Title: Caleb: Give me this mountain
1Caleb Give
me this mountain
2Caleb Give me this mountain
- Introduction Remember Rom. 154
- A. Caleb one of the twelve spies Num. 13 14.
- B. All brought back favorable report of land.
- C. But they saw large fortified cities and
giants.
- D. Ten spies said we are not able they are
stronger than we. 1331.
3Caleb Give me this mountain
- I. But my servant Caleb has a different spirit
in him and has followed me fully. Num. 1424.
- He said Let us go up at once and take
possession for we are well able to overcome it
1330.
- Not halfhearted. Didnt serve God halfway.
- Recognized Gods will and was fully committed to
doing it.
4Caleb Give me this mountain
- A. Caleb had faith instead of doubt. Num. 14
- 148 If the Lord delights in us
- 149 The Lord is with us. Do not fear them.
- They didnt think so Felt alone facing giants.
- Job 2389 I go forward but He is not there
and backward but I cannot perceive Him When He
works on the left hand I cannot see Him.
- What about us? Phil. 212 13 God is involved
5Caleb Give me this mountain
- 1411 How long will they not believe me?
- Did they say we dont believe God?
- Their actions said it loud and clear.
- To say we cannot means God cannot.
6Caleb Give me this mountain
- B. Caleb had courage instead of fear.
- Deut. 121 Look the Lord your God has set the
land before you go up and possess it as the
Lord God of your fathers has spoken to you do
not fear or be discouraged. - Caleb believed this at first and still believed
it after 40 years in the wilderness.
7Caleb Give me this mountain
- The other ten spies said We are not able to go
up against the people for they are stronger than
we Num. 1331. Grasshopper complex v. 33.
- But Caleb saw same fortified cities and giants
they saw.
- And he said We are well able to over come it.
8Caleb Give me this mountain
- C. Caleb was optimistic rather than pessimistic.
- They said a land that devours its
inhabitants men of great stature we were like
grasshoppers. Num. 1332 33.
- Caleb said they are our bread their protection
has departed from them. 149.
- Phil. 11214 Was Paul the prisoner overcome by
despair? 423.
9Caleb Give me this mountain
- D. Caleb was a man of hope not despair.
- Num. 1414 lifted up their voices and cried
if only we had died in Egyptor in desert
- How soon they forgot the iron furnace of Egypt
- Caleb had no desire to return much less die
there or in the wilderness. He was bound for the
promise land.
10Caleb Give me this mountain
- Its so very hard for some brethren to break with
the world. Still holds great attraction for
them.
- Must remember that we are pilgrims 1 Pet.
117 211.
- Our citizenship is in heaven Phil. 320.
11Caleb Give me this mountain
- II. Caleb knew that the struggle was worthwhile.
- Num. 147 The land is an exceedingly good
land a land that flows with milk and honey.
- Is our promised land our home over there
less valuable? Is it worth the effort and the
struggle?
12Caleb Give me this mountain
- Anything that is good and desireable costs.
Effort time money exertion sacrifice.
- To refuse to deny ourselves put forth genuine
effort make sacrifices means it isnt worth
it.
- Is that what we think of our salvation the
church salvation of others our marriage
rearing our children etc.?
13Caleb Give me this mountain
- III. Caleb knew they were not alone.
- Num. 148 9 The Lord will bring us into this
land The Lord is with us. Do not fear them.
- Josh. 15 I will not leave you or forsake
you.
- Heb. 135 I will never forsake you.
14Caleb Give me this mountain
- Cannot overemphasize this point. God is involved
in our lives. Were not on automatic pilot.
- Think how interested He is bound to be in His
church His people His work.
- We know how involved He was with Joseph Esther
Daniel Paul.
- Could He be less interested and involved in the
lives of His people now?
15Caleb Give me this mountain
- IV. Caleb knew that it was now or never.
- So he said Let us go up at once. Num. 1330.
- 1429 your carcasses shall fall in this
wilderness you shall by no means enter the
land.
