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...
In the history of the Church, God has used certain men in a big way to get his work done. He used Peter to preach to thousands. He was the apostle to the Circumcision. God used Paul to preach to thousands. He was the apostle to the Uncircumcision. In...
Making Fishermen Matt 4:19 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Matt 4:19, Jesus said to Peter and Andrew, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” When we read about the early lives of Peter, Andrew, James and John, the disciples of Jesus, we see the process of making...
Our text for this study is Ecc 1:3, “What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun”? We are embarking on a study of some key passages in the Book of Ecclesiastes, of which this is the first. Ecclesiastes was written by Solomon,...
They Did Not Confess Him Jn. 12:42 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Sometimes you are afraid to confess Jesus. That’s not uncommon. When the chief rulers got saved in Jn 12:42 they did not confess him, either. The main reason people don’t confess him is fear [Jer 1:8]. Let’s find out, specifically,...
Reap in Joy Ps. 126:5-6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO If everyone could go “soul winning” and reap in joy, there would be a lot more Christians laboring in the harvest. Reaping is always joyful [Lk 15:7, 10]. But to reap in joy, one must remember what is involved. To reap in...
In Lk 5:1-11, Jesus preached to a crowd of people on the shores of the lake of Gennesaret. The people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, Lk 5:1. And since there were two unoccupied ships nearby, the Lord entered into the one owned by Simon, and “prayed...
In Thessalonica, in Acts 17:2, Paul “reasoned with them out of the scriptures.” As Paul preached Jesus Christ, there are certain things he did that we should consider doing as we deal with people in personal work. While we tell them about Jesus, we should also: Reason with them –...
When you consider preaching Jesus Christ to others it helps to understand what preaching Jesus entails. There’s a lot to it. Today we are going to look at what Paul and some of his fellow preachers did when they went about preaching Jesus. Preaching Jesus entails: Publishing – Acts 13:49...
I Shall Send Thee Jer. 1:7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Jer. 1:7 the Lord said to Jeremiah, Thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee…” We are ambassadors for Christ and must go where we are sent. The Father sent Jesus to this world [Jn. 20:21]. Jesus sent...
