Authorities In Your Life Gen 41:37-40
Authority Gen 41:37-40 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO All men and women are under authority and there are good consequences for yielding or bad consequences for disobeying the authorities in our lives. When Joseph was promoted to “rule” in Egypt, he was still under authority [Gen 41:40-41]. He was set over all the land of Egypt by […]
Spiritual Growth Col. 1:9
Spiritual Growth Col. 1:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Paul wrote to the Colossians he told them that he prayed for several things concerning their spiritual growth. The things for which he prayed are the same things that we need for our spiritual growth. Our spiritual growth involves: Knowing God’s will – Col 1:9 – while […]
The Gospel to the Gentiles, Rom 10:14-21
Romans chapter 10 is a transition chapter from the end of chapter 9 to the full content of chapter 11. At the end of chapter 9 Paul concludes that Gentiles attained the righteousness of God because they received it by faith. Israel, on the other hand, tried to attain the righteousness of God by the […]
Divorce and Remarriage, Rom 7:1-4
This sermon is about divorce and remarriage. If I have been divorced must I remain unmarried? No, as long as there were scriptural reasons for your divorce. This is a controversial subject, to say the least. Those who have never been divorced are often too quick to judge those who have been divorced. And those […]
Is Anything Too Hard For the Lord? Gen. 18:11
Is Anything Too Hard For The Lord? Gen. 18:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO God asked Abraham this question, Is anything too hard for the Lord, after Sarah laughed about having a son. Abraham and Sarah were too old to have children [Gen 17:17; 21:5]. Obviously, it wasn’t too hard for the Lord to give them […]
Grow in the Knowledge of God II Pet. 3:17
Grow in the Knowledge of God II Pet. 3:17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO I am convinced that the reason some Christians don’t grow much is that they don’t grow in the knowledge of God. They are content to know that they are saved but they make no effort to get to know God beyond that. The […]
What Can I Do? 1 Cor. 12:12-27
What Can I Do? 1 Cor. 12:12-27 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The body of Christ doesn’t have any vestigial organs. We all have something to do in the body. “… now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him,” [1 Cor 12:18]. What Can I do? Be […]
Righteousness by Faith in Jesus, Rom 10:1-13
The trouble with Israel is that they don’t believe in Jesus. Yet Paul’s heart’s desire and prayer to God is that they might be saved. In Rom 10:1-13 Paul deals with the subject of righteousness by faith in Jesus to encourage not only Jews but also Gentiles to be saved. Concerning righteousness by faith, righteousness: […]
Three Sets of Men Eph. 4:22-24
Three Sets of Men Eph. 4:22-24 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In a Christian there are three sets of men: The old man and the new man – Eph 4:22-24 The natural man and the spiritual man – 1 Cor 2:14-15 The outward man and the inward man – 2 Cor 4:16 It is very important for […]
Count You Worthy II Thes. 1:11
Count You Worthy II Thes. 1:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO While we are not worthy of God’s blessings in salvation, Paul prayed that God would count you worthy of this calling [2 Thes 1:11]. Paul also prayed that God would “fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power: […]