Zane Hodges

2 Kings 8:7-15 
Get This Stuff Out of My Head 
Zane C. Hodges 
June 22, 2003 
 
In this passage, Ben-Hadad, king of Syria, and his servant, Hazael, have bad stuff going through their heads. Ben-Hadad tries to bribe God to heal him of his sickness. Hazael rejects the testimony of God as to his own sinfulness. God is not up in heaven to do what we want Him to do. We are on earth to do what His word tells us to do. Other passages: 2 Kings 6:8-7:7; Matthew 19:17.

2 Kings 8:7-15
Get This Stuff Out of My Head
Zane C. Hodges
June 22, 2003

In this passage, Ben-Hadad, king of Syria, and his servant, Hazael, have bad stuff going through their heads.  Ben-Hadad tries to bribe God to heal him of his sickness.  Hazael rejects the testimony of God as to his own sinfulness. God is not up in heaven to do what we want Him to do.  We are on earth to do what His word tells us to do.  Other passages: 2 Kings 6:8-7:7; Matthew 19:17.

2 Kings 8:7-15 - Get This Stuff Out of My Head - Zane Hodges

Are You Among the Walking Dead? 
Romans 8:9-11 
Zane C. Hodges 
February 11, 2001 
 
Is the Christian life just a matter of determination and the will? How can we live the Christian life? All who have believed in Jesus for the absolutely free gift of eternal life have passed from death into life, but Christians dwell in a dead body. Even though Christians dwell in a dead body, by the resurrecting power of the Holy Spirit, those dead bodies can become the vehicles that express the very life of God and Jesus Christ. As we see the glory of Jesus and the mirror of God’s word, the Spirit of God changes us, so that we are more and more like God’s Son. Christians need the resurrecting power of the Holy Spirit, so that their dead bodies can be the vehicles for the life of God. Christians are faced with a choice, either to give up on the Christian life and show everybody their ugly spiritual corpses or to open themselves to the transforming power of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, and let God’s life flow through you, so people can see the beauty of the Son of God. 
 
Other passages: John 11:1-44; John 5:24-25, 6:47; Romans 7; 2 Corinthians 3:18.

Are You Among the Walking Dead?
Romans 8:9-11
Zane C. Hodges
February 11, 2001

Is the Christian life just a matter of determination and the will? How can we live the Christian life? All who have believed in Jesus for the absolutely free gift of eternal life have passed from death into life, but Christians dwell in a dead body. Even though Christians dwell in a dead body, by the resurrecting power of the Holy Spirit, those dead bodies can become the vehicles that express the very life of God and Jesus Christ. As we see the glory of Jesus and the mirror of God’s word, the Spirit of God changes us, so that we are more and more like God’s Son. Christians need the resurrecting power of the Holy Spirit, so that their dead bodies can be the vehicles for the life of God.  Christians are faced with a choice, either to give up on the Christian life and show everybody their ugly spiritual corpses or to open themselves to the transforming power of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, and let God’s li

Romans 8:9-11 - Are You Among the Walking Dead? - Zane C. Hodges

Luke 24:36-43; Philippians 3:20-21 
Sudden Improvement 
Zane C. Hodges 
1996 
 
Did you know that every Christian (one who has believed in Jesus for the free gift of everlasting life) is a candidate for sudden improvement in your physical body? Our bodies have limits which we cannot improve beyond. The only person who is able give us a marvelous and wonderful improvement in our physical bodies, is the Person who created them, and that is the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. God uses the model of our Lord’s own resurrection body, as the model, example and pattern by which He will improve the physical body of every single Christian. The capacity of our new physical bodies will be designed in some way to serve God and glorify God in ways that we have never been able to do before. Other passages: Psalm 16:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52

Luke 24:36-43; Philippians 3:20-21
Sudden Improvement
Zane C. Hodges
1996

Did you know that every Christian (one who has believed in Jesus for the free gift of everlasting life) is a candidate for sudden improvement in your physical body?  Our bodies have limits which we cannot improve beyond.  The only person who is able give us a marvelous and wonderful improvement in our physical bodies, is the Person who created them, and that is the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.  God uses the model of our Lord’s own resurrection body, as the model, example and pattern by which He will improve the physical body of every single Christian.  The capacity of our new physical bodies will be designed in some way to serve God and glorify God in ways that we have never been able to do before. Other passages: Psalm 16:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52

