Blessed Stories And Lists

SOMETHING TO ENJOY BEFORE TODAY'S LESSON

NOTE THE PICTURE ABOVE

A TEACHER ASKED A STUDENT

WHAT'S THE FORMULA FOR WATER

THE STUDENT REPLIED

HIJKLMNO

THE TEACHER SAID

THAT'S NOT THE FORMULA I GAVE YOU

THE STUDENT REPLIED YES IT IS

YOU SAID THE FORMULA FOR WATER WAS H2O

(H TO O) (HIJKLMNO)

     For our first blessed story let's see what happened when Jesus rose from the dead and left His tomb. To understand how Jesus rose and moved out of a sealed tomb read John 20:19 that says Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

     Note that Jesus was able to move through doors and walls and appear to his disciples. Therefore Jesus was able to move out of a sealed tomb in a glorified body before the angels rolled away the stone blocking the entrance to the tomb.

     Pictured above I believe the Father walked into Jesus' tomb without breaking the seal and said "Son, you've done everything I told you to do. Leave those old grave clothes, fold up the napkin, and put on this new garment. And let's get out of here." And the Father and Jesus who are one went out of that tomb without breaking the seal down to paradise in the lower parts of the earth to set the old testament saints free and lead captivity captive, taking paradise up to heaven. 

     Nothing could stop the Lord Jesus from rising from the dead and leaving the sealed tomb. This is because the Lord Jesus proved later that he could go into the upper room, the doors being shut, and appear to His disciples in a glorified body saying Peace be unto you. John 20:26 says And after eight days again His disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. 

     And the angel that came down from heaven and rolled the stone away from the door of the tomb didn't roll it away to let Jesus out but to let the people in to see that Jesus was not there. Jesus had risen from the dead. There was no trace of Jesus' earthly body in the tomb. No bone fragments; no pieces of hair; nothing but dirt remained in Jesus' tomb. The angel of the Lord proclaimed the truth at Matthew 28:6: He is not here: for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.  And no one stole Jesus' body from the tomb. This is because Jesus neatly folded up His napkin before he left the tomb, and a thief wouldn't take the time to neatly fold a napkin if he stole Jesus' body from the tomb. 

     Pictured above, our next blessed story is about Jesus and the two thieves that died by Jesus on crosses. The impenitent thief rejected Jesus while the penitent thief received the Lord Jesus and got saved. The penitent thief did everything needed for salvation. The penitent thief repented, decided to stop sinning, confessed that Jesus is God calling Jesus Lord at the cross of Calvary, and believed the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for him, was buried, and rose again. 

     First the penitent thief repented by telling the impenitent thief at Luke 23:40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost thou not fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hast done nothing amiss. And then Luke 23:42 says that the penitent thief got saved when he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom, believing the gospel that Jesus would be raised from the dead and live eternally in the kingdom of God. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. The very second that the penitent thief got saved, he was brought out of bondage, sorrow, and night into Jesus' freedom, gladness, and light. He came out of shameful failure and loss into the glorious gain from his cross.  

     To get saved this thief didn't have to walk down a church aisle, shake a six foot spiritual icicle's hand, answer some questions, do some good works, get dunked in the pool (he got dry cleaned), and blend in with the crowd. All that was required for salvation was repentance (making a decision to stop sinning), confessing that Jesus is God, and believing the gospel that Jesus died on the cross, was buried, and rose again. Right now friend reading this anywhere get saved like this penitent thief: Repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again.

     Also remember friend reading this anywhere, like this thief, the worst person on this earth can be saved in an instant. The blood of Jesus can remove the worst of sins like murder, rape, killing, stealing, adultery, and lying that I do not condone. But note that there is one sin that is the worst sin (worse than muder, killing, and rape) that will not be forgiven and send a person to hell forevermore; And this is the sin of rejecting the Lord Jesus. Acts 4:12 says Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name (Jesus) under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Salvation is not in a plan; Salvation is in a person named Jesus. Not the blood of Jesus plus works; Not the blood of Jesus plus wafers; Not the blood of Jesus plus water; But it's the blood of Jesus plus nothing that saves.

The dying thief rejoiced to see, that fountain in his day;

And there may I, though vile as he, wash all my sins away.

