Pastor Tim Keith

Istrouma Baptist Church (BR)
Jul 30, 2023

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July 30 | Parables of Jesus
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July 30, 2023 | Tim Keith
Consequences of a Greedy Heart

‭‭Luke‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬-‭13‬‬
Meanwhile, a crowd of many thousands came together, so that they were trampling on one another. He began to say to his disciples first, “Be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. There is nothing covered that won’t be uncovered, nothing hidden that won’t be made known. Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in an ear in private rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. “I say to you, my friends, don’t fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more. But I will show you the one to fear: Fear him who has authority to throw people into hell after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the one to fear! Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight. Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. “And I say to you, anyone who acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God, but whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. Whenever they bring you before synagogues and rulers and authorities, don’t worry about how you should defend yourselves or what you should say. For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that very hour what must be said.” Someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭5‬:‭10‬‬
Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!

CONSEQUENCES OF A GREEDY HEART:

1. You give credit to the wrong person. (v. 16-19a)

2. You make plans for the wrong reason. (v. 17-18)

3. You place faith in the wrong belief. (v. 19)

‭‭James‬ ‭4‬:‭13‬-‭16‬‬
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such a city and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.” Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring — what your life will be! For you are like vapor that appears for a little while, then vanishes. Instead, you should say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” But as it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

CONSEQUENCES OF A GREEDY HEART:

4. You spend time on the wrong pursuit. (v. 20)

Psalm 14:1 says, “The fool has said in his heart there is no God.”

5. You live life with the wrong focus. (v. 21)

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The Parable of the Soils
Matthew 13:1-9

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭13‬:‭1‬-‭9‬‬
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears, let him hear.”

1. The haters

2. Our hearts

a. Hard vv. 18-19

b. Shallow vv. 20-21

c. Divided v. 22

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭24‬‬
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

2d. Fruitful v. 23

3. Our hope

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55‬:‭10‬-‭11‬‬
“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭1‬:‭18‬‬
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

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Jul 30 , 2023

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30 de Julio, 2023
Calla y escucharas, escucha y aprenderás
Lucas 8:4-15
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‭‭S. Lucas‬ ‭8‬:‭4‬-‭15‬‬
Juntándose una gran multitud, y los que de cada ciudad venían a él, les dijo por parábola: El sembrador salió a sembrar su semilla; y mientras sembraba, una parte cayó junto al camino, y fue hollada, y las aves del cielo la comieron. Otra parte cayó sobre la piedra; y nacida, se secó, porque no tenía humedad. Otra parte cayó entre espinos, y los espinos que nacieron juntamente con ella, la ahogaron. Y otra parte cayó en buena tierra, y nació y llevó fruto a ciento por uno. Hablando estas cosas, decía a gran voz: El que tiene oídos para oír, oiga. Y sus discípulos le preguntaron, diciendo: ¿Qué significa esta parábola? Y él dijo: A vosotros os es dado conocer los misterios del reino de Dios; pero a los otros por parábolas, para que viendo no vean, y oyendo no entiendan. Esta es, pues, la parábola: La semilla es la palabra de Dios. Y los de junto al camino son los que oyen, y luego viene el diablo y quita de su corazón la palabra, para que no crean y se salven. Los de sobre la piedra son los que habiendo oído, reciben la palabra con gozo; pero estos no tienen raíces; creen por algún tiempo, y en el tiempo de la prueba se apartan. La que cayó entre espinos, estos son los que oyen, pero yéndose, son ahogados por los afanes y las riquezas y los placeres de la vida, y no llevan fruto. Mas la que cayó en buena tierra, estos son los que con corazón bueno y recto retienen la palabra oída, y dan fruto con perseverancia.

1. Escuchar Su Palabra, es Dios llamándonos.

2. Escuchar su Palabra, es una lucha espiritual.

3. Escuchar Su Palabra, es recibir más de Dios.

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Istrouma Baptist Church (BR)
Jul 23, 2023

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July 23 | Parables of Jesus
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July 23, 2023 | Matt Cate

‭‭Mark‬ ‭4‬:‭1‬-‭20‬‬
Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.” Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.” When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables so that, “ ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’ ” Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? The farmer sows the word. Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”

1. The CONTEXT of the SCRIPTURE

2. The CALL to LISTEN

3. The CONDITION of the SOILS
a. The Hard Heart
b. The Shallow Heart
c. The Divided Heart
d. The Fruitful Heart

4. The CASTING of the SEEDS

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July 23 l Parables of Jesus
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Consequences of a Greedy Heart

‭‭Luke‬ ‭12‬‬
Meanwhile, a crowd of many thousands came together, so that they were trampling on one another. He began to say to his disciples first, “Be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. There is nothing covered that won’t be uncovered, nothing hidden that won’t be made known. Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in an ear in private rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. “I say to you, my friends, don’t fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more. But I will show you the one to fear: Fear him who has authority to throw people into hell after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the one to fear! Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight. Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. “And I say to you, anyone who acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God, but whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. Whenever they bring you before synagogues and rulers and authorities, don’t worry about how you should defend yourselves or what you should say. For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that very hour what must be said.” Someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭5‬:‭10‬‬
Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!

