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Sermons and studies
Of the pastor’s study
Volume 1
Dr. gino f. cascieri
NOVEMBER 2005
Introduction
The Pastor’s Study began in August 1999 by Pastor Gino Cascieri over the world wide web on WGCR, Pisgah Forest, North Carolina. The Pastor’s Study is aired over the world wide web (www.wgcr.net) each Sunday afternoon at 4 PM ET.
This book is a collection of Bro. Gino’s sermons and studies which have either been heard on the Pastor’s Study Broadcast or preached during Bro. Gino’s 12 plus years in the ministry.
This book is dedicated to the preachers of small congregations. To the men of God who have been faithful to minister to the handful of people “over which the Holy Ghost hath made them overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.” and who often worked a full-time secular job at the same time.
There is no copy right on the material in this book. I have been given freely the material by God and I give it freely to you. I just ask that you use this material for the honor and glory of God and that the Lord Jesus Christ receives all the credit.
I charge each one of you as the Apostle Paul charged Timothy, “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.”
I pray that the Lord richly bless you as you serve Him.
Yours In Christ,
Bro. Gino
Contact Information:
Bro. Gino Cascieri
P.O. Box 435
Wilmington, MA 01887
(508) 662-5569
Email: av1611_kjb@yahoo.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Text Page
Is Your Ship Ready To Sail? 2 Tim. 4:2-8 1-4
The Testimonies of God Gen. 18:17-19 5-8
This Present World 2 Tim. 4:10 9-11
Things We Need To Consider Luke 12:22-31 12-14
Come-In-Come-Out-Come-Up Rev. 3:20-22 15-16
Have Ye Not Read? Mt. 12:1-8 17-19
How To Kill Yourself Phil. 3:7-11 20-22
The Three Suppers In The Book of Revelation Rev. 19:17-21 23-26
A Holy Addiction 1 Cor. 16:15 27-30
How Tough Is Your Faith? 2 Cor. 5:7 & 1:24 31-33
Pleasing God 1 Thess. 4:1 34-35
Things Paul Was Thankful For 1 Thess. 5:18 36-36
A Chaste Virgin 2 Cor. 11:1-4 37-39
Are You A Fire Proof Christian? 1 Cor. 3:10-15 40-42
Barabbas, The Prisoner Set Free Mt. 27:15-26 43-47
Do What You Can Mk. 14:1-9 48-52
What Shall We Have Therefore? Mt. 19:16-30 53-54
Things In The Past We Need To Forget Phil. 3:13-14 55-59
Things You Can Loose Mk. 8:36-37 60-63
Seven Ways To Shorten Your Life Prov. 10:27 64-65
Deceitful Kisses Prov. 27:6 66-69
Things to Glory In Jer. 9:23-24 70-74
The Traditions of Men Mk. 7:1-13 75-80
Things Which Cause Us To Be Prideful Isa. 14:11-15 81-85
Things Christians Shouldn’t Be Remembered For Prov. 22:1 86-87
“Is Your Ship Ready To Sail”
Text: 2 Timothy 4:2-8
Intro:
a Notice with me what the Apostle Paul says in v. 6.
· Paul makes this statement at the end of his life.
· Just before he was to be beheaded for the cause of Christ.
· The word “departure” makes one think of a ship ready to set sail.
· Paul was saying that the end of his life was near.
· However, his ship was ready to set sail.
· He was ready to depart this life and go to the next.
· Why?
· Because Paul knew that he had some eternal cargo on board to take home to heaven.
· Just look at what Paul had to say about what was waiting for him when he got to the shores of heaven in v. 8.
· Let take a look of some of the cargo that Paul had on board to take home to heaven.
a I. Paul’s Cargo
· Suffering –
o The word of God says in 2 Tim, 2:12, “If we suffer, we shall also reign with him”
o Paul certainly suffered for Christ.
§ See 2 Cor. 11:21-30
§ See 2 Cor. 4:8-11.
o Paul said in Phil. 3:10, “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;”
· Souls –
o The Apostle Paul was a soul winner.
o The Bible says, “he that winneth souls is wise”
o Paul would be taking a lot of souls that he had won to the Lord to heaven.
o Notice with me what he called those he had won to the Lord in Thessalonica.
§ See 1 Thess. 2:19-20.
§ V. 19 – “our hope, or crown of rejoicing”
§ V. 20 – “our glory and joy”
o The Bible witnesses to the fact that the Apostle Paul established many New Testament churches in most of the known world at the time.
o This is evidenced by the Book of Acts and the many epistles or letters Paul wrote to encourage and exhort the churches that he had established.
· Self- Control
o Paul lived a life of self control.
o Notice the statement that he made in 1 Cor. 9:25-27.
o That Paul lived a life of self control is further evidence by what he had to say:
§ 1 Cor. 6:12, “All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.”
§ 1 Cor. 10:23, “All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.”
· Service
o See Acts 20:17-27
§ v. 19 – “Serving the Lord”
§ v. 20 – “kept nothing back that was profitable”
§ v. 20 – “shewed and taught” the word of God
§ v. 21 – “testifying” Paul continual testified how to be saved.
§ vs. 22 & 23 – tells us that Paul risked life for the cause of Christ.
§ v. 24 – “none of these things move me”
§ v. 24 – “neither count I my life dear unto myself”
§ Paul is saying that he did not let anything stop him even if it meant risking his own life to “testify the gospel of the grace of God.”
§ v. 26 – Paul’s conscience is clear.
§ He did not have the blood of anyone on his hands.
§ He took every opportunity given him to tell people how to be saved by the grace of God.
§ v. 27 – Paul told it like it was.
§ He held nothing back in his preaching.
§ He preach all of the Bible not just the stuff people liked to hear.
