The Lost Sheep and Silver Piece, Lk 15:1-10
The Lost Sheep and Silver Piece Our text is Lk 15:1-10. Publicans and sinners drew near to Jesus to hear him. They wanted to hear what he had to say. The Pharisees didn’t want to hear him and were perturbed that Jesus would even associate with publicans and sinners. In Jn 8:47, speaking of his […]
The King Shall Be His Friend, Prov 22:11
In Prov 22:11 Solomon said, The king shall be his friend. If you want King Jesus to be your friend then you will love certain things he loves. King Jesus will be your friend if you: Love the Lord – Jn 14:21; Matt 22:36-38. Jesus said, “he that loveth me shall be loved of my […]
Sin Defined, 1 Jn 3:4
Sin Defined 1 Jn 3:4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The trouble that many Christians have in life results from an unclear definition of sin. This lesson on sin defined will help you to understand that many of the difficulties that you haven’t been able to solve in your life are the result of sin in […]
Local Church Missions, Acts 13:1-4
Local Church Missions Local church missions is as much a ministry of the local church as any other ministry of the church. Like one preacher said, “Missions is not an optional ministry of the local church. It’s like your heart and lungs. Both are necessary in the body”. The first two men who were sent […]
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
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 these initial campaigns. It was time now for Joshua and […]
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
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 fruit and why is it better than gold, silver and rubies […]
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 […]