1 Pet 4:17 says, “For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God.” The Lord is the judge. He brings everything into judgment. And he expects us to judge according to his justice. If a thing is right we are supposed to do it. If...
Peter deals with Christian suffering in 1 Pet 4:12-19. We’ll study, from this passage, the reasons for suffering and our responses to suffering. Reasons for suffering. You’ll suffer: The fiery trial – 1 Pet 4:12-13 – this fiery trial could be literal like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Dan 3:6-30. ...
Balance is the Key In the book of Proverbs we see that God is very much against false balances and weights. One of the main reasons for this is that God is balanced. In this lesson we will look at God as a balanced being and man as not a...
Shame Prov. 3:35 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO To shame others is to cause them to feel the pain of having lost the respect of others because of improper behavior. It is dishonor or disgrace. In the Bible we find many different examples of this which should help us to understand...
What do you see in the Rainbow? (Genesis 9:8-17) In this passage God makes a covenant with Noah and promises never to destroy the earth with a flood again. As a token of this covenant God gives the rainbow. The rainbow has been taken and used not in the way...
A Gauge of Your Faith Mark 6:1-6 ; Luke 7:1-10 In these two passages we find the only two places in the King James Bible where Jesus is said to Marvel at something. In Mark he marvels at their lack of faith and in Luke he marvels at the great...
A Lesson on Temptation Proverbs 7:1-27 In this chapter we see a young man who is void of understanding is tempted by a woman who is portraying herself as a harlot. There is a good lesson for us in this chapter in regards to the subject of temptation even if...
Church is the right place to be if you are here for the right reasons. People should come to church for one of three reasons. And if you are here for one of these three reasons, then church is the right place for you. Church is: The right place to...
This morning we preached on the fear of God. Tonight we must consider how the fear of man limits the fear of God in your life and how it bringeth a snare. A snare is anything by which you are entangled and brought into trouble. When you fear man, before...
We have studied the fear of the Lord numerous times, and yet there is always more to learn. Today, we are going to see the the fear of the Lord is the “beginning.” From there we gain understanding if we follow what wisdom tells us to do. Ps 111:10 The...
