Is Peter “the Rock?”
Is Peter the rock? No. Jesus Christ is. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that Peter is the rock upon which the church is built. They get this from Matt 16:18 where Jesus said “Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.” But Matt 16:18 is in a context which begins in […]
The Land Rested From War, Jos 11:23
The Land Rested From War Jos. 11:23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO After Joshua led Israel into the Promised Land, they fought with the inhabitants of the land and defeated 31 kings and the land rested from war. Joshua had completed and won all the battles that God had commanded Moses to fight in the land in […]
Pleasures, Ps 16:11
Pleasures Ps 16:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Bible says in Ps 16:11, “in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures forever more.” This Psalm, as you can tell from the context in Ps 16:10, is a reference to Jesus, who is now at the right hand of God. Just […]
My Fruit is Better than Gold, Prov 8:19
My Fruit is Better than Gold Prov. 8:19 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Wisdom in Prov 8 is personified. In Prov 8:19, she says, My fruit is better than gold. The inference is that you are better off seeking wisdom than you are seeking gold because the fruit of wisdom is better than gold. What is wisdom’s […]
Emotions That Lead To Sin, Prov 7:18
Some emotions lead to sin. Of course, there are all kinds of ways to get into sin. You can be enticed by lust [Jas 1:14] or you can be enticed by others [Prov 1:10]. But sometimes you get into sin as a result of an emotion. Common emotions that often lead to sin are loneliness, […]
Local Church Gospel Preaching, 1 Cor 14:24-25
Local Church Gospel Preaching One of the three purposes of a local church is and should be to evangelize sinners. The other two purposes are to exalt the Savior and to edify the saints. We want to discuss our purpose of evangelizing sinners tonight. Our text is 1 Cor 4:24-25. In this text we see […]
Read This Law, Deut 31:11-13
Read This Law Deut. 31:11-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Deut 31:11-13 Moses commanded the priests to read this law every seven years when all the people were gathered together at the feast of tabernacles. He was referring to the exact words that were given to him by the Lord which he wrote down in a […]
Why Children Stray, Prov 2:13
Why Children Stray Prov 2:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This lesson should help parents to understand why children stray so they can take measures to try to prevent their children from leaving the paths of righteousness when they are older. And this message should help young people to know what to watch out for. Children […]
Aaron and His Sons, Lev 8
Aaron and His Sons Lev. 8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Aaron and his sons are types of the Lord Jesus Christ, the high priest, and New Testament Christians, the royal priesthood. Seeing these pictures of Jesus and New Testament Christians in Aaron and his sons might help you to find passages like Leviticus chapter 8 even […]
Be Ready Always, 1 Pet 3:13-17
Be Ready Always You should be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you… 1 Pet 3:15. People need to know what we know. And when they ask you, you must be ready to answer. How? Sanctify the Lord God in your […]