Dealing with Covetousness Col 3: 5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Covetousness Defined Covetousness is defined in the Merriam Webster dictionary as an inordinate desire for wealth or possessions.  That is what Jesus warned his disciples about in Lk 12:15.  But it is more than that, according to the Bible.  The tenth...

A prating fool is a person lacking wisdom who talks long and idly.  His or her talk is vain, lacking worth or basis.  It’s just chatter.  Solomon said in Ecc 10:12-14, “The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. ...

Ps 16:4 says, “Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god.”  We can see a perfect New Testament example of just such a man. In Lk 18:18-25 a young rich man came to Jesus and wanted eternal life.  When he asked the Lord how to inherit eternal life,...

Perilous Times II Tim. 3:1- 5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Perilous means “full of or involving something that is likely to cause injury, pain, harm, or loss.”  So, perilous times are dangerous times.  There have always been men like the ones described in verses 2-5.  The reason that the last days...

Read your Bible                 Reading your Bible is the most important thing for a Christian to do. “…man doth not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.”[Deu.8:3] God speaks to you when you read your Bible. Your...