I Am Not Ashamed Rom.1:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul said, I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ.  But sometimes, it seems that we are ashamed of the gospel.  We can be reluctant to bring it up around family or friends.  So, today we are going to find some...

Rejoice with Trembling Ps. 2:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Ps 2:11 says, Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.  How do you rejoice with trembling?  I understand serving with fear but to rejoice with trembling doesn’t seem to make sense. If we could see God’s glory [Ex 33:18-23; Ex...

Faithfulness Deut. 7:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Faithfulness is one of the key characteristics in a Christian whom God will use and bless [Prov 28:20].  God requires us to be faithful because he is the faithful God [Deut 7:9].  In the parable of the talents in Matt 25:14-30, the distribution of...

Servants and Masters 1 Tim. 6:1-5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Tim 6:1-5, Paul taught Timothy about the relationship between servants and masters, particularly servants who are “under the yoke.”  That is, they are bond servants, as in Lev 26:13, where the Jews were bondservants in Egypt. Bond service is...

Why Are Ye Fearful Matt. 8:23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Jesus and his disciples sailed on the sea of Galilee from Capernaum to Gadara, a great tempest arose.  Jesus was asleep and the disciples were scared to death.  When they awakened Jesus, he asked them, Why are ye fearful?  That’s...

Blessed with Good Things Ps. 84:11-12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Ps 84:11-12 we read, Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.  No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.  Ruth walked uprightly and she trusted in the Lord.  In her life we can find some ways...

Judgment Rom. 14:10-12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Every one of us will face God at a judgment.  We’ll be judged at the white throne judgment or at the judgment seat of Christ.  Either way, we will be judged.  Paul said, “So then every one of us shall give account of himself...

Elders, Ordination, Infirmities, Judgment 1 Tim. 5:17-21  CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the remainder of I Timothy 5, from verses 17-25, Paul gave Timothy practical advice for dealing with elders [17-21], ordinations [22], his own infirmities [23] and judgment [24-25]. An elder’s honor — 1 Tim 5:17 — elders are...

Foundation Ps. 11:3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? Ps 11:3. When the foundations are destroyed, there’s nothing you can do.  Whatever you built is going to crumble.  Likewise, if your life has no foundation or you build on the wrong foundation, it...

A Heart for Children Mal. 4:6 In Mal 4:6, Elijah returns before the second coming of Jesus to turn the heart of the fathers to the children.  A heart for children is characterized by: Instructing — Prov 4:1— to instruct is to communicate knowledge; to teach.  Prov 5:7 says, “Hear...