· Spend & Be Spent
o Paul was a spend and be spent Christian.
o See 2 Cor. 12:15
o “And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.”
o Notice Paul says “I will very gladly spend”
§ Paul practiced what he preached.
§ He was a cheerful giver.
o Did you know that the Apostle Paul never went full time.
§ He often had to work to support himself and not be a burden to some of the churches.
§ Especially to the cheap skate Christians that made up the church of Corinthians.
§ He was a tent maker by trade.
o The Apostle Paul gave of us own material possessions and finances to further the gospel of Jesus Christ.
§ That’s the Spend
o Besides that he gave of himself physically and emotionally to the point of death for the cause of Christ.
§ That’s the Spent
o Paul knew very well what it was like to be used and abused by other Christians.
o Despite this he still said, “And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.”
§ What a statement!
§ The more he gave of himself the less he was loved.
· Beside all this, the Apostle Paul wrote most of the New Testament.
· Yes, my friend Paul was ready to depart.
· His ship was ready to sail.
a II. How About You?
· Is your ship ready to set sail?
· Do you have any eternal cargo on board to take to heaven’s shores?
· You may say, “Oh, I have plenty of time before it is my time to depart.”
· My dear friend we are not promise tomorrow.
· None of us know when we will breath our last breath.
· David said, “there is but a step between me and death.” 1 Sam. 20:3.
· The Word of God tells us in Proverbs 27:1, “Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”
· What cargo do you have on board
o Have you laid up any treasure in heaven?
§ What have you done with the money God gave you?
§ Was any of it spent on supporting a good local bible believing church?
§ Was any of it spent on supporting missions?
o Have you led anyone to the Lord?
o When is the last time you handed out a gospel tract?
o When is the last time you gave some one your testimony?
§ How Jesus saved you and what your life was before Jesus and the change that has taken place since.
o When is the last time you stood for the things of God?
o When the last time you had some slam a door in your face for trying to witness to them about Christ?
o Do people know where you stand on –
§ Prayer in School & the ten commandments
§ Homosexuality
§ Porno
§ Abortion on demand
§ Adultery and fornication
§ Support of Israel
o Are you a spend and be spent Christian?
o Do you give gladly of your material resources and of yourself physically and emotionally to further the gospel of Christ?
o Would there be enough evidence in a court of law to convict you being a Christian.
a Conclusion:
· My friend if you have not started already then today is time to start putting some eternal cargo on board your ship.
· So when your time comes “Your Ship Will Be Ready To Sail!”
NOTES:
"The Testimonies of God"
Text: Genesis 18:17-19
Intro:
Ø I believe to have one's name mentioned in the Bible is extraordinary.
Ø However, to have the God of the Bible actually provide a testimony in a person's behalf is hardly imaginable.
Ø When any of us stand in the presence of God
o We realize as Isaiah did we are -"people of unclean lips"
o We realize as the Apostle Paul did - "O wretched man that I am!"
o We realize as the Apostle Peter did - "I am a sinful man"
Ø The Bible declares -
o "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one"
o "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God"
Ø Despite this God testifies in His Word about some of His Saints.
Ø We want to look at some of "The Testimonies of God."
I. Abraham - Genesis 18:19
Ø Notice God's testimony about Abraham
o God says, "For I know him"
o God had no doubt about the statement that He was about to make about Abraham.
Ø "that he will command his children and his household after him"
o God said that Abraham had his family and household in order.
o He rules them well.
o They were in complete submission to him because Abraham was in complete submission to God.
Ø "they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment"
o Abraham was obedient to God and set the example for his family.
o He spent time in instructing his family on the things of the Lord.
o See Deut. 6:4-9.
o He made sure that his family had a time of devotion each.
o He was not a hypocrite.
o He practiced what he preached.
o His walk matched his talk.
o Therefore, Abraham's family was obedient to God.
o As Abraham was just and fair in his business dealings and so would his family.
Ø In fact notice what the Word of God says about Abraham's relationship with God.
o See James 2:23
o Can you imagine being called "The Friend of God"
o I believe the reason that Abraham was called The Friend of God is because he was obedient to God.
Ø We see his life of obedience begin when God told him in Genesis 12:1 - "Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:"
Ø We see Abraham’s obedience in Genesis 12:4 – “So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him;”
Ø Abraham was not perfect.
o He was a sinner just like you and me.
o However, overall his life reflected a life that was obedient to God.
Ø Abraham had the testimony of OBEDIENCE to God
II. Job - Job 1:8
Ø Notice God's testimony about Job -
Ø "there is none like him in the earth"
o Job was in a class all by himself.
Ø "a perfect and an upright man"
o God did not say Job was sinless.
o Job was a perfect man
§ A man who was a mature saint.
§ A man who was consistently right with God.
§ A man who confessed his sins to God on a regular basis.
o Job was an upright man.
§ A man who could be trusted in his business dealings.
§ A man who was honest and would never cheat anyone.
§ A man was known as being fair in his business dealings.
Ø "one that feareth God"
o Job had the testimony that he feared God.
o That is why he was a perfect and upright man.
Ø The Word of God has a lot to say about "the fear of the Lord"
o "the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom"
o "the fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom"
o "the fear of the Lord prolongeth days"
o "the fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death"
Ø "escheweth evil"
o Job had the testimony that he avoided evil.
o The Word of God tells us "to depart from evil is understanding"
Ø See James 5:10-11.
o We see that Job had a testimony of being patient when it came to suffering.
o The Word of God tells us in Romans 5:3 - "...knowing that tribulation worketh patience"
o Job certainly had his share and more of tribulation but through it all he was patient and trusted in God.
Ø Job had the testimony that he FEARED GOD.
o As a result he was an upright man and avoided evil.
III. David - Acts 13:22
Ø Notice God's testimony about David
Ø "a man after mine own heart"
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