Fret Not, Ps 37:1-9

Fret Not Ps.37:1-9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Psalm 37 begins with a profound admonition, “Fret not.”  To fret means to cause to suffer emotional wear and tear: trouble persistently: vex, torment, worry, according to Webster’s dictionary.  We need to be reminded not to fret in times like these, because there seems...

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Anguish, Anxiety and Assurance, Ps 5:3

Anguish Anxiety and Assurance Ps.5:3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Today we’re going to discuss three things that can deeply affect your walk with God: anguish, anxiety and assurance.  Two of these negatively affect your relationship to the Lord and one of these positively affects your relationship to Him.  Can you...

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Stand Still, Ex 14:13

Stand Still Ex. 14:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are times in our lives when we just need to stand still.  Too often when facing a difficult decision or a stressful situation we get busier so that we don’t have to think about it.  We’re afraid that if we stand still...

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Prayer Warrior or Prayer Worrier, Lk 10:40-42

Prayer Worrier or Prayer Warrior Lk 10:40-42 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Did you notice in Lk 10:40 that Martha presented the Lord with a prayer request?  And the Lord answered her prayer in a way that is very instructive to us.  We find out by the Lord’s answer that Martha was...

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Be Not Afraid of Their Faces, Jer 1:8

Be Not Afraid of their Faces Jer 1:8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jer 1:8 says, Be not afraid of their faces.  The Lord had a very important job for Jeremiah to do.  Jeremiah was called to be a prophet to the nations [Jer 1:5].  He was going to have to stand...

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The Sovereignty of God, Is 40:12-28

The Sovereignty of God Is 40:12-28 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This message on the sovereignty of God is not about Calvinism.  This message is about God’s sovereignty in other matters besides salvation.  Certainly, he is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.  There are those...

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Stand Fast in the Lord, Phil 4:1-13

In Phil 4:1-13, the passage starts with stand fast in the Lord and ends with I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.  You say I’ve tried, but I can’t seem to stand fast.  And I don’t sense the strength in me to do ALL THINGS.  The rest...

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Nothing Between Besides Jesus, 1 Tim 2:5

1 Tim 2:5 says, “There is one God, and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus.”  The only person or thing that should be between you and God, then, is Jesus Christ.  Nothing else should be between you.  However, oftentimes we let other things get between us....

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Worry is Sin

Worry is Sin Romans 14:23             “Whatsoever is not of faith is sin” Worry is sin. The definition is “to feel or express undue care and anxiety, to be fretful”. God tells us all throughout the Bible not to worry.      [Phil 4:6] says “to be careful for nothing”. When we...

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Worry Ps 37:1-9

Worry Prov. 27 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When you read Prov 27:1, Jas 4:14 and Matt 6:34 you don’t find the word “Worry” in the text but you understand from the texts that we are not to worry.  As much as Christians worry, you would think that there must surely be...

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