There is Always Hope Ruth 1:12 In this message we are going to look at the contrast of Ruth and Naomi regarding having hope. It is interesting that Naomi who lost hope should have been the one with the most hope and Ruth who really did not have much to...

Where We Need Patience Heb. 12: 1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We need patience. We are to run our race with patience.  Our race is an endurance race, not a sprint.  The need for patience in our Christian lives is essential in our: Finances – Prov 28:22 – if you...

My Hope in the Day of Evil (Jeremiah 17:1-17) It is interesting that Jeremiah would pen these verses as he was the writer of the prophesy concerning Israel going into captivity for 70 years. Now I am not sure of the exact future regarding the United States of America but...

Job 14:1 “Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble”.  Trouble: that which causes concern or distress.  Introduction: The Bible has a lot to say regarding the troubles of life. Troubles come in all shapes and sizes, in all places, and to all...

Asaph wrote Ps 78 to recount God’s dealings with Israel in the Exodus, the wilderness journey, and their establishment in the land of Canaan.  However, he wrote that this Psalm is a parable, Ps 78:2.  That’s because this history doctrinally applies to the Second Advent of Jesus.  That’s the purpose...

How to Handle Disappointment Gen. 40:23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO So often we face things that disappoint us and we must know how to handle disappointment.  We are going to study a few Bible characters to see how they handled disappointment and they should help us to see how we should...

This lesson covers Eph 1:15-23.  In this passage, Paul prayed for the Ephesians [Eph 1:16] to know three things every Christian must know.  We must know “what is the exceeding hope of his calling,” [Eph 1:18], “what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,” [Eph 1:18],...

Charity is the Greatest 1 Cor. 13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Why is Charity greater than faith and hope?  Because it never faileth!! In 1 Cor. 13, charity is compared to prophecy, tongues, knowledge, faith, and hope and is superior to all five of these things. Charity is greater than prophecy...

In Mic 2:7, the Lord asks, “do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?”  Indeed, they do.  For us who desire to walk uprightly, God’s words are very good.  The key is that you must be walking uprightly.   These words are not good to anyone who...

According to 1 Thes 5:5 we who are saved are children of the day, we are children of light.  We are not children of the night, children of darkness.  We were in darkness before we were saved, but now we are in his marvelous light, Acts 26:18; 1 Pet 2:9. ...