God Was With Him, Gen 26:28

God Was With Him Gen 26:28 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO An outstanding testimony of some of the men in the Bible is this one statement, God was with him.  Today, we are going to see what each of the following men was able to accomplish because God was with him.  We...

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Effectual Working Requires Imparting

Eph 4:15-16 says, “But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part,...

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The World’s Greatest Father, Jn 10:29

Today is Father’s Day, the day that we honor fathers.  If your father is still living, you might send him a card, give him a gift, call him on the phone, or visit him, personally.  If he is deceased, you might still honor his memory by reflecting on his influence...

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Serve As Unto Christ, Eph 6:5-9

According to our text in Eph 6:5-9, servants should serve their masters as if they were serving the Lord, himself.  And masters should treat their servants with the same respect as Christ treats us.  Everything we do in our service to men should be done “as unto Christ.”  When you...

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Blessings of Trusting the Lord, Ps 84:12

Ps 84:12 says, “O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.”  What are some of the blessings of trusting the Lord?  When you trust in the Lord: You’ll be sure – Prov 3:5-6.  “Trust in the Lord… and he shall direct thy paths.”  When we trust...

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Obedient Children, Eph 6:1-4

In Eph 6:1-4 we will study God’s command to children that they obey their parents.   Children, you are to obey your parents three ways. Obey your parents in the Lord – Eph 6:1 – this command to children is in the context of commands to husbands and wives, Eph...

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And Pray, Matt 17:21

Last Wednesday, Pastor Randy showed us that prayer puts God’s work in God’s hands.  God is in heaven with open hands waiting for us to pray.  He is ready to answer if we will just pray. In the Bible we find three things to do when you pray.  We are...

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Effectual Working Requires Serving, Col 3:22-25

We’ve been preaching on effectual working.  First, we discussed that effectual working requires learning.  You must learn to hear God, to fear God, to obey God, and to know God.  Then we discussed that effectual working requires training.  Those of us who can train others must train them by example,...

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Dispelling Fear, Ps 56:11

In Ps 56:11, David said, “In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.”  He didn’t say, “Though I am afraid what man can do unto me, I’m going to trust God.”  Do you see?  He’s not trusting God and fearing...

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The Marriage Pattern, Eph 5:22-33

Our text for this lesson is Eph 55:22-33.  The subject is marriage.   The pattern for marriage is the relationship between Jesus Christ and the church.  In Eph 5:30, we are members of Christ’s body, of his flesh and his bones.  This is the result of being baptized by the...

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