Ye Cannot Serve The Lord, Jos 24:14-25

Ye Cannot Serve The Lord Jos. 24: 14-25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO As Christians, we are constantly being challenged to love the Lord with all our heart [Deut 6:5].  God doesn’t want any competitors.  “He is an holy God; he is a jealous God,” [Jos 24:19]. He is the only master...

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God Conceals Things, Prov 25:2

God Conceals Things Prov. 25: 2CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Prov 25:2 says, “It is the glory of God to conceal a thing.”   When you read through the Bible you see several things that the Lord has concealed or will conceal.   For instance, in Num 22:22-34, the angel of...

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Plain and Right, Prov 8:9

Plain and Right Two characteristics of the words of God are that they are plain and right.  But often you hear people comment that they aren’t plain and right.  They’ll say, “that doesn’t make sense to me”. Or they’ll say, “this translation is not right; it should read this way”....

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God Answers Prayer, 2 Kings 19

God Answers Prayer Sometimes God answers prayer, not simply to grant your petition, but rather to fulfill his desire.  Here are some examples of answered prayer for God’s benefit: God answers prayer for his glory – 2 Ki 19:15-19 – Hezekiah prayed for deliverance from the Assyrians and God heard his prayer. ...

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The Transfiguration, Lk 9:27-36

The Transfiguration Lk 9:27-36 is the passage we typically call the Transfiguration. See Matt 17:2.  To see all that’s connected with this event, we’ll check the cross references in the other gospels.  We’re going to study what Peter, John, and James saw and what they heard. Peter, John, and James...

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Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth (Part 1)

Rightly Dividing the Word (Part 1) 2 Timothy 2:15 Now that we have covered our 3 part series on how to study the Bible, we will look at the 2nd part of 2Timothy 2:15 which shows us that we must rightly divide the word of truth. In this lesson we...

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Our Testimony, Jn 21:24

Our Testimony Jn 21: 24 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO As Christians, we have a testimony.  A testimony is a solemn declaration (like that of a witness), the firsthand authentication of a fact (like evidence), an open acknowledgment, or a public profession (like your testimony).  The word testimony also refers to the...

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A Head-on Collision with God, Acts 9:5

A Head-on Collision with God Acts 9:5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul was living his life blamelessly [Phil 3:6] and with a good conscience toward God [Acts 23:1] that what he was doing was right.  But he was dead wrong.  Even witnessing the preaching and the death of Stephen and the...

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No More War, 2 Chr 15:19

No More War 2 Chr 15:19 says, “And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa”. Asa came to the throne after the three year reign of Abijah, 2 Chr 14:1.  During Abijah’s brief reign, Jeroboam, the king of Israel, attacked Judah. ...

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We Need to Fear God, Phil 2:12-13

We Need to Fear God Phil. 2:12-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul said, “… work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”  We need to fear God after we are saved.  The fear of God is good for us.  It gives us wisdom, it keeps us clean, it gives us...

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