In our text tonight, the apostle paul is giving us a spiritual wakeup call. The man who the king delights to honor first presbyterian. Nov 23, 2015 and in the night in which he was betrayed, king jesus could not sleep. We need to understand all that they meant and the wideranging implications. That night when hamans men were building a gallows for m that very night when h. With a account you will be able to save items to read and study later. Jesus and the apostles exhort us to actively watch. Bible sermons online, audio sermon preached by 1 maurice roberts, inverness. That many of us are too busy and need to slow down. It appears that the king could not remember this dream, though he kept having it. So he told a servant to bring the official daily records, and they were read to the king. He could order infants in an entire village slaughtered, and he could lounge in luxury that still amazes us, 2,000 years later. They came across the story there about the time that mordecai had exposed the plot of bigthana and tereshthe two royal eunuchs who guarded the entrance and who had conspired to assassinate king xerxes.
Esther 610 kj21 on that night the king could not sleep. He ordered the record book, the daybyday journal of events, to be brought and read to him. Our pastor always says if you fall asleep while in a sermon, you are content with yourself. In the second year of his reign, nebuchadnezzar had dreams. The burden of this sermon is that many of us have a sleep deficit that we need to make up. The man who the king delights to honor first presbyterian church. We are not surprised to read that on that night could not the king sleep. A thanksgiving message sermon by jerry depoy, esther 6. Sermon psalm 4 when you cant sleep april 26, 2009 listen to this sermon.
In this age of competition, most men are wide enough awake for their temporal interests. Our survival and salvation could depend on that understanding. Sermons about series that night king could not sleep. Naboth refused on the grounds that god said he could not sale the land. Darbys translation on that night sleep fled from the. As i continued to study and as i prepared the sermon i could not begin to encompass it, what i had thought for to deliver at this hour.
All it takes is one recurring dream, and the kings life starts to unravel. On that night could not the king sleep how vain are all the contrivances of foolish man against the wise and omnipotent god, who hath the hearts and hands of kings and all men perfectly at his disposal, and can by such trivial accidents as they are accounted change their minds, and produce such terrible effects. In the garden of gethsemane, as peter, james and john rested in gentle sleep, natures soft nurse, jesus was so stressed that capillaries in his forehead began to burst and tiny streams of blood trickled down his face. Jul 22, 2016 1 on that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles. When haman, an enemy of the jews was planning to destroy the jews because of mordecai, the king could not sleep that night. And in the night in which he was betrayed, king jesus could not sleep. Haman desireth to slay thee, and to make himself king in thy stead. It is easy to blame the preacher but really it is the design of the service and of course the participant. Not, indeed, that there was anything in ahasuerus xerxes to make us expect a restless. Indian nationalist and poet rabindranath tagore 18611941 won the nobel prize for literature in 19. There are many instances of gods miraculous handling of events throughout the bible. Be that as it may, the sermons here are freely given to those who wish to use them for the glory of god. We do not usually sleep towards the things of this world. And he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
Our good king robert the bruce, said she, whom, though he is hunted by hounds and horns, i acknowledge to be the rightful king of all scotland. A major purpose of dreams in the scriptures was for prophetic insight. Below is an exact transcription of the king follett sermon given by the prophet joseph smith. When people needed a word from the lord, they contacted the dreamers. The king himself wanted to change the law, but as a law of the medes and the persians, it could not be revoked. Dear beloved,the king could not sleep that night the king could not sleep. Energy begets energy and that is why we sing and stand a lot. The sermon this morning i have entitled the wisdom of men and of god.
Criswell sermon library the dream of nebuchadnezzar. This is the pastor bringing the morning message from the second chapter of t. We are to be on guard dutyand you dont sleep while on duty. If the king said sleep with me it was a command,woman did not have a choice, as with esther. Because of this he was rejected by the lord as king of israel. When we might feel that all is hopeless, god is at work for us, bringing about events we could not imagine. That night the king was restless and could not sleep. We rise up early, and sit up late, and eat the bread of carefulness for mammons sake. Easter 3 search results sermon and worship resources. That night the king could not sleep while all of susa slept, the king was restless.
