When The Wicked Beareth Rule, Prov 29:2

Prov 29:2 says, “When the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”  In the recent history of the United States of America, you have not seen how bad it can get when the wicked beareth rule.  But if the day of the Lord’s return is still a long way off, you could very easily see a […]

Gaza, Gen 10:19

Gaza   Tonight we’ll search the scriptures to learn what’s going to happen with Israel and Gaza in this current war. Gen 10:19.  Gaza is first mentioned as one of the borders of the Canaanites.  Where it was located then is where it is still located today. Jos 10:40-42; 11:21-23.  When Israel conquered the land […]

Love Your Own Soul, Prov 19:8

Love Your Own Soul   Doesn’t the wording in Prov 19:8 seem peculiar, “He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul”?  He loveth his own soul.  I mean, we live in an age of perilous times where men are lovers of their own selves, 2 Tim 3:1-2.  Should you really love your own soul? What […]

In A Synagogue on the Sabbath, Lk 13:1-17

In A Synagogue On The Sabbath In Lk 13:10 we see that Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath.  While he was there, he taught on the need for repentance, he spoke a parable about a fig tree, and he healed a woman which had a spirit of infirmity. The Need For Repentance, […]

Jesus Gave Himself For Us, Titus 2:14

Jesus Gave Himself For Us Titus 2:14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO According to Titus 2:14, Jesus gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity.  But that’s not all.  There are three other things in the verse for which he gave himself. His primary desire, of course, is your salvation.  The very […]

Sin Personified, Prov 5:3-5

This sermon outline comes from notes I took on a sermon I heard Pastor Rick Sowell preach 25 years ago.  The strange woman in Prov 5:3-5 is a good picture of sin.  She is sin personified.  This woman is very deceptive.  What you see is not what you get.  And sin is just like she […]

Contrast the Devil and The Lord, Acts 26:18

There is a great contrast between the devil and the Lord.  They are diametrically opposed.   Notice these qualities of the Devil Darkness – Eph 6:12 he is among the rulers of the darkness of this world; though he has transformed himself into an angel of light to counterfeit the Lord [2 Cor 11:14].  When […]

Implacable, Rom 1:31

According to Rom 1:28, 31, a person with a reprobate mind is, among other things, implacable.  Implacable means, “incapable of being significantly changed or modified.”  It also means inexorable, “not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer: unyielding.”  So, when a person is implacable, you can’t change him no matter how hard you […]

Get Past Your Past, Phil 3:13

Get Past Your Past Phil 3: 13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Many Christians are plagued with regrets from the past; they seem to be stuck in a rut.  So, they go to counselors, bookstores, best friends, the internet, and a variety of other places looking for a way to forget the past and “move on.”  But […]

Under the Blood, Ps 32:1

We had a question from a radio listener that we decided to answer in this broadcast.  The question concerns sins that are “under the blood.”  Here’s the question:“Thought maybe you could help answer a question that came up recently while having a ‘discussion’ with members of the Church of Christ.  Has to do with the […]