What Pleases God, 1 Thes 4:1
Many of us grew up as people pleasers. We tried to please our parents. But the frustration seemed to always be that we were never good enough. The harder we tried, the harder it became to please them. Some of us just gave up trying. We have a tendency, then, to transfer this same behavior […]
Wayne Sehmish – Doing Good, Acts 3:1-10
This sermon was preached by Dr. Waynes Sehmish. The text is Acts 3:1-10. The summary of the sermon is that we should do good because doing good is pleasing to the Lord. Jesus went about doing good [Acts 10:38]. Thus, we should do good to please the Lord. And we shouldn’t be concerned whether we […]
Ye Ought to Please God 1 Thes 4:1
Ye Ought to Please God 1 Thes. 4:1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO According to Paul, in 1 Thes 4:1, you ought to please God and abound more and more. In other words, you ought to find out what pleases God, do what pleases God and, as you grow, please him more and more. That’s what Jesus […]
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 […]
You Choose Joshua 24:1-9
You Choose Joshua 24:1-9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In life you choose and you live by the consequences of your choices. In the Bible, God chose some things. He chose the people, Israel [Deut 7:7], he chose the priest, Aaron [Num 17:5], he chose the place, Jerusalem [Deut 12:5], he chose the prince, David [1 […]
Is our goal pleasing God?
Is Our Goal Pleasing God (Colossians 1:10 and Galatians 1:10) In this lesson we are going to be looking at the subject of what is pleasing to God. Noting that if something is pleasing unto God then as saved born again children of God our main goal should be pleasing our father. If our main […]
Carnally Minded and Spiritually Minded Christians, Rom 8:1-21
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 walk after the Spirit; carnally minded Christians walk after the flesh – Rom 8:1-4 – that […]