Spiritual Motives for Giving, Eph 5:25
Spiritual Motives for Giving Eph 5:25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are many motives for giving and not all of them are good and pure. Giving in order to be recognized is selfishly motivated in part, but the recipient doesn’t mind; universities promise recognition as an encouragement to give. Giving to politicians is often motivated by […]
Love Hate Relationships, 1 Sam 16:21
Love Hate Relationships 1 Sam. 16: 21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO You have heard the expression, “they have a love hate relationship.” Well, the truth of the matter is, as you know, a person either loves or hates the other person. He doesn’t have both of these feelings at the same time. What generally happens is […]
Wise Reprover; Obedient Ear, Prov 25:12
Benefiting From Reproof Prov. 25: 12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO of a Wise Reprover. Reproof that is beneficial is like “an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,” [Prov 25:12]. For reproof to be beneficial there must be a wise reprover and the one being reproved must have an obedient ear. There are two elements […]
How Will You Respond, Ps 119
How Will You Respond? When the word of God is your lamp and light, when it’s purity is making you pure, and when it’s truth is sanctifying you, how will you respond when you face: Sin. You will cease from sin. Ps 119:9-11, 101, 133. Your attitude toward sin changes as you keep his commandments. […]
Thy Word, Ps 119:89
Thy Word Repeatedly in Ps 119, we find references to “Thy word”. These are God’s words; not man’s words. A woman at a family gathering after a funeral said, “I believe these are man’s words”. I told her what Jesus said, “My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will […]
The Sabbath Days, Lk 6:1-12
The Sabbath Days Throughout the ministry of Jesus Christ, the Pharisees were looking for reasons to accuse him. One of their principle accusations was that Jesus didn’t keep the sabbath, Ex 20:8-11. In Lk 6:1-12, Luke records two instances where the Pharisees observed Jesus doing something on the sabbath that they said was not lawful. […]
The Shadow of Death, Ps 23:4
Ps 23 4 The Shadow of Death CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO David said in Ps 23:4, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me…” In this broadcast we are going to study the shadow of death. We notice, first of all, that […]
The Two Witnesses, Rev 11:3-6
The Two Witnesses Rev. 11: 3-6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Many people believe that the two witnesses in Rev 11 are Enoch and Elijah. They are the only two whom God raptured alive in the Old Testament (Gen 5:24; 2 Ki 2:11). However, this belief is primarily supported by Heb 9:27, which says, “… it is […]
The Throne of Grace, Heb 4:16
The Throne of Grace The throne of grace is where God meets with us when we come to him in prayer. The Lord gives us three instructions regarding his throne of grace. He says: Come boldly. We must get away from the thoughts and distractions down here. So, we approach his throne. We don’t drag […]
Dealing With Secret Sins, Job 31:26-27
Dealing With Secret Sins Job 31: 27 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We all have secret things that trouble us. That is, we have things that we lust after or that we think about or have thought about that we don’t want to discuss with others. They are secret. This lesson is on how to deal with […]