There Is But A Step, 1 Sam 20:3

In 1 Sam 20:3, David told Jonathan, “there is but a step between me and death”.  Saul was relentless in his attempts to kill David.  And David knew that there was but a step between him and death as long as Saul was determined to kill him. David always had...

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What God is Not

What God is Not (Psalm 56:3 & 2 Chronicles 20:7) Psalm 56:3 tells us that anytime we are afraid we should trust in God. This is a great verse because fear comes to us no matter what our age or circumstance. In this sermon we will look at an example...

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What is Left Hanging in the Tree?

What is Left Hanging in the Tree (2 Samuel 18: 9-18) In the Bible Absalom is a type of the anti-christ. This can be clearly seen from the passage regarding his death. In this sermon we will compare Absalom as a type of the anti-christ to Jesus and make a...

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We Are The Clay, Is 64:8

In our relationship with the Lord and with others, we must remember that we are the clay.  That’s all we are.  We are made out of a lump of clay, Rom 9:21.  We are the clay. The Lord is the potter, we are the clay, Is 64:8.  You are his...

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A Teachable Spirit, Jn 8:28

In Jn 7:15-16, when the Jews questioned Jesus’s knowledge by asking, “How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me”.  Then in Jn 8:28, Jesus explained how he learned his doctrine.  He said, “as my Father...

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Fruitful As A Tree, Jer 17:7-8

Jer 17:7-8 says that a man who trusts the Lord will be fruitful as a tree planted by the waters.  When we think of trees planted the waters around here, we think of river bottoms.  The San Antonio river bottom was home to many families of freed slaves after emancipation...

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Bless Your Mother, Prov 30:11

In Prov 31:28, the children of a virtuous woman “arise up, and call her blessed”.  Blessing her is all the more important in the age in which we live.  Today, “There is a generation that… don’t bless their mother”.  You should bless your mother. To bless your mother is to...

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What Can Patience Teach Us?

What Can Patience Teach Us? James 5:11 James makes a reference to the patience of Job in the closing chapter of his epistle. Since patience is something that we all need more and more in the day which we live let us look to the book of Job and see...

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Are You Still Looking For Another?

Are You Still Looking For Another (Matthew 11:2-6) John had a reason for asking the question that he ask in the way he asked it because Israel had been promised a Prophet like unto Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15-19). So Jesus told John to look at miracles he had done because if...

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