When It’s Hard to Pray, Lk 18:18
Lk 18:1-8 is, in part, about what to do when you find it really hard to pray. Doctrinally we can find where Lk 18:1-8 fits, perfectly. v.8 says, “when the Son of man cometh”. So, we’re right before the Second Advent. This is about God avenging his own elect. We find them in Rev 6:9-11. […]
A Perverse Generation, Lk 9:41
When Jesus and Peter, James, and John came down from the mount of transfiguration, a man with a possessed son cried out to Jesus because his disciples could not cast the spirit out of his son. In Lk 9:41 Jesus said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer […]
Onesimus
In Phile 10-19 we see a great testimony of Onesimus’s salvation and Paul’s wonderful care for him. Onesimus was the servant of Philemon, who evidently departed from him under adverse circumstances. He left with a bad testimony as an unprofitable servant who was also indeted to his master. Onesimus didn’t meet Paul in bonds because […]
Long-suffering, Gentleness, Goodness
The fruit of the Spirit manifests itself in 9 spiritual qualities. Today we are going to study long-suffering, gentleness, and goodness. Long-suffering. This is the ability to suffer through something for a long time. It’s one of God’s characteristics, Ex 34:6. It’s this quality that allows him to lead you to repentance, Rom 2:4, after […]
Turn You At My Reproof, Prov 1:23
Prov 1:23 says, “Turn you at my reproof”. A reproof is criticism for a fault or blame expressed to the face. Reproofs are intended to get you to turn for your own good. In the context, the Lord reproves the simple, scorners, and fools, Prov 1:22, in order to turn them from their folly. If […]
Deliver Us Only, Jud 10:6-16
When Israel finally had enough of the oppression from their enemies, they cried to God and said, Deliver us only, we pray thee, this day. Their desperate cry to the Lord to deliver them is so typical of sinners caught in sin. They’re not so interested in quitting their sin and returning to the Lord. […]
The Cords Of Sins, Prov 5:22-23
This is not a sermon, primarily, on how to get victory over sin. This is a message to convince you to not go down the road of sin. It’s to show you what sin can do to you. You will see how people get holden with the cords of sins. In social media, in friends, […]
A Virtuous Woman, Prov 31:10-31
A virtuous woman is known by: Her excellent character – Prov 31:10, 29 – she is virtuous. She is moral and chaste, and these give her power. Jesus had the power to heal. When he healed the woman in Mk 5:30, he knew in himself that virtue had gone out of him. Society talks about […]
Spirit Fruit Love Joy Peace, Gal 5:22
The fruit of the Spirit is a singular fruit. Its various qualities are love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith meekness, temperance. All of these manifest themselves in you in the same proportion. All of these are qualities of God’s character. God is love, 1 Jn 4:8. Jesus said, “These things have I spoken unto […]
Guile, Ps 32:2
Guile is defined as craft, cunning, duplicity, and deceit. It is found in the man and is manifested by what he says. Ps 32:2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. So, it is in you, in your spirit, first. Notice Jn 1:47 […]