1. Jesus and His Bible

2. Matt. 4:1-11 - Temptation Luke 4:16-17  Synagogue on Sabbath  Stood up to read  Handed book of Isaiah  Opened the book

3. It is Reliable “ It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’” Matt. 4:4

4. "So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.” Deut.8:3

5. “ It is written again, 'You shall not tempt the LORD your God.’” Matt. 4:7 "You shall not tempt the LORD your God as you tempted Him in Massah.” Deut. 6:16

6. " Away with you, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.‘” Matt.4:10 "You shall fear the LORD your God and serve Him, and shall take oaths in His name.” Deut.6:13

7. “ It is written ” Speaking to Satan Most reliable weapon Depended on written word !

8. John - 7 witnesses  Jesus – John 8:14  Holy Spirit – John 15:26  Apostles – John 15:27  John the Baptist – John 5:33  Works of Jesus – John 5:36  The Father - John 5:37  The Scriptures – John 5:39

9. It is Readable “Have you not read” – Mt. 22:31 “How readest thou” – Lk. 10:26 Matt. 12:3, 5 Matt. 19:4 Matt. 21:16

10. John 8:32 “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” We can know the truth Some claim we cannot If it could not be understood then why read it?

11. It Reassures Matthew 11:1-5 Question – are you the one Tell John what you hear / see Blind, lame, lepers, deaf, dead and poor

12. Luke 24:25-27 Foolish ones Slow of heart to believe He expounded In all the scriptures Concerning himself

13. “And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?” Explain - expound

14. The Bible will Remain “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.” Matt. 24:35 “…the Scriptures cannot be broken.” John 10:34-35

15. It is ReliableIt ReassuresIt is Readable

16. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249evanscoc@bellsouth.netwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Evening October 11, 2009