Local Church Activities Eph. 3:21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are three main local church activities in which every church should be involved.  And these three should be balanced.  Every true local church should glorify God, edify saints and evangelize sinners. Glorify God – Eph 3:20-21; Rom 15:6 This primarily...

Strength in Weakness 1 Cor. 1:25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this society where physical strength is worshipped, where mental strength is handsomely compensated, where, to some degree, moral strength is still admired, where financial strength is craved and praised, and where the apparent confidence of strength is flaunted, you might...

Wisdom Leads Prov. 8:20  CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Wisdom leads “in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment,” [Prov 8:20].  When I read that verse, it strikes me that people who need wisdom often don’t find it because they are not where wisdom leads.  Wisdom...

How We Escape Egypt 2 Cor 6:17-18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Egypt is a type of the world in the Bible and so we can look at the Exodus and learn a great deal about our relationship to the world.  We are in the world but we are not of...

Why Christians Won’t Leave Egypt Ex 14:12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Ex 14:12 says, “Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should...

Christianity and Islam Contrasted CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Can Christianity and Islam be reconciled? No. There are those who would have you believe that the God of Christianity and the god of Islam are the same God that simply go by different names.  However, a study of the Koran and the...

Victory Over Sin, Part 2 Rom 6:11-12 – Die to the old man.  Remember that, as far as God is concerned, you are doctrinally a “dead man”.  You are crucified with Christ, Gal 2:20.  You must daily die to yourself, 1 Cor 15:31.  Visualize Christ on that cross.  Christ died there...

Victory over sin is a moment by moment and day by day thing.  You don’t wake up one day and suddenly find that you have no more trouble with sin in your life.  Your trouble with sin stems from one of two problems: 1. You are unsaved and therefore incapable of...

Does God Hate Sin, Love Sinners Ps 5:5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Is it true that God hates sin and loves sinners?  Or does he hate the sinner, too?  This is an unpopular question to answer because of the Biblical truth. The question is a good one that has been asked...

1 Sam 17:34-54 Lessons from David and Goliath CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The historical account of David and Goliath is well known.  So, we won’t retell it.  However, there are some fabulous lessons from this account and we will elaborate on those. Smaller trials prepare you for tougher battles – 1...