Overwhelmed Luke 10:38-42 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO You get overwhelmed when you are stressed, cumbered, careful and troubled about many things.  Oftentimes, you bring these things on yourself; sometimes you can’t control them.  When you are feeling overwhelmed, you can bite your fingernails, post your trouble on Facebook so others can...

Why They Labored Rom.16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Rom 16 we see the many things that the saints did to labor in the ministry.  They labored unselfishly.  Why did they do things like start a church in their home, lay down their lives, suffer imprisonment, and labor abundantly?  Because of:...

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...

God’s Will for My Life 1 Thes.4:3                 Finding God’s will for your life is very simple. The Bible clearly states what is the will of God for you. We make the mistake of confusing it and God’s plan for your life. God has a plan for your life which concerns...

Heartfelt Thanksgiving Luke 17:11-19 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Thankfulness or the lack thereof will affect your relationship to God.  Heartfelt thanksgiving not only affects God but it also affects you.  Heartfelt thanksgiving to God is characterized by: Returning to God – Lk 17:15 – the Samaritan leper turned back.  In Lk...

What to Thank God For Ps 118:29 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We know that we are to be thankful.  The Lord’s will is for us to be thankful, 1 Thes 5:18. And this includes being thankful “always for all things,” Eph 5:20.  One of the reasons that men stray so far...

Col. 4:2 Gratitude CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul is an amazing character.  Undoubtedly he is one of the most thankful men in the Bible. 26 times Paul specifically gives thanks for a multitude of things: for food, for friends who encouraged him, for the faith and testimony of his converts, for...