What Can Patience Teach Us?

What Can Patience Teach Us? James 5:11 James makes a reference to the patience of Job in the closing chapter of his epistle. Since patience is something that we all need more and more in the day which we live let us look to the book of Job and see what patience can teach us? […]

Tim Haveman – Ye Have Need Of Patience

The Sermon text is from Heb 10:32-39 and Ex 32:1-10. The sermon title, “Ye Have Need of Patience” is from Heb 10:36. We have need of patience. According to Jas 5:10-11, patience is the endurance of any evil out of the love of God according to the will of God. Without Patience: You Turn Away […]

Ahead of Time, Lk 4:5-7

The Devil Offers You Something Good Ahead of Time One way the devil tempts you is to offer you something good ahead of time.  He offers you something now that he knows you’re going to get later.  In this, the devil is very subtle.  You can have what you want now, if you’re willing to […]

The Trying of Your Faith, Jas 1:2-3

VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON In 1 Sam 17:38-39, when David was preparing to fight Goliath, he said, “I have not proved them,” speaking of Saul’s armor.  David assayed to go, meaning he was attempting to go with Saul’s armor but he hadn’t proved it.  He hadn’t learned how to […]

Paul’s Prayer for the Colossians, Col 1:9-14

As with some of his other epistles, Paul told the Colossians, in Col 1:9-12, what he had been praying for them.  See Eph 1:16-19, for example.  Paul’s prayer for the Colossians was that they might: Be filled with the knowledge of his will – Col 1:9 – several verses in the Bible plainly state the […]

Follow After Patience, 1 Tim 6:11

VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON In 1 Tim 6:11 Paul told Timothy to follow after patience, among other things.  If you’re going to make it for the long haul in the Christian life, you are going to need patience.  Patience requires supernatural strength.  That’s why Paul prayed in Col 1:11 […]

Especially for Men Titus 2:2

Especially for Men Titus 2:2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When you read through the Bible looking for something especially for men, you cannot miss Titus 2:2.  It is addressed to “the aged men.”  The qualities of men listed in this verse must be taught.  At first glance you may not know what all these mean.  We […]

Teaching Timothy, 2 Tim 3:10

Christians, young in the Lord, often learn from more mature Christians.  So, mature Christians must be like Paul if they are going to teach a young man like Timothy.  “Timothy” is going to check you out to be sure you are worth following.  In 2 Tim 3:10, Paul wrote, “”But thou hast fully known my […]

Paul’s Thankfulness, Exhortation, and Prayer, 2 Thes 1:1-12

In the first chapter of Paul’s second epistle to the Thessalonians, Paul thanks God for them, exhorts them and prays for them.  In this lesson, we will study what Paul was thankful for, what he exhorted them to do, and what he prayed for.  He opened his letter with his typical greeting for grace and […]

Add To Your Faith, 2 Pet 1:5-11

After we are saved, we must be diligent to add to our faith [2 Pet 1:5].  Rom 10:17, “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”  Faith then is simply believing what God said and trusting God to perform his word.  Heb 11:1 says, “Now faith is the substance of […]