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Bobby Stafford |
The Life Of A Pilgrim
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July 29, 2012 |
Sunday PM Sermon |
The Life of a Pilgrim
Introduction:
Read
Romans
15:4.
Great lessons are to be learned from a study of the Old Testament.
The focus of this lesson is the patriarch Isaac. Hebrews
11:20
lists him as one of the faithful.
Genesis
26:1-6
bears this out. The next few verses show he wasn’t perfect. (Genesis 7-11)
One thing in particular about his life was that in many ways he was
a pilgrim, a sojourner, moving from one place to another. By
observing this pilgrim’s life, we can learn much about the
Christian’s life as a pilgrim. (I
Peter 2:11)
Text:
Genesis
26:1-11,
Genesis 26:12-25
Body:
I. A
Life of Provisions
(Verses
12-14a)
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Even
though there was a famine in the land, Isaac reaped a
hundredfold! (10,000%) Others’ crops and flocks withered away,
but his prospered. (Psalms
23:5-6)
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The
source of his blessings was God. Isaac wasn’t lucky or a better
farmer. He did have an advantage though. It was Jehovah. (Verses
2-3)
Because of his obedience (he stayed in the land), the Lord
blessed him. (Malachi
3:10,
Luke 6:38)
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You may
not be living in a fancy new home or driving an expensive new
car, but those who follow the Lord have a cup that is truly
running over.
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You have
eternal salvation that no one can take away from you. (John
3:16)
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Christ
is interceding for us in heaven. (Romans
8:34)
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We have
the privilege of casting our anxieties upon Him.
(I
Peter 5:7)
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We have
the privilege of being a child of God. (I
John 3:1-3)
Yes, our cup does run over.
II. A
Life of Problems
(Verses
14b-22)
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The
Philistines were jealous. He was prospering and they weren’t.
So they tried to make his life hard by plugging up the wells.
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God’s
people will always be misunderstood and not accepted. Why? We
are not of this world. Our citizenship is in heaven. (Philippians
3:17-20)
We will be persecuted. (II
Timothy 3:12)
Suffering should be expected. (I
Peter 4:12-16)
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Isaac
dug again the wells. The wells were essential for life.
But there were contentions (fights) over them. Jesus
said that His words were spirit and they were life. (John
6:63)
The world has tried for centuries to take the Word from us in
many ways.
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The
Bible is obsolete and irrelevant.
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The
Bible is full of historical and scientific errors.
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The
Bible is just a bunch of love letters and is not a pattern
for us to follow.
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We must
contend for the faith once delivered to the saints. (Jude
:3)
False teachers are in abundance. (I
John 4:1,
II Peter 3:3-7)
Yes, being a pilgrim will cause us to have problems.
III. A
Life of Privileges
(Verses
23-25)
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Verse
23
God’s Word (Psalms
119:105)
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Verse
24
God’s Worship (John
4:23-24)
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Verse
25
God’s Water (John
4:13-14)
Conclusion:
While the
life of a pilgrim is not easy, we look forward to our eternal home.
Bobby
Stafford
July 29,
2012
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