This week, I have had two conversations with people who have expressed a sincere interest in what they could “do” for God. We have been instructed in James to be doers of the word, and not hearers only. The nature of many Christians is that they want to do something...
In Prov 25:4-5 we find two verses connected by a common theme of taking something away to make what remains something better. Prov 25:4 says, “Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.” A finer is one who refines or purifies. ...
Holy is whole, perfect, sinless, and pure. People have forgotten about the holiness of the Lord. Their concept of God is not Biblical and real. We must look in the scripture and be reminded that God is holy. Because God is holy: People tremble before him – Ps 99:1; 3...
Eph 6:10-18 is a passage we have preached and taught several times. It’s about the whole armor of God. The purpose of this armor is to protect us from the devil in a fight. He’s trying to knock us out and we are to stand therefore. In Eph 6:10, the...
Prov 21:28 says, “the man that heareth speaketh constantly.” Constantly doesn’t mean that he speaks incessantly. It means that he speaks firmly, steadily and invariably. That is, he speaks with assurance because he knows that the thing he is saying is what God told him to say. He speaks the...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
