Sermons by Bob Vincent and Others Unknown

Great leaders such as King Omri are negatively evaluated by God in 1 Kings 16-21-28.--God usually appoints lazy, good for nothing people as world leaders -sh-ph-l, Daniel 4-17.---God does this so people would seek him -Acts 17-26-27-.

I had an April Fool's prank played on me and that led me to preach on the importance of sticking to the Bible for teachers -James 3-1-.--We live in an era of nonsense and wild speculations. Consider the eclipse scheduled for tomorrow, April 8, 2024.--We must remember that the signs recorded in Matthew 24-4-8 take place throughout history, but there was one sign that told people to do something -Matthew 24-15-16- Luke 21-17-21-.--That event took place within 40 years of Jesus message -Luke 21-21-24-.--We who teach are warned we will give an account -James 3-1- Hebrews 13-17, 9---These signs are signs THAT the Lord is going to return- they do not tell us WHEN he will return.

We can prove that the Lord Jesus rose from the dead.--The guards and the Sanhedrin KNEW that he rose. All of these people worshipped money and would not repent of their lust for money in spite of Jesus' resurrection -Luke 16-31-.--No matter what tortures the followers of Christ underwent, the issue was -Keep your mouths shut.- It was never, -Where is his body.---Those who have experienced the Holy Spirit's power have the internal witness that Jesus arose.--As Jesus predicted, the Jewish Temple was left a -wind swept house- when the veil was torn from top to bottom -Matthew 27-51-. And as Jesus predicted that generation witnessed its destruction in AD 70 -Matthew 23-34-39-.--It will never be rebuilt.

This message focuses on the events of Holy Week, looking at them from different perspectives.--In the purely natural realm, Jesus was crucified because he offended virtually everyone- the wealthy class of the Sadducees who profited from the Temple, the party of the Pharisees whom he told were deserving of hell, and his own followers who were disappointed because he did not drive out the Romans and because he was too radical for them.--In the realm of ancient conflict between the LORD and Satan, the activity of Satan is clear in entering Judas and stirring people to call down curses on themselves and their children. It was a week from hell.--However, all of these things were ordained by God before the foundation of the world and fell out exactly according to his divine plan. It was a week from heaven.

I. What's in a name---King David's great grandson's name was changed to -My Father is Yahweh- --abiyy-h--abiy-h-, ------------------- in 2 Chronicles 13-1 from -My Father is Yam- --abiyy-m, --------- in 1 Kings 15-1. --II. We must not underestimate the impact of King Solomon's apostasy on his son Rehoboam and grandson Abijam -1 Kings 11-1-11-.--III. Yam was the mythical sea-god known from Ugaritic literature, as can be illustrated from Psalm 74-13-14- -It was you who split open the sea -y-m, ---- by your power- you broke the heads of the monster -tanniyn, -------- in the waters. It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan -liwy-t-n, ---------- and gave him as food to the creatures of the desert.- --III. We do not know whether Abijam truly changed in his heart, but he does take a stand for the LORD -2 Chronicles 13-10-12-, and God delivered his enemies into his hand against overwhelming odds -because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers- -2 Chronicles 13-18-.--IV. God may use people to serve him, and even perform miracles, but that is not proof that the LORD knows that person -Matthew 7-21-23-.--Does the LORD know you-- You can answer this question with another- Do you know the LORD--

Rehoboam enjoyed prosperity for three years -2 Chronicles 11-13-17-.--Then he and all Israel with him abandoned the law of the LORD -2 Chronicles 12-1-.--Because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, he authorized Shishak king of Egypt to attack Jerusalem in the fifth year of King Rehoboam -2 Chronicles 12-2-. And God stated, -You have abandoned me- therefore, I now abandon you to Shishak.-' -2 Chronicles 12-5---The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, 'The LORD is just' -2 Chronicles 12-6-. That is the beginning of getting things right.--However, the Lord wanted them to learn the difference between serving him and serving the kings of other lands -2 Chronicles 12-7-8-.--Because the LORD was to be Israel's King, asking for a worldly king was rejecting the LORD -1 Samuel 8-7-9-. --After Shishak took the gold shields, Rehoboam replaced them with bronze -2 Chronicles 12-10-11-, maintaining the appearance of prosperity for most people. --Do you know about the Coinage Act of 1965, or what happened when President Nixon disconnected the dollar from the price of gold in 1971, when gold was valued at -35 an ounce and the American dollar was the world's reserve currency----Consider how denominations that once were solidly committed to the gospel and the Bible have traded their gold for brass.--Is there any area in your life where you are maintaining an appearance of spiritual prosperity, but your gold has been replaced with brass--