Faithful I pray for our church and other churches.  Among other things, I ask the Lord to help us obtain and retain men and women who will make up the joints and bands of our ministries, Col 2:19.  It is through these folks God can accomplish the vision he has...

The Unjust Steward The story of the rich man and his unjust steward in Lk 16:1-9 is a lesson to the Pharisees and Israel.  Jesus told the story and then, in the next few verses, made the direct application to them. The rich man pictures the Lord.  The unjust steward...

Two Kinds of Messengers Two Kinds of Messengers Prov. 25: 13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Proverbs, there are two kinds of messengers for us to consider: the faithful messenger and the wicked messenger.  The faithful messenger is found in Prov 25:13 and the wicked messenger is found in Prov 13:17. ...

This Is My Friend SOS 5: 16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the Song of Solomon is recorded an ongoing conversation between Solomon and his wife.  The book typifies the relationship between Jesus Christ and his bride, the church.  Jesus Christ is the friend to whom the bride is referring in...

The Lord Weigheth the Spirits, Part 2 Last Sunday night we began a two-part message entitled, “The Lord Weigheth the Spirits”.  Tonight, we will conclude the message.  Let’s first recall what we studied in Part 1. When the Lord weighs our spirits, in all of us, he is looking for:...

Hold Your Peace According to Prov 11:12-13, when you hold your peace you demonstrate that you are a: Man of wisdom.  He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor.  To despise is to look down on with disrespect.  Since wisdom comes from fearing the Lord, we should fear God...

Key Principles of Stewardship Luke 16:1-13 In the passage for this lesson Jesus is giving a parable regarding stewardship. In verse 8 he comes to the conclusion that worldly people in many ways are wiser than God’s people. This should not be the way it is but many times it...

Good Friends Prov. 18:24 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Good friends are essential to a good Christian life.  Conversely, bad friends can ruin your Christian life.  Be diligent to make good friends of God’s people.  The good friends you want are: Godly – Job 42:10, despite the rough treatment by Job’s friends...

In the Song of Solomon is recorded an ongoing conversation between Solomon and his wife.  The book typifies the relationship between Jesus Christ and his bride, the church.  Jesus Christ is the friend to whom the bride is referring in SoS 5:16 when she says, “This is my friend.”  Jesus is: Beloved – in...

Out of Egypt I Have Called My Son (Matthew 2:1-13)  The visit of the wise men give us a great example of how God can use unusual circumstances along with unusual people to accomplish his plan. In this sermon we will look at how God fulfilled his word not only...