Years ago, Homer Smith preached a sermon on this text and I copied his outline in my Bible. I’m going to use his outline to preach this text today. The question Jesus asked his disciples is a great question for us to answer today, “Where is your faith?” Is...
“How to Survive a Bad Day” Genesis 22:1-19 Have you ever had a bad day? Oh, you will! Some signs you’re having a bad day: You call suicide prevention and they put you on hold. You turn on the evening news and they are showing emergency routes out of the...
Faith is the Key Matt 8:10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus mentions great faith and little faith several times between Matt 8 and Matt 17. Looking at each of these instances shows us that faith is the key ingredient in the strength of our relationship...
Prayer and Fasting Matt.17:14-21 Prayer and fasting, they go together, without prayer, fasting is just “going hungry”. Prayer is something that comes fairly naturally to each of us. Making our request to God daily, is a huge part of being a child of God. In this passage the Lord informs...
Caution with Open Doors At one time or another we all pray to God for him to open some door in our life. Caution is needed whenever you find yourself headed for an open door. Did God open it, or did Satan? God opens Doors [2 Cor. 2:12] door of...
Charity Never Faileth 1 Cor. 13:8-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO 1 Cor 13:8 begins with “Charity never faileth.” To fail is to “fade or die away or to stop functioning.” Charity never stops functioning. It will be here for eternity. By contrast: Prophecies shall “fail.” Eventually, all prophecy will be fulfilled. ...
Walking with God Gen 5: 21-24 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the Bible we find that when Enoch walked with God. Enoch walked in the: Fear of God – Gen 5:21-24 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred...
By Faith the Harlot Rahab Heb. 11: 30-31 CLICK TITLE FOR ADUIO Everybody in Jericho died the day the walls fell down except for Rahab and her family members who were with her in her house. The reason that they were spared is that Rahab believed in the Lord. She said,...
Jonathan’s Faith 1 Sam. 14: 1-15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Before we talk about Jonathan’s faith in 1 Sam 14, we need to see what was going on in 1 Sam 13. This chapter “sets the stage” for what we are going to discuss in 1 Sam 14. 1 Sam...
What Changed the Thief Luke 23: 33-44 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO It is best to read Matt 27:35-44, Mk 15:24-33 and Lk 23:33-44 to get the full picture of what went on during the first three hours of the crucifixion. These texts cover from 9:00 [Mk 15:25] to 12:00 [Lk 23:44]...
