15-11-01 Bountiful Giving II Cor. 9 5-15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this passage we find several similar words that Paul uses to describe how giving should be bountiful. Bounty – 2 Cor 9:5 – “makeup beforehand your bounty… as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness” – bounty...
The Movement of the Gospel Acts 2:4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Notice what was necessary for the movement of the gospel in accordance with the Lord’s commission [Matt 28:19-20; Mk 16:15]. The movement of the gospel entailed: The filling with the Spirit – Acts 2:4 – you can’t even get started...
Arise Out of Thy Sleep Prov. 6:6-9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Prov 6:9 asks, “When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?” This question is addressed to a sluggard. You say, “Well, I’m not one of those.” Are you sure? A sluggard is not only one who is habitually lazy but...
Sowing Sparingly & Bountifully 2 Cor. 9:6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO People who are sowing sparingly and bountifully both “shall reap” according to 2 Cor 9:6. Those who sow sparingly “shall reap” sparingly. And those who sow bountifully “shall reap” bountifully. The key is to sow. Thus, if you have the...
White Already to Harvest CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Jn 4:37, Jesus had to tell his disciples to lift up their eyes and look on the fields. They weren’t seeing what he was seeing! We see hair color, the fashion of clothes, the stature, the complexion, and many other outward things. ...
Be Not Deceived Gen.3:1-6 Eve was deceived or beguiled in the Garden of Eden, [3:13] and [1Tim.2:13-14]. She never saw the bad, she only saw the good. Sin always presents its self as good. Sin feels good, looks good, taste good, sounds good, and smells good. It will deceive you...
Backsliding Prov. 14:14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Backsliding is an Old Testament term, so it has limited application to a Christian because we cannot be separated from the love of God and he will never leave us nor forsake us. However, there is plenty about backsliding that does apply to us...
The Harvest John 4:35-38 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Why are we supposed to enter the Harvest? Because of the wages (John 4:36) – The work is hard, and God wants you to have the rewards of your labor. Matt 20:1-13 describes God’s pay rate. In Lk 19, the parable of the...
Ecc 11:1-6 Get It Out of Your Hands CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There is a common thread in these verses and it deals with one topic manifested in two ways. There is something to eat in your hands (bread) [or something that yields something to eat (seed)] and you have to...
As we saw last week, Jesus used parables to teach the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven so that the Jews that rejected him wouldn’t be able to understand him. The disciples could understand him because they believed him. The parables he used were about commonplace things that illustrated the...
