According to Heb 12:5-11, if you are a child of God, then you are going to be chastened by God in your life. In this passage, there is a good bit to learn about God’s chastisement. God chastens us for: Our Profit – Heb 12:10 – ”but he for...
In the Tribulation, people must endure to the end to be saved, Matt 24:13, Heb 3:6, 14. In Heb 12:1-17, Paul lists several duties of Tribulation saints to help them endure to the end. We’ll study these duties of Tribulation saints today. Tribulation saints must: Lay aside every weight and...
On Father’s Day, why not celebrate our heavenly Father and thank him for his goodness. These four things we preach about him are for his children. If you haven’t yet received Jesus Christ as your Savior, you are not his child and he is not your Father. However, if you...
God offers his people unique ways to happiness. We can be happy in ways that the world knows nothing about. The world’s happiness is derived from pleasure. They might be happy with an event, a person, an accomplishment, or some form of entertainment. We can be happy with these things,...
Why are we Chastened (Proverbs 3:11-18) In this lesson we are going to deal with the subject of chastening from the Lord. The Lord chastens us for the same reasons that our parents chasten us. He chastens us out of love and concern for our well being. It is also...
We Must Endure 2 Tim 4: 3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We have to endure some things as Christians. Not all these things we’re going to talk about tonight will come upon you. But if they do, you must endure them. How? By charity. “Charity… endureth all things. Charity never faileth,”...
The Hand of Jesus John 10: 27-30 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When you are saved, you are securely in the hand of Jesus and in the hand of God. With his hand: He holds us – Jn 10:27-20 – we are eternally secure in the hand of the Lord. He holds...
A Heart for Children Mal. 4:6 In Mal 4:6, Elijah returns before the second coming of Jesus to turn the heart of the fathers to the children. A heart for children is characterized by: Instructing — Prov 4:1— to instruct is to communicate knowledge; to teach. Prov 5:7 says, “Hear...
Ephesians 1:1-6 Spiritual Blessings CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul writes this letter primarily to Christians: he addresses the “saints,” “faithful” (v. 1). He offers them the “grace” and peace of God which is typical of his letters (v. 2). Grace comes from God and Jesus Christ as supernatural strength from God...
An Endurance Race CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The life of faith is like an endurance race. You must endure: The Conditioning – v.1 – you must lay aside the weight and the sin that so easily besets you and you have to prepare for a long race that must be run...