- 1440 Then they were ready Here we are and we
will go up to the place the Lord has promised
- 1442 Do not go up lest you be defeated the
Lord is not among you.
16Caleb Give me this mountain
- We are so sure of the future. Theres time
enough yet and nothing is going to happen to
me.
- Untold thousands are dying daily. For them it was
now or never.
- Matt. 2511 12 they arrived too late
17Caleb Give me this mountain
- V. Caleb did not vote with the majority.
- Ten spies said we are not able. Caleb voted
with the minority two against a multitude.
- Only he and Joshua said we are well able.
- Rom. 122 1 Pet. 44 let them think its
strange.
- 2 Tim. 416 At my first defense no one stood
with me but all forsook meBut the Lord stood
with me and strengthened me.
18Caleb Give me this mountain
- VI. Caleb did not let old age stop him
- Josh. 14711 spy at 40 warrior from 80 to 85.
- Did not say Im old tired done enough want
to retire. Phil. 312 13.
- He didnt seek the path of least resistance.
- Caleb sought new conquests new horizons.
19Caleb Give me this mountain
- Give me this mountain mountainous region
Hebron. What did he mean?
- You younger men conquer it for me? Fight the
giants and fortified cities for me?
- No but rather Give me the privilege of
conquering this land.
20Caleb Give me this mountain
- It is very encouraging to see people accept
challenges in spite of youth advanced age.
- Many handicapped challenged accept great
challenges. Show me what you CAN do.
- Key word of Revelation overcome. Rom. 837.
21Caleb Give me this mountain
- Members of the church of Christ that seek an
easy religion are in the wrong church.
- The church of Christ is the church purchased on
Mount Calvary. Acts 2028.
22Caleb Give me this mountain
- VII. What are the mountains facing us?
- Great challenges for elders deacons
evangelists teachers all the members in the
Lords work.
- Problems? Frustrations? Give me this mountain.
23Caleb Give me this mountain
- Young people must face challenge of peer
pressure to conform 1 Pet. 44 Rom. 122.
- Must always have a different spirit.
- Challenge to remain chaste and pure.
- Challenge in the class room or wherever if
teach evolution or that homosexuality acceptable
24Caleb Give me this mountain
- Jesus never said its easy. Matt. 714 narrow
is the gate and difficult is the way that leads
to life and there are few who find it.
- Matt. 1034 I did not come to bring peace
- Matt. 1624 deny himself take up his cross
- Eph. 61019 put on the whole armor
25Caleb Give me this mountain
- Conclusion. Lets remember Caleb
- He didnt vote with the majority.
- He had a different spirit followed fully.
- He had faith instead of doubt courage instead of
fear optimism instead of pessimism hope instead
of despair
- He knew the struggle was worthwhile. Anything
that is worthwhile costs but is worth it.
26Caleb Give me this mountain
- He knew they were not alone and for God there are
no fortified cities or giants.
- But if we say we cannot were saying God
cannot.
- He knew it was now or never. No tomorrow
- He didnt let his age stop him.
- Lets have the different spirit of Caleb and
follow the Lord not halfway but fully
27Caleb Give me this mountain
- For many people conversion itself is a great
mountain to conquer or to come back.
- Deny self take up your cross follow Christ
put Him first Solid commitment to attend
services.
- Before family pleasure business job or
profession school sports.
- Whatever the challenge GIVE ME THIS MOUNTAIN
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- IV. He knew it was now or never Num. 1429.
- A. True of untold thousands every day.
- B. They were ready when it was too late 1440.
Matt. 2512.
- V. Did not follow path of least resistance.
- A. Didnt seek conformity Rom. 122 1 Pet. 44
- B. Didnt join the nation of forgetters and
quitters.
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- VI. Caleb has followed me fully. Num. 1425.
