Helpful Ideas on Sermon Preparation
An old-time evangelist, on his death bed, gave a friend of mine this advice, “You preach the word and let the word preach to the people.” That’s some of the best advice I have ever heard. So, in looking for something to preach, keep in mind that you are preaching “the word,” not a sermon […]
Teaching Bible – Building the Lesson
Teach a book in the Bible – The advantages of teaching out of a book of the Bible are: You won’t have to figure out what topic of the Bible to teach each week. Your people will know where you will be studying next, so the studies are cohesive. They will get a good understanding […]
God Given Desires, Ps 37:4
Our text is Ps 37:4, “Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” Do you ever wonder how God calls individuals into the ministry? I know how he called me. My call started with a desire. Perhaps by studying a few passages in the Bible in which […]
Uncertain Riches, 1 Tim 6:17-19
1 Tim 6:17 says, “nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God.” We are not to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God. Riches are deceiving; Matt 13:22 mentions the deceitfulness of riches. Riches, like sin and religion, deceive you into believing that you can trust them. According to Mk 10:23-24, […]
Coming in His Kingdom, 2 Pet 1:12-21
Peter mentions the everlasting kingdom of Jesus in 2 Pet 1:11. He mentions the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in 2 Pet 1:16, and the promise of his coming in 2 Pet 3:4. Therefore, what he wrote in 2 Pet 1:12-21 definitely has something to do with the coming of Jesus. Some believe that […]
The Sword of the Spirit, Eph 6:17
The past few Wednesday evenings, we have been studying the whole armor of God found in Eph 6:10-18. We have already discussed the helmet of salvation, which protects your mind in spiritual warfare; the breastplate of righteousness, which protects your heart when you yield to the righteousness of Jesus Christ and do right; the girdle […]
The Word’s Free Course, 2 Thes 3:1
In 2 Thes 3:1, Paul requested prayer from the Thessalonians “that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you.” In this sense the word course is a moving or motion forward. So, the course of a river, for instance, is the the direction that the […]
The Word of a King, Ecc 8:4
In Ecc 8:4, the word of a king is authoritative and very powerful. In the reign of Ahasuerus, when Vashti refused to come at the king’s command, she was deposed from being queen and she was replaced by Esther. The decree was made throughout all 127 of his provinces that men must rule in their […]
Add To Your Faith, 2 Pet 1:5-11
After we are saved, we must be diligent to add to our faith [2 Pet 1:5]. Rom 10:17, “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Faith then is simply believing what God said and trusting God to perform his word. Heb 11:1 says, “Now faith is the substance of […]
Shield of Faith, Eph 6:16
We have been studying each piece of the whole armor of God from Eph 6:13-18. We have studied the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, and the girdle of truth. Tonight, we are going to study the shield of faith, Eph 6:16. The shield of faith is defensive armor “wherewith ye shall be able […]