Leading A Hand II Tim. 1:16-18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When you roll up your sleeves and lend a hand to those in need: You refresh them – 2 Tim 1:16 – when a person is carrying his load alone, his load is heavy to bear.  But when you lend a...

True to the Word and Loyal to Paul II Tim. 1:13-18. CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul’s exhortation to Timothy in 2 Tim 1:13-18 is that Timothy would remain true to the words Paul had preached and loyal to his friend. True to the Word – Paul told Timothy to: Hold fast...

Thoughts After Hurricane Harvey CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO After going through a hurricane, you learn some things.  Here are some things we learned. Be thankful – 1 Thes 5:18 – thank the Lord for his protection, for your friends, and for his peace through the storm. Keep your mind on the...

Noah The Man For A Storm CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Noah lived in a world that was caused [Gen 5:29], corrupt [Gen 6:11], and violent [Gen 6:11], like ours is today.  That’s why storms and troubles come.  You can’t fix the world spiritually or socially.  Only Jesus Can do that. ...

How’s Your Spiritual Compass Prov. 8:27 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this verse we see that God placed a compass upon the face of the depth. When we think about the word compass we think of the device that we use for direction. The word does have several other meanings but...

The Spirit You Have II Tim. 1:7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO God hasn’t given you the spirit of fear.  Instead, he has given us the spirit of: Power – this is spiritual power Zech 4:6.  It comes from the Holy Spirit and the righteousness of Jesus in us 1 Cor 2:4-5;...

Neglect Not 1 Tim. 4: 14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Four times in the Bible we find the simple word “neglect.”  And in the context of this word we find admonitions, if not directly, implicitly instructing us to not neglect some things.  We are to neglect not: The established word –...

My Dearly Beloved Son II Tim. 1:1-12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul considered Timothy his son.  Paul didn’t have one.  Their relationship was as close as a father to a son.  When Paul speaks of the faith of Timothy’s mother and grandmother [1:5] it appears that his father wasn’t saved.  So...

Pride of Life 1 John 2:15-17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When we preach 1 Jn 2:16, we often talk about the lusts and talk little about the pride of life.  But the pride of life is an enormous problem.  The trouble with pride is that it is a root.  Therefore, it...

It’s a Matter of Counsel II Sam. 15:1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO (2 Samuel 15:1-12,30-37 ; 16:15-23 ; 17:1-15 ; 18:1-9) In this sermon we will deal with the subject of counsel and why it is so necessary in the lives of saved people. The passage we will use is lengthy...