The Slothful Man, Prov 26:13-15
The reason that we may not be getting the thing done that the Lord wants us to do is that we might be slothful. You've seen a sloth before. It moves so slowly that it appears, most of the time, to not be moving. Solomon describes the slothful man in Prov 26:13-15, and shows us […]
The Gift of God, Jn 4:5-10
Some people haven’t received everlasting life as a gift of God from this well of water because: They don’t know the gift of God. Jn 4:10 “If thou KNEWEST the gift of God”. They don’t know what the gift is. It’s eternal life, v.14. It is the answer to sin and death. God is an […]
Which Is Better, Ecc 7:1-6
In this lesson from Ecc 7:1-6, Solomon compares several things and asks, Which is better? Which is Better, a good name or precious ointment? A good name is better than precious ointment. A good name is longer lasting than the fragrance of the ointment. The fragrance dissipates over time. A good name, like Samuel, or […]
What To Do With The Word, Ps 119:9-16
In Ps 119 we find 22 sections identified by the 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet. Each section has 8 verses. All but three of the 176 verses in this Psalm contain a reference to the words of God. The three verses that don’t [90, 122, and 132] each contain a reference to Jesus Christ, […]
Hasty, Prov 21:5
In general, a person who is hasty is a person who does things too quickly and with too little thought. He can be rash [incautious], impetuous [rushing] or impulsive [acting on impulse]. Now, haste is not always a bad thing. When you have clear direction from the Lord on a matter, he doesn’t want you […]
Paul’s confidence in Timothy
Philippians 2:19-24 “To send Timotheus shortly unto you”. Introduction: Although Paul was in prison because of the Gospel of Christ, Paul is deeply concerned about the Philippian church and its believers. Paul wants to know their state, their condition, he wants to care for them, however he cannot do so personally. At this point, Paul mentions […]
Good Kids, Eph 6:1-3
Good kids are children who do what the Bible says. We know that the proportion of children who believe and obey the Bible today is much smaller than the proportion of kids who don’t. So it is becoming less and less likely, with each successive generation, that kids are going to grow up to be […]
Good Dads, Gen 18:19
In the prior broadcast we talked about good moms. Today we’ll discuss the characteristics of good dads. The objective of being a good dad is to rear godly children. There’s no guarantee that if you are a good dad all your children are going to turn out perfect. They have the freedom to choose. Nevertheless, […]
Good Moms, Prov 31:1
The Bible has much to say about good moms. If you will follow what the Bible says, you are not guaranteed that all of your children will turn out just right. But you have the best opportunity of rearing good children if you follow what God shows you in the Bible. Good moms teach – […]
The Darkness is Past and the True Light Now Shineth
The Darkness is Past and the True Light Now Shineth 1 John 2:8 There is a phrase in this verse that we will use for our sermon thought which is “the darkness is past and the true light now shineth”. In this sermon we will use this phrase to show that we are in […]