Peter’s exhortation in 1 Pet 5:8-11 deals, primarily, with three different subjects: the devil, afflictions, and suffering. The final three verse of the chapter are Silvanus’ closing remarks. The devil – 1 Pet 5:8-9 – the devil is our adversary. Therefore, he is our enemy. He opposes God and he...
In Eph 6:11-18 we see the whole armor of God. Currently, we are studying each piece of this armor. Last week we studied the helmet of salvation. Tonight we will study the breastplate of righteousness, Eph 6:14. The whole armor of God is given to us to stand against...
You Need To Be There! Jn.20:19-20 & 24 When Jesus came Thomas was not there! (verse 24) Thomas knew to be there (Matt.28:7-10 & 16 – eleven went!) Everyone else was there (Judas was dead, acceptable excuse) Jesus had told them that he would be there When you know that...
The Lord: Ponders our heart Prov 21:2 – Ponder is to view with deliberation. “Every way of a man is right in his own eyes.” A man looks at his way and says, “I’m doing the right thing.” Yet the Lord doesn’t look at what he’s doing but why he’s...
We are studying 1 Pet 5:1-7 in this lesson. 1 Pet 5:1-4 contain some instructions to pastors. 1 Pet 5:5-7 contain an exhortation to Christians to be humble. Instructions to pastors. Elders, in this passage, are pastors – 1 Pet 5:1 – as in Acts 14:23; 20:17; 20:28. The term,...
Things To Hate Jn. 12:25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the Bible, there are some things to hate. To hate something means to have a strong dislike for it. Today we are going to discuss these things. They are clearly and conspicuously written in the scripture where you and I can...
In Eph 6:11-18 we read about the whole armor of God. In the next few weeks, we are going to study each piece of this armor. Tonight we will study the helmet of salvation, Eph 6:17. The whole armor of God is given to us to stand against the...
What Can Defile A Man Mk 7:14-23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO What can defile man? Nothing from without, entering into a man, can defile him. It’s the things which come out of him that defile man. There is much attention these days on selecting only organic foods, eating gluten-free foods, maintaining...
Living Within God’s Provisions Lk 22:9-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When you consider the earthly ministry of Jesus you see that he was living within Gods provisions his entire life. We need to learn from his example and live our lives within Gods provisions, as well. When you consider your own...
Recently, I heard Joel Haynes preach on this text and apply the characteristics of these three animals and the king to Jesus Christ. He emphasized that these four are comely “in going.” I had missed that in my reading of this text. Thinking about this text, I also see similarities...
