They Provoked God, Ps 78:40

Ps 78 is a Psalm about the history of Israel’s relationship to God.  It is instructive to the generations to come so they might set their hope in God, Ps 78:2-8.  The future generations must learn from the mistakes of the prior generations.  They provoked God with: They Provoked God...

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Seek the Lord and Ye Shall Live

In Amos 5:6, Amos said, “Seek the Lord, and ye shall live”.  In verse 4 the Lord said, “Seek ye me, and ye shall live”.  Life is truly in the Lord Jesus Christ.  Like John wrote in 1 Jn 5:12, He that hath the Son hath life; and he that...

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Prophecy Against Egypt, Ezek 29:1-21

Ezekiel 29:1-21 is a prophecy against Egypt, v.2. There will be prophecies against Pharaoh and Egypt in chapters 29-32. Egypt the Great Dragon v.3 against thee, Pharaoh, the great dragon in the rivers, 31:4-5.  Pharaoh is the great dragon in the sea, compared with Leviathan, Is 27:1, and the devil...

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The Visit of the Wise Men

The Visit of the Wise Men  (Matthew 2:1-15) This lesson will focus on the wise men’s visit to see Jesus. We will look at both their purpose for coming and how they knew when to come. We will make a spiritual application concerning worship that can benefit us as we...

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Working After You Are Dead

Working After You Are Dead 2 Kings 13:14-21 In the passage we see the sickness and death of Elisha. Even after Elisha a miracle takes place. A dead man is thrown into his sepulchre and when the man’s body touches the bones of Elisha he was brought back to life....

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Who is this King of Glory?

Who is this King of Glory? Matthew 2:1-12 In this sermon we will be looking at Jesus Christ as the Lord of Host and King of Glory from the viewpoint of the visit by the wise men when Jesus was born. The wise came to Jerusalem in search of a...

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The Shepherds, The First Visitors

The Shepherds, The First Visitors (Luke 2:1-20) In this lesson we are looking at the shepherds who were the first visitors to see the new born baby Jesus. In this passage the phrase “in a manger” is found three times. God is careful to point this phrase out for us,...

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The Path of Life, Prov 5:6

According to Prov 5:6, we are to ponder the path of life. As you ponder this path you recognize that it is: The Path of Salvation – Prov 5:5; 1 Jn 5:12. In the proverb, the strange woman leads you down the path of death all the way to hell....

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Have Compassion, Jude 22

As we discussed this morning, the Lord is full of compassion.  He has certainly had compassion on us.  Compassion is “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it”.  What does God want us to do with the compassion that he extends toward us?  He wants us...

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