In Prov 3:1 Solomon said to his son, Keep my commandments.  We don’t keep the commandments to be saved in the New Testament.  When we are saved by the grace of God, we receive the righteousness of Jesus Christ as a gift.  This is not something that we can earn. ...

In Ps 51, David asked the Lord to cleanse him from his sin, v.2.  He prayed “purge me… and I shall be clean”, v.7.  And he prayed, “Create in me a clean heart, O God”, v.9.  He was cleansed from sin. How can I be cleansed from sin? By getting...

There are three characteristics of God in Ps 143:1, that give you confidence when you pray that God will hear and answer your prayer.  Because of these three traits, when you pray, you can count on God.  You can count on God’s: Count on God’s Graciousness v.1 “Hear my prayer,...

The text for this message is Luke 2:41-52. This is when Joseph and Mary left Jesus at the temple after celebrating the feast of the Passover.  Very briefly, the outline for this message follows. Leaving Jesus at the temple: Was Unintentional, v.43.  Be careful, after the meeting we just had,...

The sessions following this post are arranged in the order they were taught.  The sermons preached in the evening are grouped together after the sessions.  And the ladies sessions are grouped together after the sermons.

1 Tim 3:15 “that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God”.  Acts 20:28 “Take heed therefore unto yourselves”.  Take heed to: Your Initiative. Your Integrity. Your Impartiality.

Young men in the ministry are often challenged by ambition.  Contentment is the antidote to ambition, 1 Tim 6:6.  A young pastor should be: Content with his calling, 1 Tim 1:12-15. Timothy’s calling was very different than Paul’s. Content with his capabilities, 1 Tim 4:12-16. Timothy was following in Apollos...

There are many good and helpful points in this session.

The Laying on of Hands is for: The Transfer of Blessing The Transfer of Judgment The Transfer of Authority These three are compared to the laying on of hands upon those who would work with us in the ministry. There’s a big difference between building a team of men to...

Stick With Sound Doctrine Don’t turn aside to: Fables – Fable preachers will use the Bible to preach and teach instead of preaching and teaching the Bible. Endless genealogies – They’re concerned with camps and divide over personalities, styles, and methods of preaching and teaching.  They’re more about the man...