1 Chronicles Foreword

Sermon on 1 Chronicles 2:7

"AND THE SONS OF CARMI; ACHAR, THE TROUBLER OF ISRAEL, WHO TRANSGRESSED IN THE THING ACCURSED." 1Ch 4:9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. 1Ch 4:10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with m...

Sermon on 1 Chronicles 4:9, 10

"THE PRAYER OF JABEZ" Intro: Jabez means sorrow. Rather mean name to tag on a kid. His mother bare him with sorrow. (vs. 9). Perhaps a birth defect. Sorrow often creates a depth of character, forces one to pray. I. "AND JABEZ CALLED ON THE GOD OF ISRAEL." A. In a long listing of names suddenly one stands out for special mention -- Jabez. 1. He was a man of prayer. 2. Men of pra...

Sermon on 1 Chronicles 4:9, 10

"JABEZ" Intro: His name means "born of sorrow". The birth of a son was the occasion of joy. Perhaps she had a difficult labor or occasioned great sorrow during pregnancy, or perhaps he was born with a birth defect. Depth of character is often born of sorrow or handicap. I. JABEZ PRAYED "AND JABEZ CALLED UPON THE GOD OF ISRAEL" A. In the listing of the names of the family of Judah...

Sermon on 1 Chronicles 4:9,10

"THE PRAYER OF JABEZ" Intro: In the recording of the families of Judah, Jabez comes into the picture - "Born of sorrow" - yet he was more honorable than his brothers - he prayed. I. TO WHOM WAS HIS PRAYER MADE? A. This is very important. 1. When a person tells me that they pray every night - to whom? 2. There are many gods. a. When a person says lord, it would be important to...

Sermon on 1 Chronicles 4:9

"THE PRAYER OF JABEZ" I. JABEZ IS INTERESTING TO US FOR HIS NAME SUDDENLY APPEARS IN ALL OF THESE NAMES WE HAVE BEEN READING OF THE DESCENDANTS OF JUDAH, AND THEN THE WRITER STOPS TO GIVE US A SHORT SKETCH OF HIM. A. We do not know any more about him than what is recorded in the two verses of our text. B. He is not mentioned or referred to anywhere else in the Bible. C. He sudd...

Sermon on 1 Chronicles 12:8

"DAVID'S MEN" I. DAVID IS AN INTERESTING TYPE OF CHRIST. A. The kingdom was given to Him by God. 1. The prophet Samuel had anointed him king over Israel. 2. He was God's choice. 3. Saul sought to hold by force that which was no longer his. B. David was despised and rejected by Saul. 1. Saul sought to kill him. 2. David was finally driven from the kingdom. 3. He waited in th...

Sermon on Titus 3:5-7

"DOING THE RIGHT THING IN A WRONG WAY" I. THE DESIRE TO BRING THE ARK OF THE COVENANT TO JERUSALEM WAS A RIGHT THING. A. David knew that the strength of a nation laid in it's relationship to God. 1. He knew that righteousness exalts a nation, but sin was a reproach to any people. 2. David wrote, "Happy are the people whose God is the Lord." 3. He desired to bring the consciousn...

Sermon on 1 Chronicles 16:7

"A PSALM OF" Intro. The Ark of the Covenant has been placed in the Tabernacle that David hasprepared for it in Jerusalem with great celebration. The crowds have headed for home rejoicing. A new day has dawned for Israel, as they once again acknowledge God as Lord over the nation. David has reinstated the priesthood and appointed the priest to sing and others to play instruments bef...

Sermon on 1 Chronicles 16:31

"THE LORD REIGNETH" I. EVIDENCES OF HIS REIGN. A. In the Universe - "Let the heavens be glad." 1. The stars in their perfect orbits. 2. The sun as the heat and energy source. a. Earth could only survive 3 days. b. One square mile of Arizona desert receives enough solar energy in 1 hr. to run all of our industries for a year. 3. In the atom. B. In the delicate balances of nat...

Sermon on 1 Chronicles 16:31

"THE LORD REIGNETH" I. EVIDENCES OF HIS REIGN. A. From the atom to the universe. 1. Atom's heart or nucleus, positive charges. a. Coulomb's law of repulsion of like charge. b. 10-50 lbs. pressure to hold two protons together. c. 1 gram protons North Pole - 26 tons. d. "By Him all things consist" - "The Lord reigneth!" 2. The beautiful order of the universe. a. Each star i...

Sermon on 1 Chronicles 17

"TOO MUCH" Intro: David sitting in his house expressed to Nathan the prophet his desire to build God a house. Nathan encouraged him to do what was in his heart. I. GOD'S MESSAGE TO DAVID. A. Great disappointment - "you are not to build a house." 1. His dreams and plans were shattered. a. Sometimes we overreact to disappointment. 1. We start accusing God of horrible things. 2....

Sermon on 1 Chronicles 19:10-13

"DO YOUR BEST, AND COMMIT THE REST" Intro. Nahash who was the king of the Ammonites had died, and David sent emissaries to carry his condolences to his son Hanum. However some of the counselors of Hanum suggested to him that David had impure motives and that these men who were sent by David were spies. Hanum greatly shamed and mistreated them by shaving their beards and cutting...

Sermon on 1 Chronicles 28:9,10,11

"BE STRONG - AND DO IT" Intro: David's charge before the princes to his young and tender son Solomon. I. "KNOW THE GOD OF THY FATHER." A. It is not to know of the God. 1. Many know of God without knowing God. 2. Paul's "that I might know Him and the power." B. This is to know in a personal way. 1. Through acquaintance and experience and relationship. 2. This knowledge must b...

Sermon on 1 Chronicles 28:9

"SERVING GOD" I. "KNOW THE GOD OF THY FATHER." A. The need of knowing God. 1. To serve God you must know Him. 2. To love God you must know Him. a. The more you know Him the more you love Him. 3. To trust God you must know Him. a. He is able to keep you. b. He is willing to keep you. c. He wants to help you. 1. Not a matter of begging God. 2. Nor talking God into it. 3. I...

Sermon on 1 Chronicles 29:9-14

"GIVING TO GOD" I. HOW TO GIVE TO GOD. A. There is an art to giving. Listed as a gift of the Spirit in Romans 12. 1. By the way some gifts are given, you want to say "keep it, who needs it." 2. Some make a lot over giving little, some make little over giving a lot. a. I had an uncle who made offering us a piece of candy out of a box seem like the Hope Diamond. Never comfortable...

Sermon on 1 Chronicles 29:14

"GIVING TO GOD" Intro. It was David's desire to build a house where the people might come and worship God. Because of his many wars, God said that David could not build the house. God, however, did not say that David could not contribute the funds necessary to build the house, to draw the plans, and gather the materials. I. CHAPTER 29 TELLS US DAVID'S GREAT GIFTS AND HIS GATHERIN...