FHU Lectures This Week
The Freed-Hardeman Lectureship is this week (Feb. 2 – 6). I will be speaking on Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m. in Loyd Auditorium – Aud. A. [I was supposed to speak at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Loyd, but there was a need to change in order to allow Dr. Jack Lewis to speak because he is bound to a wheel chair.]
The FHU lectures are special and they have really done a good job of trying to offer topics for a wide variety of people. They really are trying to appeal to students and those 45 and younger. Check out the lectures if you get a chance. You will be blessed. I appreciate the opportunity to go with my family and the privilege of speaking.
We hope to see many of our friends at Lectures. You can listen and watch the Loyd lectures free at www.fhu.edu – click on lectureship link. The theme this year is on 1 and 2 Thessalonians. I was blessed with doing a lesson on Satan. We so underestimate his role as the Christian’s adversary.
Here is the abstract of my lecture.
Christians have an enemy, Satan, who opposes the mission of Christ and wants our souls in hell (Matt. 13:39, Rev. 12:16-17). This lecture will focus upon how Satan works today based upon three passages in 1 and 2 Thessalonians. It will be observed that Satan works by hindering Christian service (1 Thess. 2:18), tempting Christians to sin so that their faith is shaken (1 Thess. 3:5), and finally, deceiving the world and Christians through falsehood and lies (2 Thess. 2:9-10).
Here is the transcript (How Does Satan Work Today?) that was written for the lectureship book.
Here is a brief outline for others to use.
Who is Satan?
The Christian’s Adversary.
1 Pet. 5:8, John 8:44, 2 Cor. 4:4, John 14:30
Our Text – 1 Thess. 2:18, 3:5; 2 Thess. 2:9-10 – Satan worked this way in Paul’s life and he is continuing to work this way today.
I. Satan Hinders – 1 Thess. 2:18
Satan seeks to hinder the work of Christian servants and faithful churches.
II. Satan Tempts – 1 Thess. 3:5
Mat. 4:1-11, Gen. 3, James 1:14-15, Luke 22:31, 1 John 2:16, Rev. 2:10
III. Satan Deceives – 2 Thess. 2:9-10
John 8:44, Rev. 12:9-17, John 8:31-32
The Bible is filled with warnings of false teachers.
The sermon will be in audio resources from where I preached it at Seven Oaks. Let me know if I can share any other information with you.
