To pray for those in authority effectually, we must start with the right attitude toward those in authority. In 2 Ki 5:1-3, for example, the little maid, who had been taken captive by the Syrians, had an unusually good attitude toward her mistress and Naaman.   In Dan 4:19, when...

Judas Iscariot the Traitor Lk 6: 16  CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Judas Iscariot is called a traitor in Luke 6:16.  He was a traitor who betrayed his master.  To betray someone is to deliver them to an enemy.  He betrayed Jesus as stated in Matt 10:4, where he is listed...

Expected Changes Ps 55:19 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO  The Bible says of the Lord that he changes not [Mal 3:6] and Solomon tells us that we are not to meddle with them who are given to change [Prov 24:21].  Psalms describes a man who swears to his own hurt and...

When you have something to hide you do things to conceal the truth.  The funny thing is that when you do these things you are unknowingly revealing that you have something to hide.  You are “giving away” your guilt.   You can’t hide from God.  So, today we are going to...

Prov 27:7 says, “The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet”.   The prodigal son is a good illustration of this truth, Lk 15:11-17.  When he left home with his portion of goods, he was a full soul.  He loathed all the...

2 Cor 7:1 says, “Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God”.  We are instructed to cleanse ourselves.  This is the work of the Lord.  We simply need to yield ourselves to his...

In Ezek 37:15-28, Ezekiel takes two sticks and joins them together to make one.  This object lesson catches the attention of the people who inquire about its meaning.  He explains that the joining of the two sticks symbolizes the reuniting of Israel with Judah to form one nation that will...

Don’t Mock Gal 6: 7-8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are several references in the Bible to mocking, some of which we’ll discuss in this sermon.  To mock someone or something is to laugh at, ridicule and insult them or it contemptuously.   Don’t mock God – Gal 6:7-8 – some...

Climate Change Rev.16: 8-9  CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There has been much said about climate change and man’s responsibility to control carbon dioxide emissions in order to prevent global warming.  The data used to “prove” global warming has been falsified and the recent science has demonstrated global cooling rather than...

This is part four in a four-part series on Prayer and Supplication.  For part three, see Prayer and Supplication with Crying.  This sermon is on prayer and supplication with thanksgiving. The words prayer and supplication appear together several times in your Bible.  And on a few occasions, we find them...