Noah’s Walk, Work and Word, Gen 6:9
Noah walked with God, worked for God, and spoke the word of God. Likewise, we are to walk with the Lord, work for the Lord, and speak the word of the Lord in this world. That is what the Lord wants us to do. That’s what Noah did. The Lord said that the time of […]
Inspiration, Job 32:8
What is inspiration? Inspiration is God telling you what the scriptures say so that you can understand them. Many scholars have defined “inspiration” as God telling the authors what to write back when the original books and letters were written. They’ll say, “We believe that God inspired the originals,” or “We believe that God inspired […]
Scripture Preservation, Ps 12:6-7
Scripture Preservation is simply the fulfillment of the promise that God made in Ps 12:6-7. Those verses say, “The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.” This is a promise not […]
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, […]
The Righteous, Prov 10:25
The Bible has lots to say about the righteous and the wicked. In Proverbs, there are numerous references to these two and they are often contrasted. There are two interesting pictures of the righteous in Proverbs that we want to preach on today. In one of them the righteous are compared to a house and […]
God Gives You Up, Ps 81:12
One of the most tragic statements in the Bible is, God gave them up. When God gives you up to something and leaves you alone to go after it, you are well nigh hopeless, at that point. Notice the progression of your downfall when God gives you up: God gives you up to your own […]
Women Rule Over Them, Is 3:12
Our text today is Is 3:12, which says, “As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.” Over many years in the ministry, we have observed this verse in the homes of some […]
Dissimulation, Jos 7:11
Dissimulation is hypocrisy. It comes from simulation. When you are in a flight simulator it looks and feels like you’re in a real jet but you aren’t. It’s fake. Likewise, when you live your life in dissimulation you are pretending to be something you aren’t. Notice the following: Dissimulation of a transgressor – Jos 7:11 […]
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 […]
Israel Served False Gods, Jud 10:6-9
In Jud 10:6-9 Israel served Baalim and the gods of the nations around them. Interestingly, they were attacked by the same countries whose gods they served. There are grave national implications to us in the United States concerning this same problem. The Lord commanded them not to worship these gods – worshipping these gods would […]