What Aileth Thee? In Gen 21:17, God appeared to Hagar when she thought she and Ishmael would die of thirst in the wilderness of Beersheba.  He asked her, “What aileth thee, Hagar”?  Well, the answer was obvious.  She thought she and her son were going to die.  God didn’t ask...

Name of God in Vain In Ex 20:7, we often limit the third commandment to blasphemy.  For example, imprecating someone with God’s name.  While this is certainly forbidden by the third commandment, there are more ways to take the name of God in vain. Vain to use God’s name to...

God Forbid “God forbid” is often spoken as an oath.  Sometimes the expression, “God forbid,” can be very instructive to us.  The following passages provide us with a good topical outline for some things that should never happen in our lives. God forbid that we should rebel – Jos 22:21-29 –...

The Widow’s Mites In God’s economy, he measures our giving differently than men do.  In Lk 21:1-4, rich men were casting gifts into the treasury.  And from Mk 12:41 many that were rich cast in much. Then a certain widow came, and she was poor.  She didn’t cast in much. ...

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...

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 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 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...

What does the Bible say about Money? Lesson 3 (The Balance, Stewardship) In the previous lesson we look at the dangers that come with not having our heart right regarding money, possession, or treasures. In this lesson we will try and find some balance for us regarding the first two...

Be Charitable We have been discussing the character qualities that should be in those who desire to minister to others.  Tonight we will discuss the need to be charitable. According to 2 Pet 1:4-7 we can have charity because we are partakers of the divine nature.  To brotherly kindness we...