Integrity Prov. 11:3

Integrity Prov 11:3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Bob Jones, Sr. said, “You can borrow brains but you cannot borrow character.”  First look at what integrity is and then look at the character into which it guides you: Integrity – Moral Soundness, honesty, freedom from corrupting influence 2 Cor 2:17 vs. 1...

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A False Balance Prov. 11: 1

A False Balance Prov. 11:1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight. The just weight on a scale requires the right counter-weight to balance.  Typically, men would use a scant weight or a short measure to “cut” the amount...

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So Built We The Wall

So Built We the Wall Neh. 4: 6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Nehemiah said, So built we the wall.  Rebuilding the wall around Jerusalem was a great feat.  The Jews had to contend with Sanballat and Tobiah [Neh 2:19] and the men they gathered to hinder the work [Neh 4:7-8].  They...

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Whatever We Do We Do Together

Whatever We Do We Do Together Acts 2 41-47 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The church in Acts was with one accord and they were together.  They ate together, they fellowshipped together, they studied the Bible together…  We should follow their example.  Whatever we do we do together.  It’s always easier to...

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Isaiah 14:16-32 Devolution

Devolution Is. 14:16-32 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The devil had said that he was going to exalt himself.  However, instead of rising up, he gets cast down to hell.  He doesn’t evolve; he devolves. This lesson is about the devil’s devolution. He becomes a wicked man – v.16-17 – he devolves from...

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The Righteous Shall Never Be Removed Prov. 10: 30

The Righteous Shall Never Be Removed Prov. 10:30 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the world, governments are established, policies are implemented, wars are fought, economic decisions are made, and negotiations are conducted without a single thought of what God thinks about any of these things.  In other words, men operate globally...

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Expectation vs Hope Prov. 10: 24

Expectation versus Hope Prov. 10: 24 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This proverb goes with v. 28 and Prov 11:7.  It compares the expectation of the wicked with the hope of the righteous.  Thus we are examining expectation vs hope. The hope and desire of the righteous will be granted and will...

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Building the Tabernacle

Building the Tabernacle Ex 31:1-11, Ex. 35: 30-35 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Building the tabernacle was a great task.  How did God get it done?  The answer to that question reveals how God gets many of his great tasks done. He called a man – Bezaleel – Ex 35:30, 31:2 –...

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The Multitude of Words Prov. 10: 9

The Mulitude of Words Prov. 10 :9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Open your mouth too much and sin – Multitude of words You’ll end up blaming someone other than the guilty party – (Gen 3:12)  And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave...

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Poverty and Wealth Prov. 10: 15

Poverty & Wealth Prov. 10:15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO First of all when studying poverty and wealth you want to remember that this was written in the Old Testament. Things definitely change in the New Testament as concerning these matters of wealth and poverty, so we’ll try to make some distinctions...

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