CONSEQUENCES OF A GREEDY HEART:

1. You give credit to the wrong person. (v. 16-19a)

2. You make plans for the wrong reason. (v. 17-18)

3. You place faith in the wrong belief. (v. 19)

‭‭James‬ ‭4‬:‭13‬-‭16‬‬
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such a city and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.” Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring — what your life will be! For you are like vapor that appears for a little while, then vanishes. Instead, you should say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” But as it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

CONSEQUENCES OF A GREEDY HEART:

4. You spend time on the wrong pursuit. (v. 20)

Psalm 14:1 says, “The fool has said in his heart there is no God.”

5. You live life with the wrong focus. (v. 21)

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Jul 23 , 2023

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23 de Julio, 2023
El Rico Insensato
Lucas 12:13-21
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‭‭S. Lucas‬ ‭12‬:‭13‬-‭21‬‬
Le dijo uno de la multitud: Maestro, di a mi hermano que parta conmigo la herencia. Mas él le dijo: Hombre, ¿quién me ha puesto sobre vosotros como juez o partidor? Y les dijo: Mirad, y guardaos de toda avaricia; porque la vida del hombre no consiste en la abundancia de los bienes que posee. También les refirió una parábola, diciendo: La heredad de un hombre rico había producido mucho. Y él pensaba dentro de sí, diciendo: ¿Qué haré, porque no tengo dónde guardar mis frutos? Y dijo: Esto haré: derribaré mis graneros, y los edificaré mayores, y allí guardaré todos mis frutos y mis bienes; y diré a mi alma: Alma, muchos bienes tienes guardados para muchos años; repósate, come, bebe, regocíjate. Pero Dios le dijo: Necio, esta noche vienen a pedirte tu alma; y lo que has provisto, ¿de quién será? Así es el que hace para sí tesoro, y no es rico para con Dios.

1. EL CUIDADO QUE TODO CRISTIANO DEBEMOS TENER ENTRE EL SABER GUARDAR Y SER AVARICIOSO.

2. EL CUIDADO QUE TODO CRISTIANO DEBEMOS TENER EN CONSULTAR A DIOS Y SOMETER NUESTROS PLANES Y ANHELOS DELANTE DEL SENOR.

3. EL ENTENDIMIENTO QUE TODO CRISTIANO DEBEMOS TENER EN RECONOCER QUE TODO LO QUE HEMOS RECIBIDO HA SIDO DADO POR DIOS Y NO SE DEBE OLVIDAR DE AGRADECERLO DE TODO CORAZON.

4. LA PASION QUE TODO CRISTIANO DEBEMOS TENER POR COMPARTIR DE LO QUE TENEMOS Y SOBRE TODO LA PASION POR INVERTIR EN EL REINO DE DIOS.

CONCLUSION:
El Señor nos hace un llamado a la reflexion con esta parabola, como todas ellas, nos llama a pensar en cuales son nuestras prioridades, hacia donde apuntan nuestro planes y proyectos y que espera Dios de cada uno de nosotros que decimos ser hijos suyos.

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Istrouma Baptist Church (BR)
Jul 16, 2023

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July 16 | Parables of Jesus
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July 16, 2023 | Tim Keith

‭‭Luke‬ ‭15‬:‭25‬-‭32‬‬
“Now his older son was in the field; as he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he summoned one of the servants, questioning what these things meant. ‘Your brother is here,’ he told him, ‘and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’ “Then he became angry and didn’t want to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him. But he replied to his father, ‘Look, I have been slaving many years for you, and I have never disobeyed your orders, yet you never gave me a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.’ “‘Son,’ he said to him, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

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July 16 l Parables of Jesus
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The Compassionate Father: Part Two

‭‭Luke‬ ‭15‬:‭1‬-‭2‬‬
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭15‬:‭25‬-‭32‬‬
“Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.’ But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, but he answered his father, ‘Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’ And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’”

1. A celebration

‭‭Luke‬ ‭15‬:‭1‬-‭2‬‬
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”

2. A conversation

‭‭Luke‬ ‭15‬:‭1‬-‭2‬‬
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”

3. An invitation

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16 de Julio, 2023
Remiendo Nuevo en Vestido Viejo
Mateo 9:16
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‭‭S. Mateo‬ ‭9‬:‭16‬‬
Nadie pone remiendo de paño nuevo en vestido viejo; porque tal remiendo tira del vestido, y se hace peor la rotura.

1. No podemos continuar viviendo bajo la ley y la gracia.

2. No podemos remendar nuestra vida y esperar lo mejor.

3. Para que Dios haga algo nuevo, debemos ser hechos nuevos.

Dios no está interesado en remendar nuestra vida.
Él quiere hacer de nosotros …una nueva persona.

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