PASSED BY A FIELD
Proverbs 24:30-32
1. PROFOUND MESSAGE
A. PRICELESS JEWEL HIDDEN AWAY IN PROVERBS
B. VERSES ABOUT A FIELD
C. DOES NOT SAY HOW LARGE OR SMALL
D. DOES NOT SAY WHO IT BELONG TO
1. WHETHER RICH OR POOR
E. THIS FIELD COULD BELONG TO ANYONE
F. IT COULD EVEN BELONG TO US
G. MAN WASN'T DIGGING, OR PLOWING
OR CULTIVATING THIS FIELD
H. DIDN'T BOTHER TO CUT DOWN THORNS
I. HE DID NOT REPAIR THE WALL
J. VOID OF UNDERSTANDING-LAZY
I. WHAT I SAW TAUGHT ME A LESSON
2. PASS BY FIELDS AND HOMES
A. TELL MUCH ABOUT A PERSON
B. SOME YARDS NEAT-SOME AREN'T
C. SOME OF GREAT BEAUTY-SOME AREN'T
D. YOU CAN TELL MUCH ABOUT THE CHARACTER
3. PICTURE OF A FIELD NOT BEEN CARED FOR
A. PICTURE OF A MAN WHO WAS LAZY
B. STONE WALL WAS BROKEN DOWN
1. OLD DAYS-BUILD WALLS FOR PROTECTION
C. WISDOM WRITER SAYS FRUIT OF THE FIELD WAS
THORNS AND NETTLES
D. STONE WALL BROKEN DOWN
1. BEASTS COULD ROAM THROUGH THIS FIELD
2. NOTHING TO KEEP THEM OUT
E. WISDOM WRITER SAID; WHAT I SAW TAUGHT
ME A LESSON
4. THIS FIELD HAD GREAT POTENTIAL
A. GOD HAD INVESTED MUCH TIME IN IT
1. MILLIONS OF YEARS
A. SOME SAY EARTH-MILLIONS YEARS OLD
1. I HAVE NO ARGUMENT WITH THAT
B. I BELIEVE GOD CREATED THE WORLD IN
6 DAYS- NOT ONE OUR DAYS
C. I BELIEVE THAT ONE DAY TO GOD IS AS
A THOUSAND YEARS
D. I BELIEVE THAT CREATION DAYS WERE A
LONG PERIOD OF TIME
E. GOD PUT THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF
POTASSIUM & MINERALS
F. GOD HAD GIVEN IT POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE MUCH FRUIT
1. GRAIN AND FRUIT TREES VEGETABLES
2. MUCH GOOD FRUIT
G. HE LOVEINGLY LABOURED OVER FIELD
H. WISDOM WRITER SAID; WHAT I SAW
TAUGHT ME A LESSON
5. POTENTIAL FOR GREAT WEALTH
A. GOD HIDES VALUABLE THINGS
1. THINGS WORTH WHILE-DIG FOR IT
2. OIL-GOLD-COAL-URANIUM-SILVER-IRON-
COPPER-DIAMONDS
3. EDUCATION-DIG FOR IT
4. NEW CAR-YOU DIG FOR IT
B. YES, THIS FIELD HAD GREAT POTENTIAL
1. SLOTHFUL MAN DID NOT REALIZE THE
POTENTIAL IN THIS FIELD-VOID OF
UNDERSTANDING
6. WISDOM WRITER IS SAYING: THIS MAN DID NOT
DIG IT, HE DID NOT PLOW IT, AND HE DID NOT
CULTIVATE IT.
