!
Revelation
17:4
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Babylon's
-
Revelation
18:11,12
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Revelation
18:10, 17, 19
Revelation
21:10,11
What
is Precious to PAUL
Should Be Precious
to Us TODAY
Only one reference to the word 'precious'
To Paul,
our works are precious, IF they are of Paul's teachings!
Precious
1. Of great price; costly;
as a precious stone.
2. Of great value or worth;
very valuable.
3. Highly valued; much
esteemed.
-
I Corinthians
3:10-12 - According to the grace of God
which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation,
and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth
thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which
is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold,
silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man's work shall
be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed
by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive
a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss:
but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
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Our walk made
manifest / declared by fire!
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what sort it is...
Paul's!
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Romans 2:16
- In
the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according
to my gospel.
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I Corinthians
4:17 - For
this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful
in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in
Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
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Philippians
4:9 - Those
things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in
me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
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II Timothy
3:10 - But
thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering,
charity, patience,
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I Thessalonians
2:12 - That ye would walk worthy of God,
who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
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II Thessalonians
3:4 - And we have confidence in the Lord
touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.
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I Thessalonians
4:12 - That ye may walk honestly toward
them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
Here
are just a few Gold, Silver and Precious Stones
that
can be earned by following Paul today!
I Thessalonians
5:11
I Thessalonians
5:12,13
I Thessalonians
5:14-22
II Thessalonians
3:6,14
I Timothy
1:3,4
I Timothy
2:1-3
I Timothy
2:8
I Timothy
2:9,10
I Timothy
2:11
I Timothy
2:12
I Timothy
2:1-13
I Timothy
4:6-8
I Timothy
4:12,13
I Timothy
4:15,16
I Corinthians
16:13
Mike
Paulson
(former
pastor of King James Bible Church of Touchet, WA)
Doing
the work of an evangelist teaching Paul's gospel of the Risen Saviour!
www.scatteredchristians.org
The
entire King James Bible is written FOR us, but it is not all written TO
us!
We
learn from the "For" and we learn to apply the 'TO!"