Is 9:6-7 … a child is born … and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Is 7:14… call his name Immanuel (God with us). Matt 1:20-21 … thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people...

We need the Lord to direct our steps because, “The way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps”, Jer 10:23. We should acknowledge this truth and believe it.  Believing what God says about our inability to direct our steps will...

The Bible often uses metaphors to communicate spiritual truths.  In Jn 7:38-39, we see the Holy Spirit likened to water.  When you study the properties of water, you learn more about the Holy Spirit.  For starters, water typifies the Trinity.  The triple point of water at .01 degree C and...

There is a principle of sowing, firmly established in the Bible.  Certainly, we see this principle of sowing in nature and it was clearly understood in rural societies.  Families that have to farm to produce their food understand the principle of sowing.  Each seed that you plant produces many seeds,...

When men let you down, you must find out and follow what God is doing.  If you don’t follow what God is doing, you’re likely to make a big mistake in your judgment of the situation and your reaction to it.  For example: Men will sin.  You won’t ever find...

One of the apparent contradictions in God’s nature that is hard to reconcile is the wrath and love of God.  In Is 63:6 we see God’s anger and his fury.  And in the very next verse, v.7, we see his lovingkindness, goodness, and mercy.  So, what can we do to...

There is a God in heaven.  You’re going to hear about him tonight. In Daniel 2, Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were slated to be executed because the wise men in Babylon could not tell King Nebuchadnezzar his dream and the interpretation of the dream.  Daniel was able to convince...

We’re going to study the topic of deception this evening.  There are five things that can deceive you and you must defend yourself from each of these. Riches will deceive you – Mk 4:19.  Our country’s problem is not an economic problem.  Rather, it’s a righteousness problem.  Righteousness exalteth a nation. ...

The question asked in Is 53:8 implies that someone will declare the generation of Jesus.  Isaiah doesn’t ask “if” someone will declare his generation.  And he doesn’t ask who “will” declare, as if the Lord is trying to find someone to declare his generation.  The Lord asks who “shall” in...

We know that God leads us.  But sometimes when we follow where God leads us, we can wind up in a mess.  What happens to us can be very different than what we expect. In Acts 16, God led Paul and Silas to Philippi in Macedonia, Acts 16:12.  While there,...