Military Strategies, Jud 20:8-35

Judges 20:8-35 Military Strategies Click title to listen to the radio broadcast In this passage, which we have already studied, are some interesting military strategies that we need to consider which are both practical and spiritual. The troops need to be united – v.8, 11 – Israel fought as one man.  There...

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A Teachable Spirit, Jn 8:28

In Jn 7:15-16, when the Jews questioned Jesus’s knowledge by asking, “How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me”.  Then in Jn 8:28, Jesus explained how he learned his doctrine.  He said, “as my Father...

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Keep Your Flesh In Check, Rom 2:15

Keep Your Flesh In Check Rom. 2:15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO If you were to follow the appetites of your flesh all the time, you would kill yourself trying to please your insatiable appetites [Jas 1:14-15].  Fulfilling your fleshly desires provides temporary pleasure, but you must keep feeding your desires in...

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There is a Snare, Prov 29:6

Prov 29:6 says, “In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare.”  You want to be very certain to stay away from transgression because of the snares.  In transgression: Evil men snare you – Prov 1:10-18 – men will entice you to join them in sin.  But the...

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Sin Lieth at the Door, Gen 4:7

Sin Lieth at the Door Gen. 4:7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this passage, sin is personified – sin lieth at the door – he is like a booger man lying in wait outside of your door to pounce on you when you come out – he is your living enemy...

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Fruitful As A Tree, Jer 17:7-8

Jer 17:7-8 says that a man who trusts the Lord will be fruitful as a tree planted by the waters.  When we think of trees planted the waters around here, we think of river bottoms.  The San Antonio river bottom was home to many families of freed slaves after emancipation...

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Bless Your Mother, Prov 30:11

In Prov 31:28, the children of a virtuous woman “arise up, and call her blessed”.  Blessing her is all the more important in the age in which we live.  Today, “There is a generation that… don’t bless their mother”.  You should bless your mother. To bless your mother is to...

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A 9-1-1 Call, Acts 9:11

I heard about a 9-1-1 call that Avery Shawler made on Labor Day in 2016.  She was climbing alone on Devil’s Bedstead, an 11,865 foot peak in the Pioneer Mountains in Idaho.  She is a certified SOLO Wilderness First Responder and an experienced climber.  Therefore, she carried a first aid...

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What Motivates Cultists, Matt 23:15

What Motivates Cultists Matt. 23:15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO A radio listener asked a great question concerning the zeal of cultists.  He was wondering what motivates cultists.  How can cultists, who do not believe the truth and who do not have the Holy Spirit, be so much more zealous in their...

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Great Gain, 1 Tim 6:6

Great Gain 1 Tim 6:6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When I start out this broadcast by proclaiming that I can show you how to make a great gain, your ears perk up and your mind immediately imagines an investment opportunity.  But we’re not taking about investments today; we are talking about...

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