Faithfulness Deut. 7:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Faithfulness is one of the key characteristics in a Christian whom God will use and bless [Prov 28:20]. God requires us to be faithful because he is the faithful God [Deut 7:9]. In the parable of the talents in Matt 25:14-30, the distribution of...
Servants and Masters 1 Tim. 6:1-5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Tim 6:1-5, Paul taught Timothy about the relationship between servants and masters, particularly servants who are “under the yoke.” That is, they are bond servants, as in Lev 26:13, where the Jews were bondservants in Egypt. Bond service is...
Why Are Ye Fearful Matt. 8:23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Jesus and his disciples sailed on the sea of Galilee from Capernaum to Gadara, a great tempest arose. Jesus was asleep and the disciples were scared to death. When they awakened Jesus, he asked them, Why are ye fearful? That’s...
Blessed with Good Things Ps. 84:11-12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Ps 84:11-12 we read, Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. Ruth walked uprightly and she trusted in the Lord. In her life we can find some ways...
Judgment Rom. 14:10-12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Every one of us will face God at a judgment. We’ll be judged at the white throne judgment or at the judgment seat of Christ. Either way, we will be judged. Paul said, “So then every one of us shall give account of himself...
Elders, Ordination, Infirmities, Judgment 1 Tim. 5:17-21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the remainder of I Timothy 5, from verses 17-25, Paul gave Timothy practical advice for dealing with elders [17-21], ordinations [22], his own infirmities [23] and judgment [24-25]. An elder’s honor — 1 Tim 5:17 — elders are...
Foundation Ps. 11:3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? Ps 11:3. When the foundations are destroyed, there’s nothing you can do. Whatever you built is going to crumble. Likewise, if your life has no foundation or you build on the wrong foundation, it...
A Heart for Children Mal. 4:6 In Mal 4:6, Elijah returns before the second coming of Jesus to turn the heart of the fathers to the children. A heart for children is characterized by: Instructing — Prov 4:1— to instruct is to communicate knowledge; to teach. Prov 5:7 says, “Hear...
A Heart for Father’s Mal. 4:5-6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Malachi wrote that when Elijah returns “he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers,” [Mal 4:6]. Tonight, fathers, we will discuss your heart toward your children. This morning,...
Widows 1 Tim. 5:1-16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In most of 1 Tim 5:1-16, Paul gives Timothy instructions on how the church should minister to widows. In the first two verses, however, he gives us some practical instructions on how to treat each other in church. We are to treat elder...
