There are three characteristics of God in Ps 143:1, that give you confidence when you pray that God will hear and answer your prayer.  Because of these three traits, when you pray, you can count on God.  You can count on God’s: Count on God’s Graciousness v.1 “Hear my prayer,...

Introduction: We’ve been studying a series regarding the Gifts of the Sprit. Last week we went through the gifts of the Spirit found in Romans 12 to learn a little bit about each one, to see what they are and how they may manifest themselves in the lives of the...

We have preached many times on the need to be faithful.  Today, we want to preach from Prov 28:20, that “a faithful man shall abound with blessings”. Faithful is defined as “firm in adherence to the truth and to the duties of religion.  Firmly adhering to duty; of true fidelity;...

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...

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.  The question is this,...

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...

Our lesson covers Col 4:7-11.  In Col 4:11 Paul wrote, “These only are my fellow workers unto the kingdom of God.”  In this lesson we will get a little insight into Paul’s fellow workers. Tychicus – Col 4:7-8 – first mentioned in Acts 20:4 “of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.”  He...

No matter what we do with our time here on earth, we are servants of the Lord.  Like Paul said in Col 3:24, “ye serve the Lord Christ.”  And we are to serve him continually.  In Col 3:17-25, Paul gave us some plain instructions on how to serve the Lord. ...

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 Lk 16:1-12 we read about the unjust steward.  He had wasted his master’s goods.  So, his master told him to give an account of his stewardship because he was going to be put out of his stewardship.  He was in a quandary.  He couldn’t or wouldn’t do manual labor...