Come To Yourself, Lk 15:11-24

Come To Yourself When the younger son had completely wasted his substance with riotous living, and was left feeding swine, he came to himself, v.17.  You want to come to yourself before you ever wake up wasted and wanting in a far country. The far country is alluring to young...

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Three Things To Know, Lk 12:49-59

Three Things To Know In Lk 12:49-59 Jesus told the multitude three things to know that they weren’t aware of. Know Why I Am Come I am come to send fire on the earth, v.49.  In Matt 3:11 John said that Jesus would baptize with fire.  In 2 Thes 1:7-9,...

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Military Strategies, Jud 20:8-35

Judges 20:8-35 Military Strategies Click title to listen to the radio broadcast In this passage, which we have already studied, are some interesting military strategies that we need to consider which are both practical and spiritual. The troops need to be united – v.8, 11 – Israel fought as one man.  There...

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There is a Snare, Prov 29:6

Click title to download There is a Snare. Prov 29:6 says, “In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare.”  You want to be very certain to stay away from transgression because of the snares.  In transgression: Evil men snare you – Prov 1:10-18 – men will entice...

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Heart Keepers, Prov 4:20-27

Click title to download Heart Keepers. Prov 4:23 says, “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”  You and I are to keep our hearts.  We are to be heart keepers, in much the same way as there are gate keepers and door...

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For the Birds, Prov 1:17

For the Birds Prov 1:17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Birds are an often used metaphor in the Bible.  So, the title of this message is “For the Birds.”  We are going to look at references to birds only in Proverbs and see what we can glean from these metaphors.  There are...

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Great Gain, 1 Tim 6:6

Great Gain 1 Tim 6:6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When I start out this broadcast by proclaiming that I can show you how to make a great gain, your ears perk up and your mind immediately imagines an investment opportunity.  But we’re not talking about investments today; we are talking about...

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Don’t Choose Sin as the Remedy, Eph 4:26

Don’t Choose Sin as the Remedy Eph. 4:26 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Eph 4:26 Paul says, “Be ye angry, and sin not.”  So there is an allowance for anger.  The point is that at times anger is an appropriate response to something wrong.  Look at Jesus in Mark 3:5.  He...

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Cultists, What Motivates Them, Matt 23:15

What Motivates Cultists Matt. 23:15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO A radio listener asked a great question concerning the zeal of cultists.  He was wondering what motivates cultists.  How can cultists, who do not believe the truth and who do not have the Holy Spirit, be so much more zealous in their...

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Keep Your Flesh In Check, Rom 2:15

Keep Your Flesh In Check Rom. 2:15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO If you were to follow the appetites of your flesh all the time, you would kill yourself trying to please your insatiable appetites, Jas 1:14-15.  Fulfilling your fleshly desires provides temporary pleasure, but you must keep feeding your desires in...

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