Prerequisite for Peace

Prerequisite for Peace Psalm 122:6 ; Isaiah 32:17 Our passage speaks of praying for the peace of Jerusalem. Jerusalem means city of peace and yet it has been one of the most fought over places on the face of the earth. Even today as we are giving this sermon there...

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A True Witness and Faithful Messenger

Prov 14:25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. Prov 25:13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters. We are to be a true witness to souls without Christ and we are...

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The Power of a Song

 The Power of a Song Matthew 26:30 ; Acts 16:25-26 In the passage for this sermon we see someone singing unto the Lord. In both places great events followed the songs and I would imagine that these two songs were never forgotten by those that sung them. In this sermon...

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Things that cannot be Moved

Things that cannot be Moved Hebrews 12:25-29 With all that is going on in the world at present time (October 15th 2023), wars and rumors of wars, political upheaval, crime, natural disasters etc., it is easy to see how someone could be shaken in mind and in spirit. In this...

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Cooperating With God’s Building

Psalm 127:1 “Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it”.  Introduction: God wants to build our houses. Now, the last time I checked, I didn’t see God building physical houses all over this area and for the people that are here this evening. This building...

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Bishops and Deacons

In Eph 4:11-12, Jesus Christ gave four groups of men to the church for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.  These men were apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers.  This study will show the transition from the...

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Walk in the Spirit

In Gal 5:16 Paul told us to walk in the Spirit.  Let’s see what this entails. When you are saved, the Spirit is in you This is a fairly simple lesson when you think about it.  When you were saved, you went through a spiritual circumcision that separated your flesh...

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The Fellowship of Prayer

In prayer, we shouldn’t just make our requests known to God, but we should enjoy the privilege of having fellowship with God.  Fellowship is companionship and friendly association.  It is a mutual sharing of experience, activity, and interest.  So, in prayer we should be in fellowship with the Lord, 1...

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What Are Deacons, 1 Tim 3:8-13

What Are Deacons? What are deacons?  Deacons are an interesting subject in the Bible because there are a variety of interpretations concerning who they are and what they do.  The Biblical teaching about deacons is different than the traditional understanding.  Traditionally, deacons are men who are chosen by a congregation...

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A Deceived Heart, Is 44:14-20

Read Is 44:14-20.  Is 44:20 speaks of a deceived heart.  It’s hard for us to imagine that a person could be so deceived as to worship a god he makes out of the stock of a tree.  With the same tree, he warms himself, bakes his bread, and roasts flesh. ...

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