Bitterness Ruth 1-4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO on Naomi’s Bitterness In the Book of Ruth we find an excellent study on Naomi’s bitterness. Naomi went with her husband and two sons to Moab to escape a famine in Bethlehemjudah. While she was there, her sons married Moabite women. Then her husband...
The ministry of a prophet is unique. He’s certainly not a pastor. He’s not trying to shepherd a flock of people and establish a local ministry where he is sent. He preaches God’s words and often what he has to say is very negative. In Ezek 3:4-14, we see some...
In Eph 4:20-32, Paul gave us very practical instructions about the Christian life. He told us to put off the old man and to put on the new man. We must put off the old man because he is “corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,” Eph 4:22. We are...
Call Me Mara Ruth 1:19-22 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Naomi means “pleasant;” Mara means “bitter.” In Ruth 1:19-22, Naomi tells her friends in Bethlehem to Call me Mara, because she was bitter. This formerly pleasant wife and mother of two sons had returned a widow and childless. Have you ever felt...
Bitterness Prov. 14:10 You know if there is bitterness in your heart. We often believe that bitterness is something that has grown for a time inside us, and is only a problem when we are troubled. Heb. 12:15. This verse is probably the most often used verse to address bitterness....
Do You Rule Your Own Spirit? Prov. 25:28 Solomon says that if you don’t rule your own spirit, you are like a “city that is broken down, and without walls”. That is not good. You are disorganized, and unprotected. None of us would choose to live in a city...
Ephesians 4:31-32 Just Let It Go CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Christians today can be very bitter about some things. So Paul gives a great admonition on how to get past all that. You’ve got to put away some things and that can be mighty tough. He tells us to put away:...
The Root of the Matter Job 19:28 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In order to find out the real nature of a man you need to look down at the root of the matter. You must see what’s beneath the surface. The root of the matter will tell you what kind of...
Adversaries 1 Sam.1:1-20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this passage we are going to look at adversaries. Normally our first thought of our adversary is the Devil as in 1 Pet.5:8, but Hannah had a real, live person who was an adversary. You have probably had or will have an...
The Heart in the Temple of the Holy Ghost II Matt. 15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When you get saved your body becomes the temple of the Holy Ghost and your heart is certainly one of the most important parts of this temple. It is important to remember that as a...
