A Cloud of Witnesses

A Cloud of Witnesses Heb.12:1 Paul makes reference in chapter 12 to a cloud of witnesses that are in chapter 11. Those witnesses are the heroes of the faith. They all have one thing in common, they believed God and obeyed Him. Rom. 16:26 calls that, “The obedience of faith”....

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Encouragement

Encouragement Prov.13:12   Everyone one of us at some point has had our hope deferred and needs to be encouraged, some more often than others. The trials that each of us go through can cause us to be discouraged. Encouragement is found in certain places. The Bible shows us how...

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Fellowhelpers to the Truth III John 6-8

Fellowhelpers to the Truth III John 6-8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We are to be fellowhelpers to the truth.  In other words, we are to help each other with the Bible. We need help understanding the Bible – Acts 8:30-31 – the Ethiopian eunuch could not understand the passage in Isaiah...

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Dead to Sin, Rom 6:1-11

Dead to Sin Rom. 6:1-11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Some men are inclined to preach licentiousness because “where sin abounded, grace did much more abound,” [Rom 5:20].  In Rom 6:1-11, Paul answers the challenge, “Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?”  No, because we are dead to sin.  In...

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The Women in Proverbs, Prov 2:16

The Women in Proverbs Prov. 2:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are thirteen different women in Proverbs.  Of these, 9 are bad women and 4 are good women.  According to these numbers, as a general rule, then, there are about twice as many bad women as there are good.  We will...

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Do You Have Understanding Prov.1

Do You Have Understanding Prov. 1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Understanding is mentioned 53 times in Proverbs. It is obviously very important.  Do you have understanding?  You know you are getting understanding when: You walk uprightly – Prov 15:21 – because you have departed from evil [Job 28:28].  You understand that...

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Prayer for Souls Matt. 9:35-38

Pray for Souls Matt. 9:35-38 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We have seen, concerning the work of witnessing to the lost, that there is a great necessity for the work to be done and to be done properly.  Thus, we see that this great work requires prayer for souls.  This is one...

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Persistent Work in Evangelism Matt. 7:21-27

Persistent Work in Evangelism Matt. 7:21-27 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO I’m taking a lot of liberty with this text this morning.  However, there is much truth contained in these scriptures that fits the subject of persistent work in evangelism.  You see, a lost man is a man who has heard the...

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Hurt Speech

Hurt Speech Ecc.7:21-22 Social media is the perfect tool to “take heed unto all words that are spoken”. Hurt speech has always been part of the human experience. Folks have always allowed cursing’s to leave their mouth and hurt others. Today with social media it is far easier to not...

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