SCRIPTURE: Numbers 13 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. [Matthew 10:16] Jesus spoke these words to His twelve disciples when He sent them on their first mission. Moses could have said the same thing to the twelve tribes of Israel as they were preparing to enter Canaan. The spies come back from their…
the humble leader
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 12 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Jesus called them together and said, ‘You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave…
“Sermons We See”
by Edgar Guest I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I’d rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way. The eye’s a better pupil and more willing than the ear, Fine counsel is confusing, but example’s always clear; And the best of all the preachers are the men who…
hungry for Jesus
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 11 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I am the bread of life. Your forefathers ate the manna in the desert, yet they died. But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which a man may eat and not die. [John 6:48-50] This is not the first time the people have grumbled, but now the Lord punishes them….
the trumpet calls me now
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 10 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud…
following the Jesus cloud
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 9 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: And he said to them, ‘I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.’ [Luke 22:15-16] This reading talks about the Passover, and about how the glory cloud led the…
we are His workers
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 8 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.’ [Matthew 9:36-38]…
what really matters
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 7 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: You also say, `If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’ You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred? Therefore, he who swears by the altar swears by…
saying ‘yes’ to God’s smiling face!
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 6 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Let your yes mean yes, and your no mean no. Anything more than this comes from the evil one. [Matthew 5:37] Would you make an extreme vow? For example, for Lent, would you consider not cutting your hair or shaving, not drinking any alcohol, and not touching anything dead? Or maybe instead you…
don’t wait for the lie detector
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 5 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Jesus said, the good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they…