Berkley Evangelistic Association, Inspirational Notes

By Benny Tucker

This is volume two of Berkley Evangelistic Inspirational Notes. This volume has been in the making for several months and is now ready for printing. Like volume one, volume two is full of inspiration to uplift the spirit and refresh the heart. It is my most humble prayer that this will be a blessing to all that read it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Oct 13, 2016
• ISBN: 9781365459382

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Berkley Evangelistic Association, Inspirational Notes

Berkley Evangelistic Association

Berkley

Evangelistic Association

Matthew 28:19-20

THE GREAT COMMISION

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

VOLUME TWO

Second Edition – 2016

Copyright Page

Scripture quotations are taken from the

King James Version (KJV) of the Bible.

KJV Commentary; King James Study Bible

New King James Version (NKJV)

English Standard Version (ESV)

Personal Sermon outlines and notes.

©Copyright 2016-Benny Tucker

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ISBN 978-1-365-45938-2

Printed in the United States of America.

Chapter One A Balanced Life

CHAPTER ONE

A Balanced Life

A Balanced Life

Matthew 11:29, 30.  Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.— This yoke may be described as a bar or scale. When using it to carry materials, it must be perfectly balanced or the carrier will feel awkward and fatigued, possibly causing him to stumble. The things that are burdensome are due to imbalance; that is untruths or influences of the world distract the new creature from spiritual truths.  Matthew11:28. Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

By communing with God, peace of mind is attained. The power of truth works in the heart and mind and burdens become light when put in proper perspective with God’s plan. Through experience the new creature appreciates the necessity of maintaining spiritual health and learns to watch his daily affairs, always going to the throne of grace in time of need.  Romans 8:18. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 

Old Testament Concealed?

One of the most important things remember, is to never read the Old Testament without first reading the New Testament very closely, and understanding it as completely as possible.  Begin every Bible Study, by understanding this very basic Bible interpretation law.  The Old Testament is the New Testament in a concealed format.  The New Testament is the Old Testaments hidden concepts, being revealed to the church.  Therefore we must use all of the New Testament revelations to understand anything that was written in the Old Testament.  If you fail to do this you will find yourself in error.  If you are reading and studying mostly from the Old Testament without using any of the New Testament to explain it, you need to stop and change your study methods quick.  We in the church are not under the law of the Old Covenant.

Romans 6:15.  What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not!

O My Soul Psalms 42

As the deer pants [longingly] for the water brooks, so my soul pants [longingly] for You, O God. My soul (my life, my inner self) thirsts for God, for the living God.  When will I come and see the face of God?  My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all day long, Where is your God?  These things I [vividly] remember as I pour out my soul; How I used to go along before the great crowd of people and lead them in procession to the house of God [like a choirmaster before his singers, timing the steps to the music and the chant of the song], with the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a great crowd keeping a festival.

Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become restless and disturbed within me? Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence.  O my God, my soul is in despair within me [the burden more than I can bear].  Therefore I will [fervently] remember You from the land of the Jordan

And the peaks of [Mount] Hermon, from Mount Mizar. Deep calls to deep at the [thundering] sound of Your waterfalls; All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me. Yet the Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night His song will be with me,

A prayer to the God of my life. I will say to God my rock, Why have You forgotten me?  Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? As a crushing of my bones [with a sword], my adversaries taunt me, while they say continually to me, Where is your God? Why are you in despair, O my soul? Why have you become restless and disquieted within me? Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God. (Amplified Bible)

Spiritual Cleansing

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.—

Second Corinthians 7:1

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.— First John 1:9

Cleanliness is associated with the flesh in the sense that all mankind is born under the fallen condition of Adam. The new creature manifests the new mind in a fleshly body, but if the mind becomes influenced by the filthiness of the flesh a cleansing process is necessary through the precious blood of Jesus. A personal and sincere examination determining the condition of faithfulness must be made. In recognizing faults and confessing sins an attitude of repentance is attained. Repentance is required. With this condition of heart, the throne of grace must be approached and a renewing of faith is received from the Great Physician, allowing the Christian to proceed to perfection of holiness. Fellowship with other new creatures can assist and encourage one another with this cleansing process by participating in studies and sharing experiences in testimony meetings.  Going to church and fellowshipping with other believers is so very important, we support one another through fellowship, worship and prayer.

The Healing Process

And grieve not the holy spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Ephesians 4:30-32

A process is described in these verses. Bitterness comes from suppression of feelings, which eventually leads to passion or wrath controlled by this bitterness. Expression of words follows in the form of anger and violent words reveal the original bitterness in the form of malice. This describes a possible practical experience of a new believer. This type of behavior belongs to the flesh as inherited in Adam. Likewise, upon consecrating, the old man is buried replacing the old man tendencies with kindness, tenderheartedness and the thrill of forgiving, which is the spirit Jesus had. There is a progression in the growth of each new believer while striving to attain perfection. The truth gathered by the new believer sanctifies and prepares him for the inheritance of the saints.  Jesus taught his followers to pray forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. (Matt. 6:12) Sins are forgiven to the extent that forgiveness is offered to others. God is gracious to forgive. With recognition and confession of sin, a spirit of compassion, sympathy, generosity, understanding and helpfulness toward others develops in all believers.

Alone

A servant of God must stand so much alone that he never knows he is alone.  In the first phases of Christian life disheartenments come, people who used to be lights flicker out, and those who used to stand with us pass away.  We have to get so used to it that we never know we are standing alone, 2Timothy 4:16-17. At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them?  ‘But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be preached fully through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.’  We must build