What is your Lion (Proverbs 26:13-16) In this passage from the book of Proverbs we see some characteristics of slothfulness. The first thing is the fact that the slothful man says that there is a lion in the street or in the way. This is just an excuse for whatever...
Strive Lawfully 2 Tim. 2:5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO You and I must strive lawfully if we hope to be crowned at the judgment seat of Christ [2 Tim 2:5]. One of the crowns available is the incorruptible crown [1 Cor 9:25]. To be crowned with that one, we must...
Conceit Rom.12:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Conceit is found in seven verses. By checking the contexts of each verse we can learn what it does to men. Conceit is an exaggerated opinion of oneself, one’s merits, one’s wealth, one’s education, etc. Therefore, Paul commanded us to “be not wise in your...
This week we have been preaching on the men in the Book of Proverbs. Today we will be discussing the slothful man. The slothful man: Sleeps too much – Prov 19:15 – slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. He gets more sleep than...
When God made the earth and everything in it, there weren’t any thorns. But after sin entered the world through Adam’s disobedience, then there were thorns. And from then till now we have had to deal with thorns. Nobody that walks through or works in the fields wants thorns. They...
Character Studies in Proverbs : Lesson #12 Character Check (Proverbs 6:1-11) In this lesson on character we are going to use the first eleven verses of Proverbs chapter 6 to see what condition our character is in. In this passage we will see that poor character traits are revealed two ways....
Sins of Sodom Eze.16:49 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The sins of Sodom are an example of the sins in the last stage of a cultured society. They are the sins of the United States of America. And as we see our country sinking into these sins, we don’t want to...
Lazy Christians Prov. 24:30-34 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This is an admonition to a farmer to work his field and vineyard – by sleeping too much, he has neglected his field and vineyard – it has grown over with thorns and nettles sucking the nutrients and moisture out of the soil,...
Hindrances to Understanding the Bible CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Bible is a book that we must all read. Nevertheless, it is very hard to read a book that you don’t understand. In order to remedy this problem, people initially try to find a Bible that is easier to understand. However,...
Go to the Ant, Thou Sluggard Prov 6: 6-11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There is an awful lot of laziness in Christianity these days and so we need a good lesson from the ant to get out of this lethargy. Christians seem satisfied to sit on their behinds and be entertained...