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66- Dios existe
Hebreos 116
- God Exists
Hebrews 116
67Dios Existe God Exists
- Hebreos 116 Y sin fe es imposible agradar a
Dios porque es necesario que el que se acerca a
Dios crea que El existe y que es remunerador de
los que le buscan. - Hebrews 116 And without faith it is impossible
to please Him for he who comes to God must
believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of
those who seek Him.
68Dios Existe God Exists
- Dice el ateo Yo sé que Dios no existe.
Dice el agnóstico Ni yo ni nadie puede saber
si Dios existe.
Dice el cristiano Yo sé
que Dios existe. - The atheist says I know that God doesnt exist
The agnostic says Neither I nor anyone else can
know whether God exists.
The Christian says I know that God
exists.
69Dios Existe God Exists
- La existencia de Dios no se confirma en algún
laboratorio pero hay mucha evidencia Rom. 120.
Es conocido por medio de lo creado y la palabra
de Dios Rom. 1017. - The existence of God is not confirmed in some
laboratory but there is much evidence Rom.
120. He is known by means of creation and the
word of God Rom. 1017.
70Dios Existe God Exists
- Un solo Dios. Deut. 64 Escucha oh Israel el
SEÑOR es nuestro Dios el SEÑOR uno es.
- One God. Deut. 64 Hear O Israel The LORD
our God the LORD is one
71Dios Existe God Exists
- Dios es único Isa. 4310 Antes de mí no fue
formado ningún dios ni lo será después de mí.
- God is unique Isa. 4310 Before Me there was
no God formed Nor shall there be after Me.
72Dios Existe God Exists
- Dios es eterno Sal. 902 Antes que naciesen
los montes y formases la tierra y el mundo desde
la eternidad hasta la eternidad tú eres Dios.
- God is eternal Ps. 902 Before the mountains
were brought forth Or ever You had formed the
earth and the world Even from everlasting to
everlasting You are God.
73Dios Existe God Exists
- Dios es inmutable Mal. 36 yo Jehovah no
cambio.
- God is unchangeable Mal. 36 I the LORD do
not change.
74Dios Existe God Exists
- Dios es el Creador Gén. 11 En el principio
Dios creó los cielos y la tierra.
- God is the Creator Gen. 11 In the beginning
God created the heavens and the earth.
75Dios Existe God Exists
- Dios es autoexistente Ex. 314 Y dijo Dios a
Moisés YO SOY EL QUE SOY. Y añadió Así dirás a
los hijos de Israel YO SOY me ha enviado a
vosotros. - God is selfexistent Ex. 314 And God said to
Moses I AM WHO I AM. And He said Thus you
shall say to the children of Israel I AM has
sent me to you.
76Dios Existe God Exists
- Dios es omnipotente Mat. 1926 Jesús los miró
y les dijo Para los hombres esto es imposible
pero para Dios todo es posible.
- God is omnipotent Matt. 1926 But Jesus looked
at them and said to them With men this is
impossible but with God all things are possible.
77Dios Existe God Exists
- Dios es omnisciente Heb. 413 No existe cosa
creada que no sea manifiesta en su presencia. Más
bien todas están desnudas y expuestas ante los
ojos de aquel a quien tenemos que dar cuenta. - God is omniscient Heb. 413 And there is no
creature hidden from His sight but all things
are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we
must give account.
78Dios Existe God Exists
- Dios es omnipresente Sal. 13978 Adónde me
iré de tu Espíritu o adónde huiré de tu
presencia? Si subo a los cielos allí estás tú
si en el Seol hago mi cama allí tú estás. - God is omnipresent Ps. 13978 Where can I go
from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your
presence? If I ascend to heaven Thou art there
If I make my bed in Sheol behold Thou art
there.
79Dios Existe God Exists
- Todo lo ve Jer. 2324 Acaso podrá alguien
ocultarse en escondrijos para que yo no lo vea?
dice Jehovah. Acaso no lleno yo el cielo y la
tierra? dice Jehovah. - Sees all Jer. 2324 Can anyone hide himself in
secret places So I shall not see him? says the
LORD Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the
LORD.
