Blessed Hope Bible-Presbyterian Church
500 Upper Bukit Timah Rd, Singapore 678106
Blessed Hope Bible-Presbyterian Church Adult Sunday School 27 May 2018 FEED THE FLOCK! Zechariah 11:1-9 (KJV) 1 Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 2 Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, …
Hymns: RHC 323 Trust and Obey 324 Simply Trusting 318 Blessed Assurance
Hebrews 11:32b (KJV)
32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Barak …
Barak’s Faith
OUTLINE
(1) In Obedience to God’s Command
INTRODUCTION
Barak was a man raised of God, in the time of the Judges, to subdue the formidable Cannanite army led by their captain Sisera to deliver Israel out of oppression. Sisera has 900 chariots of iron, these chariots were the most sophisticated fighting machines of biblical times. This formidable enemy oppressed Israel for 20 long years. This is recorded in Judges 4-5.
Proverbs 4:20-23 (KJV)
20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22 For they arelife unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it arethe issues of life.
Blessed Hope Bible-Presbyterian Church Adult Sunday School 20 May 2018 GOD IS FOR ISRAEL Zechariah 10:1-12 (KJV) 1 Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; sothe LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, …
Hymns: RHC 441 Faith Is the Victory 445 O Master Let Me Walk with Thee 451 Ready!
Hebrews 11:32a (KJV)
32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon…
Gideon’s Faith
OUTLINE
(1) Faith to Obey God’s Call
(2) Faith to Fight God’s Battle God’s Way
(3) Faith that Perseveres Till Final Victory
Blessed Hope Bible-Presbyterian Church Adult Sunday School 13 May 2018 A GRACIOUS ETERNAL COVENANT Zechariah 9:11-17 (KJV) 11 As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein isno water. 12 Turn you …
2 Timothy 1:1-5 (KJV)
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
2 To Timothy, mydearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, andpeace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 I thank God, whom I serve from myforefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
4 Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
Hymns: RHC 178 At the Cross, 333 Yesterday, Today, Forever, 334 Sweet Peace, the Gift of God’s Love
Hebrews 11:31 (KJV)
31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
Rahab’s Faith
OUTLINE
(1) Fearfully Confessed the True God
(2) Courageously Followed the True God
INTRODUCTION
Paul commented Rahab similarly in Hebrews 11:31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
Rahab can hardly be called a role model of faith for who she is, a harlot, a prostitute. A woman of particular low morals, she sold her body for filthy lucre, she sold herself without regard to reputation, without regard to personal dignity. She was an immoral woman. This woman lived in the gutter or the back streets of society. She was undeniably a guilty sinner, rebellious, unclean and wicked.
Hymns: RHC 323 Trust and Obey, 324 Trusting Jesus, 351 He Leadeth Me
Hebrews 11:30 (KJV)
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
Children of Israel’s Faith (2)
OUTLINE
(1) An Obedient Faith
(2) A Triumphant Faith
INTRODUCTION
The Apostle Paul observed in 1 Corinthians 1:27-29 (KJV) “27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.”
The conquest of the city of Jericho was one such glorious example. The Israelites were but a company of freed slaves and not soldiers. Possessing the Promised Land was God’s plan to effect His salvation plan for all mankind. God used an unlikely people to accomplished His purpose. God’s plan was to establish Israel as a nation to be His witness to all the nations of the world. They were considered the weak, despised slaves when contrasted with the mighty strength of the Egyptian army!
The Israelites’ victory at Jericho cannot be attributed to any brilliance on their part. The strategy to take down Jericho certainly did not exalt any innate strength of the Israelites that God wanted to highlight or distinguish. In fact, it was a foolish strategy that makes any military commander feel insulted. Alas, God’s ways are not our ways, His thoughts not our thoughts.
As one late pastor observed well, “What wisdom is there in dying on the cross? The Greeks couldn’t understand it, and yet that is the wisdom of God. God is so wise that the person with the highest IQ cannot figure Him out. If you could come to God with your intellect, then God is not faith because all the smart people would have head start and the rest of us would be left behind standing in the shadows. Your spirituality would be based upon your intellect. I’m so glad God has “hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes” (Matthew 11:25). God is not so high that few can figure Him out; it is that God has placed Himself at such a level few of us will get down low enough to see God revealing Himself to us. Praise God for choosing you! Praise God for His wisdom!”[1]
Proverbs 4:10-13 (KJV)
10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.