A Blessed Man Ps. 1:1-3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The man in Ps 1:1-3 is a blessed man for five reasons. He’s blessed by how he walks, where he stands, with whom he sits, what he delights in, and what he thinks about.  If you want to be a blessed man,...

Joshua said to Israel, in Jos 24:15, “choose you this day whom ye will serve.”  They had to choose among serving the Lord or serving the gods of their fathers or serving the gods of the Amorites in whose land they dwelled.  It was not possible for them to serve...

Ps 55:19 says, “Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.”  The fear of God is one of the most essential things in the Bible.  Solomon said that to fear God and keep his commandments is the whole duty of man [Ecc 12:13].  Yet, Paul said that the...

The Work of the Spirit Jn. 7:39 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO I heard a sermon preached at a conference distinguishing the work of the Spirit from our work.  The gist of the message is that we need to recognize the Spirit’s responsibilities and our own responsibilities.  The Spirit doesn’t do all...

A Baby or a Blob Is 49:1  CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The question after conception and before birth is whether your child is a baby or a blob.  The Bible says it’s a baby. When a woman is pregnant, the Bible says and we say, she is a “woman with...

How Long Ps. 13:1-2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Four times in Ps 13:1-2 David asks the Lord, How long. His questions remind us that we often grow impatient with the Lord.  David was wondering how long the Lord would forget him, how long he would hide from him, how long he...

Jesus is the Door Jn 10:7-9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Often you will find metaphors used in the Bible.  For instance, we are likened to sheep.  Jesus is likened to a shepherd.  In Jn 10:7-9 Jesus is the door.  Interestingly, we can look through the Bible and find references to doors...

Neither Give Place to the Devil Eph 4:27 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul gave us very specific instructions about putting on the new man in Eph 4:24-32.  In the midst of these instructions he told us, neither give place to the devil.  When you think about that instruction it is a...

Draw Near to God Ps. 73:22-28 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Ps 73 Asaph said, Draw near to God.  This admonition is one of the greatest in the Bible.  Sin puts a wedge between you and God.  So, drawing near to him is essential to close the gap.  Draw near to...

I Will Not Give My Glory unto Another Is 48:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Lord God said, I will not give my glory unto another.  He said this in the midst of a passage dealing with the vanity and foolishness of idolatry.  There are many “professing” Christians today who are...