Be Thou Clean, Mk 1:40-44

Our text this morning is Mark 1:40-44 about the cleansing of a leper.   Do you like things clean?  Don’t you like a clean house, a clean car, a clean body, clean clothes, and clean speech?  Of course, you do.  God likes things clean, as well.  This leper wanted to...

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The Lord and Our Heart, Prov 21:2

The Lord: Ponders our heart Prov 21:2 – Ponder is to view with deliberation.  “Every way of a man is right in his own eyes.”  A man looks at his way and says, “I’m doing the right thing.”  Yet the Lord doesn’t look at what he’s doing but why he’s...

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What Can Defile Man Mk 7:14-23

What Can Defile A Man Mk 7:14-23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO What can defile man?  Nothing from without, entering into a man, can defile him. It’s the things which come out of him that defile man. There is much attention these days on selecting only organic foods, eating gluten-free foods, maintaining...

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The Lord Trieth The Righteous, Ps 11:5

According to Ps 11:5, “the Lord trieth the righteous.  To try is to put to test or trial; to prove.   When you go through something difficult in your life that puts you to the test, it’s helpful to remember that it isn’t necessarily something that an enemy is doing...

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Supporting Better Health, Prov 3:5-8

There are certain things you can do to support good health in your life.  These are not cures and remedies.  These are Biblical admonitions which will help you to keep from compromising your health.  They will assist you in supporting better health.   To improve your health: Trust in the...

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Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled, Jn 14:27

Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled Jn 14:27 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Lord gave his disciples peace and told them, let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. There are times when your heart is so troubled over a matter that it dominates your prayer life, your...

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Reciprocal Giving 1 Cor 2:12

Reciprocal Giving 1 Cor 2:12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO 1 Cor 2:12 tells us that through the Spirit wee can know “the things that are freely given to us of God.”  Just look at all the things God has given us. God gave his Son – Jn 3:16, God so loved...

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Hardened Sinners Prov 21:29

Hardened Sinners Prov. 21: 29 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When a man lives in wickedness he gets hardened against the Lord.  The closer we get to the return of Jesus, the harder people are going to get.  In just the last 30 years, we have seen people get much harder toward...

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Deficiencies of the Heart Matt 13:15

Deficiencies of the Heart Matt 13:15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO During Jesus’ ministry he had to deal with people who had several deficiencies of the heart.  Their hearts were why they could not receive and live by the things he was saying.  Some had a: Gross heart – Matt 13:15 –...

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The Doctrine of Repentance

The Doctrine of Repentance Lk.5:32   [Matt.4:17] Jesus preached “Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” [Matt.3:1-2] John the Baptist preached the same [Mk.6:7-12] The Apostles preached that men should repent [Acts 2:38] Peter preached it [Acts 17:30] Paul said the God commanded it [2 Pet.3:9] It is...

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