Don’t Faint

Don’t Faint Luke 18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO God said Don’t Faint – that’s because God doesn’t like quitters – I never knew anybody who did – and he doesn’t like it when we do what we are supposed to do with a lackadaisical attitude Faint = lacking conviction or boldness...

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Joy in the Presence of the Angels

Joy in the Presence of the Angels Luke 15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Those of us who are saved know first hand about the joy of salvation.  We know what it’s like to come out of the PITS OF SIN and to walk in the GLORIOUS LIBERTY and joy of eternal...

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Why God Gave Us Local Churches

Why God Gave Us Local Churches Acts 2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO God gave us local churches to make sure that the problems of this life don’t become the problems of your life. It’s common for people to point to problems in their lives beginning when they got out of church. ...

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The Fear of God

The Fear of God Job 1:1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Fear of the Lord is a doctrine that certainly includes the “fear and trembling” of Phil 2:12-13, which is far more than the “reverence” that modernists like to preach.  However, it is not just being afraid of the Lord.  The...

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Your Heart Makes the Difference

Your Heart Makes the Difference CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO What makes the difference in other peoples’ lives when we minister to them is something that happens in our hearts.  To make a difference, in your heart you need: Compassion – Matt 9:36 – when Jesus SAW the multitudes, he was moved with...

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Why They Shouted

Why They Shouted Ezra 3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Seventy years before this celebration, Judah had been carried captive into Babylon.  Following that, the house of the Lord was destroyed along with much of Jerusalem.  Eventually, Babylon was defeated by the Medes and Persians.  Cyrus, the king of Persia, was moved...

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A Child of the King

A Child of the King Rev. 5: 9-10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO At this time of year, we are reminded that our Savior was born a King. The wise men from the east came looking for “the King of the Jews.” When Jesus rode triumphantly into Jerusalem, he was hailed...

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The Servant of the Lord

The Servant of the Lord Deut 34:10-12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Do you want to do great things for the Lord, if he has in mind for you to do great things for him?  The answer is generally, “Yes.”  Well, let’s look at some men in the Bible and see what...

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The Foolishness of Preaching

The Foolishness of Preaching 1 Cor. 1:18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness.  It is hard to understand what the world thinks is so foolish about preaching the cross when you consider what it is. The creator of the universe lived as...

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Happiness

Happiness Ps.144:15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO  There is a great frustration in relationships with others and in marriage that is often manifested when you try to make the other person happy.  Have you ever done something to make another person happy only to be disappointed when what you attempted didn’t work? ...

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