ZNA-409 890827PM Ps19-5 DIVINE DECREES PSALM 19:8B Our precious portion of scripture to meditate upon in our study this evening is Ps. 19:8. Note the second half. This is the fourth of six sets of divine snapshots of the perfect sufficiency of God’s word each focuses on a special facet of God’s written revelation. Our [...]

ZNA-408 890910AM HEIRS OF GOD Ephesians 1:11-12 In 1930 an author named Boyden Sparkes recounted the life of the greatest miser America has known. Hetty Green was her name. The book about her life was called The Woman Who Loved Money. In 1916 this heiress died in an attack of apoplexy arguing the merits of [...]

ZNA-407 890917AM SPIRIT SEALED Ephesians 1:4-6 God’s master plan for the church has 3 parts: – Eph. 1:4-6 starts in eternity as God united us with Christ which: Justified us Adopted us Reconciled us Remember that it meant: • In justification the sinner stands before God as accused and is declared free • In adoption [...]

ZNA-405 890924AM SPIRIT SEALED PART 2 Ephesians 1:13-14 As you are opening to Eph. 1:13-14, let us point out to you that the subject of the Holy Spirit is a vast one that touches on the very heart of our ministry. In fact, I’ve been collecting reports on various Christians of the Holy Spirit. The [...]

ZNA-404 890924PM Ps19-7 JUDGMENTS OF GOD PSALM 19:9B As we open our Bibles to the Psalm extolling the majesty of God’s word, Psalm 19:9 is our text. Many years ago a missionary statesman stood holding a well worn Bible and said: Though the cover is worn and pages torn… and places bore traces of tears– [...]

ZNA-400 891022AM KNOWING GOD Ephesians 1:15-23 Text: Eph. 1:15-23 This week something took place that has touched each person who saw it: FACES OF CANDLESTICK PARK The first and most vivid sight of the great quake were the “faces of Candlestick Park”. Remember them? They are etched in my memory: There were faces of: 1. [...]

ZNA-396 891203AM GOD WITH US Matthew 1:18-23 Christmas is coming! And lest we miss the full impact of what happened, we start four weeks of contemplation! Our target this Sunday is to see the marvels of God with us. Read Mt. 1:18-23 – what does God with us mean? C. H. Spurgeon preached one Advent [...]

ZNA-394 891210AM HIS NAME What’s in a name? Oh so much… – To the lowliest it is all they have – To the upitiest it is all they hear – To the wealthy it is to preserve – To the unknown, to make known Think of how a name has shaped history: 1. Joash of [...]

891210PM ZNA-393  BACK TO BASICS: WHAT’S WANTED I JOHN Christmas highlights the basic desires of human beings. In fact, the most often asked question in the United States this month will be “what do you want?” With that as backdrop, look beyond all the seasonal things and to all of mankind and ask it again, [...]

ZNA-392 891217AM FULLNESS OF TIME Galatians 4:4-5 We now come to the third week of preparations celebrating Christ’s coming. From Matt. 1: We have seen Him as God with us – Emmanuel From Isa. 9: We have marveled at His fourfold plentitude of the Son who was a Child, yet with this character: Wonderful Counselor [...]