Isaiah 28:1-8 Drunkards of Ephraim

Drunkards of Ephraim Is 28 1-8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This lesson is about the drunkards of Ephraim in Is 28:1-8.  These men are “drunkards.”  When you hear that word you imagine a bum in the gutter.  But these guys are far from the gutter. They occupied prideful positions of authority...

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Lot’s choice of Direction (Part 2)

SECOND MISTAKE Verse 9, Lot’s choice made according to a man’s suggestion with no regard to God. Abram had God all over his portion [Gen.13:14-18] Lot was probably riding on Abram’s coat tails, meaning his blessings had come from association with Abram. God had blessed him for Abram’s sake. Joseph...

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Idolatry

Idolatry Exodus 32:1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Don’t think that idolatry ended in Exodus 32 with this golden calf.  These Israelites had just heard God speak the Ten Commandments in Ex 20 and already they were violating the first two.  Those commands are still in effect today and yet men continue...

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They Went Everywhere Preaching the Word

They Went Everywhere Preaching the Word CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There was no place that was without a gospel witness – in Acts 5:28, they filled Jerusalem with their doctrine – in Acts 16:20, they exceedingly troubled the city – in Acts 17:6, they turned the world upside down – I...

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The Three Crosses

The Three Crosses CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO T. DeWitt Talmage preached a sermon on Lk 23:33 entitled The Three Crosses.  From his sermon came the idea for this message. Had you been among the spectators the day Jesus was crucified, you would have seen three crosses: two thieves on either side...

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Lot’s Choice of Direction

Godly Choices     [Acts 9:6]         In this passage God got Saul’s attention and it resulted in this response, “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?” Saul was now ready to make some Godly choices. If you tend to make choices based on anything other than the word of God, you...

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Isaiah 27:2-13 Israel Shall Blossom and Bud

Israel Shall Blossom & Bud Is 27 3-31 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Israel shall blossom and bud.  In this passage, Israel is likened to a vineyard that will be fruitful in the millennial reign of Jesus [Is 27:2, 6].  Notice that Jesus is the husbandman [the keeper] and they fill the...

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Trust in the Lord

Trust in the Lord CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Once we are saved, we trust in the Lord to keep us saved and secure.  But practically speaking, we don’t trust in the Lord for so many other things and in so many other situations and circumstances.  When you trust in the Lord:...

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Churches Were Multiplied

Churches Were Multiplied CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The process of multiplication in Acts 9:31 involved the number of individuals multiplying and the number of churches multiplying.  In this fashion the churches were multiplied. I have seen a plan of discipleship by which more people than inhabit the earth could become Christians...

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The Plan of Salvation

The Plan of Salvation CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO People often talk of the “plan” of salvation when in reality they are talking about the “presentation” of salvation, like the Romans Road, Evangelism Explosion or the Four Spiritual Laws.  Today we want to discuss the plan of salvation. It is an Eternal...

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