Jesus said that he came that we might have life, and have it more abundantly [Jn 10:10]. I believe that many Christians miss out on the abundant life of the Lord because they don’t avail themselves of the fountain of life. For some folks this is tragic because they turn...
When Jesus was crucified, very few people who witnessed his crucifixion believed that he was the Son of God, the King of the Jews. But as they saw him lifted up, some realized that he was, in fact, the King of the Jews. Like Jesus said in Jn 8:28, “When...
In 2 Cor 1:12-24, Paul declared how he maintained his relationship with the Corinthians. He had been very hard on them in the first letter, which was filled with rebukes and corrections. So, Paul assured them about his relationship with them. In dealing with them: He had a good conscience...
Be Ye Holy 1 Pet.1:15-16 God wants you to be Holy. He wants you free from sin and pure, because He is the purest example of Holiness. How does sinful man become holy? How does a Christian live a holy life? At Salvation your Soul is Holy At the moment...
Lesson From Daniel Overcoming Adversity (Daniel 1:1-21) In the first chapter of Daniel we are given some of the background for who Daniel was and where he came from. In this lesson we will look at who Daniel was where he came from and how he overcame adversity to become...
Numbers in the Word of God Lesson #2 In the previous lesson we saw some connections for the numbers 1 through 4. In this lesson we are going to look at the numbers 5 and 6. Remember that the two main goals of these lessons are to show that God...
Joy is defined in the dictionary as an emotion. Merriam-Webster defines joy as “the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires” or “the expression or exhibition of such emotion.” Joy is also described by some as “an agreeable affection.” But...
When Jesus cast the devils out of the man who had the Legion, the “whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them,” [Lk 8:37]. When Jesus got into the ship to leave, the man “prayed him that he might be with him,”...
Years ago, Homer Smith preached a sermon on this text and I copied his outline in my Bible. I’m going to use his outline to preach this text today. The question Jesus asked his disciples is a great question for us to answer today, “Where is your faith?” Is...
In 2 Cor 1:1-11, Paul wrote to the Corinthians about consolation. Consolation is comfort; it is the act of consoling; it is also the state of being consoled. Consolation aboundeth: Because it comes from God – 2 Cor 1:3 – Paul said that God is “the God of all comfort.” ...
