What is your Lion

What is your Lion (Proverbs 26:13-16)  In this passage from the book of Proverbs we see some characteristics of slothfulness. The first thing is the fact that the slothful man says that there is a lion in the street or in the way. This is just an excuse for whatever...

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Passing Away, Job 9:25-26

Passed Away Job 9:25-26 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Job talked about the time of death as passing away.  This is where we get the expression, he passed away.  When people die, they pass away.  While they live, their time on earth flies by.  Our time passes swifter than a post,...

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Why Don’t We Witness? Prov 28: 1

Why Don’t We Witness Prov. 28: 1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We know that we are supposed to witness. And many times we can tell that the Holy Spirit wants us to open our mouths and talk to a particular individual about Jesus Christ. But we hem and haw around until...

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A Woman of Great Faith

A Woman of Great Faith A Woman of Great Faith Matthew 15:21-28 Jesus gives a great complement in our passage. He tells the gentile woman that her faith is great. Jesus only said this of one other person during his ministry. Here we will look at some of the aspects...

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How To Be a Better Witness, Matt 11:19

How To Be a Better Witness Matt 11: 19 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Be A Better Witness By Being A Better Friend Perhaps, to be a better witness you need to be a better friend.  The answer to becoming a better witness is found in becoming a better friend.  If there...

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The Cross, 1 Cor 2:2

The Cross 1 Cor. 2:2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We must continue to preach the cross.  It is one of the most important aspects of our Christian life.  We are reminded of the cross when we read the Bible, when we sing hymns, and when we preach the gospel of our...

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Need, Read and Heed the Bible, Is 34:16

Need, Read, Heed the Bible Is. 34:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO To really get something out of your Bible you must need, read and heed the Bible. The first thing to do with your Bible is need it – Matt 4:4. People who need the Bible will come to it humbly...

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Your Responsibility, Gen 43:9

Your Responsibility In Gen 43:9, Judah said to Jacob, concerning Benjamin’s safety going to and returning from Egypt, “Let me bear the blame”.  To bear the blame is to take responsibility.  To blame is to hold responsible.  Judah took personal responsibility for Benjamin’s safety. Even though Joseph told Judah and...

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God Works in You, Heb 13:20-21

God Works in You Heb 13:20-21, “Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing...

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John’s Baptism, Lk 3:1-22

John’s Baptism The Time of John’s Baptism There were four tetrarchs (a tetrarchy is government by four persons ruling jointly) in the region of Israel during the reign of Tiberius Caesar.  They were: Pontius Pilate – governor of Judea, south of the valley of Meggido Herod – tetrarch of Galilee,...

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