In Due Season, Gal 6:9
In Due Season Gal 6:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Gal 6:9 says, “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” The phrase in this verse that is critical to successful reaping is, “in due season.” You see the trouble today is that there is […]
The Love of Christ Constraineth Us, 2 Cor 5:14
2 Cor 5:14 says “For the love of Christ constraineth us”. In v.15, it constrains us to not henceforth live unto ourselves, but unto him who died for them (in v.14) and rose again. To constrain is to hold back by or as if by force. The force of his love constrains us to not […]
Rahab’s Testimony, Jos 2:1-24
Rahab’s testimony is remarkable, Jos 2:1-24. Notice: Rahab’s Testimony of Faith – Heb 11:31. In Jos 2:9-11 she believed in the Lord. Then in v.12-13 she believed she could be saved and that she needed to be saved. In v.14 she believed the words of the spies. And in v.17-21 she believed that the scarlet thread […]
The King’s Commandment, Ecc 8:1-5
In Ecc 8:1, Solomon asked, “Who is as the wise man”? A wise man fears the Lord. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. So, if he is “as” the wise man, he will fear the Lord. See Prov 24:21. And the wise man will keep the king’s commandment. Solomon also asked, […]
Consequences of wanting to be rich- I Timothy 6:9
Introduction: I Timothy 6:9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves […]
A Life of Contentment
1 Timothy 6:6 “But godliness with contentment is great gain.” Introduction: Lats week we studied I Timothy 6:9, the consequences of a person that will be rich. At the core of a person wanting to be rich is a person that is covetous, and that person will fall into temptation, fall into a snare, will fall […]
Private Interpretation, 2 Pet 1:20
Private interpretation is the method of interpreting scripture to make it say what you want it to say. Private interpretation derives from four primary sources: The first is unbelief. You don’t believe what you’re reading so you make the scripture say what you believe. The second is presumption. You have decided that a certain doctrine […]
Bible Understanding, 1 Jn 2:27
Bible understanding is the result of praying, reading, believing, doing, studying, trusting, and simplifying. Trust the Holy Spirit to teach you. Recently we have been asked this same question by two different people. They want to know how to understand what they are reading in the Bible. Well, there are probably many study aids, like […]
Sincerity and Truth, Jos 24:14
Joshua commanded Israel to “fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth”, Jos 24:14. Not just in sincerity. Not just in truth. But in the combination of sincerity and truth. Sincerity is honesty of mind; freedom from hypocrisy. Sincere means: without deceit, pretense [a false profession]; free of dissimulation; being genuine, the […]
How to Effectively Use the Word of God in our Lives
How to Effectively Use the Word of God in Our Lives 1 Thessalonians 2:13 In this lesson we are going to continue to study things about the word of God. The focus of this lesson will be to show you how to use the word of God in your everyday like to accomplish the purpose […]