Follow Me In Mark 1:17-18, Jesus said to Peter and Andrew, “Follow me.”  That’s the key for doing anything for Jesus.  He said, “I” will make you (Mark 1:17).  Men don’t make you; Jesus makes you.  Then Jesus said, “to become.” In other words, to become what Jesus wants you...

Eyes of the Lord Prov 5:21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord… Prov 15:3 the eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.  He sees the wrong and the right. He’s keeping an eye on you.  Accountability groups...

Things Only God Can Do We’re studying a larger passage of scripture today because of the common theme among the various stories that are recorded here.  Jesus did things only God can do. He rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, Lk 8:22-25 Jesus and the disciples got...

Getting Counsel (Part 2) Genesis 16:1-16 with Genesis 21:1-14 In the second part of this lesson, we are going to make an application of what we learned in the first part of this lesson regarding counsel. The main point we saw in the first part of this lesson was to...

Rejoice in Likemindedness Phil 2:1-8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Phil 2:2, Paul said, “Fulfill ye my joy, that ye be likeminded…”  We should rejoice in likemindedness.  We are to be likeminded in our marriages, in our families, in our friendships and in our churches.  We are likeminded when we are...

Rejoice in Answered Prayer Jn. 16:23-24 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jesus showed us in Jn 16:23-24 that we should rejoice in answered prayer.  Getting a prayer answered is a reason to rejoice.  And notice that Jesus said, “that your joy may be full.”  So, he wasn’t just talking about a...

Luke 9:57-62 Introduction: This is the first week of a new year, 2025. Like many Christians, perhaps you have made resolutions or commitments. Perhaps your commitment was to follow Jesus more closely this year, to be a true disciple of Jesus Christ. Following Jesus is a daily commitment, and if...

Rejoice in God’s Words Jer. 15:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO of Rejoice in Gods Words Jeremiah said, …thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart [Jer 15:16].  We have been preaching on reasons to rejoice.  And we can and should certainly rejoice in Gods words. We rejoice in:...

Is 61: 10-11 Rejoice in the Lord CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We rejoice in the Lord because he is our God, he saved us, he gave us his righteousness, he has espoused us to him, and he’s coming back for us.  We so often look for joy in things and in...

Heb 12 1-3 Rejoice in the Cross CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul told us to rejoice evermore [1 Thes 5:16]. We have some reasons to rejoice. We should rejoice in the cross.  When Jesus went to the cross there was joy set before him.  There is a great cloud of witnesses...