Working After You Are Dead

Working After You Are Dead 2 Kings 13:14-21 In the passage we see the sickness and death of Elisha. Even after Elisha a miracle takes place. A dead man is thrown into his sepulchre and when the man’s body touches the bones of Elisha he was brought back to life. This should make us think […]

Who is this King of Glory?

Who is this King of Glory? Matthew 2:1-12 In this sermon we will be looking at Jesus Christ as the Lord of Host and King of Glory from the viewpoint of the visit by the wise men when Jesus was born. The wise came to Jerusalem in search of a King to worship and they […]

The Path of Life, Prov 5:6

According to Prov 5:6, we are to ponder the path of life. As you ponder this path you recognize that it is: The Path of Salvation – Prov 5:5; 1 Jn 5:12. In the proverb, the strange woman leads you down the path of death all the way to hell. Jesus, on the other hand, […]

Have Compassion, Jude 22

As we discussed this morning, the Lord is full of compassion.  He has certainly had compassion on us.  Compassion is “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it”.  What does God want us to do with the compassion that he extends toward us?  He wants us to have compassion, Jude 22.  […]

The Lord’s Compassion, Ps 86:15

Ps 86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. Today we are going to discuss the Lord’s compassion. God is full of compassion.  He sent his Son to die for us.  And he is not willing that any should perish.   God loves […]

Put On The Armor, Eph 6:11

In Eph 6:11 Paul wrote, “Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil”.  When you read this verse, you envision a soldier arming himself for a fight.  You might imagine yourself putting on a helmet or a breastplate that wasn’t there the minute […]

Everyone Was Responsible, 1 Chr 22:19

In 1 Chr 22-27, when David prepared for the construction of the house of God, he organized everything and everyone in his kingdom for Solomon to begin to build and rule.  Everyone was responsible. Notice all these occupations: 1 Chr 23:3-5, the Levites set forward the work of the house of the Lord, some were […]

Virtue, Lk 6:19

In this sermon we’re going to discuss virtue.  Virtue is strength.  It is that quality of physical bodies, by which they produce effects on other bodies.  In a literal sense you can speak of the virtue of plants in medicine.   So, in Lk 6:19, Jesus said virtue had gone out of him.  He had […]

Giving Him Thanks, Lk 17:11-19

From Lk 17:11-19 we learn some important things about giving the Lord thanks.  When the ten lepers were healed and only the Samaritan turned back to give him thanks, we see that thanks is more rare than it is common.  In v.17 only one of the ten thanked him.  Thanks is often given from those […]

What Good Works, Titus 3:8

Paul wrote Titus that we are to be careful to maintain good works. The obvious question should be what good works are we to maintain? Titus 3:8 “This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. […]