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...

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...

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...

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...

Prov 4:23 says, “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”  You and I are to keep our hearts.  We are to be heart keepers, in much the same way as there are gate keepers and door keepers.  Gate keepers and door keepers...

What Can Patience Teach Us? James 5:11 James makes a reference to the patience of Job in the closing chapter of his epistle. Since patience is something that we all need more and more in the day which we live let us look to the book of Job and see...

Are You Still Looking For Another (Matthew 11:2-6) John had a reason for asking the question that he ask in the way he asked it because Israel had been promised a Prophet like unto Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15-19). So Jesus told John to look at miracles he had done because if...

Signs and Miracles (1 Corinthians 12:9,10,28) In this lesson we are going to look at sign gifts such as miracles and healings to see why they were given and if they are still in place for us today. In 1 Corinthians 1:22 the word of God says that Jews require...

I Thessalonians 1:1-10 “so that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia”. Introduction: An example- is a pattern or model for imitation. These Thessalonians were an example to “all that believe, inMacedonia and Achaia”. What was it about the Thessalonians that the Macedonians and Achaeans were modeling after, the pattern that they were...

1 Cor 10:12 says, “Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall”.  It’s easy to trip or slip in the Christian life and fall.  Therefore, we are going to examine the areas in which you are most likely to fall, so that you can take heed...