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 […]
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 […]
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 […]