Youthful Pride 1 Ki 12: 6-11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There is a cockiness in young people, ordinarily.  We’ll call it youthful pride.  As you can see from 1 Ki 12:6-11, Rehoboam had it, even though he was 41 years old when he ascended to the throne [1 Ki 14:21].  Youthful...

Pitfalls of Bible Believers 1 Ki 19:10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are some pitfalls of Bible believers that we must avoid.  We believe that the King James Bible is the word of God and there are many professing Christians who don’t.  Therefore, it is not uncommon for us to be...

Heb 4 15 Jesus Was Tempted CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Heb 4:15 says that Jesus Christ “was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.”  Jesus is God manifest in the flesh.  As such, how is it that he could have been tempted, since “God cannot be tempted...

For Their Pride Zeph 2:8-11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Text: Zeph 2:8-11.  God’s words show us that Jesus is going to rule and that the Jews are his chosen people.  Due to pride, many don’t believe these truths.  Well they are true and, therefore, God’s promise to Abraham is still true....

What Stirs Up Strife Prov. 28:25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO If you are striving with someone there is a root cause for the strife.  You can usually point to some of the contributing elements of the strife, but it is hard to get down to the root cause.  Generally, two people...

Strength in Weakness 1 Cor. 1:25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this society where physical strength is worshipped, where mental strength is handsomely compensated, where, to some degree, moral strength is still admired, where financial strength is craved and praised, and where the apparent confidence of strength is flaunted, you might...

Hard Heart Prov. 28:14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Prov 28:14 says, “… but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.”  You don’t want a hard heart and you really don’t want the mischief that follows.  A hard heart comes from: Sin and Disobedience – Rom 2:1-16 – Rom...

Great Sin 1 Sam 2:17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Sam 2:17, the sin of Eli’s sons was very great.  They caused the men of Israel to abhor the offering of the Lord.  In the Bible there are several great sins and today we are going to see what they are. ...

Saul’s Downfall 1 Sam 15:17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO King Saul had four problems that caused his downfall: pride, the fear of man, envy, and an evil spirit from the Lord.  Three of these were his problems.  The fourth was given to him by the Lord as a result of the...

Read Is 44:14-20.  Is 44:20 speaks of a deceived heart.  It’s hard for us to imagine that a person could be so deceived as to worship a god he makes out of the stock of a tree.  With the same tree, he warms himself, bakes his bread, and roasts flesh. ...