So is a Man to His Praise Prov 27:21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Prov 27:21 says, “As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.” This proverb is excellent in that it reveals one basis for judging a man’s character. You find...
Moral Character Job 2:3-9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Among Christians there is a tendency to relegate moral character to spirituality. As a result, many of the problems that you have experienced in your life could have been avoided altogether if your moral character were stronger. But since you see every problem...
1 Samuel 18:1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. Vs 3 “because he loved him as his own soul”. Introduction: After David’s victory over Goliath in...
Qualities of Helpers Phil 2: 19-30 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are two men in Phil 2 that were excellent helpers to Paul in his ministry. When Paul wrote about them in Phil 2:19-30, he included remarks about their qualities. We should identify and comment on these qualities because these are...
Who Are You Serving Rom.1:1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We are called to be servants just like the Lord Jesus was [Phil 2:3-8; Matt 20:25-28] – and so the question is, Who are you serving? Are you serving: Christ’s Righteousness – Rom 6:18 – in your life before you were saved,...
Davids Brethren 1 Sam. 22:1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Davids brethren knew that he had escaped to the cave Adullam, they went down to him along with other men who were in distress, in debt and discontented. This is surprising when you consider Eliab’s anger against David in 1 Sam...
Don’t envy sinners. One of the greatest safeguards against straying from the Lord, when you are a young Christian, is to “let not thine heart envy sinners”. When I was a teenager, envying sinners caused me to turn away from the Lord so I could pursue what they were doing....
[THERE IS NO AUDIO FOR THIS MESSAGE DUE TO A POWER FAILURE DURING THE SERVICE] In Ps 46:1-3, the Psalmist describes conditions in the earth that are horrendous, unlike anything that we have ever seen. And he says that, despite these things, “Therefore will not we fear”. The reason they...
John’s second epistle is addressed to “the elect lady and her children”. John is the elder, 1 Pet 5:1. She is elect, meaning she’s saved. Why did John write this second epistle to them? To express his true love to her and them, v.1-3. When John, the elder, expressed his...
The Fear of the Lord (Hebrews 12:28-29) Today people say that fear is a negative thing and there is really nothing to fear. But as we will see in this lesson the fear of the Lord is not only good for you it is a necessity. In theses verses from...
