Some people haven’t received everlasting life as a gift of God from this well of water because: They don’t know the gift of God. Jn 4:10 “If thou KNEWEST the gift of God”. They don’t know what the gift is. It’s eternal life, v.14. It is the answer to sin...
Philippians 2:19-24 “To send Timotheus shortly unto you”. Introduction: Although Paul was in prison because of the Gospel of Christ, Paul is deeply concerned about the Philippian church and its believers. Paul wants to know their state, their condition, he wants to care for them, however he cannot do so personally....
The Darkness is Past and the True Light Now Shineth 1 John 2:8 There is a phrase in this verse that we will use for our sermon thought which is “the darkness is past and the true light now shineth”. In this sermon we will use this phrase to...
These things have I spoken, that ye might have Peace John 16:33 Peace is one of the most sought after things in all the world but is also probably the hardest thing to find. A good example of this is found for us in Paul’s description of the lost world...
Psalm 119:2 “Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart”. Introduction: Many times, in the Bible, we see God’s blessing connected to a condition. In other words, we see that God places a condition on a person in the Bible, or a Christian...
This message beginning in Ps 5:12 is about finding Favor with God. It should be of great importance to us that we find favor with the Lord. Samuel found favor with the Lord, 1 Sam 2:26. He was the greatest judge that Israel ever had. Mary found favor with the...
In 1 Tim 4:7 you are told to “exercise thyself rather unto godliness”. Exercise unto godliness is compared with bodily exercise in the next verse. By this comparison, we learn some valuable lessons about our spiritual fitness. As bodily exercise is profitable for physical fitness, so exercise unto godliness is...
In Prov 3:1 Solomon said to his son, Keep my commandments. We don’t keep the commandments to be saved in the New Testament. When we are saved by the grace of God, we receive the righteousness of Jesus Christ as a gift. This is not something that we can earn. ...
In Ps 51, David asked the Lord to cleanse him from his sin, v.2. He prayed “purge me… and I shall be clean”, v.7. And he prayed, “Create in me a clean heart, O God”, v.9. He was cleansed from sin. How can I be cleansed from sin? By getting...
There are three characteristics of God in Ps 143:1, that give you confidence when you pray that God will hear and answer your prayer. Because of these three traits, when you pray, you can count on God. You can count on God’s: Count on God’s Graciousness v.1 “Hear my prayer,...
