The Benefits of Thanksgiving, 1 Thes 5:18

Benefits of Thanksgiving 1 Thes .5: 18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We are commanded to be thankful by the will of God.  One of the reasons is that thanksgiving is beneficial.  The benefits of thanksgiving follow.   Thanksgiving yields contentment – you find that you don’t miss the things that you...

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Your Own Desire, Ps 78:29

Your Own Desire One of the worst things God can do is give you your own desire, when it’s your desire but not his.  Israel wanted flesh to eat when they were in the wilderness and God brought them quail, Num 11.   He gave them their own desire, Ps...

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Contentment Heb.13:5

Contentment Heb. 13:5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Benefits of Contentment Contentment is one of the greatest spiritual qualities of our salvation.  We often don’t consider how beneficial it is to our lives.  So, today we are going to see how contentment improves everything from our spiritual growth to our marriages....

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Things You Need More Than Money, Prov 16:8

Things You Need More Than Money Prov. 16: 8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Money is, obviously, important.  If you don’t have any, it’s sure hard to pay your bills.  But our attention to obtaining and maintaining wealth can surely obscure some other needs that are much more important than money.  These...

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Life More Abundantly, Jn 10:10

Jn 10:10 Life More Abundantly CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Life more abundantly promised by the Lord Jesus Christ is both now, while we are on earth, and later, in eternity, as well.  The reason some preachers shy away from talking about the life more abundantly here is that a lot of...

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A Practically Good Marriage, 1 Cor 7:3-5

A Practically Good Marriage 1 Cor. 7:3-5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This is the second broadcast in our series on a good marriage.  This message is on a practically good marriage.  That is there are practical things that you can do in your marriage to make it good and keep...

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Spiritual Depression, II, Prov 16:18

We began a short series on spiritual depression in the prior broadcast.  Today, we will continue to study some Biblical reasons for and solutions to spiritual depression.   In many cases, depression is something you can address spiritually rather than chemically, through anti-depressants.  You can often make changes in your...

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Spiritual Help for Sexual Sins, Gal 5:22

Spiritual Help for Sexual Sins Gal 5:22 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We have been preaching a short series on help for sexual sins.  Today’s topic is spiritual help for sexual sins.  The nature of these sins is that they are rooted in spiritual problems.  That’s why you need scriptural help...

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Commands, Instructions, Closing, Heb 13

Heb 13 is very much like 1 Thes 5:12-28 and Rom 12:9-21, for instance.  Each of the verses from 1 to 17 are a succession of divers commands and instructions as Paul brings this letter to a close.  These “bullet points” are unlike the the former chapters.  Paul has finished...

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The People Murmured, Ex 15:24

The People Murmured Ex. 15:24 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Moses had led Israel out of Egypt and through the Red Sea.  Now they faced a little hardship; the water was too bitter to drink.  Rather than cry out to God for help and direction on what to do about it,...

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