Monthly Archives: June 2010
The Strife of Tongues
By John Thiel
To provoke worship of our heavenly father, we consider Psalms. Consider the person who wrote this Psalm. You know all about him don’t you? Notice what he says as he contemplates his Lord and Father in Heaven; Read the rest of this entry
4. Restoration of the Marriage Institution
John Thiel
We are to study Gods word in such a way that the truth that we embrace is found in a frame work of truth rather than isolated truths and statements dependent upon other statements to understand a complete frame work of truth. There is a danger of studying the bible from a legal view point as we are to study it from a view point of Jesus Christ. In the last days Jesus will have a people approved of God and as a consequence they will be a company that restores all things as He says, “Those who are approved of me will restore all things.” To be of that company requires us to have a relationship with Jesus. As we are endeavouring to be part of a company that restores all things, we apply ourselves to that and allow nothing to interfere. Read the rest of this entry
Appetite and Passion
Introduction – Perfect Character
“The knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ, expressed in character, is an exaltation above everything that is esteemed in earth or in heaven. It is the very highest education. It is the key that opens the portals of the heavenly city.” 6T 97.1 Read the rest of this entry
Diligence in the New Birth
By John Thiel
Audio: Diligence in the New Birth
Scripture Reading: Hebrews 6:11 And we desire that every one of you do show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
6:12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
When we were baptised that was meant to be a public confession that I am born again. The hymn ‘I will follow thee my Saviour’ denotes what is in the heart of the person baptised in Jesus Christ. A commitment, is in these words, ‘I will follow thee wheresoever my lot my be, where thou goest I will follow’. Through tribulation, temptation, affliction, poverty, a sense of forsaking all and destitution I will follow thee though all men forsake thee, by thy grace I will follow thee. New birth is a condition that has caused such words to be uttered. Read the rest of this entry
4. The Rising of the Church Triumphant
We have scanned prophecy as briefly as possible. We have illuminated the dark points of the church and how the prophecy led them out of that darkness. We notice that Isaiah 8:13-14 was repeated again and again. It was displayed before us as being an event before future generations.
Isaiah 8:13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and [let] him [be] your fear, and [let] him [be] your dread. Read the rest of this entry
3. The Church of That Other Angel
The Two Houses of Israel
Study 3
By John Thiel
Audio: The Church of that Other Angel
The angel represents the ministry as per Ephesians 4. It’s active in saving Gods people. The Jews were active in saving the people at the time of Christ. In our last study we beheld Gods church of 1844 proceeding to a point in time in which they fail to repent and are spewed out by Jesus Christ. Here Jesus is speaking to his church in his time that was on its way out. The spirit of prophecy speaks the same of the Adventist church today. Read the rest of this entry
Christ’s Eighteen Years of Subservience
By John Thiel
Audio: Eighteen Years of Subservience
Luke 2:51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. Read the rest of this entry
The Love of the Father
By John Thiel
2 Corinthians 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean [thing]; and I will receive you,
6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. Read the rest of this entry
The Spirit of Contrition
By John Thiel
Isaiah 57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name [is] Holy; I dwell in the high and holy [place], with him also [that is] of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. Read the rest of this entry
How to Die With Jesus
By John Thiel
Romans 6:12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
6:13 Neither yield ye your members [as] instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members [as] instruments of righteousness unto God. Read the rest of this entry
Dress Reform Resources
Bible studies on Dress Reform at this blog;
http://sabbathsermons.com/category/dress-reform/ Read the rest of this entry
The Sweetest Words on Earth
By Camron Schofield
Audio The Sweetest Words on Earth
He speaks and the sound of his voice is so sweet, the birds hush their singing. The voice of Jesus is so sweet that even creation stops to listen. Are we his creation? Do we stop to listen to his voice? There is a time coming when there will be a voice spoken and those who have not stopped to listen to his voice will then be forced to hear it. That word that will be spoken will be the words my grace is sufficient for thee and that voice will glorify the redeemed and raise the righteous. Read the rest of this entry
