Sermons You Can Preach - ICOTB

Sermons You Can Preach

By

Leroy Brownlow

BROWNLOW PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. P. O. Box 3141

FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76105

Copyright, 1958 By Leroy Brownlow Every portion of this book may be used freely in oral form. But alI publishing rights are reserved. No sermon or portion of a sermon may be reprinted without written permission of the publisher.

FOREWORD The very generous reception which has becn and continues to be accorded Seed for the SOIL'er and Tire Greatest Questions of the Ages, together with countless numbers of testimonies, has encouraged the author to send forth another volume in the field of sermon making, This volume contams one hundred sermons which have bcen preached in the pUlpit of the Polytechnic Church of Christ, Fort Worth, Texas, where the author at this date, 1957, has preached for fourteen consecutive years, These sermons are practical rather than theoretical. They are simple and usable. As far as the author knows, these sermons are original. Of course, neither every thought nor every title is original, but the sermons are. Scripture quotations are from the King James Version, because it is used more by the masses than any other translation. Some of these sermons are brief outlines, while others are more fully developed. Such meets the needs of more workers. Young and inexperienced workers need considerable material, while others need only a thought. The style of writing used in this volume is aimed at both brevity and clarity. The hope is now entertained that these sermon notes may be of some help to many who teach the Bible in any capacity, and that they may also encourage many others to commence telling the Glad Story. May every page be a challenge to deeper thougilt and more extensive study.

LEROY BROWNLOW Fort Worth, Texas, U. S. A.

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CONTENTS

Sermon

Page

1. "THE WORD OF THE LORD IS RIGHT"

7

2. OUR 1I11SUNDERSTOOD BIBLE ......????..????????????????..

9

3. "YE DO ERR NOT KNOWING Tl-!E SCRIPTURES" ?.?????? 11

4. GOO"S PLAN AS SIMPLE AS ONE, TWO. Tl-ffiEE ??..?????? 12

5. THE ETERNAL PRINCIPLES CF G::>D IN DEALING

WITH MAN ........................??...?..????????....??...???

13

6. MEN DISPLEASED WITH GOD

14

7. MAN'S NEED OF SALVATION

16

8. WHY MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT SAVED

18

9. WHY MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT SAVED (continued) .?...? 19

10. FALSE IDEAS OF GOD

19

11. "PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD" .......?............????..

21

12. THE CROS'S-CENTERED RELIGION .......??.??...?..?...??

22

13. CAUSE AND EFFECT ............?.....?...??.?...??.?..??...?

24

14. NOTHING . . . . . . . . . . . . ? ? . . . . . . ? ?? . ?. . ? . . . . ? ?? . ??? ?? ? . ? . . . . . ?. . ?? 24

15. GOD IS GOOD

'??.??..??.??..??

"

, ...??..?? , ??..???.. 26

16. "HE WENT AWAY SORROWFUL" .. ' ..........?......?..???

27

17. CHRISTIAN

28

18. GOSPEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? . ? . . ? ? ? . ?? . . . . . . . . . ? . . . . ? ?. . ?? . . . ?? ?. ?.. 29

19. A GOOD MAN'S FALL AND RETURN ??.........?...........?

29

20. WHAT IS DEATi!'~

32

21. "I 'VILL .?. BEFORE I DIE"

33

22. MAN MAY DO Sl!.'VERAL THINGS AND 'STILL BE LOST ?? 34

23. PREACHING ON THE ROSTRUM ??..........?????..??......?

35

24. BACKSLIDING ....? ' ?.?....??.?..??.......??.??..???.??.....?

37

25. WORDS AGAINST TH?E LORD

38

26. MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS

???.????? 40

27. GREAT DECISION'S O~ THE BIBLE

41

28. PRICES WE PAy

43

29. YOU AND YOUR BROTHER ..??....??.???????????????.???????

44

30. "KEEP THYSELF"

,.......................................

48

31. "WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER" .....?.....?....?.

47

82. THE ROLL UP YONDER ...................................?..

48

33. HETURNING GOOD FOR EVIL

6l'

34. "LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO" .................?...?....

