A Fool’s Delight, Prov 19:10

A Fool’s Delight Prov. 19:10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO A Fool’s Delight Solomon said that delight is not seemly for a fool.  Delight is something that gives great pleasure or satisfaction.  See Ecc 2:8.  Seemly means “suitable or fitting.”  So, something that gives great pleasure or satisfaction is not suitable or...

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Quit These Things To Delight in the Lord, Is 58:13-14

How To Delight Thyself in the Lord Is. 58:13-14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Ps 37:4 says, “Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”  When you delight thyself in the Lord he gives you the desires, not the things you desire.  In other...

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Pleasures, Ps 16:11

Pleasures Ps 16:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Bible says in Ps 16:11, “in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures forever more.” This Psalm, as you can tell from the context in Ps 16:10, is a reference to Jesus, who is now at the...

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Why People Hate God, Rom 1:30

Rom 1:30 says that some people are “haters of God.”  Why do they hate God?  They hate God because they love and serve something else.  Matt 6:24 says that no man can serve two masters.  He will hate the one and love the other. That’s how it goes.  So, if...

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Lose It To Find It, Matt 10:39

When Jesus sent his twelve disciples out to preach and to heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, and cast out devils, Matt 10:7-8, he also gave them warnings and instructions for their ministry.  In Matt 10:39, after telling them that they must love him more than their...

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For Thy Pleasure, Rev 4:11

VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON Rev 4:11 says, “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”  We were created for the Lord’s pleasure.   We want...

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Seek the Lord, Ps 34:8-10

Ps 34:8-10 says, “They that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.”  When you seek the Lord, you find: His power – Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 1:18 the gospel is the power of God unto salvation; the preaching of the cross is the power of God.  God is...

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God’s Pleasure Rev 4:11

God’s Pleasure Rev. 4: 11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Following God’s lead, it should be our pleasure to please him.  We do that when we live by faith [Heb 11:5-6], rather than in the flesh [Rom 8:8], and when we please others rather than ourselves [Rom 15:2-3].  That’s how Jesus lived...

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Lovers of Pleasures 2 Tim 3:4

Lovers of Pleasures II Tim. 3: 4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The trouble with people in these last days of perilous times is that they love pleasure [2 Tim 3:4].  They are pleasure seekers.  So, it’s easy for them to get into sin because of its pleasures [Titus 3:3].  They know...

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