God’s Increase Acts 6: 7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Acts 6:7, “the word of God increased, the number of the disciples multiplied greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.”  My questions are these.  Is God still expecting his word to increase?  Is God...

As His Custom Was Luke 4:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO According to Lk 4:16, it was customary for Jesus to be in the synagogue on the sabbath.  The same was true for Paul [Acts 17:1-2].  Going to the synagogue every sabbath was their custom or manner.   David’s custom was to...

If Thou Forbear Prov. 24: 10-12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Many years ago, I quoted Prov 24:10-12 as my outgoing message on my answering machine.  A lady in our church called to leave me a message and heard the verses.  She knew a fellow in her neighborhood who had a terminal...

Go After the Lost Luke 15: 3-7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Lk 15:3-7, Jesus spoke a parable about a shepherd who, if he had a hundred sheep and lost one of them, would leave the ninety-nine and “go after that which is lost, until he find it.”  That statement,...

Witnesses Acts 1: 8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO According to Acts 1:8, even the disciples, after all of their training and time spent with Jesus, needed the power of the Holy Ghost to witness.  Witnessing is just one part of the Holy Spirit’s work in getting the gospel to the lost...

Ambassadors For Christ II Cor. 5: 18-20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO After we have been saved, God makes us ambassadors for Christ.  According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, an ambassador “is a diplomatic agent of the highest rank accredited to a foreign government or sovereign as the resident representative of his...

Conversion of the Lost 2 Ki 4: 18-37 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 2 Ki 4:18-37, the passage about Elisha raising the son of the Shunammite woman from the dead, we see a powerful text on being used of God to bring others to Christ.  We are not sent into the...

Reaching Lost Acquaintances Mk 5:19 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We all have lost acquaintances, whether they are family, neighbors, co-workers or the like.  And we all have a desire to reach them with the gospel.  So, here is the way, I believe, that the Lord would have us, as members of...

Necessities in Personal Work Matt. 10:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Personal work is a vital part of the ministry.  Personal work involves telling others, usually individually, about the gospel of Jesus Christ.  In personal work we must be: Spotless as lambs – Matt 10:16 – the Lord sent his disciples out...

God Uses Ordinary People John 1:35 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When I entered high school, I attended St. Anthony Seminary in San Antonio, Texas, with the intention of becoming a priest.  However, by the spring of my freshman year I knew that I didn’t want to return to St. Anthony for...