Preaching and Teaching, Acts 28:31
After we are saved, it is very important that we hear the preaching and teaching of the word of God. There are five specific things we see Paul doing with the word of God among the people to whom he ministered. Like Paul, ministers of the word of God should be involved in: Preaching – […]
Be Ye Angry, And Sin Not, Eph 4:26
I have often thought, “How is it possible to be angry and not sin?” I believe that every time I have ever been angry, I have sinned in some capacity. When you fail to rule your spirit you are going to do or say something wrong. Yet, in thinking about this verse recently, it dawned […]
Name of God in Vain, Ex 20:7
Name of God in Vain In Ex 20:7, we often limit the third commandment to blasphemy. For example, imprecating someone with God’s name. While this is certainly forbidden by the third commandment, there are more ways to take the name of God in vain. Vain to use God’s name to get your way, 2 Sam […]
God Forbid, Jos 22:29
God Forbid “God forbid” is often spoken as an oath. Sometimes the expression, “God forbid,” can be very instructive to us. The following passages provide us with a good topical outline for some things that should never happen in our lives. God forbid that we should rebel – Jos 22:21-29 – In Jos 22:29, Israel said […]
The Widow’s Mites, Lk 21:1-4
In God’s economy, he measures our giving differently than men do. In Lk 21:1-4, rich men were casting gifts into the treasury. And from Mk 12:41 many that were rich cast in much. Then a certain widow came, and she was poor. She didn’t cast in much. She cast in two mites. Mk 12:42 two […]
Getting Out of Sin, 2 Tim 2:24-26
The Lord’s desire for our lives is the we sin not [1 Jn 2:1]. He gives us the law and the Spirit to make us aware of sin so that we can keep it out of our lives. In Rom 7:12-13, the law is holy, just and good. By the law, sin appears sin […]
What Does Ordained Mean in Acts 13:48?
In Acts 13:48, Luke writes, “… and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.” Some interpret ordained here to mean predestined. However, by studying the context and the use of the word ordained in other passages, we’ll see that ordained here does not mean predestined, at all. Rather, it has the combined meaning […]
Be Humble, Phil 2:1-8
Be Humble This is the seventh message in the series on the spiritual qualities that are essential in the lives of people who minister to others in the words of God. We must be godly, faithful, diligent, teachable, Spirit-filled, charitable, and humble. Tonight we’re going to study the need to be humble. In Phil 2:1-8 […]
Preaching Jesus, Acts 11:20
When you consider preaching Jesus Christ to others it helps to understand what preaching Jesus entails. There’s a lot to it. Today we are going to look at what Paul and some of his fellow preachers did when they went about preaching Jesus. Preaching Jesus entails: Publishing – Acts 13:49 – to publish is to […]
Self-Centered Perception, 1 Sam 22:7-8
In 1 Sam 22:7-8 we see Saul’s self-centered perception as he accuses David and Jonathan of making a league against him. Saul’s perception is all about him [notice that he says “me” five times in verse 8] as he imagines them against him. The fact is that he was against them. He attempted to kill […]