Repentance and a Willingness to Give Up Sin 1 Cor. 15: 3-4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO of Repentance Salvation and Sin. We received the following email from one of our listeners.  “Hello, I have a question concerning Repentance. What if a person truly realizes he is on his way to hell...

Addicted to the Ministry of the Saints The house of Stephanas was addicted to the ministry of the saints, 1 Cor 16:15-17.   The house of Stephanas was the first fruits of Achaia.  Achaia is the region in which Corinth was located.  North of Achaia was Macedonia where Thessalonica was...

2 Cor 13:5 says, Examine yourselves.  This is something we all do to an extent.  For example, a lady will examine herself in front of a mirror to make sure her hair, makeup, and dress are right.  This is why the ladies room has a full length mirror in it....

Israel’s History of Idolatry In Ezek 20:1-32, Ezekiel recounted Israel’s history of idolatry.  The elders of Israel came to Ezekiel to inquire of the Lord, v.1.  When they sat before him, the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel, v.2. And the Lord asked them a question which he also...

Consider Your Latter End Deut 32:1-43 is the song of Moses.  In the middle of this song, in verse 29, he wrote, “O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end”.  He knew that if Israel would consider their latter end, they would...

The Princes of Israel Ezek 19 is a lamentation for the princes of Israel, v.1.  The two princes about whom Ezekiel writes this lamentation are Jehoahaz and Jehoiachin, kings of Judah.  Both of them were taken captive.  Ezek 19:1-9 likens them to a lioness’s whelps.  And Ezek 19:10-14 likens them...

Solomon gave you some practical instructions in Proverbs to help you choose your words.  We’re going to discuss four negative references and 3 positive references to these in Proverbs.  Hopefully, these will help you choose your words wisely and carefully. Negative References Concerning Your Words Gossipy – Prov 18:8; 26:22. ...

The Lord of the Harvest In Matt 9:37-38 the Lord told us what to do about the plentiful harvest and the shortage of laborers.  He said, “Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest”.  In this text we see: His Command...

Living Two Lives After believing on Jesus, you’re tempted to live both your old life in the world and your new life in Christ.  However, just live one life.  You should die to your old life and start living eternal life.  Many Christians try living two lives.  They try living...

The Soul That Sinneth, It Shall Die Ezek 18 is about personal accountability to God.  Ezek 18:4 says, “the soul that sinneth, it shall die”.  In other words, each man in Israel was judged on the merits of his own righteousness or his own wickedness.  He would not die for...