How We Should Live In Titus 2:12 Paul wrote that the grace of God teaches us that “we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world”.  The reason is that this present world is evil, Gal 1:4.  It influenced Demas to forsake Paul, 2 Tim 4:10.  Demas had...

In Ps 92:12-14, three times we find the word flourish or flourishing in relation to the righteous and those planted in the house of the Lord.  The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. Flourish is to grow luxuriantly; to thrive; to achieve success; to prosper; to be in a...

In Proverbs 3:32-35, Solomon mentions some very select provisions from the Lord given to select people.  You see these provisions for the following select people:  His secret is for the righteous – Prov 3:32 – “His secret is with the righteous.”  In Deut 29:29 “The secret things belong unto the...

This message beginning in Ps 5:12 is about finding Favor with God.  It should be of great importance to us that we find favor with the Lord. Samuel found favor with the Lord, 1 Sam 2:26.  He was the greatest judge that Israel ever had.  Mary found favor with the...

The Righteous Prov.10:25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Bible has lots to say about the righteous and the wicked.  In Proverbs, there are numerous references to these two and they are often contrasted.  There are two interesting pictures of the righteous in Proverbs that we want to preach on today. ...

There are three characteristics of God in Ps 143:1, that give you confidence when you pray that God will hear and answer your prayer.  Because of these three traits, when you pray, you can count on God.  You can count on God’s: Count on God’s Graciousness v.1 “Hear my prayer,...

Your lips are the gate keepers of your mouth.  They can either let bad and untoward things come forth from your mouth or they can be used to bring forth good and beneficial things.  Therefore, you need to watch your lips.  There are many different kinds of lips that we...

In the prior broadcasts we studied the unruly tongue and its wicked manifestations.  In this broadcast we will study a good tongue and its various scriptural manifestations.  A good tongue is a: Learned tongue – Is 50:4 – “the Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned.”  This...

Favor With the Lord Ps 5:12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Favor with the Lord ought to be our greatest concern; even more so than our favor with men.  Unfortunately, many Christians are much more concerned about finding favor with men than they are with finding favor with the Lord.  You might...

Ps 11:3, “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do”?   The question sounds hopeless.  If the foundation of anything is destroyed, the whole structure built upon it is coming down.  You get the sense that if the foundations are destroyed, you must give up; there is nothing...