51

35. HEASONS FOR DOING MISSIONARY WORK ??.....??????.??

63

36. ARE YOU READY? ....??.??....?..????....?.??.?.??.....??...

54

37. MIRTAKElS OF "SUCCESSFUL" MEN ?..?..??...??.....?..?.

' 56

38. LOST RELIGIOUS PEOPLE

51

39. SO~rE THINGS FOR OHRISTIANS TO REMEMBER ??..???. 59

40. QUESTIONING THE CONVENTIONAL ??..????..?.?.????..??

61

41. O:-;'WARD CHRISTIAN SOLPIERS ??....??...?? ' ..??...??.?.?

e2

42. "n' A:-;'Y MAN WILL COME AFTER ME" ...?...?.?....?????

04

43. WIIA T ABOUT REINCARNATION? .............??...??....?.

66

44. AL~rOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? . . . . . . . . . . ? ?. . . . . ? . . ?? . .? 67

45. TO;lrORROW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?. . . . . . . ? . . ?. . ? . . . . . . . . ?. ? ? ?? 68

46. WHAT AN HONOR TO BE CALLED "CHICKEN" ......?..??

70

47. "NOTS" WHICH CANNOT BE UNTIED

71

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Sermon

Page

48. \VORSHIP

" ?.............

"

, . . . . . . . . . .. ? . . . . . .. n

49. "GIVE US SO:\IETHING

PRACTICAL"

.," .............?

50. "HANDLE

\VITH CARE" ................................?.?..

51. "THOU SHALT BE MISSED"

" .. 75 76 78

52. SAI~TS IN WRO~G PLACES ?.?.............................

81

53. :-mGLECTED

AND REJECTED

OPPORTUNITIES

.?......?.

82

5i. JOHN THE BAPTIST

83

53. AT THE OPENING GATES OF THE NEW YEAR

84

5G. ARE WE GOING TO TAKE THE BACKBONE OUT

or- THE CHURCH OF CHHIST?

86

fi7. FREEDOl\I FHO~I YOUR SELF-PRI\SONS

87

58. "I A:\I A DEBTOR"

89

59. HT'ImTUAT... AILMENTS

90

GU. THlo; PROOF OF TDIOTHY

92

G1. "IT IS BP.TTER" ....??..?.?.?.....???.??.??.?...?.........??..

U:l

6') KI1'\D::l OF FOLLOWERS

OF CHRIST

9:'

G:J. YOU ARE THE ANSWER TO THE QT..:ESTION

97

Gi ?? J CDAS ISCARIOT

U8

G;;. WHAT DOES IT MEA:N' TO RECEIVE THE IVORD?

100

66. BELF ......................................................??...

10 I

G7. PUTTI:N'G AWAY CHILDISH THINGS

10:1

G8. THE BIBLE IS A BOOK O:N' GIVING

104

611. THE PRAYER OF EXA:\TPLE

10;'

70. THE CHRISTIAN

LIFE

107

71. A HEJECTION

OF 'l'HE COUNSEL OF GOD

109

72. NOT EVERYO:N'E

110

7:1 S(l:'lIE EVILS CHRIST SAW IN THE LIVES OF

'l'HE PEOPLE

111

771:'..

"TAKE IF

IT EASY"

11:\ 11,)

71l. "LET NO l\TAN- DECEIVE HIMSELF"

116

77. SI~

118

78. THE SAYINGS OF SATAN

11!!

7ll. O~E

120

80. 'I'\VO

"

121

81. 'rHElER

.......................?.....................

'"

122

82. V01TR

122

83. vrVE

........................?.....???..?.???.??....?.?

" ???.... 12'1

84. t'JX ............?.................?.??..............?....?.?.....

124

8:;. ';;EVE~

.....................?......???.....??...??.?..........?.

121

8G. (;.OO[) PEOPLE

125

87. GOOD PEOPLE

127

88. IS 'I'HE DEVIL A FOOL?

128

89. ARE \VE FOOLS?

129

90. THE VALI:E OF THE I1lTILE

130

91. 'l'Hg VALUE OF THE SOUL

131

92. THE VALFE OF THR LOCAL CHURCH

1:12

93. 'l'HE VALUE OF IKFLUE~CE

133

94. THE VALUE OF THE DOLLAR

134

95. "WHO \\,E:N''I' ."BOLT DOING GOOD"

130

96. \VHY THE (,HITRCH GREW SO FAST IN THE

FTllST CE~TURY

137

9n7s..