Luke 24:36-43; Philippians 3:20-21 - Sudden Improvement - Zane C. Hodges

Collapse or Comeback, Which Will It Be? 
Luke 23:49, 54-56; 24:1-11 
Zane C. Hodges 
 
How did the women who followed Jesus from Galilee respond to the setback of Jesus' crucifixion? They continued to serve Jesus and to persevere in their dedication to Him. These women’s comeback began when they realized that Jesus Christ is alive. The most fundamental and basic rule that you and I can follow regardless of the setbacks that come into our life and experience is that we should press forward in our determination to serve Jesus in whatever way we can. Jesus rising from the dead is the greatest comeback in human history, and because He is alive, our comeback is possible from any setback that life can bring us. Other passages: Luke 8:1-3; 1 Corinthians 15:58. July 28, 1996.

Collapse or Comeback, Which Will It Be?
Luke 23:49, 54-56; 24:1-11
Zane C. Hodges

How did the women who followed Jesus from Galilee respond to the setback of Jesus' crucifixion? They continued to serve Jesus and to persevere in their dedication to Him. These women’s comeback began when they realized that Jesus Christ is alive. The most fundamental and basic rule that you and I can follow regardless of the setbacks that come into our life and experience is that we should press forward in our determination to serve Jesus in whatever way we can. Jesus rising from the dead is the greatest comeback in human history, and because He is alive, our comeback is possible from any setback that life can bring us. Other passages: Luke 8:1-3; 1 Corinthians 15:58.  July 28, 1996.

Luke 23:49, 54-56; 24:1-11 - Collapse or Comeback, Which Will It Be? - Zane Hodges

Luke 23:50-53 
Be There, Do It! 
Zane C. Hodges 
June 16, 1996 
 
What qualified Joseph of Arimathea for the wonderful opportunity and privilege of burying the Creator of the universe, the Lord Jesus Christ? Joseph was a man of character, Christian courage and deep and profound commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ. To get opportunities to do something significant for God, you need to be a Christian of character, courage and commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ. If you are, wherever there is something for you to do, God can be sure that you are there and able to do it.

Luke 23:50-53
Be There, Do It!
Zane C. Hodges
June 16, 1996

What qualified Joseph of Arimathea for the wonderful opportunity and privilege of burying the Creator of the universe, the Lord Jesus Christ?  Joseph was a man of character, Christian courage and deep and profound commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ.  To get opportunities to do something significant for God, you need to be a Christian of character, courage and commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ.  If you are, wherever there is something for you to do, God can be sure that you are there and able to do it.

Luke 23:50-53 - Be There, Do It! - Zane C. Hodges

Luke 23:44-49 
Christian Suffering: The Real Stuff 
1996 
 
If we follow in the steps of Jesus Christ, if we suffer innocently to the glory of God, if that results in an impact on the lives of men and a witness to the sufferings of the Savior, then be very sure that experience of Christian suffering is genuine, authentic and the real stuff. 
 
Other passages mentioned: John 10:18; 1 Peter 4:15-16; Luke 23:13-25; 2 Timothy 2:10; 1 Peter 2:21.

Luke 23:44-49
Christian Suffering: The Real Stuff
1996

If we follow in the steps of Jesus Christ, if we suffer innocently to the glory of God, if that results in an impact on the lives of men and a witness to the sufferings of the Savior, then be very sure that experience of Christian suffering is genuine, authentic and the real stuff.  

Other passages mentioned: John 10:18; 1 Peter 4:15-16; Luke 23:13-25; 2 Timothy 2:10; 1 Peter 2:21.

Luke 23:44-49 - Christian Suffering: The Real Stuff

Decision Making and Guidance from God 
1 Corinthians 10:25-29; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 
Zane C. Hodges 
(1972-1975) 
 
Is there any support in the Bible for the concept that we will receive some sort of divine mystical guidance from God before we make a significant spiritual decision? Is a vague feeling of inner peace, the same as divine guidance? Do the Scriptures encourage us to take a combination of circumstances which may be ambiguous in themselves and translate it into guidance for our lives? Where should we find guidance for our lives today? Do we recognize that the Word of God within the guidelines laid down to us, give us tremendous areas of freedom within which the decision-making process is our own? If there is something you need to learn, the Bible can teach you, because it is profitable for doctrine. If there is something in which you need to be rebuked, the Bible can rebuke you, because it is profitable for reproof. If there is something in which you need to be straightened out, the Bible can straighten you out, because it is profitable for correction. If there is training that you need, the Bible can train you, because it is profitable for instruction in righteousness, that you might be the complete man of God that God wants you to be. The Bible is enough for you and your conscience. 
 
