God’s Ministers in God’s Temple 1 Cor. 3: 1-23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul was dealing with carnal Christians in Corinth. They walked as men [1 Cor 3:3]. Hence, they were not walking in the Spirit [Gal 5:16]. They had trouble with three things that are common problems for carnal Christians:...
1 Sam 12 20-22 Turn Not Aside After Vain Things CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We’ve been talking about how to keep following the Lord and not turn aside. We first preached that we must fear the Lord. This is fearing him; not being afraid of him. Being afraid of God amounts...
1 Sam 25 2-38 Abigail’s Good Understanding CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Sam 25, we read about Abigail. She is described in 1 Sam 25:3 as “a woman of good understanding and of a beautiful countenance.” Before we consider how her good understanding was manifested in this chapter, let’s look...
1 Ki 20 40 Thyself Hast Decided It CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO During the reign of the kings, it was common for people to appear before the king for judgment [2 Sam 15:6; 1 Ki 3:16-28]. In 1 Ki 20:35-43, a prophet disguised himself and waited for King Ahab to pass...
1 Cor 2 1-16 A Comparison Between God and Man CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Paul came to the Corinthians to declare the testimony of God [1 Cor 2:1], he simply preached “Jesus Christ, and him crucified,” [1 Cor 2:2]. He didn’t try to impress them with his wisdom; rather he...
1 Sam 12 20-22 Turn Not Aside – Serve The Lord CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO After God set King Saul over Israel, and Saul had won a victory over Nahash and the Ammonites, Samuel reproved Israel for forsaking the Lord [1 Sam 12]. But he assured them that if they and...
Lev 11 20-23 No Errors in God’s Word CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The supposed contradictions in the Bible are reconciled by believing the Bible and by understanding that the information in the Bible is supplemental, not contradictory. You must realize that men who purport to have found contradictions in the Bible...
18-04-29 1 Thes 2 13 Effectual Words of God CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO According to 1 Thes 2:13, for the words of God to work effectually in you, there are three things that you must do. And these things work in connection with each other. In other words, if you...
18-04-29 1 Cor 1 18-31 The Preaching of the Cross CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the remainder of 1 Corinthians 1, Paul contrasts the response of the saved and the lost to the preaching of the cross. Unto us which are saved, the preaching of the cross is: The power...
Turn Not Aside 1 Sam 12: 20-22 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Samuel told Israel to turn not aside from following the Lord. Israel had done wickedly in asking for a king. They had rejected God [1 Sam 8:7; 10:19]. Even after all that God had done for them, they forsook the...
