The Throne of Grace Heb. 4:12-16

The Throne of Grace Heb. 4:12-16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We read about the throne of grace in the context of the discerning word of God, our all-seeing God and our sinless high priest in Heb 4:12-16.  We are told to come boldly unto the throne of grace.  We come to...

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Justified with God Job 25 :4

Justified With God Job 25 :4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Job 25:4, Bildad the Shuhite asked a profound question, How then can man be justified with God?  To be justified with God means that you and God are together in judgment and you are declared “not guilty” before him.  To...

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They Which Trouble You Gal 5:1-12

They Which Trouble You Gal. 5:1-12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Gal 5:1-12 Paul warned the Galatians against they which trouble you.  He warned them about following those who would put them back under the law – he said that whoever these are, they trouble you – what was the trouble? ...

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O Magnify the Lord with Me Ps. 34:1-3

O Magnify the Lord with Me Ps. 34:1-3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO David said, O magnify the Lord with me.  In other words he is saying, I am magnifying the Lord and I want you to magnify him with me, so I won’t be the only one who is magnifying the...

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Simple Practical Giving, 2 Cor 9:5-15

15-11-01 Bountiful Giving II Cor. 9 5-15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this passage we find several similar words that Paul uses to describe how giving should be bountiful. Bounty – 2 Cor 9:5 – “makeup beforehand your bounty… as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness” – bounty...

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Allegory of Sarah and Hagar Gal 4:21-31

Allegory of Sarah & Hagar Gal. 4:21-31 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Gal 4:21-31 is the allegory of Sarah and Hagar.  In this passage, Paul makes his third defense in this chapter showing why the Galatians should not be back under the law. He contrasts Sarah and Isaac with Hagar and Ishmael...

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Great is Thy Faith Heb. 11:1

Great is Thy Faith Heb11:1  CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO A gentile woman of Canaan came to Jesus asking him to cast a devil out of her daughter.  Of her he said, Great is thy faith.  What was it that was so great about her faith and how did she, as a...

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Nehemiah Characteristics of Godly Leadership

Nehemiah Characteristics of Godly Leadership CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When you read the book of Nehemiah you see in him the characteristics of godly leadership. We are going to examine several of these characteristics in Nehemiah. Nehemiah was a: Praying man – Nehemiah 1:4-11; 2:4; 4:9 – he did not undertake...

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Hewers and Workers of Stone 1 Chron. 22: 6

Hewers & Wokers of Stone 1 Chron. 22: 6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When David charged Solomon to build the house of the Lord, he provided him with hewers and workers of stone.  They are the ones who mined the stone, brought it to the job site and shaped it...

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Paul’s Personal Rebuke Gal. 4:12-20

Paul’s Personal Rebuke Gal. 4:12-20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the first part of this chapter, Paul gave the Galatians a good reason why they should not now be under the law. The reason is based on the rationale that a grown child does not subject himself to his childhood rules....

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