What the disciples lacked Jesus had just come down from the mount of Transfiguration with Peter, John, and James. Awaiting him were a multitude of people. One man among them cried out to Jesus to cast the devil out of his son. The surprising thing is that he had brought...
Rightly Dividing the Word (Part 2) 2 Timothy 2:15 In the first part of this series, we began to rightly divide the word of truth by looking at the word righteousness instead of the word saved. When this is done, we begin to get a better understanding of the difference...
Wandering Out Of The Way Prov. 21: 16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Prov 21:16 says, “The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.” This is one of the most ignored verses in the Bible. It speaks of a specific right way...
Bad-mouthing Your Neighbor Prov. 11: 9-12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are Christians who, with their mouths, attempt to disparage their neighbors. The Proverbs have much to say about this problem. So, we are going to study it carefully today with this purpose in mind. If you are one of those...
Stay With The Guide When you fish with a guide he’ll take you to the right location, he’ll give you the right instruction for the day, and he’ll give you directions along the way. But you have to stay with the guide. We have a guide in our eternal life. ...
God Desires Fruit From You Rom. 7: 4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO “We should bring forth fruit unto God,” [Rom 7:4]. We should be “fruitful in every good work,” [Col 1:10]. When you study passages in the New Testament that deal with fruit, you realize that God desires fruit. For us...
Ye Cannot Serve The Lord Jos. 24: 14-25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO As Christians, we are constantly being challenged to love the Lord with all our heart [Deut 6:5]. God doesn’t want any competitors. “He is an holy God; he is a jealous God,” [Jos 24:19]. He is the only master...
God Conceals Things Prov. 25: 2CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Prov 25:2 says, “It is the glory of God to conceal a thing.” When you read through the Bible you see several things that the Lord has concealed or will conceal. For instance, in Num 22:22-34, the angel of...
Plain and Right Two characteristics of the words of God are that they are plain and right. But often you hear people comment that they aren’t plain and right. They’ll say, “that doesn’t make sense to me”. Or they’ll say, “this translation is not right; it should read this way”....
God Answers Prayer Sometimes God answers prayer, not simply to grant your petition, but rather to fulfill his desire. Here are some examples of answered prayer for God’s benefit: God answers prayer for his glory – 2 Ki 19:15-19 – Hezekiah prayed for deliverance from the Assyrians and God heard his prayer. ...
