One Nation, One King, Ezek 37:15-28
In Ezek 37:15-28, Ezekiel takes two sticks and joins them together to make one. This object lesson catches the attention of the people who inquire about its meaning. He explains that the joining of the two sticks symbolizes the reuniting of Israel with Judah to form one nation that will be under one king. Thus, […]
Prayer and Supplication with Thanksgiving
This is part four in a four-part series on Prayer and Supplication. For part three, see Prayer and Supplication with Crying. This sermon is on prayer and supplication with thanksgiving. The words prayer and supplication appear together several times in your Bible. And on a few occasions, we find them coupled with something else that […]
A Study in the Life of Joseph Lesson #5 : God’s Timing in Joseph’s Life
A Study in the Life of Joseph Lesson #5 God’s Timing in Joseph’s Life (Genesis 41:1-57) In the passage for this lesson, Pharoah had dreams that troubled his spirit. He called all the wise men of Egypt together, but they could not interpret his dreams. The butler finally remembers his fault and told Pharaoh about […]
Unique Ways to Happiness, Job 5:17-18
God offers his people unique ways to happiness. We can be happy in ways that the world knows nothing about. The world’s happiness is derived from pleasure. They might be happy with an event, a person, an accomplishment, or some form of entertainment. We can be happy with these things, too. Yet, this happiness is […]
Pray Without Doubting, 1 Tim 2:8
We’re told to pray without doubting, 1 Tim 2:8. This is because doubting will adversely affect your prayer life. In Jas 1:5-8 we are to ask in faith nothing wavering. Wavering is like waves of the sea. When you waver, you are double minded, unstable, and think that you won’t receive anything from the […]
The Valley of Dry Bones, Ezek 37:1-14
Once again Ezekiel was carried by the spirit to a place where God showed him a vision. This time he was carried to the valley of dry bones. In Ezek 37:1-8, Ezekiel was instructed to prophecy to the dry bones. In Ezek 37:9-10, he prophesied to the wind. And in Ezek 37:11-14, God told him […]
Character Check
Character Check (Proverbs 6:1-11) In this lesson on character, we are going to use the first eleven verses of Proverbs chapter 6 to see what condition our character is in. In this passage we will see that poor character traits are revealed two ways. The first one is through no discernment and bad choices in […]
Prayer and Supplication with Crying
This is the third part of a series on prayer and supplication. For part two in this series, see Prayer and Supplication with Fasting. For part three in this series, see Prayer and Supplication with Thanksgiving. This sermon is on Prayer and Supplication with Crying. Prayer and supplication with crying is important: 1 Ki 8:28 […]
Develop Unity in Church, 1 Cor 12:20-25
Eph 5:30-32 shows us that we are one flesh with Chirst. In one flesh you have union. Eph 5:32 this is a mystery concerning Christ and the church. We see this clearly in 1 Cor 12:12-27. We are one body with many members. In 1 Cor 12:20-25, Christ desires no schism in the body. Likewise, […]
Necessities of the Christian Life
There are at least three necessities in the Christian life. Of course, before you can have these you must have life. You must receive the life of God – Jn 14:6. Jesus Christ is the life. Rom 6:23, the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. You don’t have the life […]