Election Rom. 9:10-33 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Rom 9:11 Paul states, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth. It is vital that we see that election doesn’t stand on works, but on what God said… on the way he...
Unbelief Rom. 1:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We know from the Bible that unbelief results in spiritual blindness. Israel, particularly, suffers from blindness in part because of the failure to believe the words of God and the gospel. When a person believes the word of God it is the power of...
The Palm Tree Ps. 92:12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Ps 92:12 says that the righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. In this passage the Lord likens the righteous to a palm tree because: The palm tree grows upward, tall and straight. It reminds us that Christians are to set...
No Greater Verse John 3:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jn 3:16 may not be the greatest verse in the Bible but there is certainly no greater verse concerning the gift of Jesus Christ. That’s because Jn 3:16 presents us with: No greater God – “God” – there are many gods in...
Commentary on Romans 9:10-33 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Before studying the purpose of God according to election [Rom 9:11] we will make a running commentary on Rom 9:10-33. Reading through the passage we will comment on what certain of the verses say rather than what they are presumed to say by...
Keep Them Together Eph. 4:4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jesus keeps things together that the devil wants to divide. Three principle things that the Lord wants to keep together are the body of Christ, the local church and husbands and wives. We have to be aware that the Lord wants to...
The Lion in Daniel’s Den Dan. 6:16,20. CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Like Daniel we face lions in our lives. As 1 Pet 5:8 says, “The devil as a roaring lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour.” Paul said in 2 Tim 4:17, “I was delivered out of the mouth of...
Paul’s Burden for Israelites Rom. 9:1-9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul expressed his heavy burden for the Israelites in Rom 9. He was the apostle to the Gentiles [Gal 2:7] and yet he never lost his burden for the Jews. The reason is that Jews are not automatically children of God...
Joseph the Ruler Ps. 105 Gen.37. CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Joseph was a man that God wanted to use and a man that God did use. What sort of preparations and training did he go through? Preparing Joseph the ruler involved: An ordinary beginning – Gen 37:2 – doing ordinary chores...
Seven Sayings on the Cross Luke 23:37 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jesus spoke seven times while he was on the cross. The words of our dying Savior help us to understand and appreciate salvation even more than we already do. They are: Words of forgiveness – Lk 23:34 – no matter...
