One, often overlooked, method of dealing with folks about the Lord is to eat with them. Invite them to a meal at your house or at a restaurant where you can talk with them about the Lord. In a few weeks, we will preach what an old friend of mine...
What Stirs Up Strife Prov. 28:25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO If you are striving with someone there is a root cause for the strife. You can usually point to some of the contributing elements of the strife, but it is hard to get down to the root cause. Generally, two people...
Modern Bibles Remove Verses Matt. 6:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Modern Bibles remove verses. These are examples of verses missing from the NIV. They are representative of other modern Bibles, although they might not all have the identical verses missing. NIV MISSING VERSES (P = partially missing). Matt. 6:13 (p);...
The Legs of Grasshoppers Lev. 11:20-23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The question of how many feet grasshoppers have concerns Lev 11:20-23. The question is raised by skeptics who do not believe that the Bible is scientifically accurate and inerrant. In fact, with a little study, it can be seen that the...
Ants prepare their meat in the summer. See Prov 6:6-8, as well. Gaining wisdom from ants, you should likewise: Prepare yourself unto every good work – 2 Tim 2:21. Do what Paul says in 2 Tim 2:19-23. Purge yourself from these. You should depart from iniquity, become a vessel of...
In Rom 8:1-14, Paul discusses the differences between walking, minding, and living after the flesh or after the Spirit. Walk after the flesh or after the Spirit, Rom 8:1-4. Rom 8:1, 4 to “walk after the flesh” concerns the way you walk. Even after you’re saved, you can come into...
Titus 2:4-5 “That they may teach the young women” Introduction: In this passage, God gave the aged women a great responsibility to teach the younger women, to be a pattern of good works. The aged women must teach the younger women by example and testimony. This implies that the aged...
In this lesson, we will study the similarities and disparities between Adam and Jesus. Similarities Both sons of God. Lk 3:38, Lk 1:35 Both have wives. Gen 2:22-24, Eph 5:30-32 Both wives come forth from their flesh. Gen 2:21-22, Eph 5:30 Both “die” to bring forth their wives. Gen 2:21,...
Three False Attitudes Toward Sin 1 Jn 1:8-10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Jn 1:8-10, we find three false attitudes toward sin. These are the errors by which Christians can sin willfully and “get away with it.” We will look at each of these in an effort to dispel...
1 Sam 14:24-29 The Honey of the Word CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Jonathan tasted the honey in 1 Sam 14:24-29, his eyes were enlightened. That’s what happens when we read the Bible; honey is type of the word of God. Notice that, like honey: The words of God are sweet –...
