A Fruitful Christian Life II Pet. 1:1-8
A Fruitful Christian Life II Pet 1:1-8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO All of us want to have a fruitful Christian life and this passage gives us the recipe. I like recipes because if you follow them you are sure that your meal is going to turn out right. Likewise, if you follow this recipe, you […]
Spiritual Growth Col. 1:9
Spiritual Growth Col. 1:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Paul wrote to the Colossians he told them that he prayed for several things concerning their spiritual growth. The things for which he prayed are the same things that we need for our spiritual growth. Our spiritual growth involves: Knowing God’s will – Col 1:9 – while […]
Grow in the Knowledge of God II Pet. 3:17
Grow in the Knowledge of God II Pet. 3:17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO I am convinced that the reason some Christians don’t grow much is that they don’t grow in the knowledge of God. They are content to know that they are saved but they make no effort to get to know God beyond that. The […]
Conquering Canaan Deut. 10, Joshua 23
Conquering Canaan Deut. 10, Joshua 23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When God instructed Israel to go in and possess the land [Deut 10:8-11] he gave them five things to do so that God could drive out the inhabitants of the land. He told them to fear the Lord, walk in his ways, love the Lord, serve […]
Growing Up In The Ministry Eph. 4:11-16
Growing Up In The Ministry Eph. 4:11-16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Today’s message on growing up in the ministry encourages you to go from growing up in spiritual childhood to increasing in spiritual maturity. When you get saved, you are a child. We are called children of God and sons of God. As newborn babes we […]
His Days Are As Grass Ps.103:15
His Days Are As Grass Ps. 103:15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Bible says, As for man, his days are as grass. When you think about the way grass grows and how we must maintain grass to keep it alive and well groomed, we find some interesting parallels between men and grass. By studying a few […]
Peter’s Conversion Luke 22
Peter’s Conversion Luke 22 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We often quote episodes in the life of Peter that demonstrate how carnal, fearful, brash and self-willed he was. Who will ever forget that he is the one who rashly walked on the water for a minute and then, because of his little faith, fell in, crying […]
The Full Soul Prov. 27: 7
The Full Soul Prov. 27:7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Prov 27:7 we see that the full soul loatheth even the honeycomb – that’s like dessert after a meal – if you are too full to eat it then you just have to pass. But the hungry soul would consider that even a bitter thing […]
The Fruit of the Word of God
The Fruit of the Word of God CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Sunday school we learned that there are five basic categories of fruit in a Christian’s life. These are: The fruit of a good tree [Matt 7:17] which is fruit yielding works meet for repentance produced by the man. The fruit of the branches in […]
Christian Growth V – Sin After You Are Saved
Christian Growth V Sin After You Are Saved CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Sin is a real problem after you get saved. Knowing how to recognize temptation and deal with it will help you grow in your Christian maturity. God is not going to deliver you from sin so that you are never tempted again. In […]