Homerton Baptist Church
Morning Service (241117)
  • Hymn 45 - WITH HEARTS IN LOVE ABOUNDING
      • Psalms 71.1-3NKJV

  • Hymn 754 - Be Still, my soul: the lord is on your side;
      • Deuteronomy 11:8–32NKJV

      • Matthew 9:14–17NKJV

      • Mark 2:18–22NKJV

      • Luke 5:33–39NKJV

      • 1 John 2:7–14NKJV

  • Hymn 726 - As the deer pants for the water
      • Romans 5.1-3NKJV

      • Romans 5.4-6NKJV

      • Romans 5.7-9NKJV

      • Romans 5.10-11NKJV

  • Psalm 71:1–3 ESV
    1 In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame! 2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me! 3 Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come; you have given the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
    Romans 5:1–11 (ESV)
    1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. 6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
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    Song of Solomon 8:10–12 ESV
    10 I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers; then I was in his eyes as one who finds peace. 11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard to keepers; each one was to bring for its fruit a thousand pieces of silver. 12 My vineyard, my very own, is before me; you, O Solomon, may have the thousand, and the keepers of the fruit two hundred.
    Introduction
    A commendable and proper concern has been expressed for the younger women that they too share the same experience as the Shulamite. The Shulamite concurs with this and joyfully speaks of her experience. So it is in our Christian life we must be ready always to speak of the wonders God has done for us.
    Experience is very important, both good and bad teach us vital lessons that teach us and enables us to teach others. This is especially true is our christian experience as we grow in Christ so we can be of great help to others. It is very sad when we see professing christians whose growth is stunted.
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    1. Salvation v10

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    Song of Solomon 8:10 (ESV) — 10 I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers; then I was in his eyes as one who finds peace.
    This is the believer’s personal testimony to and glad rejoicing in the very work of God in his/her own life which the Lord has been promising to do for the ‘little sister’. [1]
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    a. Maturity

    Song of Solomon 8:10 (ESV) — 10 I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers; then I was in his eyes as one who finds peace.
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    Colossians 2:6–7 (ESV)
    6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
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    Philippians 3:14–16 (ESV)
    14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you. 16 Only let us hold true to what we have attained.
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    Hebrews 6:1 ESV
    1 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,
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    b. Peace

    Song of Solomon 8:10 (ESV) — 10 I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers; then I was in his eyes as one who finds peace.
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    Romans 5:1–5 ESV
    1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
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    Galatians 5:22 ESV
    22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
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    Colossians 3:15 ESV
    15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
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    John 14:27 ESV
    27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
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    2. Corporate v11

    Song of Solomon 8:11 ESV
    11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard to keepers; each one was to bring for its fruit a thousand pieces of silver.
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    a. The Vineyard

    Song of Solomon 8:11 (ESV)
    11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard to keepers; each one was to bring for its fruit a thousand pieces of silver.
    No firm location can be given for Baal Hamon and it is useless to speculate. It may even be fictitious or poetic. The meaning of the name is ‘master or lord of the multitude’.[2]
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    John 15:1–2 ESV
    1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
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    b. Fruit

    Song of Solomon 8:11 (ESV) — 11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard to keepers; each one was to bring for its fruit a thousand pieces of silver.
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    Zechariah 8:11–13 ESV
    11 But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days, declares the Lord of hosts. 12 For there shall be a sowing of peace. The vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its produce, and the heavens shall give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. 13 And as you have been a byword of cursing among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing. Fear not, but let your hands be strong.”
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    John 15:5–6 ESV
    5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.
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    John 15:16 ESV
    16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
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    3. Personal v12

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    Song of Solomon 8:12 ESV
    12 My vineyard, my very own, is before me; you, O Solomon, may have the thousand, and the keepers of the fruit two hundred.
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    a. My Vineyard

    Song of Solomon 8:12 (ESV) — 12 My vineyard, my very own, is before me; you, O Solomon, may have the thousand, and the keepers of the fruit two hundred.
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    Romans 12:4–8 ESV
    4 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
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    Ephesians 2:19–22 ESV
    19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
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    b. Giving

    Song of Solomon 8:12 (ESV) — 12 My vineyard, my very own, is before me; you, O Solomon, may have the thousand, and the keepers of the fruit two hundred.
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    Malachi 3:9–12 ESV
    9 You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. 10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. 11 I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the Lord of hosts. 12 Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.
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    2 Corinthians 9:6–7 ESV
    6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
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    1 Corinthians 16:2 ESV
    2 On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.
    Conclusion
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    Colossians 3:17 ESV
    17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
      • Psalm 71:1–3NKJV

      • Song of Solomon 8:10–12NKJV

      • Hebrews 6:1NKJV

      • Romans 5:1–5NKJV

      • Galatians 5:22NKJV

      • Colossians 3:15NKJV

      • John 14:27NKJV

      • Song of Solomon 8:11NKJV

      • John 15:1–2NKJV

      • Zechariah 8:11–13NKJV

      • John 15:5–6NKJV

      • John 15:16NKJV

      • Song of Solomon 8:12NKJV

      • Romans 12:4–8NKJV

      • Ephesians 2:19–22NKJV

      • Malachi 3:9–12NKJV

      • 2 Corinthians 9:6–7NKJV

      • 1 Corinthians 16:2NKJV

      • Colossians 3:17NKJV

  • Hymn 1232 - In Christ Alone
  • Doxology 151 v3
      • 2 Peter 3:18ESV