Brass For Gold, 1 Ki 14:21-28

Brass For Gold The sermon text is 1 Ki 14:21-28.  Our particular interest is in v.25-28, where Rehoboam exchanged brass for gold when he replaced the shields Shishak, king of Egypt, took. When Solomon reigned, he built high places for the gods of the nations around Israel.  When his son,...

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Apostles

An Apostle of Jesus Christ Eph. 1:1 Paul begins his letter to the Ephesians with this description of who he is. He is “an apostle of Jesus Christ”. In this lesson we are going to study who are the apostles in the Bible? We can easily locate the names of...

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The Land Sinneth, Ezek 14:12-23

The Land Sinneth In Ezek 14:13, the Lord said, “when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it”.  The phrase, the land sinneth, is an unusual expression.  However, we can find it in Deut 24:4, concerning a man who marries a...

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The Purpose of Affliction, Ps 119:67

The Purpose of Affliction The Psalmist who wrote Ps 119 said, “Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word”.  In v.71 he wrote, “It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes”.  One purpose of affliction is...

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Power of Prayer, Jos 10:12-14

The Power of Prayer We have seen much evidence of the power of prayer in our answers to prayer.  This should encourage those of us who pray to pray even more.  And it should encourage those of us who are not praying to start praying. Prayer is very powerful. Prayer...

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Idols In Their Heart, Ezek 14:1-11

In Ezek 14:1-11, the elders of Israel came to Ezekiel and sat before the prophet.  When they arrived, they had idols in their heart. These Were Elders with Idols in their Heart They set up idols in their heart, v.3, 4, 7.  According to Mk 7:20-23, this is where idolatry...

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Inquiring of the Lord, 1 Ki 22:5

We need to be very careful about inquiring of the Lord.  While this was a common practice in the Old Testament, it was also a problem for some.  When you try inquiring of the Lord in the New Testament, you’re looking for an inside track to gain supernatural knowledge or...

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A Certain Man Was There, Jn 5:1-5

In Jn 5:1-5 during the passover, and by the pool Bethesda, there were a great multitude of impotent folk.  People were literally everywhere during this feast.  And yet in the midst of this chaos and multitude of impotent folk, Jesus noticed that a certain man was there.  Jesus picked him...

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