What a shock to open this bestselling book and read the first sentence. There is teaching today, and weve had it many times at our church, that esther entered a beauty contest and won the king and her queenship. Susa, of course, is the royal city that the king was living in, and on this night, he could not sleep. That was probably so boring that he figured it would put him to sleep. We need to make sure our king is not sleeping in our life. Sleep comes when are mind becomes weary and we need to be restored, we are tired. The first king of israel, king saul, turned from the lord and refused to obey the lords commands. Herod had more power, and more money, than anyone in the land. The malice of haman and the vacuous, amoral, hedonism of ahasueras. God has ways of working that we people can never fathom.
If he didnt want to rest in his herodium, he could use his palace in jerusalem. And the king saw one in the similitude of a man who spoke these words to him. The story begins one night in babylon when mighty king nebuchadnezzar had trouble sleeping. When samuel arrived in bethlehem, he called for jesse to bring his sons to a public sacrifice. And he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the. So one was commanded to bring the book of the records of the chronicles. Not only that, it provided county agents to further their expertise in farming. God had selected one of jesses sons to be the next king of israel. And it was found written that mordecai had told of bigthana and teresh, two of the kings eunuchs, the doorkeepers who had sought to lay hands on king ahasuerus. The king follett discourse, or king follett sermon, was an address delivered in nauvoo, illinois by joseph smith, president and founder of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, on april 7, 1844, less than three months before he was murdered by a mob.
Find series that night king could not sleep sermons and illustrations. He is telling us to wake up, dont be caught sleeping. They came to the part of the chronicles where there was the plot on his life and how by the warning of mordicai, his life was spared. Deep sleep music 247, insomnia, sleep therapy, sleep meditation, calm music, study, relax, sleep body mind zone 2,492 watching live now. That nightthe night of destructionthe king came for the deliverance of his people. Esther 6 niv bible that night the king could not sleep. I could not begin to encompass it and do it all in this brief time allotted for a sermon. Remaining awake through a great revolution the martin. The world according to god keep believing ministries. But not only did it give the land, it built landgrant colleges to teach them how to farm. King follett sermon transcription joseph smith jr and emma. Esther bible study chapter 6 the sleepless king and the.
Aug 29, 2015 our pastor always says if you fall asleep while in a sermon, you are content with yourself. She could not enthrone him except in her heart, but she would if she could. Sweet understanding series teach the text one volume sermon king duncan. Oct 20, 2016 it is easy to blame the preacher but really it is the design of the service and of course the participant. For more on kings travels in the middle east, see king, a walk through the holy land, easter sunday sermon delivered at dexter avenue baptist church, 29 march 1959, pp. So the king summoned the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers to tell him what he had dreamed daniel 2. Though jesus is intently interested in you, and loves you more than can be described, he is king of kings, and lord of lords, and is worthy of our worship. In fact, the word of god was clear that the king could not buy the inheritance of the people, eze. We have been created to worship him, not the other way around.
There is teaching today, and weve had it many times at our church, that esther entered a beauty contest and. He commanded to bring the book of records his mind being. The inability to sleep of the king made him to order his servants to bring the book of the record of his reign to him. Sermon he is king of kings lifeway christian resources.
So, one was commanded to bring the book of the records of the chronicles. During that night the king could not sleep so he gave an order to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read before the king. Esther 6 what goes round comes round faithlife sermons. We read in verse 1, that night the king could not sleep esther 6. May they prove a blessing and a help in your work as a preacher of the inerrant, infallible word of the living god. Naboth realized that what he possessed was not his to sale anyway. Yes, there was a man in his kingdom who had saved his life and nothing had been done to honor this man. Chapter 6 brings us into the bedchamber of the worlds most powerful man, on that night could not the king sleep the emphasis in the verse is that night. The complete jewish bible that night, the king couldnt sleep. Nevertheless, he was not rewarded in anyway for this. When a king could not sleep in this sunday sermon in a way that you can easily understand. God asked samuel, the prophet, to go to bethlehem and seek out jesse. Not, indeed, that there was anything in ahasuerus xerxes to make us expect a restless night. Nov 25, 2019 deep sleep music 247, insomnia, sleep therapy, sleep meditation, calm music, study, relax, sleep body mind zone 2,492 watching live now.