What Works Phil 2:13

What Works Phil 2:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO After we get saved, we are to work for the Lord.  However, we must learn what works.  Today’s ministries have found what works for them.  Yet, I’m afraid that they have determined what works pragmatically and not scripturally.  In other words, they are...

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Conceit, Rom 12:16

Conceit Rom.12:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Conceit is found in seven verses. By checking the contexts of each verse we can learn what it does to men.  Conceit is an exaggerated opinion of oneself, one’s merits, one’s wealth, one’s education, etc.  Therefore, Paul commanded us to “be not wise in your...

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Hagar Fled, Gen 16:4-10

This text from Gen 16 is about the time Hagar fled from Sarai. Have you been considering leaving?  Have you toyed with the idea that it is time for you to leave your husband?  It’s time for you to leave your job?  It’s time for you to leave your church?...

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A Table Before Me, Ps 23:5

In Ps 23:5 David said, “Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies”.  Imagine the scene.  David is seated at a table that the Lord has prepared for him.  Nearby are his enemies.  There are three things in this passage that are beneficial for us and...

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A Great Waster, Prov 18:9

Prov 18:9 says, “He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster”. How many of you like to work with lazy (slothful) people?  I can’t stand it.  I loved working together with the crew that went to the Navajo nation and worked...

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What To Do With Your Life, 1 Chr 28:9-10

Dr Ruckman said of 1 Chr 28:9-10, “These are two of the greatest verses in the Bible”.  They show you what to do with your life.  I have lived long enough to now know that what David told Solomon in these two verses is absolutely true.  There is nothing more...

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Duties of Tribulation Saints, Heb 12:1-17

In the Tribulation, people must endure to the end to be saved, Matt 24:13, Heb 3:6, 14.  In Heb 12:1-17, Paul lists several duties of Tribulation saints to help them endure to the end.  We’ll study these duties of Tribulation saints today.  Tribulation saints must: Lay aside every weight and...

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Thy Rod And Thy Staff, Ps 23:4

In Ps 23:4, David wrote, “thy rod and thy staff they comfort me”.  The rod and the staff are the only two instruments a shepherd carried with him when he was with his flock.   The shepherd usually carved his rod out of a sapling tree.  He carved the heavier,...

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You Must Be Still, Ps 46:10

In life, you must be still, you must sit still, and you must stand still, in times of agitation, uncertainty, and adversity. Be still – Ps 46:10; to be still is to be quiet, calm, not agitated.  In life, trouble will come, and your world will be turned upside down. ...

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