God Forbid, Jos 22:29
God Forbid “God forbid” is often spoken as an oath. Sometimes the expression, “God forbid,” can be very instructive to us. The following passages provide us with a good topical outline for some things that should never happen in our lives. God forbid that we should rebel – Jos 22:21-29 – In Jos 22:29, Israel said […]
The Widow’s Mites, Lk 21:1-4
In God’s economy, he measures our giving differently than men do. In Lk 21:1-4, rich men were casting gifts into the treasury. And from Mk 12:41 many that were rich cast in much. Then a certain widow came, and she was poor. She didn’t cast in much. She cast in two mites. Mk 12:42 two […]
Getting Out of Sin, 2 Tim 2:24-26
The Lord’s desire for our lives is the we sin not [1 Jn 2:1]. He gives us the law and the Spirit to make us aware of sin so that we can keep it out of our lives. In Rom 7:12-13, the law is holy, just and good. By the law, sin appears sin […]
What Does Ordained Mean in Acts 13:48?
In Acts 13:48, Luke writes, “… and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.” Some interpret ordained here to mean predestined. However, by studying the context and the use of the word ordained in other passages, we’ll see that ordained here does not mean predestined, at all. Rather, it has the combined meaning […]
Be Humble, Phil 2:1-8
Be Humble This is the seventh message in the series on the spiritual qualities that are essential in the lives of people who minister to others in the words of God. We must be godly, faithful, diligent, teachable, Spirit-filled, charitable, and humble. Tonight we’re going to study the need to be humble. In Phil 2:1-8 […]
Preaching Jesus, Acts 11:20
When you consider preaching Jesus Christ to others it helps to understand what preaching Jesus entails. There’s a lot to it. Today we are going to look at what Paul and some of his fellow preachers did when they went about preaching Jesus. Preaching Jesus entails: Publishing – Acts 13:49 – to publish is to […]
Self-Centered Perception, 1 Sam 22:7-8
In 1 Sam 22:7-8 we see Saul’s self-centered perception as he accuses David and Jonathan of making a league against him. Saul’s perception is all about him [notice that he says “me” five times in verse 8] as he imagines them against him. The fact is that he was against them. He attempted to kill […]
Expectations, Hag 1:9
Hag 1:9 says, Ye looked for much, and it came to little. This is a great verse for unfulfilled expectations. With this verse in mind we want to preach on this topic of unfulfilled expectations. The problem with an expectation is that: You even have an expectation in the first place – “Ye looked.” When […]
Hand of God and Man, Phil 2:12-13
Hand of God and Man We have a relationship with the Lord when it comes to doing his will in our lives, Phil 2:12-13. On the one hand, God’s doing something in our lives. But on the other hand, we must work out on the outside what he’s doing on the inside. Fulfilling God’s will […]
Fully Committed
Fully Committed After you are saved, if you are going to go on to serve the Lord faithfully, there is a time when you get fully committed. Any of these common conditions could lead you to be fully committed: You develop over time – 2 Tim 3:15, Acts 16:1-3, 1 Tim 1:2, 2 Tim 4 […]