Key Principles of Stewardship Luke 16:1-13 In the passage for this lesson Jesus is giving a parable regarding stewardship. In verse 8 he comes to the conclusion that worldly people in many ways are wiser than God’s people. This should not be the way it is but many times it...

Good Friends Prov. 18:24 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Good friends are essential to a good Christian life.  Conversely, bad friends can ruin your Christian life.  Be diligent to make good friends of God’s people.  The good friends you want are: Godly – Job 42:10, despite the rough treatment by Job’s friends...

In the Song of Solomon is recorded an ongoing conversation between Solomon and his wife.  The book typifies the relationship between Jesus Christ and his bride, the church.  Jesus Christ is the friend to whom the bride is referring in SoS 5:16 when she says, “This is my friend.”  Jesus is: Beloved – in...

Out of Egypt I Have Called My Son (Matthew 2:1-13)  The visit of the wise men give us a great example of how God can use unusual circumstances along with unusual people to accomplish his plan. In this sermon we will look at how God fulfilled his word not only...

There are three characteristics of God in Ps 143:1, that give you confidence when you pray that God will hear and answer your prayer.  Because of these three traits, when you pray, you can count on God.  You can count on God’s: Count on God’s Graciousness v.1 “Hear my prayer,...

Introduction: We’ve been studying a series regarding the Gifts of the Sprit. Last week we went through the gifts of the Spirit found in Romans 12 to learn a little bit about each one, to see what they are and how they may manifest themselves in the lives of the...

We have preached many times on the need to be faithful.  Today, we want to preach from Prov 28:20, that “a faithful man shall abound with blessings”. Faithful is defined as “firm in adherence to the truth and to the duties of religion.  Firmly adhering to duty; of true fidelity;...

Qualities of Helpers Phil 2: 19-30 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are two men in Phil 2 that were excellent helpers to Paul in his ministry.  When Paul wrote about them in Phil 2:19-30, he included remarks about their qualities.  We should identify and comment on these qualities because these are...

Two Kinds of Messengers Prov. 25: 13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Proverbs, there are two kinds of messengers for us to consider: the faithful messenger and the wicked messenger.  The faithful messenger is found in Prov 25:13 and the wicked messenger is found in Prov 13:17.  The question is this,...

This Is My Friend SOS 5: 16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the Song of Solomon is recorded an ongoing conversation between Solomon and his wife.  The book typifies the relationship between Jesus Christ and his bride, the church.  Jesus Christ is the friend to whom the bride is referring in...