The Word’s Free Course, 2 Thes 3:1

In 2 Thes 3:1, Paul requested prayer from the Thessalonians “that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you.”  In this sense the word course is a moving or motion forward.  So, the course of a river, for instance, is...

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The Word of a King, Ecc 8:4

In Ecc 8:4, the word of a king is authoritative and very powerful.  In the reign of Ahasuerus, when Vashti refused to come at the king’s command, she was deposed from being queen and she was replaced by Esther.  The decree was made throughout all 127 of his provinces that...

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Add To Your Faith, 2 Pet 1:5-11

After we are saved, we must be diligent to add to our faith [2 Pet 1:5].  Rom 10:17, “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”  Faith then is simply believing what God said and trusting God to perform his word.  Heb 11:1 says, “Now...

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Salvation Series : Lesson #5 Eternal Security

Salvation Series Lesson #5 : Eternal Security In this lesson we are going to deal with the subject of Eternal Security. This is a very important subject because it is one of the key differences between the Baptist doctrine and all other denominations. As you will see in this lesson...

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Shield of Faith, Eph 6:16

We have been studying each piece of the whole armor of God from Eph 6:13-18.  We have studied the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, and the girdle of truth.  Tonight, we are going to study the shield of faith, Eph 6:16.  The shield of faith is defensive armor...

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Benefits of the Bible, 1 Pet 1:23

Benefits of the Bible 1 Pet.1:23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are so many wonderful benefits of the Bible.  When you consider these you understand why we stress reading the Bible so much.  Notice the following benefits of the Bible: Salvation – 1 Pet 1:23 – according to the Bible we...

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Girdle of Truth, Eph 6:14

We have been studying each piece of the whole armor of God from Eph 6:10-18.  Thus far, we have studied the helmet of salvation, which gives us a saved, spiritual, sound, servant’s mind with which to fight in our spiritual warfare.  Then we studied the breastplate of righteousness, which defends...

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