Geoffrey's Notebook

Jonah 1:14-16  Then they cried out to the Lord, 'Please, Lord, do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.' Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. At this the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him. This is deliverance by casting the stubborn prophet overboard.  It’s that part of your heart, deep asleep in the depths of the boat, that is running from the Lord. He is not innocent. He is not to be kept on the ship. Release him to the Lord’s monster-fish to be brought near to Sheol. If he dies, it was the Lord who let him die. If he is brought to land, your old stubbornness against the Lord’s will may become your new resoluteness to accomplish the Lord’s mission.  Oh Lord, I cast away this stubborn ‘man’ inside of me and release him to Your storms. Judge and do as You please. As for me, I w...

Note: For a simplified and shorter set of talks on this topic see the post on Kingdom Talks . Kingdom Series of Messages Some years back (2011) I shared 3 messages in Richmond on Kingdom concepts.  1) Gift & Reward 2) The Kingdom Age 3) The Judgment Seat of Christ It was for those 3 messages that I quickly made some charts and other handouts.  Kingdom Charts Before then I had drawn these out so many times in small talks, Bible studies, or while preaching. I've since used them as hundreds of handouts and email-outs for believers seeking to connect some of these dots. If you're printing them, they're built to be on an 11" x 17" piece of paper. Any local copy shop can do that for you. But you can also print them on regular-sized sheets and just connect two of them together. These handouts need an upgrade in design. In 2011 they were not nice on the eyes and now they seem even more outdated. They do provide some Scriptures and explanations for many q...

Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, and of instruction about washings [baptisms], the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. (Heb 6:1-2 ESV) Repentance from Dead Works & Faith in God repentance from dead works and of faith toward God The basic “milk” of the teaching: the word of grace We are saved by grace through faith; it has nothing to do with our works. Even our good works are “dead” because we are spiritually dead to God.  For ye are saved by grace, through faith; and this not of yourselves; it is God's gift: not on the principle of works, that no one might boast. For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has before prepared that we should walk in them. (Eph 2:8-10)  but knowing that a man is not justified on the principle of works of law nor ...

Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, and of instruction about washings [baptisms], the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.  (Heb 6:1-2 ESV) Repentance from Dead Works & Faith In God repentance from dead works and of faith toward God Heb_9:14   how much rather shall the blood of the Christ, who by the eternal Spirit offered himself spotless to God, purify your conscience from dead works to worship the living God? Joh 3:16   For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believes on him may not perish, but have life eternal. Joh 3:17   For God has not sent his Son into the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him. Joh 3:18   He that believes on him is not judged: but he that believes not has been already judg...