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  CENTRAL THOUGHT All forms of unholy living will attract God’s judgement.     TEXT:  2 Timothy 3:2   INTRODUCTION A closer look at the events in our society today will reveal how the devil is mounting pressure on people to lower moral standards and holy living so as to distance them from God. The worrisome aspect of the growth of sinful living is that Satan’s deception is not restricted to the unbelieving larger society alone.  Some churches and their leaders are getting increasingly infested by this “end time bug” of “it doesn’t matter” mentality, which condones and compromises unholy, sinful, lifestyles.  It is indeed increasingly becoming difficult to distinguish some Christians from unbelievers as a result of similarities in their lifestyles. The aim of Satan in this regard is very clear.  He knows fully well that this time (reign), is running out and that the second coming of Christ is closer than ever.  Satan would therefore want to keep people from meeting God’s standards through unholy living, and for believers, he would work relentlessly to de-emphasize the place and importance of holiness. However, holiness remains and all-time standard that God demands of his children as a condition for pleasing Him and for gaining access to His kingdom, 1...

  CENTRAL THOUGHT May it not be that someone else does what the Lord has assigned for you because of your failure and wickedness.   TEXT: Matthew 21: 33-44, Romans 9:3-5, 25-33     READING TEXT:  Matthew 21: 33-44     INTRODUCTION: Parables, which were common – place stories, provided our Lord Jesus Christ an effective vehicle of communicating the deep truths of the kingdom of God.  This particular one of the Householder and husbandmen was no exception.  It reveals God’s eternal plan of salvation for mankind, namely that through Israel the Gospel of Christ be made known to the world.  With their reflection of the Messiah, the gentiles – a people who were not regarded as one – have, by faith, become children of Abraham and instruments for the propagation of the Gospel.  This parable could be of more significance to our generation than it was to the audience (scribes, Pharisees, commoners, etc.) that received it from the Lord.  Israel got carries away with her rich religious heritage, thinking it could substitute for the Messiah.  That same deception has overtaken some of us today.  We think the kingdom of God is our exclusive right because of either our position in church or our financial contribution to the church, or...

CENTRAL THOUGHT The promise of eternal life is for all believers of all ages.   TEXT: Matthew 20:1-16   INTRODUCTION The word parable comes from the Greek “parabole” meaning a placing beside.  It is therefore the pacing of one subject by another as an illustration of spiritual things by familiar earthly objects or incidents that brings the stories nearer their audience. Our Lord Jesus Christ who is the greatest teacher this world has ever known, often spoke to the people in parables in the Gospel, Matthew 13:10-13.  He made use of them to “veil” the truth from those who were not willing to acknowledge the truth, 2 Corinthians 4:3-4.  Those who really desired to know would not rest till they have found out the meaning, Isaiah 6:9-10. The parable of the workers in the vineyard was prompted by Peter’s question on the reward for those of them who had forsaken all and followed Christ.  The parable shows us that God in His sovereignty is debtor to no man, and that many who being last, may, with God’s blessings and grace outstrip those who were first called in knowledge, grace and spiritual usefulness.  This calls for humanity and reverential fear lest we should ourselves be found hypocrites at last.  God...