Other passages mentioned: Colossians 3:15; Acts 8:26-29; Acts 10:1-6; Acts 16:6-9; Judges 6:14, 36-40; Luke 15:13; 1 Corinthians 5:9-10, 7:39; 2 Timothy 4:13.

Decision Making and Guidance from God 
1 Corinthians 10:25-29; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 
Zane C. Hodges
(1972-1975)

Is there any support in the Bible for the concept that we will receive some sort of divine mystical guidance from God before we make a significant spiritual decision?  Is a vague feeling of inner peace, the same as divine guidance?  Do the Scriptures encourage us to take a combination of circumstances which may be ambiguous in themselves and translate it into guidance for our lives? Where should we find guidance for our lives today?  Do we recognize that the Word of God within the guidelines laid down to us, give us tremendous areas of freedom within which the decision-making process is our own? If there is something you need to learn, the Bible can teach you, because it is profitable for doctrine.  If there is something in which you need to be rebuked, the Bible can rebuke you, because it is profitable for reproof.  If  there is something in which you need to be straighte

Decision Making and Guidance from God - 1 Corinthians 10:25-29; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 - Zane Hodges

Luke 23:26 
Climb, Climb up Calvary's Mountain 
Zane C. Hodges 
October 1995 
 
The experience of Simon of Cyrenia presents us with one of the most remarkable examples and striking illustrations of the real significance and meaning of Christian living. Simon becomes a part of the Calvary experience of Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord. The Christian life is a process of cross bearing. It is taking up the burden and carrying that burden in fidelity to Jesus Christ. There is a sense that every dedicated disciple is compelled and forced to follow Jesus Christ. You won’t last as a disciple unless the driving force of your discipleship is the love of Jesus Christ for you. 
 
Other passages mentioned: Romans 6:3-4; Galatians 2:20; Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23, 14:27; 2 Corinthians 5:14-15.

Luke 23:26 
Climb, Climb up Calvary's Mountain
Zane C. Hodges
October 1995

The experience of Simon of Cyrenia presents us with one of the most remarkable examples and striking illustrations of the real significance and meaning of Christian living.   Simon becomes a part of the Calvary experience of Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord.  The Christian life is a process of cross bearing. It is taking up the burden and carrying that burden in fidelity to Jesus Christ. There is a sense that every dedicated disciple is compelled and forced to follow Jesus Christ.  You won’t last as a disciple unless the driving force of your discipleship is the love of Jesus Christ for you.

Other passages mentioned: Romans 6:3-4; Galatians 2:20; Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23, 14:27; 2 Corinthians 5:14-15.

Luke 23:26 - Climb, Climb up Calvary's Mountain - Zane Hodges

Luke 23:8-12 
You Cant Swim in Shallow Water 
Zane C. Hodges 
September 3, 1995 
 
In Herod we find one of the most superficial people in the Bible. Herod is an example of a person who is more concerned with looking good in front of other people than in doing what is right. There are probably many people in church whose experience with God is shallow and superficial. Sometimes when Christians do not get what they want from God, they end up turning their backs to God or walking away from Him, simply because God didn’t do it their way. Until our commitment to Jesus Christ becomes real and deep, we won’t progress as Christians, and we won’t enter into the rich experience of fellowship and friendship with the Son of God. 
 
Other passages: Matthew 14:1-11; Mark 6:14-29; John 14:6; John 5:24; 1 Corinthians 1:9.

Luke 23:8-12
You Cant Swim in Shallow Water
Zane C. Hodges
September 3, 1995

In Herod we find one of the most superficial people in the Bible. Herod is an example of a person who is more concerned with looking good in front of other people than in doing what is right. There are probably many people in church whose experience with God is shallow and superficial.  Sometimes when Christians do not get what they want from God, they end up turning their backs to God or walking away from Him, simply because God didn’t do it their way. Until our commitment to Jesus Christ becomes real and deep, we won’t progress as Christians, and we won’t enter into the rich experience of fellowship and friendship with the Son of God.

Other passages: Matthew 14:1-11; Mark 6:14-29; John 14:6; John 5:24; 1 Corinthians 1:9.

