Cheer Up My Brother, Acts 27:13-36
Cheer Up My Brother Acts 27:13-36 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There’s an old favorite hymn called “Farther Along” and the chorus goes like this, “Farther along we’ll know all about it, farther along we’ll understand why, cheer up my brother, live in the sunshine, we’ll understand it all by and by.” The exhortation was to cheer […]
Vengeance Is Mine, Rom 12:19
Vengeance Is Mine The earth is the Lord’s, Ps 24:1. All that that dwell therein are also the Lord’s. So, men have a responsibility to live by God’s rules and to remember that this is God’s earth. He gave the dominion of the earth to man [Gen 1:26] and men still have the dominion. But […]
The King Shall Be His Friend, Prov 22:11
The King Shall Be His Friend Prov. 22:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Prov 22:11 Solomon said, The king shall be his friend. If you want King Jesus to be your friend then you will love certain things he loves. King Jesus will be your friend if you: Love the Lord – Jn 14:21; Matt 22:36-38. […]
Sin Defined, 1 Jn 3:4
Sin Defined 1 Jn 3:4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The trouble that many Christians have in life results from an unclear definition of sin. This lesson on sin defined will help you to understand that many of the difficulties that you haven’t been able to solve in your life are the result of sin in […]
Is Peter “the Rock?”
Is Peter the rock? No. Jesus Christ is. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that Peter is the rock upon which the church is built. They get this from Matt 16:18 where Jesus said “Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.” But Matt 16:18 is in a context which begins in […]
The Land Rested From War, Jos 11:23
The Land Rested From War Jos. 11:23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO After Joshua led Israel into the Promised Land, they fought with the inhabitants of the land and defeated 31 kings and the land rested from war. Joshua had completed and won all the battles that God had commanded Moses to fight in the land in […]
Pleasures, Ps 16:11
Pleasures Ps 16:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Bible says in Ps 16:11, “in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures forever more.” This Psalm, as you can tell from the context in Ps 16:10, is a reference to Jesus, who is now at the right hand of God. Just […]
My Fruit is Better than Gold, Prov 8:19
My Fruit is Better than Gold Prov. 8:19 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Wisdom in Prov 8 is personified. In Prov 8:19, she says, My fruit is better than gold. The inference is that you are better off seeking wisdom than you are seeking gold because the fruit of wisdom is better than gold. What is wisdom’s […]
Emotions That Lead To Sin, Prov 7:18
Some emotions lead to sin. Of course, there are all kinds of ways to get into sin. You can be enticed by lust [Jas 1:14] or you can be enticed by others [Prov 1:10]. But sometimes you get into sin as a result of an emotion. Common emotions that often lead to sin are loneliness, […]
Read This Law, Deut 31:11-13
Read This Law Deut. 31:11-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Deut 31:11-13 Moses commanded the priests to read this law every seven years when all the people were gathered together at the feast of tabernacles. He was referring to the exact words that were given to him by the Lord which he wrote down in a […]