80Dios Existe God Exists
- Infinitamente justo Sal. 8914 La justicia y
el derecho son el fundamento de tu trono la
misericordia y la verdad van delante de ti.
- Infinitely just Ps. 8914 Righteousness and
justice are the foundation of Your throne Mercy
and truth go before Your face.
81Dios Existe God Exists
- Infinitamente santo Apoc. 48 día y noche no
cesaban de decir SANTO SANTO SANTO es EL
SEÑOR DIOS EL TODOPODEROSO el que era el que
es y el que ha de venir. - Infinitely holy Rev. 48 day and night they do
not cease to say HOLY HOLY HOLY is THE LORD
GOD THE ALMIGHTY WHO WAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IS
TO COME.
82Dios Existe God Exists
- Misericordioso Tito 35 Él nos salvó no por
las obras de justicia que nosotros hubiésemos
hecho sino según su misericordia.
- Merciful Titus 35 not by works of
righteousness which we have done but according
to His mercy He saved us.
83Dios Existe God Exists
- Dios es amor 1 Jn. 48 El que no ama no ha
conocido a Dios porque Dios es amor.
- God is love 1 Jn. 48 He who does not love
does not know God for God is love.
84Dios Existe God Exists
- Dios es infinito Job 117 Puedes tú descubrir
las cosas recónditas de Dios? puedes hasta lo
sumo llegar a conocer al Todopoderoso?
- God is infinite Job 117 Can you search out
the deep things of God? Can you find out the
limits of the Almighty?
85Dios Existe God Exists
- La Biblia no presenta argumentos para probar la
existencia de Dios. Es aceptada como realidad.
Por ejemplo Gén. 11 En el principio Dios
- The Bible does not present arguments to prove the
existence of God. It is accepted as reality. For
example Gen. 11 In the beginning God
86Dios Existe God Exists
- Causa y efecto. Todo efecto tiene que tener una
causa adecuada. Heb. 34 toda casa es hecha por
alguno. O un reloj. El universo?
- Cause and effect. Every effect has to have an
adequate cause. Heb. 34 every house is built
by someone. Or a watch. The universe?
87Dios Existe God Exists
- El universo es eterno? Segunda ley de
termodinámicas dice que el universo está
consumiendo acabando su energía. Isa. 516.
- The universe is eternal? Second law of
thermodynamics says that the universe is
consuming using up its energy. Isa. 516.
88Dios Existe God Exists
- El universo exhibe demuestra señas del Creador
omnipotente omnisciente Tiene diseño orden
hermosura.
- The universe exhibits demonstrates signs of the
omnipotent omniscient Creator It has design
order beauty.
89Dios Existe God Exists
- Benjamin Franklin diseñó y edificó un modelo del
sistema solar. Quién lo hizo? Nadie. Está
jugando. Pero nadie hizo el universo mismo?
- Benjamin Franklin designed and built a model of
the solar system. Who made it? No one. Youre
joking. But no one made the real universe?
90Dios Existe God Exists
- Orden y diseño. Sal. 191. Planetas mueven en su
órbita con precisión. Tierra gira sobre su eje
cada 24 horas. Cómo posible viajar en espacio?
- Order and design. Ps. 191. Planets move in their
orbit with precision. Earth rotates on its axis
each 24 hours. How is space travel possible?
91Dios Existe God Exists
- Cuerpo humano propósito y diseño. Sal. 13914
asombrosa y maravillosamente he sido hecho.
Función de ojos oídos huesos músculos corazón
circulación aparato digestivo etc. - The human body purpose and design. Ps.13914
I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Function
of eyes ears bones muscles heart
circulation digestive system etc.
92Dios Existe God Exists
- El incrédulo CREE que Dios no existe. No lo puede
probar porque tendría que saber todas las cosas y
estar en todo lugar.
- The unbeliever BELIEVES that God does not exist.
He cannot prove it because he would have to know
all things and be in every place.
