Sermon Outline
October 7, 2007 PM
"ENOCH"
INTRODUCTION:
1. A Bible character whose life we should imitate, would be Enoch.
2. One of the few Bible characters about whom nothing negative is said.
I. THREE BIBLE TEXTS ABOUT ENOCH:
A. Genesis 5:21-24 Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methuselah. After he begot
Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and
daughters. So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. And
Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.
B. Hebrews 11:5-6; By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, "and
was not found, because God had taken him"; for before he was taken he had this
testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for
he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those
who diligently seek Him.
C. Jude 14-15 Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also,
saying, "Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, "to execute
judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly
deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things
which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him."
1. Fitting that such a godly man would condemn the ungodly.
2. And warn them.
D. Notice what was not said about Enoch:
4. What he looked like;
E. What we can say about Enoch is something for which everyone ought to strive.
II. ABOUT THE MAN: Gen.5:18-24
A. Seventh from Adam, son Jared, Jared lived 962 yrs., Enoch was on earth 365 yrs.,
B. His son Methuseluh was 969 yrs.
C. He was 65 years old when Methuselah was born (5:21)
D. He walked with God 300 years afterward (5:22)
E. He was a family man; "begat sons & daughters" (5:22)
F. He lived 365 years (5:23)
G. He walked with God (5:24a)
H. He "was not for God took him" (5:24b)
I. He "was translated and did not see death" (Heb.11:5a)
J. He "was not found" (11:5b)
K. He "Pleased God" (11:5c)
L. His name means: "Instruct"; "initiate"; "dedicate";
3) Dedicated to pleasing God.
III. WHEN HE TALKED HE TALKED FOR GOD: (Jude 14-15).
A. Brief prophecy attributed to Enoch 7th from Adam
B. He recognized heavenly myriad's (he looked up, listened up and considered up).
C. He reminded them of the judgment (Rev.20:11-15).
D. He rejected ungodliness
1) they are ungodly;
2) ungodly deeds;
3) committed in ungodly ways;
4) speak ungodly things, harshly against God) (vss.14-15).
5) Romans 14:12; Rev.20:12 Judged according to their deeds;
E. Preach every sermon as if it were your last!
F. Col.4:3-6- Let your speech be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know
how you ought to answer each one.
G. 1Pet.4:11- If any man speak let him speak the oracles of God.
H. Ephes.4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but what is
necessary for edification that it may impart grace to the hearers.
I. I Kings 22:14 "Whatever the will of the Lord is, that I will speak." Churches grow
when members tell friends, family and foe, what the will of the Lord is.
J. Acts 5:29 "We ought to obey God rather than men"
K. Acts 4:20 "We cannot but speak the things we have seen and heard"
L. It is perfectly fitting that this godly man give us a lesson on the judgment of the
ungodly in his only recorded speech.
III. WHEN HE WALKED HE WALKED WITH GOD: (Gen.5:24;Heb.11:5)
A. The term "walked with God" is applied to only two men in the Bible :
1) Noah (Gen.6:9)
2) Enoch (5:22-24).
B. Also rendered "pleased God" (Heb.11:5)
D. Hebrews 11:6 says "without faith it is impossible to please God", so Enoch must
have walked by faith!
1) To walk with God is to walk by faith (Heb.11:6)
2) To not walk by sight (2Cor.5:11)
3) To not be guided by human feelings and emotions (Rom.8:4) Do not walk
according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
4) To not rely on what seems right in our own eyes (Prov. 14:12)
5) To not be guided by human tradition (Mk.7:7-14).
6) To not be influenced by the opinions of the majority (Ex.23:2; Mtt.7:14).
7) To not allow the views and customs of our ancestors determine (1Pet.1:18).
8) To not rely on our own desires and pleasures in religious matters (Rom.15:3).
E. Enoch walked with God and pleased God by putting forth a sincere effort
to do God's will (Jno.14:21-24; 8:29; Mtt.7:21-23).
F. Walking with God is not a short-lived matter but a life-time commitment (Gen.5:22-
24 for Enoch it was over 300 years!)
G. Walking with God makes us different from the people around us (Jd.14:15; 1Cor.3
1-3; Rom. 12:1-2).
H. Walking with God is a manner of life not something we do occasionally (1Jno.1:7-
10; ).
I. Walking with God is a prominent theme in Ephesians:
1) 4:1-3 Walk in lowliness, gentleness, long-suffering, loving one another which will
result in unity and peace.
2) 4:17-24 Walking in newness of life
3) 5:2- Walk in love
4) 5:8-13- Walk in light
5) 5:15-21- Walk wisely
III. WHEN HE LEFT HE WENT HOME TO GOD: (GEN.5:24)
A. Enoch was translated (Heb.11:5)
1) To "transfer", "transport" or "exchange" "To carry over"
2) TOOK- also used in (2Kgs.2:3,5,10) for Elijah; (Psalms73:24; 49:15 "receive")
B. "Was not" (Gen.5:24); "Was not found" (Heb.11:5)
1) "His contemporaries looked for him and found him not"
2) In the world to come, our contemporaries may look for us in Hell but we
won't be there.
C. Flesh and blood cannot inherit Heaven (1Cor. 15:51) He was changed.
D. Life after death for the faithful is better (Phil. 1:23-24).
CONCLUSION:
1. Would Enoch's epitaph be suitable for your tomb stone?
2. "When he talked, he talked for God"
3. "When he walked, he walked with God"
4. "When he left, he went home to God"
5. When you are long gone and your children and grandchildren are telling funny
stories about you, let us all live so that the conversation will always include something
about us being godly.