Luke 23:8-12 - You Cant Swim in Shallow Water - Zane Hodges

John 18:33-38; Luke 23:01-07 
The Art of Avoiding Jesus Christ 
Zane C. Hodges 
August 20, 1995 
 
Have we been avoiding a necessary examination? There are times in our lives when we are unprepared for an examination. That is what happened to the Roman governor, Pontus Pilate. Pilate faced one of the most basic issues of human life, that is the authority of Jesus Christ. Do you accept the authority of Jesus Christ? After you are saved, the major issue in your life is the authority of Jesus Christ. Sometimes Christians acknowledge the authority of Jesus Christ, but that is not the same as obeying Him. Do we obey the authority of Jesus Christ? The only way to have a home where Jesus lives is to have a home where the authority of Jesus Christ is acted on in obedience to His will. 
 
Other passages mentioned: Matthew 28:18; Philippians 2:9-11; John 6:47; John 14:23.

John 18:33-38; Luke 23:01-07
The Art of Avoiding Jesus Christ
Zane C. Hodges
August 20, 1995

Have we been avoiding a necessary examination?  There are times in our lives when we are unprepared for an examination. That is what happened to the Roman governor, Pontus Pilate.  Pilate faced one of the most basic issues of human life, that is the authority of Jesus Christ.  Do you accept the authority of Jesus Christ? After you are saved, the major issue in your life is the authority of Jesus Christ. Sometimes Christians acknowledge the authority of Jesus Christ, but that is not the same as obeying Him. Do we obey the authority of Jesus Christ? The only way to have a home where Jesus lives is to have a home where the authority of Jesus Christ is acted on in obedience to His will.

Other passages mentioned: Matthew 28:18; Philippians 2:9-11; John 6:47; John 14:23.

John 18:33-38; Luke 23:01-07 - The Art of Avoiding Jesus Christ - Zane Hodges

Luke 19:41-44 
Sooner or Later, You Pay 
Zane C. Hodges 
September 26, 1999 
 
One of the most lovely statements in the Bible is that “the Lord is my shepherd”, but we quickly forget that the shepherd has a rod and a staff, which he disciplines and chastens his sheep. If we forget the longsuffering of God and we go on our own way and pretend that He is not there, sooner or later, we pay. If you are a disobedient parent, you cannot protect yourself or your children from the consequences of disobedience in your own lives. 
 
Other passages mentioned: Galatians 6:7; John 11:33-35; Luke 19:34-38; Hebrews 12:6; Psalm 23:1,4; Zechariah 9:9; John 19:15; Matthew 27:22-25.

Luke 19:41-44
Sooner or Later, You Pay
Zane C. Hodges
September 26, 1999

One of the most lovely statements in the Bible is that “the Lord is my shepherd”, but we quickly forget that the shepherd has a rod and a staff, which he disciplines and chastens his sheep.  If we forget the longsuffering of God and we go on our own way and pretend that He is not there, sooner or later, we pay.  If you are a disobedient parent, you cannot protect yourself or your children from the consequences of disobedience in your own lives.

Other passages mentioned: Galatians 6:7; John 11:33-35; Luke 19:34-38; Hebrews 12:6; Psalm 23:1,4; Zechariah 9:9; John 19:15; Matthew 27:22-25.

Luke 19:41-44 - Sooner or Later, You Pay - Zane C. Hodges

Luke 22:54-62 
Spiritual Aftershock 
Zane C. Hodges 
(April 2, 1995) 
 
When one is a Christian, they are a Christian forever. However, it is possible for a Christian to be separated from the fellowship of the Lord Jesus Christ by the troubles, disturbances and earthquakes in our lives. In the crisis of life, we are tempted to give up on Jesus, but instead that is the time to walk closer with Him. When you walk away from God, you are walking in dangerous territory, because Satan is there ready to attack. Never say, “I would never do that.” Always say, “God help me, never to do that.” Even after the earthquakes and aftershocks in our lives, Jesus is saying to you, “Serve Me.” 
 
Other passages: Luke 22:33-34; Mark 14:29-31; Luke 22:49-51; John 18:10; Matthew 26:50-53; John 6:37; John 6:35; John 4:13

Luke 22:54-62
Spiritual Aftershock
Zane C. Hodges
(April 2, 1995)

When one is a Christian, they are a Christian forever. However, it is possible for a Christian to be separated from the fellowship of the Lord Jesus Christ by the troubles, disturbances and earthquakes in our lives. In the crisis of life, we are tempted to give up on Jesus, but instead that is the time to walk closer with Him. When you walk away from God, you are walking in dangerous territory, because Satan is there ready to attack. Never say, “I would never do that.” Always say, “God help me, never to do that.” Even after the earthquakes and aftershocks in our lives, Jesus is saying to you, “Serve Me.”

