Magicians, Gen 41:8
Magicians Gen 41:8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO According to Webster’s New World Dictionary a magician is an expert in magic, a performer skilled in sleight of hand, illusions, etc. Magic is the use of spells, charms, and rituals seeking or pretending to cause or control events to to govern certain natural or supernatural forces; occultism. The […]
Walk In Victory Over Fear, Heb 2:15
Walk In Victory Over Fear Heb.2:15 CLICKTITLE FOR AUDIO There are four things of which Christians are particularly afraid. Christians fear the loss of their life, their self-esteem or self-worth, their reputation and their dignity. Put another way, Christians fear death, falling, dishonor and derision. As my former pastor used to say, “People fear ridicule worse […]
Witnessing to Jehovahs Witnesses, 1 Cor 1:18-21
Witnessing to Jehovah’s Witnesses 1 Cor. 1:18-21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jehovahs Witnesses are so well versed in defending their beliefs on hell, works salvation, and the differences between Jesus and God that you are essentially wasting time arguing with them about these matters. When you argue about these things, they aren’t going to listen to […]
Mercy and Truth, Prov 14:22
Mercy and Truth Prov. 14:22 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Prov 14:22, the Lord said, “Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.” To devise is to conceive or imagine a thing, to plan to bring about something. So, a man that devises evil is a […]
Did Samuel Come Up? 1 Sam 28:7-20
Did Samuel Come Up? 1 Sam. 28: 7-20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Several people have asked, over the years, whether the woman with the familiar spirit in 1 Sam 28:7-20 really called up Samuel. Most of them believe that Samuel didn’t really come up, but rather that the voice of the familiar spirit imitating Samuel spoke […]
Why Do They Lie, Prov 12:19
Why Do They Lie Prov. 12:19 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO They lie to deceive, to destroy and to kill. In Gen 3:4 the devil lied to deceive, destroy and kill Adam and Eve. In Jn 10:10 the thief stole the dominion over the earth from Adam and became the god of this world. In 1 Pet […]
Eat My Flesh, Jn 6:51-62
Eat My Flesh Jn. 6: 51-62 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Jesus taught, he often related what he was teaching to the situation at hand. He used a proximate example as an illustration. The example was not literal, but typified a spiritual truth. For instance, in Mk 1:16-18, when he saw Peter and Andrew casting a […]
A Deceitful Heart, Jer 17:9
A Deceitful Heart Jer.17: 9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The trouble with a deceitful heart according to this text is that the man who has it doesn’t know it. The Lord asks, “Who can know it?” Well, as hard as it is for us to know the deceit of our own hearts, I believe there are […]
Iron Sharpeneth Iron, Prov 27:17
Iron Sharpeneth Iron Prov. 27:17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Today we are going to consider Prov 27:17, “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” Solomon applied a practical and common event, sharpening a knife or blade, to a beneficial aspect of friendships between men. The steel and the blade are of […]
Babes in Christ, 1 Pet 2:2
Babes in Christ 1 Pet 2: 2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Babes in Christ may be babes because they have only recently been saved. Yet, they could be babes because they are carnal. That is, they live their life in Christ in the flesh instead of in the Spirit. From the Bible, we learn this about […]