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...

In Titus 2:10, Paul wrote to Titus that the people to whom he was preaching in Crete should, “adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.”  So, we will study today’s lesson, from Titus 2:7-15, with this theme in mind.  We should adorn the doctrine of God: In...

Sincerity 1 Peter 2:1-2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Sincere means: 1 without deceit, pretense [a false claim or profession], or hypocrisy; truthful; straightforward; honest 2 being the same in actual character as in outward appearance; genuine; real 3 not adulterated [Webster’s New World Dictionary].  I heard a preacher make reference to...

Effectual Prayer James 5:16b CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO  Effectual prayer has adequate power or force to produce the intended effect. Ultimately God decides how and when prayers are answered. Our hearts desire is to make our petitions known and heard of God, [ 1Jn.5:11-15] and to be effectual as possible. Many...

Being a Pattern Titus 2:7   “In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works” a pattern is something that is used as an example, especially to copy, [Ex.25:9, 40] [1 Chr.28:19]. Are you an example that anyone would want to copy? Whether you want to be or not,...