Other passages: Luke 22:33-34; Mark 14:29-31; Luke 22:49-51; John 18:10; Matthew 26:50-53; John 6:37; John 6:35; John 4:13

Luke 22:54-62 - Spiritual Aftershock - Zane C. Hodges

Luke 22:35-38; Hebrews 13:12-14 
The Glory of Christian Rejection 
Zane C. Hodges 
January 1, 1995 
 
Even though rejection is never a pleasant experience, for a Christian (a person who has believed in the Lord Jesus Christ for the free gift of eternal life) rejection can be a badge of honor. We have opportunities in this day and time to share in the rejection of Jesus Christ and to identify ourselves with Him and with the rejection that men give to Him. We are called to bear the reproach of Jesus Christ. We can wear the reproach of Jesus Christ as a badge of honor because it leads us to rich reward. 
 
Other passages: Isaiah 53; Luke 6:22-23, 26.

Luke 22:35-38; Hebrews 13:12-14
The Glory of Christian Rejection
Zane C. Hodges
January 1, 1995

Even though rejection is never a pleasant experience, for a Christian (a person who has believed in the Lord Jesus Christ for the free gift of eternal life) rejection can be a badge of honor.  We have opportunities in this day and time to share in the rejection of Jesus Christ and to identify ourselves with Him and with the rejection that men give to Him. We are called to bear the reproach of Jesus Christ.  We can wear the reproach of Jesus Christ as a badge of honor because it leads us to rich reward. 

Other passages: Isaiah 53; Luke 6:22-23, 26.

Luke 22:35-38; Hebrews 13:12-14 - The Glory of Christian Rejection - Zane Hodges

Luke 20:19-26 
Faith + Fantasy = Frustration 
Zane C. Hodges (May 29 1994) 
 
 
A problem that has haunted the Christian church from almost the very beginning, is the problem of confusing religious reality with religious fantasy. One of the ways we can fall into a fantasy, is through our own sense of pride and our own sense of self-importance. Sometimes we are tempted to feel so important and so special and that we have such a special faith, that we believe that God is going to do some spectacular thing for us, which God has not promised in His word at all. When you leave the solid ground of the promises in God’s word, it is easy to move into fantasy land and to believe all sorts of things that our own minds and other minds create, which have nothing to do with the promises in God’s word. The Bible is the only guide we got. If we turn aside to imaginary ideas, mirages and fantasies, we are going to reap the consequences of that. We need to keep our heads in the Bible and reject the fantasies that exist all around us. Other passage mentioned Romans 13:1-2.

Luke 20:19-26
Faith + Fantasy = Frustration
Zane C. Hodges (May 29 1994)

 
A problem that has haunted the Christian church from almost the very beginning, is the problem of confusing religious reality with religious fantasy.  One of the ways we can fall into a fantasy, is through our own sense of pride and our own sense of self-importance.  Sometimes we are tempted to feel so important and so special and that we have such a special faith, that we believe that God is going to do some spectacular thing for us, which God has not promised in His word at all.  When you leave the solid ground of the promises in God’s word, it is easy to move into fantasy land and to believe all sorts of things that our own minds and other minds create, which have nothing to do with the promises in God’s word. The Bible is the only guide we got.  If we turn aside to imaginary ideas, mirages and fantasies, we are going to reap the consequences of that. We need to keep our heads in the Bible and reject th

Luke 20:19-26 | Faith + Fantasy = Frustration | Zane C. Hodges

Luke 18:28-30 
Children Lost Yet Found 
Zane C. Hodges 
(1993) 
 
There are many ways that parents can lose their children. The very best way to lose a child is to lose a child to God. We are not talking about abandoning our families once and for all, but we are talking about people who are committed to Jesus Christ and their commitment sometimes takes them away from home. A life committed to Jesus is the most rewarding and satisfying life that anyone can live. 
 
Don’t expect your children to understand this unless you as a Christian parent understand it yourself. A life of dedication to Jesus Christ, pays off big here and now, but it pays off even bigger in the age to come. If you lose your children to a life of sin, that is a horrible and tragic loss, but if you lose them to God, then you really find them, for you find them as a wonderful joy both in the present time and in the age to come. 
 
