John’s second epistle is addressed to “the elect lady and her children”.  John is the elder, 1 Pet 5:1. She is elect, meaning she’s saved. Why did John write this second epistle to them? To express his true love to her and them, v.1-3. When John, the elder, expressed his...

In the Bible there are five things that you should taste.  These are not things that you taste with your taste buds.  These are things that you taste in the sense of becoming acquainted with them by experience.  You should taste: The heavenly gift – Heb 6:4 – the heavenly...

Public Ministry Prov. 1:20-23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When you read in Prov 1 that wisdom crieth without, you may wonder how she does it.  Wisdom crieth without through public ministry. Public ministry is public, Prov 1:20-21 – it is accomplished by publishing the word of God “without” the four walls...

In Lk 11:33-36, Jesus used the illustration of a lighted candle to teach his disciples about seeing him and having their whole bodies full of light and having no part dark. In the context of this passage, Jesus had just rebuked this evil generation for seeking a sign, Lk 11:29-32. ...

Your lips are the gate keepers of your mouth.  They can either let bad and untoward things come forth from your mouth or they can be used to bring forth good and beneficial things.  Therefore, you need to watch your lips.  There are many different kinds of lips that we...

This broadcast is about how to be holy. When you get saved:   You are saved by the “holy child Jesus” – Acts 4:27-30 You are born again and indwelled by the Holy Spirit – Jn 3:6; Jn 14:16-17 You are a child of the Holy God – Jos 24:19...

Contention is strife in words, which include debates, arguments, tumults and the like.  From whom do contentions arise?  The people responsible for contentions are usually:  Proud squabblers – Prov 13:10 only by pride cometh contention.  They are motivated by the need to be right.  They are usually guilty of not...

The centurion in Matt 8 was a man under authority.  Though, he had 100 soldiers under him, he spoke, not of his authority over them, but of himself under the authority of his superior officer.  The Lord blessed this man’s faith and healed his servant. In our lives we have...

Is 55:8-9 says that God’s thoughts and man’s thoughts are not the same.  The Lord said, “my thoughts are not your thoughts”.  He said, “my thoughts (are higher) than your thoughts”.  And he said, “neither ore your ways my way”.  Today, we’re going to talk about your thoughts and ways....

At the end of John’s first epistle, he wrote about four things that we know.  He wrote, “We know that…”.  And these things that we know are important to us in the church.  However, they are absolutely essential to those in the Tribulation. We know that we have the petitions...