Getting Out of Sin, 2 Tim 2:24-26
The Lord’s desire for our lives is the we sin not [1 Jn 2:1]. He gives us the law and the Spirit to make us aware of sin so that we can keep it out of our lives. In Rom 7:12-13, the law is holy, just and good. By...
What Does Ordained Mean in Acts 13:48?
What Does Ordained Mean in Acts 13:48 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Acts 13:48, Luke writes, “… and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.” Some interpret ordained here to mean predestined. However, by studying the context and the use of the word ordained in other passages, we’ll...
Be Humble, Phil 2:1-8
Be Humble This is the seventh message in the series on the spiritual qualities that are essential in the lives of people who minister to others in the words of God. We must be godly, faithful, diligent, teachable, Spirit-filled, charitable, and humble. Tonight we’re going to study the need to...
Preaching Jesus, Acts 11:20
When you consider preaching Jesus Christ to others it helps to understand what preaching Jesus entails. There’s a lot to it. Today we are going to look at what Paul and some of his fellow preachers did when they went about preaching Jesus. Preaching Jesus entails: Publishing – Acts 13:49...
Self-Centered Perception, 1 Sam 22:7-8
Self-Centered Perception 1 Sam. 22:7-8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Sam 22:7-8 we see Saul’s self-centered perception as he accuses David and Jonathan of making a league against him. Saul’s perception is all about him [notice that he says “me” five times in verse 8] as he imagines them against...
Expectations, Hag 1:9
Unfulfilled Expectations Hag. 1:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Hag 1:9 says, Ye looked for much, and it came to little. This is a great verse for unfulfilled expectations. With this verse in mind we want to preach on this topic of unfulfilled expectations. The problem with an expectation is that: You...
Hand of God and Man, Phil 2:12-13
Hand of God and Man We have a relationship with the Lord when it comes to doing his will in our lives, Phil 2:12-13. On the one hand, God’s doing something in our lives. But on the other hand, we must work out on the outside what he’s doing on...
Fully Committed
Fully Committed After you are saved, if you are going to go on to serve the Lord faithfully, there is a time when you get fully committed. Any of these common conditions could lead you to be fully committed: You develop over time – 2 Tim 3:15, Acts 16:1-3, 1...
Questions and Answers, Lk 20:20-47
Questions and Answers As part of the plan to condemn Jesus and have him executed, the scribes and Pharisees tried to set him up with questions to trap him in his answers. They watched him, v.20, and sent forth spies which should feign themselves just men. These guys had no...
The Shining Light, Prov 4:18
The Shining Light Prov. 4:18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Prov 4:18 says, “the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.” We’re going to look at those things that provide a shining light for us as we go through life. No...