Good Kids Eph. 6:1-3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Good kids are children who do what the Bible says. We know that the proportion of children who believe and obey the Bible today is much smaller than the proportion of kids who don’t. So it is becoming less and less likely,...
This sermon is on some verses in the Bible where we find the phrase “seven times”. These passages teach us to: Keep praying if at first you don’t get an answer. Elijah prayed for rain while his servant went to look toward the sea seven times till the rain came,...
When we were saved, God became our Father. We cry Abba Father. We are born as children of God. And as his children, God has desires for us, just like earthy fathers have desires for their children. Our Father desires fellowship – 1 Jn 1:3-7 – our Father loves to...
In Lk 5:1-11, Jesus preached to a crowd of people on the shores of the lake of Gennesaret. The people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, Lk 5:1. And since there were two unoccupied ships nearby, the Lord entered into the one owned by Simon, and “prayed...
In Jn 2:5, Mary said to the servants at the marriage in Cana, “Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it”. Mary’s advice to those servants was, “Do what he says”. Jesus said, “Fill the waterpots with water”, Jn 2:7. They did what he said. “And they filled them up...
Today, we are studying the Lord’s delight. We want to know what they are so that we can please him. If you are a husband and you know that your wife delights in flowers or chocolate, for instance, you’ll be inclined to bring her some fresh flowers and some delicious...
The Most Neglected Book on Earth Heb 2:1-4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There is a frightful trend in this old world. That trend concerns the most neglected book on earth. The Bible is that book and in Heb 2:1-4 you can see the question that Paul raises about it, “How shall...
In Deut 10:12-13, the Lord gave Israel five things that he required of them. They were to fear the Lord, walk with the Lord, love the Lord, serve the Lord, and obey the Lord. These are what I call the five necessary things in your life today. You should fear,...
Four times in the Bible you see something coupled with humility. There is a richer blessing when you humble yourself and do this other thing that we will discuss tonight. Fear of God coupled with humility – Prov 22:4. 1 Pet 5:5 says, “God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace...
A servant of obedience unto righteousness In Rom 6:16 Paul said, “his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness.” As we consider this verse, it becomes apparent that God wants us to obey him rather than sin. We obey God...
