Rahab’s Testimony, Jos 2:1-24

Rahab’s testimony is remarkable, Jos 2:1-24.  Notice: Rahab’s Testimony of Faith – Heb 11:31.  In Jos 2:9-11 she believed in the Lord.  Then in v.12-13 she believed she could be saved and that she needed to be saved.  In v.14 she believed the words of the spies.  And in v.17-21 she...

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The King’s Commandment, Ecc 8:1-5

In Ecc 8:1, Solomon asked, “Who is as the wise man”?  A wise man fears the Lord.  The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.  So, if he is “as” the wise man, he will fear the Lord.  See Prov 24:21.  And the wise man will keep the...

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Consequences of wanting to be rich- I Timothy 6:9

Introduction: I Timothy 6:9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from...

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A Life of Contentment

1 Timothy 6:6 “But godliness with contentment is great gain.”  Introduction: Lats week we studied I Timothy 6:9, the consequences of a person that will be rich. At the core of a person wanting to be rich is a person that is covetous, and that person will fall into temptation, fall...

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Sincerity and Truth, Jos 24:14

Joshua commanded Israel to “fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth”, Jos 24:14.  Not just in sincerity.  Not just in truth.  But in the combination of sincerity and truth. Sincerity is honesty of mind; freedom from hypocrisy.  Sincere means:  without deceit, pretense [a false profession]; free...

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Quickened From Spiritual Death, Eph 2:1-3

Eph 2:1-3 is about being quickened from spiritual death. Before people are saved, they are dead in trespasses and sins.  According to Rom 5:12, this death came as a result of Adam’s transgression against Gen 2:17.  When Adam and Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and...

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The Toll of Sin, Ps 38

Despite the fact that Jesus paid for our sins on Calvary, sin takes a toll on you.  And we need to consider the toll of sin when we are debating whether or not to commit sin.  Many people never consider this because we live in an age of defiled and...

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Priorities, Mark 12:28

Many of us make a list of things we need to do in a day or a week.  And then we prioritize the things on the list to make sure we completer our priorities.  Otherwise, we are prone to fill our day with important but not essential things.  And by...

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