The Lips of the Righteous Prov 10:21 says, “The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom”. Let’s discuss this verse carefully and see how it applies to us. The lips. We must speak.  He said, “preach the gospel”.  We have to keep our mouths...

Jesus is God Jesus is God manifest in the flesh.  When the angel of the Lord appeared unto Joseph he said “thou shalt call his name Jesus”, Matt 1:21.  The prophecy he fulfilled at his birth said “they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us”,...

Zacchaeus and Parable of the Pounds In Lk 19:1-10, we’ll discuss Zacchaeus, and in Lk 19:11-27 we’ll discuss the parable of the pounds. Zacchaeus When Jesus passed through Jericho, he encountered Zacchaeus, who was the chief among the publicans and rich.  Since Zacchaeus was short and the crowd was large,...

Birth of Christ Prophesied This time of year many people celebrate the birth of Christ.  But they may not be aware of the significance of the prophecies that were fulfilled when he was born.  Today, we are going to discuss three of the prophecies and their importance. His Virgin Birth...

To Jerusalem Through Jericho In Lk 18:31-34, Jesus foretold what was going to happen to him in Jerusalem.  And in Lk 18:35-43, Jesus healed a blind man near Jericho, on his way to Jerusalem. Jesus told his twelve disciples that “all things that are written by the prophets concerning the...

Teachable We’ve been discussing, on Wednesday nights, some of the qualities that should be in church members who are helping in the ministry.  We’ve already seen that you must be faithful, godly, and Spirit-filled.  God uses people who are here regularly, who are growing in godliness, and who are filled...

Give to Missions Phil 4:10-20 explains why we should give to missions, to whom we should give, when we should give, and what results we can expect from our giving. Why?  Because we care, v.10. To minister to missionaries in their affliction, v.14. To meet their necessity, v.16.  And because...

God Wants To Do Much More   God has already done much in our lives.  Yet, he is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that he has already done. He can still do so much more. God has the ability. There is nothing God cannot do. Consider all that...

A Certain Ruler In Lk 18:18-30, Jesus had a conversation with a certain ruler about eternal life.  The ruler asked Jesus, “Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life”? Jesus answered him with a question.  “Why callest thou me good?  None is good, save one, that is God”....

Being Spirit-filled is another necessary quality of those whom God chooses to help in the ministry of local churches. In Ex 28:3 “All that are wise hearted whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom”.  These are the men and women who made all of things for the tabernacle....