Rev 21:4 says, “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes…” God doesn’t wipe away all our tears today. Notice that the rest of Rev 21:4 says, “…and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the...
In this lesson from Ecc 7:1-6, Solomon compares several things and asks, Which is better? Which is Better, a good name or precious ointment? A good name is better than precious ointment. A good name is longer lasting than the fragrance of the ointment. The fragrance dissipates over time. A...
Anguish Anxiety and Assurance Ps.5:3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Today we’re going to discuss three things that can deeply affect your walk with God: anguish, anxiety and assurance. Two of these negatively affect your relationship to the Lord and one of these positively affects your relationship to Him. Can you...
In Ecc 1:12-18 we read about three things things you cannot do under the sun. Solomon discovered these by seeking and searching out “by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven”. He gave his heart to know wisdom. His heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. He...
Facing Death Prov.14:32 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO People have a hard time facing death. Oftentimes, even Christians have a difficult time facing death. So, we want to search the scriptures to find encouragement for this inevitable time in our lives. When you are, or a loved one is, facing death,...
How Long Ps. 13:1-2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Four times in Ps 13:1-2 David asks the Lord, How long. His questions remind us that we often grow impatient with the Lord. David was wondering how long the Lord would forget him, how long he would hide from him, how long he...
In 1 Cor 15:6 most of the over five hundred brethren who saw Jesus after his resurrection were still alive when Paul wrote 1 Corinthians. However, Paul said, “some are fallen asleep.” Our dear brother, Benny Craft, fell asleep yesterday. His race is over – Heb 12:1 – we...
Notice in 2 Cor 2:1-16 the balance of: Sorrow and joy – 2 Cor 2:1-3 – when Paul wrote to the Corinthians about what to do with the fornicator in 1 Cor 5, he was “in heaviness.” He didn’t want to come to them in heaviness [v.1]; rather, he wanted...
Two Sorrows 2 Cor.7:10 Paul writes of two types of sorrows in this passage, Godly sorrow and the sorrow of the world. They also have two different results. Many times, we see the ones that we love struggle because they never have a Godly sorrow, many times we struggle also,...
The Evil of Envy Gen 37 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Introduction: Pray, Read passage Verse 20 “we will say…”, Verse 31-33 “an evil beast hath devoured him” Verse 11, that beast is Envy. What is Envy? Webster’s 1828 – To feel uneasiness, mortification or discontent, at the sight of superior excellence,...
