Brethren Beloved of God

The point: Memorize 1 Thessalonians and engage in microscopic study of Scripture for deeper understanding.

Compares a sweeping overview of the heavens by an amateur astronomer to a microscopic study by a trained eye, illustrating the difference between superficial and deep understanding of Scripture.

With a little work you should be able to and be able to know the meaning of these tremendous thoughts and truths that God has conveyed to us. One of God's honored servants has said that generally speaking a microscopic study of a particular section of the Word of God is more profitable than a sweeping overview because in any microscopic study of any section of the Word of God, sooner or later you will touch upon almost every major doctrine of the Word of God and this then will become a key to unlock many other sections. It's the difference, you see, between the man who's an amateur astronomer ...

0:44 - 1:28 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin first uses human analogies to show different kinds of love, then provides numerous scriptural examples from the life of Jesus and the Father to prove that God expresses…

Martin uses his own varying expressions of love for the color red, filet mignon, mountains, his wife, and his Savior to demonstrate that the word 'love' has different qualitative meanings and degrees, preparing the audience for the concept of God's distinguishing love.

So that's how I am going to attempt to gain my objective. Now, first of all then, can we establish the fact that there is, in the scriptures, a clear indication of a different kind of love that God has in different relationships? First of all, illustrate it from human experience. Suppose I were to say to you in the course of a half an hour's conversation, I love the color red.

9:29 - 9:56 Read in full sermon

The point: Cultivate deep humiliation in your heart, recognizing that God chose you solely out of His sovereign love, not because of anything in you.

Illustrates how Israel's national decadence stemmed from forgetting that God chose them solely out of His love, not their merit, leading to pride and judgment.

that the majority there were saints and he says knowing brethren beloved of God your election now what should that what effect should that have some young believer sitting there at Thessalonica and he listens to those words beloved of God God has a peculiar love to me in Christ he has a love that has set his affection upon me and he's chosen me what should this do it should have first of all its effect of producing deep humiliation in the heart of the saint of God that's why God spoke that way to Israel he said look there's nothing in you that moved me to choose you the moment Israel forgot th...

39:06 - 39:50 Read in full sermon

The point: Cultivate deep humiliation in your heart, recognizing that God chose you solely out of His sovereign love, not because of anything in you.

Uses the parable of the Pharisee and the publican to contrast the pride of self-righteousness with the humility of recognizing one's sin and God's sovereign grace in election.

she became decadent as a nation when she began to think God chose us because of something we were and no longer walked in humility recognizing God chose them simply because he loved them of his own sovereign choice she became proud and haughty and cocky and God had to allow judgment to come upon her again and again decadent Judaism comes to all its light in the incident of the man who stands in the temple and lifts up his face to heaven and says I thank thee I'm not like his other men why God it's obvious why you chose me why it's so clear to me and I hope it's clear to you God and if it isn't...

39:50 - 40:34 Read in full sermon