Guile, Ps 32:2
Guile is defined as craft, cunning, duplicity, and deceit. It is found in the man and is manifested by what he says. Ps 32:2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. So, it is in you, in your spirit, first. Notice Jn 1:47 […]
Watch Your Lips, Prov 17:7
Your lips are the gate keepers of your mouth. They can either let bad and untoward things come forth from your mouth or they can be used to bring forth good and beneficial things. Therefore, you need to watch your lips. There are many different kinds of lips that we find in the Bible. However, […]
The Crafty Lying Tongue, Job 15:5
The Bible describes all kinds of tongues. We are studying tongues that are an unruly evil. Today we will study the crafty lying tongue. Notice the unruly evil of a: Crafty tongue – Job 15:5 – “thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.” A crafty tongue is cunning and skillful in devising and pursuing a scheme. […]
Sin Against the Holy Ghost, Eph 4:30
Sins Against the Holy Ghost Eph. 4:30 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO After you are saved, you need to be especially careful not to sin against the Holy Ghost. You sin against the Holy Ghost when you: Grieve him – Eph 4:30 – you grieve the Holy Ghost by disobeying him [Heb 13:17]. He has sealed you and he […]
Put Away, 1 Cor 5:13
There are some things that don’t go away on their own and God doesn’t deliver you from them. You have to put away these people or things in your life. Put away: A wicked person – 1 Cor 5:13. In the context of v.11, we are not to keep company with a brother who […]
Lying Vanities, Jon 2:8
The theme of VBS this year is God’s Mercy. And the Bible story is from the book of Jonah. Right before Jonah was delivered to Nineveh by ‘whale mail’, he said, “They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy”, Jon 2:8. Lying vanities found in Jonah are: That you can hide from God – […]
Against the Prophetesses, Ezek 13:17-23
Against the Prophetesses In Ezek 13:17-23, the Lord told Ezekiel to set his face against the prophetesses. God gave him a prophecy against the prophetesses, because they had been lying to his people. Their prophecies had come out of their own heart; they were not from the Lord. Ezekiel Prophesied Against the Prophetesses They Had […]
Put Off the Old, Put On the New, Eph 4:20-32
In Eph 4:20-32, Paul gave us very practical instructions about the Christian life. He told us to put off the old man and to put on the new man. We must put off the old man because he is “corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,” Eph 4:22. We are to “henceforth walk not as […]
Flattery
Flattery Ps.12:1-4 Flattery is the act of praising someone. The sincerely of this act is what determines its worth. This verse states that when done in this way it is vanity, or worthless. Often we flatter someone because you want something from them, the Bible has a lot to say about insincere praise or […]
Isaiah 30:1-17 The Rebellious Children
The Rebellious Children CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The first part of Isaiah 30 is about the rebellious children of Israel who run to Egypt for protection only to find that the nation on whom they depend can’t help them. Only the Lord can help them and yet they will not rely upon him. Notice the […]