How to be Happy Acts 26:2 In the passage before us Paul is a prisoner and standing before Agrippa. But yet he makes the statement, “I think myself happy”. Looking at Paul’s situation you might not think that he would have much to be happy about but that is the...
In Ecc 1:15, Solomon wrote, “That which is crooked cannot be made straight”. Of course, he was talking about things “under the sun”. Nothing can make crooked things straight. For example, rivers seen from the air meander and wind all over the place. Mesquite limbs are always crooked and cannot...
Just as Moses had to contend with Jannes and Jambres in Egypt, so we have to contend with seducers in these last days. To seduce is to persuade into disobedience or to entice astray in action or belief. Seducers are the people who persuade you to disobey and entice you...
In Acts 17:1-4, we see what Paul’s manner was when he preached the gospel in a new city. If we can glean from Paul’s manner, we can learn some things about dealing with others. Go To Them “Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them”. He didn’t expect them...
Ezek 31 is a prophecy against Pharaoh king of Egypt. The Lord likens the coming destruction of the king of Egypt to the destruction of the Assyrian king who died when the Babylonians, under Nebuchadnezzar, defeated the Assyrian Empire in 609 BC. The Lord uses a metaphor to describe the...
Five times the word “Creator” appears in your Bible. In the context of each reference we learn why it is important to remember that God created us. Ecc 12:1, “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth”. According to the context of this verse, Ecc 11:9-10; 12:13-14, young...
Study of Our High Priest: Lesson #2 Handout Jesus Replaces the Old Testament Priesthood In the previous lesson we looked at some things Jesus Christ does for us as our high priest. These things are helpful for us to understand as a saved person. In this lesson we are going...
In Is 5:8, we read, “Woe to them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth”. You need to get alone with God. In Henry and the Great Society, by Herbert...
Ps 23:4 says, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me”. Ever since the devil fell, death has loomed over God’s creation. Death entered into the world when...
Handfuls of Purpose Ruth 2:16 The book of Ruth is full of wonderful typology that makes excellent preaching even for us today. In this sermon we will look at handfuls of purpose left by the Boaz’s men for Ruth and try to glean somethings regarding the handfuls of purpose that...
