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 […]
People Who Please God, 1 Thes 4:1
In 1 Thes 4:1 Paul says, “… that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.” This lesson is about pleasing God. If we are to please God and abound more and more, then we have to know who pleases him. […]
Displeasing to God, Col 1:10
Displeasing to God Unto All Pleasing Col 1: 10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul’s prayer for the Colossians included this, “That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing”. He said, all pleasing. There’s no doubt that you want to please the Lord. And there is a great probability that some of the things […]
God Works in You, Heb 13:20-21
God Works in You Heb 13:20-21, “Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus […]
Do You Believe Heaven Is Real? Col 3:1-2
Do You Believe Heaven Is Real? Col 3:1-2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Do You Believe Heaven Is Real Can you say with absolute assurance, “When I die, I’m going to heaven?” You can if you have trusted the finished work of Jesus Christ on Calvary. You will undoubtedly answer, “Yes” if you are planning to go […]
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. […]
A Vessel Unto Honour, 2 Tim 2:20-21
The Lord wants us each to be a vessel unto honour. A vessel unto honour is a: Separated Vessel – “purge himself from these.” He is to purge himself from profane and vain babblings [2 Tim 2:16] , false teachers and preachers [2 Tim 2:17], iniquity [2 Tim 2:19], and vessels of dishonor [2 Tim […]
The Faith that Pleases God, Heb 11:5-6
The Faith That Pleases God What is essential to pleasing God. Giving? Attending church? Witnessing? Praying? What is the key to pleasing God? What is the one thing without which we cannot please God? Faith, and particularly, the faith that pleases God. Heb 11:5-6, says, “Without faith it is impossible to please him.” Enoch had […]
Happy Are Ye If Ye Do Them, Jn 13:17
In Jn 13:17 Jesus said, “If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.” “These things” that he wanted them to know are found in the context. The context is Jesus washing the feet of his disciples, among whom was Judas Iscariot, Jn 13:2, 10-11, 21. He washed their feet as an […]
Deciding What To Do, Est 8:5
When you’re trying to figure out what to do, there are some instructions in Est 8:5 that will help you to decide. The verse is not exhaustive on the subject, but it is a good verse that gives us four things to consider when we’re trying to decide what to do. Ask yourself these four […]