Paul’s Authority Rom. 1:1-7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul began this letter with his greeting and stated authority for writing this letter to the Romans, since he wasn’t the one who had led them to the Lord like he had the Corinthians [1 Cor 4:15] or the Thessalonians [1 Thes 1:5,...

Comfort John 14  CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There is hardly a time in life that we don’t need to be comforted.  Little children need to be comforted when they are sick or hurting, and adults need to be comforted when they are sad or grieving.  Where do we need to...

Brining Forth Fruit through Prayer John 15:1-16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Introduction:     The theme of this passage is “Bringing forth fruit”, Verses 1, 5, 8, 16 Luke 1:30-31, Bringing forth means to birth something. We have the opportunity to be in on the conception or birth of something. There...

Observe My Ways Prov.23:26 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Prov 23:26, Solomon said, “My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.”  In their youth, sons generally give their hearts to their fathers and also observe their ways.  That’s the time to instill in them the training...

Overview of Romans CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO As we begin the study of Paul’s epistle to the Romans, we will start with an overview of Romans.  Each chapter is divided into its major components.  Here are the verses and topics: Rom 1:1-7 – Paul’s apostleship and separation unto the gospel. Rom...

An Hundredfold Now Matt.19:16-30  CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jesus said that a man who forsook house, parents, brethren, wife or children for the kingdom of God’s sake would receive an hundredfold now in this time… with persecutions, and in the world to come eternal life [Lk 18:29-30; Mk 10:29-30].  We...

Sins of Sodom Eze.16:49 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The sins of Sodom are an example of the sins in the last stage of a cultured society. They are the sins of the United States of America. And as we see our country sinking into these sins, we don’t want to...

Life Lessons from Unexpected Sources Matt 18:1-4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In life, as we continue to learn, some of our life lessons come from the most unexpected sources.  Such was the case with Jesus’ disciples.  Jesus used some unusual people to teach them some very important life lessons.  He taught...

Circumcision Versus the Cross Gal 6:11-18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In closing his letter to the Galatians, Paul summed up his argument against circumcision and adherence to the law after a person trusts Christ.  Basically, the teachers that were trying to get the Galatians to follow the law after their salvation...

Ashamed of Jesus Mark 8:34-38 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO As our country becomes increasingly afraid to mention the name of Jesus, don’t be ashamed of Jesus [Mk 8:38].  In many public places nativity scenes and references to the birth of Christ have been removed – in many businesses, employees say “Happy...