Classic Sermon Outlines (continued)
fllerander Maclaren
SERMON FOUR
UNPOSSESSED
POSSESSIONS
And the King of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the King of Syria?
—l KINGS 22:5
THIS city of Ramoth in Gilead was an important fortified place on the eastern side of the Jordan and had been captured by the northern neighbors in the kingdom of Syria. The people of Israel backed up by a powerful alliance with Jehoshaphat of Judah determined to make a dash to get back what was theirs.
I. WHAT IS OURS AND NOT OURS.
Eceasialeris tietiveianshestblenomerestene te nN CEE
_ not his.
_A. Some Unpossessed Possessions.
1. Undisturbed peace. There may be a peace in our hearts deep as life; a tranquillity which may be superficially disturbed, but is never thoroughly, and down to the depths broken. The peace of God is ours; but ah! in how. sad a sense it is true that the peace of God is not ours.
Unpossessed Possessions
II. OUR STRANGE CONTENTMENT IN IMPERFECT POSSESSION.
A. The Reasons for This Strange Contentment.
Ahab's remonstrances with his servants seem to suggest that there were two reasons for their acquiesence in the domination of a foreign power on a bit of their soil. They had not realized that Ramoth was theirs and they were too lazy and cowardly to go and take it. curse of thousands of people who call themselves Christians. They do not