93Dios Existe God Exists
- Tiene que CREER que la materia es eterna porque
nada viene de nada. Es indispensable creer que
ALGO/ALGUIEN siempre ha existido.
- He has to BELIEVE that matter is eternal
because nothing comes from nothing. It is
indispensable to believe that SOMETHING/SOMEONE
has always existed.
94Dios Existe God Exists
- Tiene que CREER que vida vino de lo novivo.
Louis Pasteur confirmó que la vida viene sólo de
la vida. Generación espontánea no es ciencia.
- He has to BELIEVE that life came from nonlife.
Louis Pasteur proved that life comes only from
life. Spontaneous generation is not science.
95Dios Existe God Exists
- Tiene que CREER que seres conscientes se
originaron de lo que no estaba consciente y que
no tenía vida.
- He has to BELIEVE that conscious beings
originated from that which had no consciousness
and had no life.
96Dios Existe God Exists
- Tiene que CREER que todo el orden y diseño del
universo y en el hombre cuerpo mente vinieron
por pura casualidad gran explosion.
- He has to BELIEVE that all the order and design
of the universe and in man body mind came by
pure chance big bang.
97Dios Existe God Exists
- Tiene que CREER que el hombre es simplemente un
conjunto de átomos materia organizada. Sobre
esta base no hay valores morales no correcto o
incorrecto. - He has to BELIEVE that man is simply a body of
atoms organized matter. On this basis there are
no moral values no right or wrong.
98Dios Existe God Exists
- Como dice el Salmista Sal.141 El necio ha
dicho en su corazón No hay Dios. Se han
corrompido han cometido hechos abominables no
hay quien haga el bien. - As the Psalmist says Ps. 141 The fool has
said in his heart There is no God. They are
corrupt They have done abominable works There
is none who does good.
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116Objetivos
- El significado del término.
- La descripción de los ángeles.
- Las dos clases de ángeles.
- La obra que hacen los ángeles.
117Significado del Término
- Malak hebreo enviar como deputado.
- Angellos griego significa mensajero.
- humano Mat. 1110 Luc. 724.
- divino Mat. 2230.
- El contexto determina cual sentido divino o
humano se entiende.
118Descripción de los Ángeles
- Seres creados por Dios Sal. 1482 5.
- Espíritus Heb. 17 14.
- No pueden morir Luc. 2036.
- Innumerables Dan. 7910.
- Grandes en poder Sal. 10320.
- Rango de ángeles 1 Tes. 416 Judas 9.
119Descripción de los Ángeles
- Nombres.
- Miguel Dan. 1013 etc. Judas 9 Apoc. 127.
- Gabriel Dan. 816 921 Luc. 119 26.
- Apariencias.
- estado glorioso Dan. 325 Mat. 2823
- en forma de hombre Gén. 1819 Mar. 165
- alas? serafines querubines
- sin sexo Mat. 2230
120Dos Clases de Ángeles
- Los buenos 1 Tim. 521 Mat. 2531
- Los malos 2 Ped. 24 Judas 6 Mat. 2541
121La Obra que Hacen los Ángeles
- La limitación de su obra.
- Sujetos a Jesucristo Mat. 2818 1 Ped. 322
- No deben ser adorados Apoc. 2289 Col.
21823
- No predican el evangelio mucho menos lo cambien
Hechos 826 35 103 157 Gál. 18.
122La Obra que Hacen los Ángeles
- Invisibles pero interesados en los asuntos del
hombre.
- Salmo 911114
- Mat. 1810
- 1 Cor. 49
- 1 Ped. 112
123La Obra que Hacen los Ángeles
- Participan en la redención del hombre.
- A través del A.T.
- Jesús Luc. 12628 31 21314 Heb. 16 Mat.
411 Luc. 2243 Mat. 2653 Mat. 2824 Hechos
1911
- Los apóstoles Hechos 519 caps. 8 10 12710
23 2723 4344.
- Nosotros Heb. 114 1 Ped. 112 Luc. 1510
Heb. 122223 Luc. 2036 1 Cor. 623.
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