Your Responsibility, Gen 43:9
Your Responsibility In Gen 43:9, Judah said to Jacob, concerning Benjamin’s safety going to and returning from Egypt, “Let me bear the blame”. To bear the blame is to take responsibility. To blame is to hold responsible. Judah took personal responsibility for Benjamin’s safety. Even though Joseph told Judah and his brothers that they would […]
Parable of the Sower, Matt 13:18-23
Parable of the Sower Matt 13: 18-23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Parable of the Sower Jesus interpreted the parable of the sower in Matt 13:18-23. Today, we will examine the response of some of the people to whom Jesus preached the word of God to see illustrations of this parable. In the Parable of the Sower, […]
Heart of Unbelief, Heb 3:12
Heart of Unbelief Heb 3:12 says, Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you and evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. It says an evil heart… Jeremiah said, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it”?, Jer 17:9. Jesus said, “For from within, […]
Wholly Follow The Lord, Jos 14:7-15
Wholly Followed The Lord Jos 14:8-I CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jos 14:7-8 Caleb is a good example to help us wholly follow the Lord. Caleb’s testimony in Canaan when he was recounting the time that he and eleven other spies went to search Canaan was, “I wholly followed the Lord.” He did that despite the fact […]
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 […]
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 […]