Anger is a natural emotional response, as are other emotions like sadness, and joy, and loneliness, and fear, etc. According to Paul, it is possible to be angry and sin not, Eph 4:26. However, more times than not, anger is a loss of temper, and therefore sin. And because it...
David said, “Search me O God”. He asked the Lord to search his heart and try his thoughts. He wanted the Lord to see if there was any wicked way in him. He wanted the Lord to lead him in the way everlasting. He wanted to be in the best...
This sermon from Heb 7:26 is about Jesus Christ our High Priest. He is far greater than any other priest. In the Old Testament the Jews had priests that offered sacrifices for them in the temple. Among the priests there was a high priest. Not only did the Jews have...
The Psalmist wrote it is a good thing to do four things because the Lord had made him glad through his work and had caused him to triumph in the works of his hands. Are you ever glad? Do you ever triumph? You should be glad all the time and...
2 Cor 3:17 says, “where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty”. But we are not at liberty to do anything we want. There are limits to our liberty in Christ. Therefore, limit your liberty in Christ. Limit your liberty used as an occasion to the flesh, Gal...
Eternal security is a doctrine of the New Testament that is often misunderstood. For Baptists, it is generally taught as “once saved, always saved”. However, most Baptists don’t know why they believe we are eternally secure. Most denominational and non-denominational churches, on the other hand, don’t believe in eternal security. ...
In four verses in Proverbs, we find the expression, “stirreth up strife”. Strife is agitation, contention, opposition, or quarrel in your relationship with someone else. Whenever you find strife in any relationship, you should look for the underlying cause. You can have strife in your marriage, in your family, among...
“O God, my heart is fixed,” David sang and praised the Lord. His heart was truly fixed. When you are saved, you can sing with David, My heart is fixed: In the sense that it has been fixed permanently (like color is fixed in dyeing). When you receive Jesus Christ...
War first appears in Gen 14:2, when four kings attacked Sodom and Gomorrah and the three neighboring cities. History is filled with war. During David’s reign there was a season for battle, 2 Sam 11:1. And today is no different. Conciliation rarely works. Thucydides trap describes a scenario where...
Bezaleel was God’s principal choice to make the tabernacle and everything in and for the tabernacle that the Lord commanded Moses to make. Aholiab was his principal assistant in the work. There are some interesting things that those of us who work for the Lord can learn from studying Bezaleel....
