Call Me Mara Ruth 1:19-22 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Naomi means “pleasant;” Mara means “bitter.”  In Ruth 1:19-22, Naomi tells her friends in Bethlehem to Call me Mara, because she was bitter.  This formerly pleasant wife and mother of two sons had returned a widow and childless. Have you ever felt...

Ruth 1:1-18 Ruth Returns With Naomi CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Ruth 1:1-18, Ruth returns with Naomi to Bethlehem.  Ruth was steadfastly minded to go with Naomi [v.18] in spite of: Her Liberty – v.8-9 – she was free to marry because her husband was dead [Rom 7:1-2].  She had no...

Ruth 1:1 A Famine in the Land CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There a number of famines recorded in the Bible and often, in spite of these famines, you will find God’s blessings in famines.  This helps us when we face natural disasters and terrible hardships in our own lives to...

2 Sam 3:1-18 Eli’s Spiritual Failure CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO As Eli grew older and fatter, 1 Sam 4:18, he failed in the ministry.  There are some things he did and some things he didn’t do that caused his ministry to end in spiritual failure.  If you don’t want you ministry...

1 Sam 2:12-25 The Sons of Eli CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Sam 2:12-25, the sons of Eli were wicked priests.  Unfortunately, they are not unlike many men who are in the ministry today.  These young men totally abused their authority in the ministry and corrupted Israel in the process. ...

Jewelry Prov. 20:15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This sermon examines godly jewelry in the Bible as it is contrasted to cosmetic jewelry.   The Lord discouraged wearing jewelry as adornment because it tends to obscure godliness by drawing attention to the outward appearance of its wearer [1 Tim 2:9; 1 Pet 3:3]...

Stand with God Gen. 3:6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO To be highly functional in your family relationships, your work associations, your church fellowship and your friendships, you must stand with God.  That way, when something becomes too emotional, too personal, or too subjective, you can step back and go with God’s...

The Uttermost Ps. 2:1-8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO God the Father promised his Son, Jesus, “the heathen for (his) inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for (his) possession,” [Ps 2:8].  This passage is doctrinally fulfilled in the millennial reign of Jesus.  However, there is a practical application of this verse,...

When Covenants Apply II Rev. 7 :3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The covenants we have been studying were all established in the Old Testament but they were not fulfilled in the Old Testament.  God covenanted with Abraham to give him and his seed the land from the Mediterranean Sea to the...

Abundant Hope Rom. 15:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO With our abundant life in Christ we are also given abundant hope.  This is not a hope that is based on a chance.  This is hope established on the words of God.  We have abundant hope: In eternal life – Titus 1:2 –...