Good Moderate Habits Phil 4:5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Good moderate habits are essential to building good Christian character and developing a strong Christian life. Likewise, good convictions are essential. We preached a sermon titled “Your Convictions” on Sept 26, 2018, which you may read and to which you may...
Judges 17:1-13 The Young Man Became Micah’s Priest CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Jud 17:1-13, we see something terribly wrong with the idols and priest of Micah. Micah making these idols and consecrating this priest is what’s wrong with a religion doing this today. In this passage, consecrating Micah’s priest entailed: The wrong concept...
We all have people with whom we want to speak about the Lord. And sometimes it can be very hard to know what to say, when to say it, and how to say it. I asked Pastor Hoots to pray for me about witnessing to my family. And he said...
In the Song of Solomon is recorded an ongoing conversation between Solomon and his wife. The book typifies the relationship between Jesus Christ and his bride, the church. Jesus Christ is the friend to whom the bride is referring in SoS 5:16 when she says, “This is my friend.” Jesus is: Beloved – in...
Youth, Aging and Death Youth, Ecc 12:1 Remembering your Creator in the days of your youth is essential. Yet, every attempt has been made in our society to talk youth out of believing that God is the creator. The condition of our society is evidence that youth do not retain...
Trouble: that which causes concern or distress. Introduction: The Bible has a lot to say regarding the troubles of life. Troubles come in all shapes and sizes, in all places, and to all people. The troubles of life are inevitable and often come when you’re not ready for them or...
How to Live (A Study in Ecclesiastes) Lesson #14: Cast Your Bread upon the Waters (Ecclesiastes 11:1-10) In this chapter we see a great lesson on giving. In this lesson we will use the term giving in a broad sense. It can refer to giving basically anything that you...
Fulfilled Prophecy Is 48:3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Two of the distinguishing characteristics of the Bible are prophecy and fulfilled prophecy. Is 48:3 is a profound passage wherein God declares the former things and then brings them to pass. See also Is 46:9-10, Is 42:8-9. Only the God of the...
Jud 18:1-31 Some Problems with Idolatry CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Idolatry, in and of itself, is unlawful [Exodus 20:4-6] and consequential in that it continues through successive generations and incurs the wrath of God. In this passage, the idolatry of Micah gets transferred to the Danites and ultimately leads to their downfall...
Miracles of Jesus Lesson #8 : Walking on the Water (Matthew 14:22-36 ; Mark 6:45-52) For this miracle we will use the account in Matthew as well as the one in Mark. There are some details from each of these passages that we will look need to see. In this...
