October 21, 2001 am

God Hath Spoken!

TEXT: Heb. 1:1-4

INTRODUCTION:

A. TEXT INVOLVES 4 VERSES, BUT JUST ONE VERSE

B. MAIN CLAUSE: GOD / HATH SPOKEN!

C. DIFFICULT PERHAPS -- BUT SIMPLE PROFOUND TRUTH.

I. GOD HATH SPOKEN.

A. THINK OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS. WHEN THE PRESIDENT OR SOME MOVIE STAR SPEAKS, ALL LISTEN. GOD IS GREATER.

B. HE IS OUR CREATOR - HE KNOWS EVEN OUR HEARTS - OUR JUDGE.

WHAT HE SAYS IS ABOUT US AND OUR DESTINY.

C. CAN WE AFFORD NOT TO LISTEN?( Matt. 10:28; Heb. 10:31 ).

D. HIS WORD IS TRUTH( John 17:17 ).

E. YET MANY DON'T LISTEN( Matt. 13:14-15 ).

F. WHAT IF GOD HAD NOT SPOKEN.

1. Man would be blind( Jer. 10:23 ).

2. Man would be lost in sin( 1 Cor. 1:21 ).

II. GOD HATH SPOKEN.

A. GOD SPOKE THIS WAY IN THE PAST( Heb. 1:1; 1 Pet. 1:10-11 ).

B. BUT TODAY, IN THESE LAST WAYS, IN JESUS( Heb. 1:1-2; John 1:18 ).

C. JESUS SPEAKS THRU THE HOLY SPIRIT( John 16:13; 14:26 ).

D. THE HOLY SPIRIT THRU THE APOSTLES( Eph. 3:5 ).

E. THE APOSTLES SPOKE( 1 Cor. 2:13 ) AND WROTE( Eph. 3:3-4 ).

F. THEIR TEACHING CONSTITUTES LAW( Luke 10:16; John 12:48 ).

G. THE REVELATION IS COMPLETE!

1. We have all things in the Scriptures( 1 Pet. 1:3; 2 Tim. 3:16-17 ).

2. "Once for all..."( Jude 3; Heb. 7:26-27; 10:10, 12, 14 ).

3. Latter day revelations are false( Gal. 1:8-9 ).

III. SINCE GOD HAS SPOKEN, WE NEED TO STUDY.

A. TO GUARD AGAINST ERROR( Acts 17:11; 1 John 4:1, 6 ).

B. TO FASHION AN ACCEPTABLE LIFE( Rom. 12:1-2; Titus 2:11-12 ).

C. TO BE ABLE TO TELL OTHERS( 1 Pet. 3:15 ).

D. FOR OUR OWN SALVATION.

1. It is God's Power( Rom. 1:16-17; Jas. 1:21 ).

2 .It will judge us( John 12:48; Heb. 4:12 ).

3. Always right( John 17:17 ).

CONCLUSION:

A. WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE? ARE YOU LISTENING?

B. Matt. 7:21; Heb. 2:1-3.