A. The sign of the Sabbath (Exodus 31:13)
B. Be holy and keep the commands of the LORD (Lev. 20:7-8)
II. The Seriousness of Sanctification
A. The involvement of God in sanctification (1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 10:10; 2 Thessalonians 2:13)
B. Through the medium of the Word (John 17:17; Eph. 5:26)
C. The opposition of sin to sanctification (1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8; 2 Timothy 2:19-22)
D. The penalty for those who refuse sanctification (Exodus 31:14; Leviticus 20:1-27; Hebrews 10:29)
III. Sanctify Yourselves
A. Man’s role in sanctification (Leviticus 20:7-8)
B. Sanctification prepares you for usefulness (2 Timothy 2:21)
C. Sanctification requires self-control (1 Thessalonians 4:3-4)
D. Sanctification of the Lord in your heart prepares you for suffering (1 Peter 3:15)
A. Transliteration of Greek noun of Hebrew origin ṣāḇā’
B. “LORD of hosts” more than 200 times
C. Romans 9:29; James 5:4 – rendered “Sabaoth” [KJV, NKJV, ASV], “hosts” [ESV]; “armies” [CSB, NASB2020]
D. Verb form, “go into battle, fight”
II. The LORD of hosts in the Old Testament
A. Elkanah’s yearly sacrifice; Hannah’s prayer (1 Sam. 1:3,11)
B. Battles with Philistines, Amalek, Goliath (1 Sam. 4:4; 15:2; 17:45)
C. Frequent use in the Psalms and the prophets – especially Isaiah and Jeremiah (more than 120x), Malachi (24x)
III. The LORD of Sabaoth in the New Testament
A. Romans 9:29 (cf. Isaiah 1:9) – the promise of the remnant
B. James 5:1-6 – He hears and will avenge the oppressed
IV. What does this mean for us?
A. Not a fleshly war, but a spiritual war (2 Corinthians 10:3-6; Ephesians 6:10-13)
B. Every Christian is a soldier (2 Tim. 2:3; Phil. 2:25; Phm. 2)
C. We must not be distracted (2 Timothy 2:4)
D. Fight the good fight! (1 Tim. 6:12; Titus 2:11-12; 1 Peter 2:9)
A. Consequences of evil deeds (Judges 6:1-6)
B. The LORD answers their cry (Judges 6:7-10)
C. The LORD raises up a deliverer (Judges 6:11-21)
D. Face-to-face with divinity (Judges 6:22-24)
II. The-LORD-Is-Peace
A. “Written for our learning” (Romans 15:4)
B. Peace, regardless of circumstances (Philippians 4:6-7)
C. Peace with God (Ephesians 2:11-15)
1. Reconciliation with God (Ephesians 2:16)
2. Access to God (Ephesians 2:17-18)
3. Relationship with God (Ephesians 2:19)
4. Purpose in God (Ephesians 2:20-22)
III. Hindrances to peace
A. Fear (2 Timothy 1:7)
B. Forgetfulness (2 Peter 1:5-9)
C. Faithlessness (1 John 1:6-10)
A. Hebrew word “Elyon” simply means “high, higher”
B. Applied to God, emphasizes His might and greatness above all else (Psalm 7:17; 9:2; 50:14; 57:1-3)
II. “Possessor of heaven and earth” (14:19)
A. Source (Genesis 1:1; Colossians 1:16-17)
B. Supreme owner (Psalm 24:1)
C. Sovereign authority (Isaiah 46:9-10)
D. Sustainer (Nehemiah 9:6)
III. “Who has delivered your enemies into your hand” (14:20)
A. Lot captured (Genesis 14:8-12), rescued (Genesis 14:14-16), and the glory is given to God (Genesis 14:20)
B. God is the ultimate deliverer of His people (Exodus 14:10-14; Psalm 18:2; Isaiah 46:4; 1 Corinthians 10:13)
IV. The connection to Jesus and to us
A. Christ is Son and High Priest of the Most High God (Luke 1:32; Mark 5:7; Hebrews 5:10; Genesis 14:18)
B. We are a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9)
A. The conflict with Amalek (Exodus 17:8-16)
B. A rallying point that can be seen far off, showing people where to assemble (Isaiah 11:12)
