My Peace, Jn 14:27

My Peace The Lord gave his disciples peace and told them, let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.  This was immediately before his crucifixion.  They were going to be severely troubled and horribly afraid.  Yet, Jesus said, “My peace I give unto you”.  There is no...

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Rejoice in God, Ps 43:4

Rejoice in God I’m convinced that the reason some Christians, particularly young ones, don’t really grow in their relationship with the Lord is that don’t rejoice in that which God has given us as our greatest sources of joy.  They find joys that are associated with Christ (like fellowship with...

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Blessed By Forgiveness, Ps 32:1-11

Blessed by Forgiveness “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered”, Ps 32:1.  David knew his sin was forgiven and covered.  Therefore, he was blessed by foregiveness.  Practically speaking, how did he get there? He acknowledged his sin to God, Ps 32:5.  Sin is deceitful.  People in...

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The Lord is at Hand

Philippians 4:1-5 “The Lord is at hand”.  Introduction: In this passage of scripture, Paul ends in vs 5 by saying “The Lord is at hand”. In other words, Jesus Christ is coming back soon for his church, the bride of Christ, that is, every believer that’s here this morning. There is...

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Sing O Daughter of Zion, Zeph 3:14-17

Sing O Daughter of Zion Zeph. 3:14-17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Sing O daughter of Zion is one of the best passages in the Bible to see why there is so much rejoicing in the Psalms and why there are so many references to overthrowing the enemies of Israel.  The passages...

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Full Joy, Jn 16:23-24

Full Joy Jn. 16: 23-24 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO At times, we experience full joy in our salvation.  This lesson will discuss those times so that you can have full joy.  On a recent Wednesday night, I preached on abundant joy which we get by being saved, being filled with the...

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What To Do With The Word, Ps 119:9-16

What to Do With the Word Ps.119:9-16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Ps 119 we find 22 sections identified by the 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet.  Each section has 8 verses.  All but three of the 176 verses in this Psalm contain a reference to the words of God.  The...

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Eat and Drink, Ecc 5:18-20

In Ecc 5:18, Solomon said that it is good and comely (suitable, proper) for one to eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor.  This is his portion. The basic reason that men work is to feed themselves, Prov 16:26.  Paul affirmed that if a man wouldn’t...

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Rejoice Evermore, 1 Thes 5:16

Paul’s specific instruction to Christians in 1 Thes 5:16 is that we “Rejoice evermore.”  Now I, certainly, have not obeyed this command all the time and I’m pretty sure that you haven’t either.  One reason is that we haven’t been doing the things that cause Christians to rejoice.    There...

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Glory in The Cross, Gal 6:14

Jesus went to the cross to pay for our sins.  Therefore, you can be saved because he died for you.  But if you want to really live, you must take up your cross, too, Lk 9:23. He’s not talking about taking up a cross as an emblem, like a crucifix...

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