READ THE BLESSED SAYINGS BELOW ABOUT

JESUS, THE IMPENITENT THIEF, AND THE PENITENT THIEF

One died FOR sin-Jesus

One died IN sin-Impenitent Thief

One died SAVED FROM sin-Penitent Thief

One died a BENEFACTOR-Jesus

One died a BLASPHEMER-Impenitent Thief

One died a BELIEVER-Penitent Thief

One died in AWE-Jesus

One died in ANGUISH-Impenitent Thief

One died in FAITH-Penitent Thief

One tree yielded holy blood from Emmanuel's veins-Jesus' cross

One tree yielded briers-The Impenitent Thief's cross

One tree yielded blossoms-The Penitent Thief's cross

One tree was the tree of REDEMPTION-Jesus' cross

One tree was the tree of REJECTION-The Impenitent Thief's cross

One tree was the tree of RECEPTION-The Penitent Thief's cross

Finally note that on the day that Jesus died on the cross

The only record of anyone who called Jesus Lord and got saved

was the penitent thief 

BLESSED LIST TIME

When you read DL Moody's quote with the list below,

Praise Jesus for leaving the blessedness of heaven

to die for wretched sinners like you and me.

     Jesus came from heaven down to earth. He left all grandeur behind him; He passed by palaces and thrones to be born in a manger. He was born lowly, that He might raise men up to God. 2 Corinthians 8:9 says For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich. The poor have a friend in Jesus. If no one else loves them, He loves them. He came to give them liberty, to proclaim to them the gospel of God's grace.

THE A TO Z OF WHAT JESUS LEFT IN HEAVEN 

WHEN HE DIED ON A CROSS FOR SINNERS ON EARTH

Jesus left the adorations of heaven for the abominations of men.
Jesus left the accolades of heaven for the agonies of this earth.

Jesus left the blessedness of heaven for the bruises of the cross.

Jesus left the coronations of heaven to hear the curses of men.
Jesus left the commendation of heaven for the condemnation of men.
Jesus left the dignity of heaven for the degradation of men.

Jesus left the delights of heaven to hear the defamations of men.

Jesus left the excellencies of heaven to hear the execrations of men.

Jesus left the favor of God's face to the fury of men's faces.

Jesus left the glory place to the gory place and the grave.
Jesus left the honors of heaven for the horrors of Golgotha.
Jesus left the hails of heaven for the nails of the cross.

Jesus left hallelujahs to hissings.
Jesus left the intercessions of heaven for the iniquitous injustices of men.

Jesus left jubilation to jeers.

Jesus left joy to jeopardy

Jesus left kindness to killing.

Jesus left love to lying.

Jesus left the majestic to misery.

Jesus left notableness to nothingness.

Jesus left omnipotence to obscurity.

Jesus left the place of praise to the place of persecution.

Jesus left the quietness of heaven to the questionings of man.

Jesus left rejoicings to revilings.

Jesus left the riches of heaven to the rags of this earth.

Jesus left the supremacy of heaven to being a servant on this earth.

Jesus left the singing of heaven to the sneers of earth.

Jesus left the throne of heaven to die on a tree for you and me.
Jesus left the virtues of heaven for the vileness of men.

Jesus left the worship of angels for the wrath of man.

THE A TO Z OF WHAT MAN AND GOD SAY ABOUT SIN

Man calls sin an accident; God calls sin an abomination.

Man calls sin a blunder; God calls sin blindness.

Man calls sin a chance for fun; God says it's a choice.

Man calls sin a defect; God calls sin a deformity.

Man calls sin an error; God calls sin enmity.

Man says sin is fascination; God says sin is fatality.

Man says sin is goodness in the making;

God says sin is ghoulishness leading to damnation.

Man says sin is hallucination; God says sin is hellishness.

Man says sin is infirmity; God says sin is iniquity.

Man says sin is a joke; God says it's just sin.

Man says sin is a kick; God says sin is a killer. 

Man says sin is luxury and liberty;

God says sin is lawlessness and leprosy.

Man says sin is a mere mistake; God says sin is madness.

Man says sin is no harm; God says sin is nothing to play with.

Man says sin is one night of fun; 

God says sin is oppression forever in hell.

Man says sin is a picadillo very minor trifling fault; God says sin is poison.

Man says sin is a quirk in man's nature;

God says sin is a quarrel against God's divine nature.

Man says sin is a relapse; God says sin is rebellion.

Man says sin is a slip; God says sin is suicide.

Man says sin is a trifle; God says it's a tragedy. 

Man says sin is upright; God says sin is unholy.

Man says sin is virtue and vivacity; God says sin is vice.

Man says sin is weakness; God says sin is willfulness.

     I had to end up today's message with a story about the three preachers in the boat pictured above confessing their sins. The first preacher confessed that he liked to smoke cigars and lit up his cigar and began to puff on it. The second preacher confessed that he liked to drink and took out a wine flask and took a swig. Then these two preachers said to the last preacher; Alright we confessed our sins; What's your sin? The last preacher replied, Gossiping, get me to the shore quick.

     I pray in Jesus name that this bible study blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength.  Feel free to email Brother Bob anytime at rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 604-7133. Till we all meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.