Missions involves a mission. A mission is “a specific task with which a person or a group is charged”. So, a mission involves three things: the person who gives the charge, the task that he wants done, and the person or group to carry out the task. The person who...
This lesson from Heb 10:26-39 deals with Jews who can lose their salvation in the Tribulation. Paul starts this passage with, “For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins”. How Can Tribulation Saints Sin Willfully? Essentially,...
In Psalm 23, David wrote, “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want”. To be in want is to be in need of or destitute. When the Lord is your shepherd, one thing you won’t “want” is peace with your shepherd. With your shepherd, you will find: Peace in...
We are going to study five references in the Bible where the word diligent appears. There are more places than these where the words diligent and diligently appear. However, these five verses will help us identify five specific duties in our lives in which we must be diligent. Diligent inquisition...
Several times in your Bible, you find the phrase, “Depart from evil”. In the context of four of these references, you can see the reason why we should depart from evil. Understanding – Job 28:28. To depart from evil is understanding. This verse has a two-pronged application. First, when...
In Heb 10:1-25, Paul writes that Jesus Christ is the perfect sacrifice for sins for ever. There is no need for any other sacrifice for sins. The Imperfect Old Testament Sacrifices, 10:1-4 Under the law, which was a shadow of good things to come, the priests offered sacrifices year by...
What is a pastor’s greatest joy? The pastor’s joy is found in: Preaching Christ – Phil 1:12-18. The opportunity to preach Christ is a great joy regardless of the response or the reaction. It is a privilege to be used of God to preach to others about his Son. Seeing...
In order to have more victory over sin, you must not only do the things we discussed in the sermon this morning, but you must also: Control your thoughts – Phil 4:8. Sin often originates in the thoughts of your heart. So deal with it at the source. Control your...
In Rom 6:12-14 Paul said, “Sin shall not have dominion over you”. He admonished us to “let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body”. How can you walk in victory over sin? Die to Self – Rom 6:6. In Gal 2:20 we are crucified with Christ so the he...
In Heb 9 we see that Jesus is the mediator of the new testament. By the shedding of his own blood, he offered a better sacrifice than the blood of bulls and goats. And, unlike the earthly high priests who offered in the worldly tabernacle, his sacrifice was performed for...