Other passages: Luke 16:26; John 5:24; John 6:47; John 10:10.

Luke 18:28-30 Children Lost Yet Found Zane C. Hodges (1993) There are many ways that parents can lose their children.

Luke 18:28-30 - Children Lost Yet Found - Zane C. Hodges

Rich Young Ruler 
Luke 18:18-30; Matthew 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-31 
Rich Young Ruler 
Zane C. Hodges 
(1988) 
 
Lordship salvation theology views Jesus’ interview with the rich young ruler as the very best example of personal evangelism by Jesus recorded in the New Testament. Lordship salvation fails to understand the story of the rich young ruler on two levels: 
 
(1) What is really happening in this story (the historical level)? 
 
(2) What is the role of this story in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke which were written to Christians (the literary level)? 
 
The story of the rich young ruler is pre-evangelism and not evangelism. (1) Historically, what is going on in this story is a case of pre-evangelism, where Jesus uses the call of discipleship to break through the rich young ruler’s façade of self-righteousness. (2) Literarily, the story of the rich young ruler is a warning to Christians to not allow our material possessions, to prevent our discipleship to Jesus Christ or to deprive us of heavenly treasure. 
 
Other passages: John 3:1-21, John 4:1-42; John 10:10; Galatians 6:8; Romans 3:9-20; Luke 10:25-29; Galatians 3:21; John 2:19-21; John 11:11-14; Matthew 16:5-12; Luke 8:13-17; Romans 4:5-6; Romans 3:5; Matthew 18:3; 2 Corinthians 4:6.

Rich Young Ruler
Luke 18:18-30; Matthew 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-31
Rich Young Ruler
Zane C. Hodges
(1988)

Lordship salvation theology views Jesus’ interview with the rich young ruler as the very best example of personal evangelism by Jesus recorded in the New Testament.  Lordship salvation fails to understand the story of the rich young ruler on two levels:

(1) What is really happening in this story (the historical level)?

(2) What is the role of this story in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke which were written to Christians (the literary level)? 

The story of the rich young ruler is pre-evangelism and not evangelism.  (1) Historically, what is going on in this story is a case of pre-evangelism, where Jesus uses the call of discipleship to break through the rich young ruler’s façade of self-righteousness.  (2) Literarily, the story of the rich young ruler is a warning to Christians to not allow our material possessions, to prevent our discipleship to Jesus Christ or t

Luke 18:18-30; Matthew 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-31 - Rich Young Ruler - Zane Hodges

Luke 17:20-25 
Despite the Labor Pains, Here Comes the Joy 
Zane C. Hodges 
(June 6, 1993) 
 
Do you realize that whenever an unsaved sinner believes on the Lord Jesus Christ for the free gift of everlasting life, that in that very moment of faith in Christ, that he is not only born into the family of God forever, but that he also becomes a citizen of the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is in the midst of the world, composed of every single individual who has believed in Jesus for the free gift of everlasting life. But, that is only the beginning. Once we know that we are members of the invisible kingdom that is right here and now, we can look forward to the kingdom that will indeed come with observation. Other passages mentioned include: 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3; Revelation 6-18; Colossians 1:13; John 5:24; John 6:47.

Luke 17:20-25
Despite the Labor Pains, Here Comes the Joy
Zane C. Hodges
(June 6, 1993)

Do you realize that whenever an unsaved sinner believes on the Lord Jesus Christ for the free gift of everlasting life, that in that very moment of faith in Christ, that he is not only born into the family of God forever, but that he also becomes a citizen of the kingdom of God.  The kingdom of God is in the midst of the world, composed of every single individual who has believed in Jesus for the free gift of everlasting life.  But, that is only the beginning. Once we know that we are members of the invisible kingdom that is right here and now, we can look forward to the kingdom that will indeed come with observation. Other passages mentioned include: 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3; Revelation 6-18; Colossians 1:13; John 5:24; John 6:47.

Luke 17:20-25 - Despite the Labor Pains, Here Comes the Joy - Zane Hodges

Romans Part 3 (Romans 5-8:11​) 
The Christian Life 
Zane C. Hodges 
May 19, 1997 
 
Is the Christian life just a matter of resolve and determination to live a holy life? The Christian life is not a do it yourself experience. The Christian life is partnership with the Holy Spirit. We need to turn our attention and turn our interests to the things of God and to the things of His Word. We need to go to the Word to see the Lord Jesus Christ and to see the nature of our relationship to Jesus Christ, but the Holy Spirit must make these things, vital, real, powerful and transforming. When the Holy Spirit shows us the glory of Christ through the Bible, we are being transformed more and more into the likeness of Christ, by the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. 
 
