Bitterness Prov. 14:10 You know if there is bitterness in your heart. We often believe that bitterness is something that has grown for a time inside us, and is only a problem when we are troubled. Heb. 12:15. This verse is probably the most often used verse to address bitterness....
The Fruit of Your Faith II Thess. 1 Intro: Paul is writing to a church, now more mature than his first letter. They have had time to produce the fruit of their faith We will see that this is a progression, three orderly steps of a process He mentions three...
The Blood of Jesus Rom. 3:25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The blood of Jesus Christ is so vital to our salvation that there is no way that you and I could be saved apart from the shedding of Jesus’ blood. Any church or any doctrine that minimizes the blood of Jesus...
The Desirability of Biblical Wisdom Prov. 3:13-26 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Biblical wisdom comes from the Bible. There are several of its benefits described in Prov 3 which make it desirable. Wisdom is desirable because of its: Preciousness – Prov 3:13-15 – Biblical wisdom is more precious than rubies. We talk...
The Bond CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the New Testament there are three different bonds that can exceedingly benefit or drastically deteriorate a church. They are the bonds of peace, of perfectness and of iniquity. The bond of peace – Eph 4:1-3 – this is the result of the unity of...
Unbelief Rom. 1:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We know from the Bible that unbelief results in spiritual blindness. Israel, particularly, suffers from blindness in part because of the failure to believe the words of God and the gospel. When a person believes the word of God it is the power of...
Carnally Minded and Spiritually Minded Christians Romans 8:1-21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Rom 8:1-8 Paul contrasts carnally minded and spiritually minded Christians. Both are saved but only one pleases God. We will study this passage by simply explaining the differences between carnally minded and spiritually minded Christians. Spiritually minded Christians...
Ephesians 2:11-22 Wall of Partition CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Gentiles and Jews come together “in” Christ with no distinction. They are the church of God: Rom 1:16 I Cor 12:13 I Cor 10:32 Gal 3:27-28 Acts 15:11 As Paul said in Rom 2:27-29, it does a Jew no good to “practice”...
A Cheerful Countenance Prov. 15:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We all need a cheerful countenance that comes forth from a cheerful heart. There is plenty of anger in the world, there is plenty of foolishness in the world. We don’t need the world’s anger and we don’t need the world’s...
Ephesians 1:1-6 Spiritual Blessings CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul writes this letter primarily to Christians: he addresses the “saints,” “faithful” (v. 1). He offers them the “grace” and peace of God which is typical of his letters (v. 2). Grace comes from God and Jesus Christ as supernatural strength from God...
