Living Within God’s Provisions, Lk 22:9-13
Living Within God’s Provisions Lk 22:9-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When you consider the earthly ministry of Jesus you see that he was living within Gods provisions his entire life. We need to learn from his example and live our lives within Gods provisions, as well. When you consider your own life, if you are like […]
Comely in Going, Prov 30:29-31
Recently, I heard Joel Haynes preach on this text and apply the characteristics of these three animals and the king to Jesus Christ. He emphasized that these four are comely “in going.” I had missed that in my reading of this text. Thinking about this text, I also see similarities between us and these four. […]
Judgment Begins at the House of God, 1 Pet 4:17
1 Pet 4:17 says, “For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God.” The Lord is the judge. He brings everything into judgment. And he expects us to judge according to his justice. If a thing is right we are supposed to do it. If a thing is wrong we […]
Suffering as a Christian, 1 Pet 4:12-19
Peter deals with Christian suffering in 1 Pet 4:12-19. We’ll study, from this passage, the reasons for suffering and our responses to suffering. Reasons for suffering. You’ll suffer: The fiery trial – 1 Pet 4:12-13 – this fiery trial could be literal like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Dan 3:6-30. It could be like the […]
Shame, Prov 3:35
Shame Prov. 3:35 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO To shame others is to cause them to feel the pain of having lost the respect of others because of improper behavior. It is dishonor or disgrace. In the Bible we find many different examples of this which should help us to understand when it is appropriate and […]
Church is the Right Place, Heb 10:25
Church is the right place to be if you are here for the right reasons. People should come to church for one of three reasons. And if you are here for one of these three reasons, then church is the right place for you. Church is: The right place to get right – 1 Cor […]
The Snare of Fearing Man, Prov 29:25
This morning we preached on the fear of God. Tonight we must consider how the fear of man limits the fear of God in your life and how it bringeth a snare. A snare is anything by which you are entangled and brought into trouble. When you fear man, before you take any action, you […]
The Fear of God is the Beginning, Ps 111:10
We have studied the fear of the Lord numerous times, and yet there is always more to learn. Today, we are going to see the the fear of the Lord is the “beginning.” From there we gain understanding if we follow what wisdom tells us to do. Ps 111:10 The fear of the Lord is […]
Live to the Will of God, 1 Pet 4:1-11
Our text is 1 Pet 4:1-11. Peter said “Live the rest of your time in the flesh… to the will of God [1 Pet 4:2]. To do this you must: Cease from sin – 1 Pet 4:1-4 – 1 “arm yourselves with the same mind.” In Rom 6:11 this is called dead reckoning. “He that […]
Things to Forsake, Ps 37:8
Things to Forsake Ps. 37:8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the Bible there are some things that we are specifically told to forsake. And there are some things that we should not forsake. Some things to forsake. Forsake: Wrath and anger – Ps 37:8 we are to forsake wrath and cease from anger. There is nothing […]