Does God Help Those Who Help Themselves? Yes, But He Also Helps Those Who Can’t Help Themselves. The story of the Good Samaritan [Luk.10:25-37], is a great example of how God helps those who can’t help themselves. Jesus also ends the passage with “Go, and do thou likewise”. Let...
The spirit of a man Prov.18:14 The spirit of a man is important. We are talking about the ability of a man to survive insurmountable obstacles. There are many war time examples of men with no food, ammunition, and worn down to the last stages of exhaustion are able...
A Clean Home Lev.14:48 What we are at home is a test of who we really are. Can you really judge book by its cover? Most of us come to church and are judged by “our cover”. How are we at home, where we are not on display? In...
Pay your Vows Ps.66:13-14 David made sure to pay his vows, which his lips had uttered and his mouth had spoken. As we will see in this lesson vows are promises. Pay your vows, make good on every promise that comes out of your mouth. God commands it. So...
The Snare of the Devil – Sin [Ps.1:17] “Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.” Rarely will an animal fall in to a snare that is not disguised. Trappers are very diligent to remove all human smell from traps and snares, or else...
Submission The Bible clearly lays out God’s order for authority and submission in our life. We cause our own problems when we step outside the authority that God has placed us under. Your head is not just a “boss” that you must obey. Your head is an authority figure...
Read your Bible Reading your Bible is the most important thing for a Christian to do. “…man doth not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.”[Deu.8:3] God speaks to you when you read your Bible. Your...
The Prosperity of Fools Shall Destroy Them Prov. 1:32 Our disposition to abuse the blessings of God renders prosperity dangerous. We all seek and enjoy prosperity. How we handle it is very important. Solomon said, the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. Prosperity is a very “relative” thing. What...
A Good Name Proverbs 22:1 [Proverbs 22:1] A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. [Ecclesiastes 7:1] A good name is better than precious ointment; We honor people by naming things after them, towns, streets, kids. [Gen.4:17] Charles...
Faithfulness Prov. 20:6 “Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?” When a man proclaims his own goodness we call that self-righteousness. It is not hard to find a self-righteous person, but a faithful man who can find? Faithfulness is becoming...
