A Hardened Neck, Prov 29:1
He Hardeneth His Neck Prov. 29:1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO A Hardened Neck Pharaoh had a hardened neck against the Lord. In Ex 5:2, Pharaoh didn’t know the Lord so he asked, “who is the Lord that I should obey his voice to let Israel go?” He could have known the Lord if he had wanted […]
A Wise Man’s Heart Discerneth, Ecc 8:5-11
A wise man’s heart discerneth several things that we see in Ecc 8:5-11. A wise man’s heart discerneth Time and Judgment, Ecc 8:6-7 To every purpose there is time and judgment. Solomon didn’t say to every “event”, but to every purpose. What he’s saying here is not an exact match to Ecc 3:1-8, where he […]
Conformed to the Image of His Son, Rom 8:29
Conformed to the Image of His Son Rom 8:29 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Once you are saved by God, you are predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son. From the time that you get saved until the time that you die or the Lord comes to take us home, the Lord works continuously […]
How to Make a Decision, Joel 3:14
How to Make a Decision Joel 3:14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We realize that this verse applies doctrinally to the 2nd Advent. However, it brings us to the point of this sermon which is how to make a decision. I am asked consistently in the ministry, “What do I do?” Multitudes of Christians find themselves in […]
Set Your Heart, 1 Chr 22:19
Set Your Heart 1 Chr. 22:19 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When you read through 1st Chronicles you see many instances of David accomplishing great things. In every case, it was the Lord who did the mighty things for David or through David. At the end of his life, we see David advising the princes of Israel […]
Don’t Envy Sinners, Prov 23:17-19
Don’t envy sinners. One of the greatest safeguards against straying from the Lord, when you are a young Christian, is to “let not thine heart envy sinners”. When I was a teenager, envying sinners caused me to turn away from the Lord so I could pursue what they were doing. Prov 23:17-19 gives you four […]
Sort Yourself Out, Ps 77:1-6
Our text is Ps 77:1-6. I call this message, Sort Yourself Out. You must sort yourself out whenever things around you get you down. Asaph shows us, in this text, how to sort ourselves out. Commune with your own heart, Ps 77:6. Talk over and discuss with the Lord, v.1-3, what’s in your […]
My Heart is Fixed, Ps 108:1
“O God, my heart is fixed,” David sang and praised the Lord. His heart was truly fixed. When you are saved, you can sing with David, My heart is fixed: In the sense that it has been fixed permanently (like color is fixed in dyeing). When you receive Jesus Christ as your Savior, your heart […]
Soil Improvement, Lk 8:11-15
If you realize that your life is currently unfruitful and you want that to change, you may need soil improvement. Soil improvement is heart improvement. Matt 13:18-23; Mk 4:14-20; Lk 8:11-15. The current condition of the soil is the current condition of your heart. You may not be fruitful because you are: Lost – Lk […]
Stealing Hearts
Stealing Hearts (2 Samuel 15:1-6) In this lesson we are going to look at Absalom as a type of Satan. Absalom stole the hearts of the people before he attempted to take over the Kingdom from his father David. Satan, the great thief (John 10:10) steals the hearts of saved people to keep them from […]