I Can CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We have a tendency to get less done for Christ than he wants us to do.  The reason that we don’t get more done is that: We talk ourselves out of it – I can – Paul said, I can and we say, “I...

 Faith Will Change Your Life Mark 10:46-52 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this passage, Bartimaeus went from being a blind beggar to a sighted believer in Jesus Christ.  Faith changed his life and faith will change your life, too. Faith will change: What you ask for – v.46-47 – he had...

Don’t Faint Luke 18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO God said Don’t Faint – that’s because God doesn’t like quitters – I never knew anybody who did – and he doesn’t like it when we do what we are supposed to do with a lackadaisical attitude Faint = lacking conviction or boldness...

Joy in the Presence of the Angels Luke 15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Those of us who are saved know first hand about the joy of salvation.  We know what it’s like to come out of the PITS OF SIN and to walk in the GLORIOUS LIBERTY and joy of eternal...

Why God Gave Us Local Churches Acts 2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO God gave us local churches to make sure that the problems of this life don’t become the problems of your life. It’s common for people to point to problems in their lives beginning when they got out of church. ...

The Fear of God Job 1:1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Fear of the Lord is a doctrine that certainly includes the “fear and trembling” of Phil 2:12-13, which is far more than the “reverence” that modernists like to preach.  However, it is not just being afraid of the Lord.  The...

Your Heart Makes the Difference CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO What makes the difference in other peoples’ lives when we minister to them is something that happens in our hearts.  To make a difference, in your heart you need: Compassion – Matt 9:36 – when Jesus SAW the multitudes, he was moved with...

Why They Shouted Ezra 3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Seventy years before this celebration, Judah had been carried captive into Babylon.  Following that, the house of the Lord was destroyed along with much of Jerusalem.  Eventually, Babylon was defeated by the Medes and Persians.  Cyrus, the king of Persia, was moved...

A Child of the King Rev. 5: 9-10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO At this time of year, we are reminded that our Savior was born a King. The wise men from the east came looking for “the King of the Jews.” When Jesus rode triumphantly into Jerusalem, he was hailed...

The Servant of the Lord Deut 34:10-12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Do you want to do great things for the Lord, if he has in mind for you to do great things for him?  The answer is generally, “Yes.”  Well, let’s look at some men in the Bible and see what...