Justifying the Wicked, Condemning the Just Prov 17:15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The wicked are to be condemned in God’s law – examples – Deut 21:20-21 where parents of a child turn him over to be stoned because he is an incorrigible glutton and drunkard [this would be terribly hard but...
Meddling Prov. 17:14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Meddling is to interfere or busy one’s self improperly with another’s affairs. Meddling is connected with: Contention – a dispute where there is strong disagreement, you see this in sports when teams are competing – they’ll say they were in strong contention for the...
Rewarding Evil for Good Prov. 17:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This proverb about rewarding evil for good sounds a lot like “what goes around comes around” – but its more than that – it is a proverb about someone doing good for you and then in response you do them evil...
Noah’s Faith Heb. 11:1-7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen, according to Heb 11:1. Noah had to have faith in order to believe what God said about the flood and to do something about it. Noah’s faith is a...
He Will Swallow Up Death in Victory Is. 25:1-12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this passage, we are going to examine some of the things that occur during the Tribulation and at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Then we are going to make a practical application from this very doctrinal...
Gifts that Prosper Prov. 17:8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Every good gift and perfect gift is from above – Jas 1:17. The greatest gift is Jesus Christ – Jn 3:16 – this gift has prospered in the salvation of millions of souls – this gift has built up God’s family...
Heeding False Lips Prov. 17:4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO A teen girl who wants to fornicate will believe her paramour when he tells her he loves her. When Ahab was ready to go to Ramothgilead he listened to false lips. When Absalom was ready to kill David he listened to false...
Pray Without Ceasing Acts 12:1- 5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this chapter, the church in Jerusalem got a real lesson in prayer. James, the brother of John, had been killed by Herod and Peter was in jail awaiting his execution. The church obviously loved Peter and wanted to see...
The Lord Trieth the Hearts Prov. 17: 3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Your heart will be tried by the Lord – not unusual – teachers try students with exams – coaches try-out athletes for various sports – there are auditions for drama and musicals – search committees try out pastors –...
The Disposition of the Lot Prov. 16:33 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the Bible, particularly the Old Testament, the Jews determined some things by lot – they would cast this lot (like a die) into the lap and then they knew what choice God wanted them to make – it would...
