tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044850704103353185.post-69256817195297671262008-04-21T13:35:00.000-04:002008-04-21T13:38:19.495-04:00Dr. Robert Smith is the professor of preaching at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama (my hometown). He is without a doubt the most outstanding preacher of God's Word that I have ever heard. May his tribe increase. He preached out of Isaiah 37:14-20, 36-38 - "The God Who Reads."<br /><br /><em><strong>Notes from this session:</strong></em><br /><br />- We must not perpetuate a proclamation of isolation and compromise. We must need go through Samaria. <br /><br />- We must perpetuate a proclamation of prophetic transformation.<br /><br />- It's possible to get a good lesson from a bad example<br /><br />- "He is God all by Himself and He don't need nobody else!"<br /><br />- We are not bargainers - we are ambassadors - it is His way or no way - He is the only way and we don't back down from that at all<br /><br />- We are not after cash and crowns - how big the church, the building, or the budget - the question is - Is Christ Lord? Or is it just a Sunday club?<br /><br />- Joshua and the captain of the host - he asked him "are you with us or against us?" The captain replied "Neither - I'm here to take over"<br /><br />- God reigns - malek - He succeeds Himself because there is no one to succeed Him<br /><br />- Hezekiah went to the prophet - "is there any word from the Lord?"<br /><br />- Our ultimate allegiance is not to Capitol Hill, but to a hill far away - not to a flag, but to the cross<br /><br />- I am the I am - a noun with no adjectives or modifiers - a good noun needs no adjectives<br /><br />- God never reacts to anything - He proacts to everything - He is never in panic mode - He knows the benediction before the invocation<br /><br />- 37:14 - He brings it to the temple for God to read it<br /><br />I'm still processing a lot from this one - the takeaways will come, but later.<br /><br />More to follow...Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311806312162439873noreply@blogger.com