Israel’s Land Grant, Gen 13:15
Israel’s land grant is clearly recorded in the Bible. We’re going to study Israel’s land grant today. This will help us understand what belongs to Israel and when they can anticipate inhabiting their land. Israel’s original land grant is the land of Canaan. Gen 13:15, for all the land which thou seest, to thee will […]
Praying for the Sick, 2 Kings 13:14
When praying for the sick, keep in mind that God doesn’t always heal sick folks. In 2 Ki 13:14, when Elisha was sick, he died. And unlike Hezekiah, he didn’t weep sore over this outcome, trying to persuade God to heal him [2 Ki 20:1-7]. He accepted that it was his time [Ecc 3:2]. And […]
Good Friends, Prov 18:24
Good friends are essential to a good Christian life. Conversely, bad friends can ruin your Christian life. Be diligent to make good friends of God’s people. The good friends you want are: Godly – Job 42:10, despite the rough treatment by Job’s friends through his whole ordeal, Job prayed for his friends. You want friends […]
But There Is a God in Heaven, Dan 2:28
There is a God in heaven. You’re going to hear about him tonight. In Daniel 2, Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were slated to be executed because the wise men in Babylon could not tell King Nebuchadnezzar his dream and the interpretation of the dream. Daniel was able to convince the king to delay the […]
Preservation, Ps 12:6-7
Preservation of scripture is simply a fulfillment of the promise that God made in Ps 12:6-7. Those verses say, “The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.” This is […]
Goodly Men, Gen 39:6
There are several men in the Bible who are called goodly men. Goodly means of pleasant appearance, character or quality: comely, handsome, excellent. Here are the goodly men and here’s what we can learn from them: Joseph – Gen 39:6 – Joseph’s looks nearly got him in trouble with Potiphar’s wife. Men today are too […]
Judgment of Sins, 2 Cor 5:21
This lesson is on the judgment of sins. There seems to be some confusion about what happens to us when we sin after we are saved. This sermon will deal with the subject of sin at our salvation and following our salvation, all the way to the judgment seat of Christ. The judgment of sins […]
Deception
We’re going to study the topic of deception this evening. There are five things that can deceive you and you must defend yourself from each of these. Riches will deceive you – Mk 4:19. Our country’s problem is not an economic problem. Rather, it’s a righteousness problem. Righteousness exalteth a nation. Your problem is not an […]
Who Shall Declare His Generation? Is 53:8
The question asked in Is 53:8 implies that someone will declare the generation of Jesus. Isaiah doesn’t ask “if” someone will declare his generation. And he doesn’t ask who “will” declare, as if the Lord is trying to find someone to declare his generation. The Lord asks who “shall” in the sense of who are […]
God’s Covenant with Abraham, Gen 12:1-7
Today we are studying God’s covenant with Abraham. Under this covenant, Abraham was promised a blessing (Gen 12:1-3), a seed (Gen 12:7), a nation (Gen 12:2), and a land grant (Gen 12:7; 15:18-21). Furthermore, this covenant protected Abraham and his seed from those that would curse them (Gen 12:3). God’s covenant with Abraham was also […]