Trusting is Believing In Eph 1:12-13, Paul said they trusted in Christ; they believed in Christ.  Trusting is believing.  The definition of trust is to believe (rely on the truthfulness of) to depend (to place confidence in, rely on) to hope (to hope or expect confidently).  They key to depending...

Addicted to the Ministry of the Saints The house of Stephanas was addicted to the ministry of the saints, 1 Cor 16:15-17.   The house of Stephanas was the first fruits of Achaia.  Achaia is the region in which Corinth was located.  North of Achaia was Macedonia where Thessalonica was...

2 Cor 13:5 says, Examine yourselves.  This is something we all do to an extent.  For example, a lady will examine herself in front of a mirror to make sure her hair, makeup, and dress are right.  This is why the ladies room has a full length mirror in it....

Exodus 3:1-10- Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.  Exodus 3:11- “And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children...

The Bondage of Busy Exodus 5 Israel’s 400 years of bondage and God’s desire to free them is the context of this passage. Pharaoh is a type of the Satan and has God’s children in bondage. When they attempt to leave to serve and worship God, their adversary increases their...

What Have You Written (John 19:22) In the passage that we will use for the thought of the message Pilate wrote “This is Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews”. The Pharisees wanted him to change the writing, but he made this statement in John 19:22 “What I have...

Consider Your Latter End Deut 32:1-43 is the song of Moses.  In the middle of this song, in verse 29, he wrote, “O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end”.  He knew that if Israel would consider their latter end, they would...

Solomon gave you some practical instructions in Proverbs to help you choose your words.  We’re going to discuss four negative references and 3 positive references to these in Proverbs.  Hopefully, these will help you choose your words wisely and carefully. Negative References Concerning Your Words Gossipy – Prov 18:8; 26:22. ...

The Lord of the Harvest In Matt 9:37-38 the Lord told us what to do about the plentiful harvest and the shortage of laborers.  He said, “Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest”.  In this text we see: His Command...

Living Two Lives After believing on Jesus, you’re tempted to live both your old life in the world and your new life in Christ.  However, just live one life.  You should die to your old life and start living eternal life.  Many Christians try living two lives.  They try living...