Prayer That Avails Much Jas 5: 16-18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO First, prayer that avails much is:  Prayer that is prayed by a righteous person.  Our righteousness is in Jesus Christ.  However, it is possible to be saved and still live in unrighteousness.  1 Cor 6:9 “know ye not that the...

Your Convictions Ps. 101:3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO You should develop a list of your convictions, write them down and then stick to them.  Develop them right out of the Bible.  If someone else has a personal conviction that you agree with, be sure to carefully consider it before adopting it...

So Great Salvation Heb. 2:3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO So great is our salvation because: So great is our Savior – Titus 2:13 – consider how great Jesus Christ is.  He created the universe.  He has all power.  So great is his humility that he wiling forsook all of his riches...

Take Care Of Him Lk 10: 25-37 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This story of the Good Samaritan is often told to show what Jesus has done for us to save us.  It provides a text for a good salvation message.  Notice these great truths: The man was half dead – Lk...

Charity Never Faileth 1 Cor. 13:8-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO 1 Cor 13:8 begins with “Charity never faileth.”  To fail is to “fade or die away or to stop functioning.”  Charity never stops functioning.  It will be here for eternity.  By contrast: Prophecies shall “fail.”  Eventually, all prophecy will be fulfilled. ...

A Spiritual Famine Amos 8: 11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Amos 8:11 Amos prophesied of a famine, not of bread and water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.  This is a spiritual famine.   Israel went through several famines in the Bible.  Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob...

Spiritual Darkness and Light Col. 1: 13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This sermon is about spiritual darkness and light.  Before a man gets saved he walks in darkness.  The way of the wicked is as darkness [Prov 4:19].  Those who leave the paths of uprightness walk in darkness [Prov 2:13].  And...

The Tragic Demise of a Good Man II Sam. 1: 17-27 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Three times in David’s lamentation for Saul and Jonathan in 2 Sam 1:17-27, David said, “How are the mighty fallen,” [2 Sam 1:19, 25, 27].  Saul, indeed, was a mighty man.  He had an excellent beginning...

Charity Our Essential Responsibility 1 Cor 13:1-8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Cor 12:31, Paul exhorts us to follow the “more excellent way,” of charity.  In 1 Cor 13:1-8, he elaborates on charity in detail.  He shows us that charity is commanded and essential in our Christian lives.  And he...

They Are Hysterical Acts 21: 27-31 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Jews in Jerusalem were hysterical when they thought Paul had defiled the temple.  Of course, they were wrong.  He had come to give them the truth and yet they viciously accused him and tried to kill.  Hysteria is a behavior...