7. FIELD CAN BE APPLIED TO MANY AREAS
A. COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1. HAS THE WALL OF PROTECTION FALLEN
2. WHAT KIND OF FRUIT-IS PRODUCED
A. GOOD FRUIT OR BAD FRUIT
3. BEST PLACE ON EARTH
C. FIELD CAN BE APPLIED TO PEOPLE
1. YOUR LIFE AND MY LIFE
2. HAS THE WALL OF PROTECTION BROKEN DOWN
3, WHAT KIND OF FRUIT-PRODUCING
4. STONE WALL HAS TO BE UP AND STRONG
A. SATAN-ROARING LION
B. RUN ROUGH-SHOD ACROSS LIFE IF WALL
IS IN NEED OF REPAIR
D. BIBLICAL EXAMPLES OF JESUS PASSING FIELDS
1. DISCIPLES IN BOAT-CRIED OUT TO HIM
2. BLIND MAN CRIED OUT TO HIM
3. PROFOUND TEACHING-CRY OUT TO JESUS
E. GARDEN OF EDEN-FIELD
1. BEAUTIFUL PLACE-MUCH GOOD FRUIT
2. MOMENT OF WEAKNESS-WALL BROKE DOWN
3. MANKIND FELL
4. GOD SAID: FROM NOW ON-DIG IT, PLOW IT
AND CULTIVATE IT
5. EARTH PRODUCED THORNES AND BRIARS
A. THE SYMBOL OF SIN
B. JESUS-CROSS-CROWN OF THORNS
F. SIN IS A TERRIBLE THING
1. IT CAN BE A THING OF BEAUTY
A. ILLUS: ROSE GET STUCK
2. ILLUS: NETTLE-ARKANSAS-HURT LATER
A. SIN IS LIKE THAT
3. NOW WE COMMIT LITTLE SINS
A. LITTLE ROCK FROM WALL TUMBLES
B. ANOTHER ROCK TUMBLES
C. ONE DAY WALL BECOMES WEAK AND
CRUMBLES
D. SATAN ROAMS THROUGH OUR FIELD
AND SOWS THORNS AND NETTLES
1. ILLUS: MAN YARD PULLS WEEDS
A. IF NOT YARD FILLED-WEEDS
2. OUR LIFE WITH SIN LIKE THAT
A. ONE DAY LIFE JUNKED UP
B. LIFE NOT PRETTY ANYMORE
D. PRAYER AND BIBLE STUDY KEEPS
WALL
E. SATAN FIRES HIS FIERY DARTS AT US
1. WE NEED OUR SHIELD OF FAITH UP
2. SHIELD OF FAITH-REPRESENTED BY
THIS WALL
3. SIN TEARS DOWN THIS WALL THIS
SHIELD OF FAITH
4. SATAN HAS HIS WAY WITH US
F. BUT THANK GOD FOR JESUS
1. PASSES BY THE FIELD OF OUR LIFE
2. WAITS FOR OUR CRY FOR HIM
3. HE IS FAITHFUL AND JUST TO
FORGIVE US SINS AND CLEANSE US
FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS.
8. THERE WAS ANOTHER FIELD
A. A FIELD CALLED CALVARY
1. EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD HAS TO PASS
BY THIS FIELD
2. WE HAVE TO OBSERVE WHAT IS HAPPENING
THERE
3. WHAT WE SEE THERE CAN TEACH US A
LESSON
B. THE DEATH OF JESUS IS TALKED ABOUT,
THOUGHT ABOUT, PREACHED ABOUT AND SUNG
ABOUT THAT ANY OTHER DEATH
1. SONG BOOKS FULL OF CALVARY AND CROSS
2. BIBLE BELIEVING CHURCHES CENTER
THEIR TEACHING AROUND CROSS & JESUS
3. HE WAS WHIPPED AND CROWNED-THRONS
4. HE WAS CURSED AND SPAT UPON
5. LED TO GOLGOTHA AND CRUCIFIED
. 6. NO ROOM FOR YOU AT THE INN JESUS
A. BUT THERE ROOM AT THE CROSS
7. WHAT DOES THIS TEACH US
8. THAT THIS ONE LOVES US AND IS DYING IN
OUR PLACE
9. WHY:
A. FOR ALL HAVE SINNED AND COME SHORT
OF THE GLORY OF GOD
B. THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS NO NOT ONE
C. THE FIELD OF THIS PERSON MAY LOOK
ALRIGHT TO THE OWNER
D. BUT WHEN GOD LOOKS AT THIS FIELD HE
SEES THORNS AND NETTLES AND A WALL
THAT IS BROKEN DOWN AND ALL MANNER
OF WILD ANIMALS ROAMING THROUGH IT.
E. IF OWNER CALLS UPON JESUS WHO IS
PASSING BY-STONE WALL BUILT UP
THORNS AND NETTLES REMOVED
F. FORWHOSOEVER SHALL CALL UPON THE
NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.
9. ILLUS: MAN-FIELD-HAD OIL UNDER IT-DID NOT
KNOW
ILLUS: PEOPLE SITTING ON SALVATION AND
AREN'T AWARE OF IT | 