Other passages mentioned include: 1 John 3:9; 1 John 1:8; Galatians 2:20​; Colossians 3:1-3; 2 Corinthians 3:17​-18.

Romans Part 3 (Romans 5-8:11​)
The Christian Life
Zane C. Hodges
May 19, 1997

Is the Christian life just a matter of resolve and determination to live a holy life? The Christian life is not a do it yourself experience. The Christian life is partnership with the Holy Spirit. We need to turn our attention and turn our interests to the things of God and to the things of His Word. We need to go to the Word to see the Lord Jesus Christ and to see the nature of our relationship to Jesus Christ, but the Holy Spirit must make these things, vital, real, powerful and transforming. When the Holy Spirit shows us the glory of Christ through the Bible, we are being transformed more and more into the likeness of Christ, by the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. 

Other passages mentioned include: 1 John 3:9; 1 John 1:8; Galatians 2:20​; Colossians 3:1-3; 2 Corinthians 3:17​-18.

Romans Part 3 (Romans 5-8:11) - The Christian Life - Zane C. Hodges

Luke 17:11-19 
Who Stole My Wheels 
Zane C. Hodges 
May 16, 1993 
 
Out of the ten men that were healed of their leprosy, only one man had good spiritual transportation. The one leper who returned to give thanks to Jesus had the very best spiritual transportation that the world knows anything about, a GTG (Gratitude to God). There is a Creator who gives us all things richly to enjoy and it is serious when we fail to give thanks appropriately to Him. Are we driving and driven by Gratitude to God? If that doesn’t fit us, then we should ask ourselves the question, “Who stole my wheels?” The way to live a healthy sound fully vital Christian life is by being grateful enough to act on your gratitude toward God. 
 
Other passages mentioned: Luke 18:11-14; Titus 3:5,7

Luke 17:11-19 
Who Stole My Wheels
Zane C. Hodges
May 16, 1993
 
Out of the ten men that were healed of their leprosy, only one man had good spiritual transportation.  The one leper who returned to give thanks to Jesus had the very best spiritual transportation that the world knows anything about, a GTG (Gratitude to God). There is a Creator who gives us all things richly to enjoy and it is serious when we fail to give thanks appropriately to Him. Are we driving and driven by Gratitude to God? If that doesn’t fit us, then we should ask ourselves the question, “Who stole my wheels?” The way to live a healthy sound fully vital Christian life is by being grateful enough to act on your gratitude toward God.  

Other passages mentioned: Luke 18:11-14; Titus 3:5,7

Luke 17:11-19 Who Stole My Wheels - Zane C. Hodges

Luke 16:14-18 
Don't Join the Self Justifiers 
Zane C. Hodges 
(February 14, 1993) 
 
What is the tallest tale that a man can tell? I am a good person. It doesn’t matter how good we look to men, what counts is what God sees on the inside. Jesus Christ was the only truly good person that ever walked the face of this earth. If you have convinced someone that you are a good person, you have convinced a dummy. This message was given two weeks after the Dallas Cowboys football team won the Super Bowl. During the victory parade for the Dallas Cowboys, violence and vandalism broke out. 
 
Note, this message is a partial recording that ends around 29 minutes. 
 
Other passages mentioned: Luke 18:9-14, 8-19; Luke 10:30-37; Romans 3:20; James 2:10; Romans 3-4; Romans 4:5-6; Romans 3:19-20

Luke 16:14-18
Don't Join the Self Justifiers
Zane C. Hodges 
(February 14, 1993)

What is the tallest tale that a man can tell?  I am a good person.  It doesn’t matter how good we look to men, what counts is what God sees on the inside.  Jesus Christ was the only truly good person that ever walked the face of this earth.  If you have convinced someone that you are a good person, you have convinced a dummy. This message was given two weeks after the Dallas Cowboys football team won the Super Bowl.  During the victory parade for the Dallas Cowboys, violence and vandalism broke out.  

Note, this message is a partial recording that ends around 29 minutes.  

Other passages mentioned: Luke 18:9-14, 8-19; Luke 10:30-37; Romans 3:20; James 2:10; Romans 3-4; Romans 4:5-6; Romans 3:19-20

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