Intro: Visit of Queen from ....... journey of 1500 miles. Came in quest of
wisdom. Her visit alluded to by Christ. Her astonishment of
Solomon-Wisdom. "he told her all her questions" "House that he
built, the meat of his table, 10 fat oxen, 20 oxen from fields,
100 sheep plus harts, bucks, & fallow deer and fatted foul."
I. "BLESSED BY THE LORD THY GOD."
A. "Let your light so shine before men."
1. Christ established Christian as a light.
2. A light has one essential element.
a. That it give forth light.
b. When that one essential element missing light
is worthless.
c. Nothing more worthless than person who takes
the name of a Christian yet lacks the nature
& essential element of Christianity.
3. Christ told of difficulty or folly of hiding light.
a. City set on hill cannot be hid.
b. Do not light candle & put under bushel.
c. The Christian as a light is going to be
obvious.
d. A true conversion experience is bound to show.
e. How is it to show?
4. "Let your light so shine."
a. That when men see your good works they will
glorify God.
1. There is a way of doing things that
draws attention to me.
2. Christ spoke of Pharisee when he
gave... prayed... fasted.
3. Innate desire to be recognized.
4. Some in exercising vocal gifts of
spirit (your prayers cannot heal--God
heals in answer to).
5. Relating spiritual victories -- "My
prayer."
B. Solomon very gifted man -- God had granted special wisdom.
1. Naturalist Botanist Zoologist.
2. Prolific writer 1005 songs 3000 proverbs.
3. Not the least of his gifts was the ability to so
manifest this gift of God that people glorified God
the source and not the man, the instrument.
a. Should people say to me.. "You are a marvelous teacher".. Oh
God, where am I failing?
b. should one say. "God has given you a gift of
teaching" Thank you Father.
c. Beware when anyone comes to you and says "You are so
wonderful."
May we so live that our lives glorify Christ So use our
talents as to glorify God.
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Chuck Smith (1927 - 2013)
Pastor Chuck was used in the Jesus People revival where he was used along with others to minister to the hippy young people. They saw a work of the Spirit where many were added to the church and discipled. He has raised up many pastors who are a part of the Calvary Chapel movement now and where he pastors the large Costa Mesa church in California.The Calvary Chapel movement is based of simple principles that Chuck Smith taught over the years such as: The priority of agape love, Simple fellowship amongst the saints, the breaking of bread, the teaching of God's word chapter by chapter and verse by verse. And lastly and most importantly the principle not by might nor by power but by my spirit saith the Lord.