II. Improper banners
A. Human intelligence and wisdom (Proverbs 3:5-6; James 3:13-16)
B. Money (1 Timothy 6:9-10)
C. Friends (1 Corinthians 15:33; Prov. 13:20; 12:26; Psalm 1:1)
III. The proper banner: “The-LORD-Is-My-Banner”
A. “Looking unto Jesus” (Hebrews 12:1-2)
B. The example of Peter (Matthew 14:24-33)
C. Faith is the victory (1 John 5:4)
1. Over sin (Romans 6:3-6, 17)
2. Over self (Galatians 2:20; Luke 9:23)
A. The Passover (Exodus 12)
B. Crossing the Red Sea (Exodus 14)
C. The bitter waters of Marah (Exodus 15:22-27)
II. Examples of healing
A. King Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:1-6)
B. The waters of Jericho (2 Kings 2:19-22)
C. Jesus healed many (Matthew 4:23)
D. Healing was a part of the Spirit’s work in confirming the truth in the first century (Mark 16:17-18; Hebrews 2:4; 1 Corinthians 13:8-10; James 1:25)
III. The worst sickness of all
A. Sin (Psalm 38:3; Isaiah 1:4-6; Romans 6:23)
B. The Great Physician alone can heal (Mark 2:17; 1 Peter 2:21-25)
A. In worship and in life (John 4:21-24; Colossians 3:16-17; Psalm 46:1-3)
1. He dwells with the church (1 Corinthians 3:16-17; Matthew 18:18-20)
2. He dwells with the individual Christian (1 Cor. 6:17-20; Hebrews 13:5)
B. But what if we neglect His presence? (Ezekiel 8:16-18; 10:18-19; 2 Peter 3:9; Hebrews 10:26-27)
II. The-LORD-Is-There in the future
A. No fear in death for the Christian (Revelation 21:2-4)
B. Great terror for those not in His body (Revelation 21:5-8)
C. The great separation (Revelation 22:14-15)
A. The evil shepherds – destroy, scatter, drive them away, do not attend to the sheep of God’s pasture
B. God’s shepherds will feed His flock, comfort them, provide for them
1. God’s shepherds in the church are called elders (Acts 14:23), pastors (Ephesians 4:11), bishops (1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:7-9), overseers (Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:2)
2. The elders play a vital role in equipping the saints (Ephesians 4:11-13)
II. A Messianic prophecy (Jeremiah 23:5-6)
A. A descendant of David (2 Samuel 7:12-13; Matthew 1:6; Luke 3:31)
B. A Branch of righteousness (Zechariah 3:8; 6:12)
C. A King (1 Timothy 6:15)
D. Executor of righteous judgment (John 12:48)
E. The salvation of His people—the church (Ephesians 5:23)
F. His name: The LORD Our Righteousness
III. We might become the righteousness of God in Him (2 Corinthians 5:21)
A. In Christ (Galatians 3:27)
B. We become a new creature (2 Corinthians 5:17)
C. We are reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:18-20)
D. We become the righteousness of God in Him (2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 John 1:7; Philippians 3:8-11)
A. God’s instruction (Genesis 22:1-2; 17:19)
B. Abraham’s submission (Gen. 22:3-10; Hebrews 11:17-19)
C. The Angel of the LORD’s intervention (Genesis 22:11-12)
D. The-LORD-Will-Provide (Genesis 22:13-14)
II. Examples of God’s provision
A. Using an evil act for a good result (Genesis 50:20; Romans 8:28)
B. Allowing “the poor and the stranger” the gleanings left behind (Deuteronomy 24:19; Ruth 2:3)
C. Feeding Elijah by way of the ravens (1 Kings 17:6)
III. How does the Lord provide for you today?
A. Physical needs (Matthew 6:25-34)
B. Spiritual needs (Eph. 2:19; Acts 2:42; Hebrews 10:24-25)
C. The ultimate, eternal need (Romans 6:3-11)
But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. (Acts 8:12)