2. The Church of the Three Angels
The Two Houses of Israel
Study 2
By John Thiel
Audio: The Church of the Three Angels
The prophecies of Daniel and Revelation unfolded to William Miller which included the hour of Gods judgement had come and the sanctuary being cleansed in Daniel 8:14. The 2300 day prophesy, what a revelation. If you were living in his time, what a thrill. Who accepted it? William Miller was a very isolated person until it gathered momentum. The study of the judgement and the second angel’s messages in that time were being activated. Read the rest of this entry
God Dwells Not In Temples Made With Hands
Daniel 2:44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, [but] it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
2:45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream [is] certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. Read the rest of this entry
Preparation for Heaven Via the Spirit of Prophecy
By John Thiel
Audio: Preparation for Heaven Via the Spirit of Prophecy
Scripture Reading: Hosea 12:13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved. Read the rest of this entry
How to Raise Children Series
Lecture 1 Life in this Fast Age
Lecture 2 Adults Speaking With One Mind
Lecture 3 The Childs Sense of Self Importance
Lecture 4 Enforcing and Tutoring
Daniel 2
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31 Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image [world empires]. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. Read the rest of this entry |
The Eastern Question and the King of the North
Compiled by Sabbath Sermon
Sunday morning the weather was still cloudy, but before it was time for the people to assemble the sun shone forth. Boats and trains poured their living freight upon the ground, as was the case last year. Elder Smith spoke in the morning upon the Eastern question. The subject was of special interest, and the people listened with the most earnest attention. It seemed to be just what they wanted to hear. {RH, September 6, 1877 par. 11} She also said;
http://sabbathsermons.com/2010/04/26/the-book-the-author-and-the-colporteur/
5. Daniel 11 – The Covenant Affected by Rome
By John Thiel
Audio: The Covenant Affected by Rome
In our previous studies in this Daniel 11 series we have seen how Gabriel worked behind the scenes together with Michael the Archangel (see Daniel 10:12-14, 21). Michael and Gabriel orchestrated very systematically the events of the fall of the Grecian Empire and the rising of the Roman Empire. The reign of Augustus Caesar the raiser of the taxes brought in the opportunity for Jesus Christ to be born in the Augustan golden era of the Roman Empire (see Luke 2:1-7). Gabriel was the one who was talking to Elizabeth the mother of John the Baptist and then to Mary. Gabriel was working with the people that were to be particularly involved with the birth of Jesus. Jesus finally came down, Michael the archangel as a little babe in this drama of earth’s history working on the hearts and lives of the human race towards a particular and ultimate objective. Jesus lived for thirty whole years before he commenced his ministry. During those thirty years, what happened in the Roman government? Read the rest of this entry
How God Chastens His Children
By Camron Schofield
Audio: How God Chastens His Children
As we read Job 42 our minds are brought back to what we previously studied, the amazing working of God and the abundance of His grace. Job sees God as He is. Read the rest of this entry
Did Jesus Have Tendencies to Sin?
By Larry Kirpatrick
The evidence appears to more than suggest that Jesus indeed have such tendencies. But never did He ever follow them or permitted them to develop into actual sin. He ever remains our sinless Saviour!
“Coming as He did, as a man, to meet and be subjected to, with all the evil tendencies to which man is heir, working in every conceivable manner to destroy His faith, He made it possible for Himself to be buffeted by human agencies inspired by Satan.” Letter K-303, 1903, quoted in Adventist Review 17 February 1994 Read the rest of this entry
Stewardship and Eternal Habitations
By John Thiel
Zechariah 3:6 And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying,
3:7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by. Read the rest of this entry
1. The First Advent and Succeeding Generations
The Two Houses of Israel
Study 1
By John Thiel
Audio: The First Advent and Succeeding Generations
Isaiah 8:12 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all [them to] whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.
8:13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and [let] him [be] your fear, and [let] him [be] your dread. Read the rest of this entry
