People Who Don’t Please God, Rom 15:3
Rom 15:3 says, “For even Christ pleased not himself.” In order for Christ to please his Father, he could not please himself. In the garden of Gethsemane, for instance, it would have pleased Jesus if he could have avoided bearing our sins in his own body on the tree [1 Pet 2:24]. So, he prayed […]
Christians Who Don’t Please God
Christians Who Don’t Please God Rom 8: 8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO God has given us clear doctrine in the Bible concerning what pleases him. We covered four of these things in a sermon entitled Ye Ought to Please God. Gospel preaching, obedience, faith, and spiritual sacrifices please the Lord. Today, we are going to talk […]
Favor with the Lord Versus Favor with Men, 1 Sam 2:26
1 Sam 2:26 Favor With the Lord CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO 1 Sam 2:26 says that Samuel was in favour both with the Lord and also with men. This is a very important verse of scripture with very important implications for us. The brief outline of this very important broadcast is: As a Christian: Favour […]
Pleasing God, 1 Thes 4:1
1 Thes 4:1 says, “Ye ought to walk and to please God.” This lesson is about pleasing God. And not just about pleasing God once but abounding more and more in pleasing God. You cannot please God and be a: Self-pleaser – Rom 15:3 – as in “do as you please.” Christ pleased not himself. […]
Therefore Will We Also Serve The Lord, Jos 24:14-18
Before the end of Joshua’s ministry, in Jos 24:14-18, he challenged the people of Israel to choose whom they would serve. He said, “as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” He made a conscious choice to serve the Lord. The people were adamant in their reply, “God forbid that we should […]
Do I Seek to Please Men Prov. 29:25
Do I Seek to Please Men Prov. 29 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Many of us grew up as people pleasers. However, after we are saved, continuing to live as a people pleaser can get you into a lot of trouble. Thus, we want to see what the Bible says about pleasing men and how to break […]
The Gospel of Christ Gal. 1:6-12
In this passage of Paul’s letter to the Galatians, Paul addresses his concerns that the Galatians have turned from the gospel of Christ to another gospel. In our lesson we will define, from the scriptures, the gospel of Christ and then we will see that it was revealed to Paul, preached by Paul and received […]