Is Peter the rock? No. Jesus Christ is. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that Peter is the rock upon which the church is built. They get this from Matt 16:18 where Jesus said “Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.” But Matt 16:18 is in...
The Land Rested From War Jos. 11:23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO After Joshua led Israel into the Promised Land, they fought with the inhabitants of the land and defeated 31 kings and the land rested from war. Joshua had completed and won all the battles that God had commanded Moses to...
Pleasures Ps 16:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Bible says in Ps 16:11, “in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures forever more.” This Psalm, as you can tell from the context in Ps 16:10, is a reference to Jesus, who is now at the...
How to Overcome Your Ai Joshua 7:1-12 After destroying the city of Jericho the next battle Israel faced was Ai. This battle did not go so well because Achan had taken the accursed thing when they conquered Jericho. Israel is defeated and thirty six men die as a result of...
What Does the Bible Say About Religion? James 1:26-27 In this sermon we are going to look at the subject of Religion. According to google there are anywhere from 4000 to 10000 different religions in the world. Why so many? It is simply because religions do not work. Here we...
Studies in Ruth A Marriage Proposal (Ruth 3:1-18) Ruth chapter 3 gives us some interesting verses. In this lesson we will look at a couple of these verses and give some scriptural significance for them as well as show the typology of Ruth going to Boaz as a type of...
My Fruit is Better than Gold Prov. 8:19 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Wisdom in Prov 8 is personified. In Prov 8:19, she says, My fruit is better than gold. The inference is that you are better off seeking wisdom than you are seeking gold because the fruit of wisdom is better...
Some emotions lead to sin. Of course, there are all kinds of ways to get into sin. You can be enticed by lust [Jas 1:14] or you can be enticed by others [Prov 1:10]. But sometimes you get into sin as a result of an emotion. Common emotions that often...
Local Church Gospel Preaching One of the three purposes of a local church is and should be to evangelize sinners. The other two purposes are to exalt the Savior and to edify the saints. We want to discuss our purpose of evangelizing sinners tonight. Our text is 1 Cor 4:24-25. ...
Read This Law Deut. 31:11-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Deut 31:11-13 Moses commanded the priests to read this law every seven years when all the people were gathered together at the feast of tabernacles. He was referring to the exact words that were given to him by the Lord which...