(-,HRl"'I'IA~

I~

IS ONE CHURCH

DISPO"ITIO~ A'" GOOD

AS ANOTHER?

..........?...?..

188 139

99. HOW TO FWHT SATAN

142

100. THE "'AY HO:\[E

142

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"THE WORD OF TIlE LORD IS RIGHT" Psa. 33:4

1. Introduction. (1) Weare living in an age of disbelief. Modernism, a new 'word for infidelity, is on the increase. (2) "But the word of the Lord is right." The evidence is certain.

2. The Bible is right because it offers the only possible explanation of creation (Gen. 1 :1). (1) The evolutionist has no explanation, because he has to start with something and does not know how to get that something. (2) The Bible begins with God, a self-existent being (Gen. I :1).

A. Something cannot come from nothing. B. But something is (exists). C. Therefore, something always was

I challenge the atheist to name that something from which everything else has come. (;3) I challenge the atheist to account for life without a Supreme Life. Jordan and Kellogg, in their hook, Euoluiion. and Animal Life, p. 41, make this statement: "All life comes from life. The biologist cannot admit spontaneous generation in the face of the scientific evidence he has."

3. Geology proves the Bible is right. (1) "And the earth was without form and void" (Gen. 1 :2). Science says that this is right, that the earth was waste at that time and that there was no vegetable or animal life upon it. (2)' 'God moved upon the face of the waters" (Gen. I :2). Science says that ice and water covered the entire earth. Geology calls this period the great ice age. (3) "And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters" (Gen. 1:6). Science says that we have two major bodies of water, one on the earth and the other in the heavens. Moses says that the firmament was established to separate the waters above from the waters below.

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4. Archaeology corroborates the Bible. (1) Ex. 1:11 has been confirmed. A recent discovery of an inscription says that Ramses II built the city of Raamses with Jewish labor.-Bible vs. Modernism, Trice and Roberson, p. 132. (2) Ex. 5-making brick without straw-has been proven.

The ruins of granaries in Pythom and Raamses reveal that in the lower courses the brick were made with straw,

while in the upper portions they contained no straw.Bible vs. Modernism, Trice and Roberson, p. 132. (3) Nothing has been unearthed that contradicts the Bible.

5. Astronomy confirms the Bible. (1) No scientist can give a hE'ttel' description of the earth than that given in Job 26:7: /I He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing." (2)" It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth" (Isa. 40 :22) not flatness. (3) Jesus will come in the day and in the night (Lk, 17 :31, 34) - earth is round and there is day on one part when there is night on the other part.

6. History confirms the Bible. Josephus, who lived from about 37 A. D. to about 100 A. D., said of Christ: "And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross .... he appeared to them alive again the third day . . . " - Book 18, Chapter 3.

7. Martyrdom sustains the truth of the Bible. (1) Writ. ers of the New Testament had been with Christ (I Jno. 1 :1) . (2) Their testimony brought them no physical or temporal gain. It meant the loss of friends, home, and an easy life; it meant persecution and death. If the Bible is

not true, then there is no sincerity in martyrdom. 8. Prophecy substantiates the Bible as true. (1) Isa.

7 :13,14 - Lk. 1 :26.35. (2) Mic. 5:2 - Matt. 2 :1?11. (3) Isa. 40:3; Mal. 3:1,2 - Jno. 1:22,23; Mk. 1:1?7. (4) Zech. 9 :9,10 - Matt. 21 :1.9. (5) Psa. 41:9 - MIt. 14 :4349. (6) Zech 11 :12,13 - Matt. 27 :3?10. (7) Psa. 22 :18 - Jno. 19 :23,24. (8) We have seen I Tim. 4 :1?3 and II

Thess. 2 :3,4 fulfilled in the Roman Church. 9. The manner in which the Bible was written is evi-

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