Covetousness Introduction: In our Sunday School class we just finished a series on Money, what does the Bible have to say about money. In thinking about money, covetousness is an apparent issue revolving around money. Let’s take a look at how easy it is to covet money and how we can protect ourselves...
When you study the Bible, you can check the verses where certain words appear to develop a topical lesson. One such word that lends itself well to a topical study is the word “mischief.” Mischief is a specific injury or damage caused by a person or other agency; a cause...
A prating fool is a person lacking wisdom who talks long and idly. His or her talk is vain, lacking worth or basis. It’s just chatter. Solomon said in Ecc 10:12-14, “The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. ...
In Prov 24:3-4 Solomon writes, “Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.” There are three things needed for this house: wisdom, understanding and knowledge. You need wisdom to build it, understanding...
Extraordinary Women in Unusual Circumstances Proverbs 31:10-31 We read in this passage about the virtuous woman and one of the things that we take note of is the many different tasks that she is able to perform. I think this shows us that the virtuous woman can have many different...
Appointments that Cannot be Broken (Job 14:1-22) Everyone understands appointments and having things on your calendar. Sometimes to our disappointment and sometimes to our delight those appointments are changed or canceled. But there are some things that man is appointed to that cannot be changed, altered, or canceled. In this...
What Can We Learn from Genealogies? (Genesis 5 ; Matthew 1 ; Luke 3) Genealogies are usually not our favorite passages to read in the Bible, but they do contain important information that God wanted us to know. In this lesson we will look at several different genealogies concerning Jesus...
Eternal Security 1 Jn 5:11-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This study is for the benefit of those who are saved and believe in eternal security but don’t know well enough from the Bible why they believe it or how to teach someone else why they should believe it. This study...
Verses Supposedly Refuting Eternal Security CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO One of the great difficulties among those who believe you can lose your salvation is the inability to see what a verse says in its context. They are so convinced that they can lose their salvation that they read their belief into...
False Witnesses and Gossips Deut 19:16-21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO I have seen, over the years, a terrible flaw in human nature that is prevalent even among Christians. The flaw is intentional or unintentional lying about another person and it is often connected with gossiping. You hear something, or you may...
