Give Me Thine Heart, Prov 23:26 – Aug 2, 2026
Prov 23:26 says, “My son, give me thine heart”. Solomon wrote this to his son, but we can apply what he wrote to us and the Lord. Look carefully at what Solomon wrote. My son. First, you must be a son of God. And you don’t become one of these by giving your heart to […]
A Citizen of Our Holy Nation, 1 Pet 2:9 – July 5, 2026
A Citizen of Our Holy Nation This weekend we saw lots of patriotism, fireworks and drone shows celebrating the 250th birthday of the USA. Despite it’s faults, it’s our country, and I’d rather be here. Would you say that a person who prays for those in authority is a good citizen of our country? We […]
Blessed Is The Forgiven Man – April 15, 2026
Blessed Is The Forgiven Man Whose transgression is forgiven, Ps 32:1-2. Forgiveness is based on the propitiation of Christ and it is guaranteed when we confess our sins to him, 1 Jn 1:9, 2:2. See Rom 4:6-8. What a blessing to have been forgiven from all that sin before. When your heart and mind reflect on your past, remember […]
Against The Time To Come – April 12, 2026
Against The Time To Come Against The Time To Come, 1 Tim 6:17-19 In this text, Paul is writing to those of us who are saved. He wrote, “Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life”. People understand laying up a good […]
No Profit Under The Sun – April 5, 2026
No Profit Under The Sun In Ecc 2:11 Solomon wrote, “Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun”. You don’t want to live your […]
Cast Thy Bread, Ecc 11:-16
Cast Thy Bread Cast thy bread upon the waters, Ecc 11:1. God did this when he sent Jesus, the bread of life, upon the waters (people, Rev 17:15). For thou shalt find it after many days. How many souls have been saved in the past 2,000 years? You and I must continue to cast this […]
The Right Attitude about Money
I Timothy 6:17-18 Introduction: Two weeks ago we started a series of lessons regarding money. The first lesson was found in I Timothy 6:9 and we looked at the consequences of a person wanting to be rich, a real temptation for the Christian today. Last week, we looked at a lesson regarding contentment which at […]
Give God What He Wants – Joel Haynes
Missionary Joel Haynes, to the Navajo Nation, preached from Gen 22:2 on what God wanted from Abraham. God wanted what Abraham had, his son. “thy son”. God asked for Isaac. God wanted what Abraham hoped for. “thine only son Isaac”. God asked for his only son. The future seed was promised to come through him. […]
Why Call Me Lord, Lk 6:46
In Lk 6:46 Jesus asked his disciples, “And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say”? That’s an excellent and compelling question. Why call me Lord? It’s interesting to note the context in which he asked this question. Beginning in Lk 6:20, Jesus spoke to his disciples and gave […]
A Child is Born and a Son is Given
A Child is Born and a Son is Given (Part 2) Isaiah 9:6 In the first part of this lesson, we looked at how this verse shows Deity of Jesus Christ. We also connected it with the virgin birth which doctrinally shows us how Jesus could be God manifest in the flesh. In this lesson […]