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Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 1/22/23 Mark 13:1-8 The Beginning of Sorrows Daniel tells us that God has a timetable for Israel in the end. God’s stopwatch is paused right now. When the temple is rebuilt, that stopwatch is started again. Jesus stressed the importance of not being deceived when these things start to happen. Josephus gives us details about the destruction of the temple in A.D. 70.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 1/22/23 Proverbs 1:1-9 The Five Stages of Child Training These stages build on each other toward a goal. The main goal is to get wisdom. You can have knowledge, but if you don’t have morality and wisdom, your life will end in utter failure. The Five Stages: Obedience - teaching children that there is a punishment for doing something wrong. Knowledge - teaching children a...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 1/8/23 Luke 10:38-42 One Thing Is Needed This situation was a question of priorities: the Word of God and work. The Word of God takes priority over work. Work is “a” priority, but not “the” priority. “Seek first the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you.”

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 1/1/23 Matthew 2:1-12 The Wise Men: A Picture of Christ’s Second Coming Jesus had two groups of visitors at His birth, separated by a space of time. The shepherds pictured Jesus’ first coming as the Lamb of God who would take away the sins of the world. The wise men pictured Jesus’ second coming as the Lion of Judah who would reign as King. Just like how we don’t know ho...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 1/1/23 Proverbs 1:7 The Call of Family Discipleship One of the key roles of the family is for the father and mother to teach their children. Satan has moved people away from that, because he knows how important it is. The one who teaches the next generation is the one who shapes the world. Satan moved on Karl Marx’s mind to put this as the tenth plank in his communist ma...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 12/25/22 Luke 2:25-33 The Peace of Christ’s Coming Many times with the event of Christ’s coming, peace is declared. Peace - a calm confidence about life now, and about the future. The path of peace is to be a follower of God, and not a fighter against Him. Man will never achieve peace on his own. Jesus is the true source of peace. The secular world longs for world peace,...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 12/18/22 Proverbs 1:8 God’s Plan For The Teaching of Children The family is foundational in God’s work. The Greek model rejected God’s way and His Word. The Greek system replaced parents with philosophers. God’s way works better. God has given parents an instinct to protect and do what’s best for their children. The home is to be a place of teaching - Deuteronomy 6:1-8,...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 12/11/22 Luke 2:21-24 Christ Was Born For You

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 12/11/22 Proverbs 1:7 The Pathway of True Wisdom . . The pathway of true knowledge is the fear of the Lord. The Greek model can accomplish some things for a time, but it eventually collapses; Alexander the Greek is an example of that. The key question the world is seeking after is: what is wisdom? The Greek philosophers were not seeking true wisdom, but a cheap substitut...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 12/4/22 Mark 13:1-27 Mt. Olivet Discourse - The Big Picture

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 12/4/22 Proverbs 1 Solomon vs. Socrates . . There are two different system of child training - The Hebrew System (given by God) and The Greek System (which seeks wisdom without God). Wisdom is knowing the difference between right and wrong, and having the wisdom to make the right choice. The failure of the Greek system was that they determined right and wrong by themselv...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 11/20/22 Mark 12:38-41 Weakness From Within . . These priests who were supposed to be leading in God’s work were actually working for the enemy. False teachers will receive stricter judgement from God. There is nothing that gets lower than a traitor turning on his fellow soldiers and sabotaging the team’s efforts. Satan has worked this way because he knows how damaging i...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 11/20/22 Ephesians 5:18 Do Not Be Drunk With Wine . . The wine that is mentioned in the Bible is not equivalent to the wine that is sold and drank today. There are three different terms for wine in the Bible: “strong drink” (shekar), “new wine” (gleukos), and “wine” (oinos). When we read in the New Testament that they drank wine, it was a wine that was diluted down with...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 11/13/22 Mark 12:35-37 Jesus Presents His Authority As The King . . Jesus turns the tables on the scribes and asks them a question. A king ruled in Israel until he died. Because Jesus was resurrected and is alive today, He is eternally the High Priest and King. The Kingdom of God is the greatest reality in life. A truth to keep in our mind: Jesus is Lord over all the ear...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 11/13/22 Ephesians 5:18/Galatians 5 A Spirit Controlled vs A Flesh Controlled Mind . . Galatians 5 gives us two lists of what results from being controlled by the flesh or the spirit. Alcohol is a big part of bad things being produced. It is very important to define what “drunk” is. It takes the Holy Spirit helping us to get on this second list in Galatians.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 10/30/22 Mark 12:28-34 Jesus, The Great Teacher . . Jesus condensed and summarized the whole Old Testament into two statements. Jesus affirmed that God does demand obedience to His commandments. The correct motivation for that is love. If you talk about following God’s commandments today, you will be labeled a legalist. God would much rather us obey Him first than come t...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 10/30/22 Ephesians 5:8-18 Christ’s Work Of Sanctification In Us . . . Sanctification is the process of growing more and more in following God and what is right. The mind is the key. Jesus is our captain, and He is leading and walking with us on this journey of sanctification.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 10/23/22 Mark 12:18-27 A Question About The Resurrection . . . The Sadducees didn’t know what they were talking about because they didn’t know: 1) The Scriptures and 2) The power of God. The Bible highly values generational names and faith being passed down. In the age to come, we won’t be in a state of dependence on another mate. We are going to exist on a level more po...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 10/23/22 Ephesians 5:18 The Baptism And Filling Of The Holy Spirit . . . The baptism of the Holy Spirit happens at the moment of salvation and is a one-time thing. The filling of the Holy Spirit is a repeated empowering in the Christian’s life to obey God. Being filled with the Spirit is letting Him and God’s Word guide you, and not some emotional, supernatural experienc...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 10/16/22 Mark 12:13-17 Do I Have To Pay Taxes To Caesar? . . . The Pharisees thought they had a foolproof plan to trap Jesus in His words. Jesus gives us two truths in His answer: 1. Government is a legitimate, God-given function on the earth. 2. Pay to God the things that are God’s. What belongs to God? Psalm 24 - The earth, and all the people in it. Psalm 139 - Your li...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 10/9/22 Mark 12:1-12 The Parable of the Vineyard . . Jesus foretells His own death with this story. This parable shows us: 1. The purpose of God God is carrying out a work in this world that He has made. God wants to receive fruit from His vineyard today. 2. The person of Jesus The most important question God will ask of us is: what did you do with My Son I sent to you?...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 10/9/22 John 4:14-26 Witnessing to People Like Jesus Did . . When you start talking about people’s sins, they will most likely try to change the subject. Jesus addresses the woman’s question quickly, and then redirects it back to the issue of salvation. A doctor doesn’t enjoy telling a patient that they have cancer, but he has to because there is a need to deal with the...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 10/2/22 Mark 11:27-33 The Authority of Jesus Today . . Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. God set up the world to operate under authority and submission. Jesus is the head of every institution of life: the family, the church, and the government.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 10/2/22 John 4:6-19 Living Water . . Water is essential for life, and people are fascinated by it. This gives us an opportunity to talk about salvation. A question to ask people: “Have you ever had living water?” Old testament references that talk about living water: Jeremiah 2:13, Isaiah 1:16-18 The three “W’s” we can use in witnessing: Wonders of Jesus (He did miracles...

Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 9/25/22 Mark 11:27-33 The Question of the Authority of Jesus The priests bring up a very important question, but they are on the wrong side of the answer. The priests’ real authority was their popularity with the people. In the end, God will examine our life to see if we submitted to His authority, or tried to run our own life. We don’t own ourselves. God is the one who...