Contentious Pride Prov. 13:10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Contention often comes when one of two parties is insufficiently advised due to pride. If there is someone with whom you have an ongoing contention then pride is likely involved. There are some elements to contentious pride that will help you to understand...
Life’s Ransom Prov. 13:8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Spiritually speaking, the ransom of a man’s life is Jesus, 2 Cor 8:9; 1 Pet 1:18-19; 1 Tim 2:4-6; Ps 49:6-9 Practically speaking, the ransom of a man’s life is money. Riches will get a man out of almost every [but nor every] jam: ransom for...
Seduction Prov.12:26 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This lesson is about seduction. To seduce means to lure or entice away from duty, principles or proper conduct – to lead astray – to tempt and to lead into iniquity. Here is a picture of a righteous man [say a Christian, God fearing, Bible...
The Sword of the Spirit Eph. 6:17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The sword of the Spirit is the word of God. We have been enlisted into the Lord’s army and we are to be good soldiers. Therefore, we have been issued a weapon so that we can fight on the Lord’s...
The Burden of Damascus CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This prophecy against Damascus will be fulfilled in the Tribulation and at the Second Coming of Jesus. There are parts of this prophecy that pertain to Israel. Because the whole chapter is about this burden of Damascus, it will be easier to teach...
Cheering Up a Heavy Heart Prov. 12:25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Cheering up a heavy heart. You can tell when a man is heavy hearted – his countenance is sad, his shoulders droop, his step is heavy, his posture will even stoop. When a man is in that case nothing...
Every Idle Word Prov. 12:16-23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO “Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment,” Matt 12:36. The Lord can judge every idle word that comes out of a man’s mouth – that’s because the mouth speaks from what...
Why We Sing Hymns Eph 5 19 20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This is a sermon on why we sing hymns. We still sing hymns out of the hymn book because: They are a testimony to God’s greatness They are scriptural They are easy to remember They are true They are...
Right in His Own Eyes Prov. 12:15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO A man who is right in his own eyes is often wrong in the Lord’s eyes. When he judges himself is his “way” he concludes that he is “right.” This is something he learns as a child – he is...
The Wicked Is Snared Prov. 12:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips. The trouble with the wicked is heart trouble, Mk 7:20:23. What snares them is these bad things in their hearts coming out of the mouth. Look at these examples of people...
