No Profit Under The Sun – April 5, 2026
No Profit Under The Sun In Ecc 2:11 Solomon wrote, “Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun”. You don’t want to live your […]
Be Diligent, Prov 21:5
Be Diligent On Wednesday nights, we have been discussing qualities and character traits that should be in you when you minister to others in your local church. So far we have discussed the following traits: faithful, godly, Spirit-filled, and teachable. We still want to study these qualities: diligent, humble, and charitable. Tonight we’ll discuss “diligent”. […]
Joseph Remembered the Dreams, Gen 42:9
Joseph Remembered the Dreams In Gen 42:9, Joseph remembered the dreams. There was a gap of many years between his dreams and the day that Joseph remembered the dreams. This message is about how to handle life until your dreams are fulfilled. In Gen 37:5-10, we read about Joseph’s dreams. His brothers and his parents […]
Paul’s Greeting to the Church in Philippi
Philippians 1:1-3 Introduction: Many times, in our reading of the Bible, we tend to miss or read over quickly through the things that we are familiar with, or which seem to be so trivial. However, in this greeting from Paul to the local church in Philippi, we see some things that are said, which seem […]
Therefore Will We Also Serve The Lord, Jos 24:14-18
Before the end of Joshua’s ministry, in Jos 24:14-18, he challenged the people of Israel to choose whom they would serve. He said, “as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” He made a conscious choice to serve the Lord. The people were adamant in their reply, “God forbid that we should […]
Sincerity and Truth, Jos 24:14
Joshua commanded Israel to “fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth”, Jos 24:14. Not just in sincerity. Not just in truth. But in the combination of sincerity and truth. Sincerity is honesty of mind; freedom from hypocrisy. Sincere means: without deceit, pretense [a false profession]; free of dissimulation; being genuine, the […]
Ye Serve The Lord, Col 3:23-24
In Col 3:24 we read, “ye serve the Lord Christ”. With the upcoming Preachers Conference, many of us have been serving to prepare for the conference and many more will be serving during the conference. It is helpful to see from this passage some words from the Lord that will help us to be encouraged […]
Ministry Opportunities, Eph 2:10
According to Eph 2:10, Titus 2:14, Col 3:23-25, Matt 20:25-28, we are Gods servants, humbly, joyfully, charitably, and zealously serving Jesus Christ. However, it can be frustrating to know you should serve the Lord in our church but not know what ministry opportunities you have to serve. As it turns out, we have numerous ministry […]
Choose You This Day, Jos 24:14-15
In Jos 24:14-15, at the end of Joshua’s life, he charged Israel with one final command. He commanded them to choose this day whom they would serve. He said to Israel: Fear the Lord. If you had a dad or a boss or a commander that you feared, you did what they said. This is […]
Ye Serve the Lord Christ, Col 3:17-25
No matter what we do with our time here on earth, we are servants of the Lord. Like Paul said in Col 3:24, “ye serve the Lord Christ.” And we are to serve him continually. In Col 3:17-25, Paul gave us some plain instructions on how to serve the Lord. We are to serve the […]