TITLE: Amen
TEXT: Deuteronomy 27:15-26
PROPOSITION: Worship is not a spectator event.
INTRODUCTION:
1. Set the stage - background for this event
Mt. Ebal Mt. Gerizim
Cursing Blessing
6 Tribes 6 Tribes
2. Meaning of "Amen"
"So be it." "I agree" "I consent to that idea"
"May it be so."
I. Who can say "Amen"?
A. Women Numbers 5:22
B. Jesus Revelation 3:14
C. Congregation Nehemiah 5:13; 8:6; Ps. 106:48
D. Visitors 1 Corinthians 14:163
II. Why did we quit?
A. It was common in the days of Campbell and Stone
B. Common up to the 40's and early 50's
C. Then -- We changed to:
1. Stiff 2. Formal 3. Cold
4. Ritualistic 5. Tradition-bound 6. Sophisticated
III. When should we say, "Amen"?
A. Prayer
B. Song
C. Sermon point
D. Scripture reading
IV. Your chance to participate.
A. I will read a passage of scripture.
B. Listen carefully to the text.
C. Decide if your life agrees with the statement
D. In unison, say, "Amen"
MOST SHOULD AGREE WITH THESE
Phil. 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Phil. 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Phil. 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.
Eph. 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.
Eph. 1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.
Eph. 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Eph. 3:10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known the manifold wisdom of God.
Gal. 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
Gal. 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Gal. 4:4-5 But when the fullness of time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
Gal. 6:2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
CHALLENGE THEM TO AGREE WITH THESE
Eph. 4:26-27 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.
Eph. 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Eph. 4:32 And by ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Eph. 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Eph. 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Eph. 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Rom. 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Rom. 12:2 And by not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.
Rom. 12:10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;
Rom. 12:14 Bless them which persecute you: bless and curse not.
Rom. 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
Rom. 12:18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Rom. 12:21 Be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good.
I Thess. 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
I Thess. 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast to that which is good.
I Thess. 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
I Thess. 5:16 Rejoice evermore.
I Thess. 5:18 In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
I Cor. 15:58 Therefore, by beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.