Good Friends, Prov 18:24

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...

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Arm Yourselves, 1 Pet 4:1-5

Arm Yourselves 1 Pet 4:1-5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Pet 4:1-5, Peter tells us to arm yourselves likewise with the same mind, the mind that Christ had.  As Christ suffered in the flesh for sin to free us from sin, so we have suffered in the flesh and are...

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Wounds of a Friend, Prov 27:6

The Wounds of a Friend Prov. 27:6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Prov 27:6 says, “Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”  This verse shows us that in, at least, some of our relationships with true friends, we are going to be wounded.  Or...

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Spiritual Depression, II, Prov 16:18

We began a short series on spiritual depression in the prior broadcast.  Today, we will continue to study some Biblical reasons for and solutions to spiritual depression.   In many cases, depression is something you can address spiritually rather than chemically, through anti-depressants.  You can often make changes in your...

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Nothing Between, 2 Cor 6 :14-18

Nothing Between 2 Cor. 6 :14-18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There should be nothing between you and the Lord that negatively affects your relationship with him. But often we let things get between us and the Lord.  Nothing between includes: Friends – 2 Cor 6:14-18; Prov 13:20 – if you...

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Love Thy Neighbour, Rom 13:9-10

Love Thy Neighbour Rom 13:9-10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Jesus Christ gave his disciples a new commandment to love one another as Christ loved us [Jn 13:34-35] he didn’t abolish the second commandment, which is to love thy neighbour.  Sometimes, we get the idea that we are to love our...

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Why Children Stray, Prov 2:13

Why Children Stray Prov 2:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This lesson should help parents to understand why children stray so they can take measures to try to prevent their children from leaving the paths of righteousness when they are older.  And this message should help young people to know what...

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His Own Soul, Prov 19:8

The word “soul” is often just a reference to a human being, a person, as in Gen 46:15, 18, 22, 25-27.  So, when the Bible refers to a man loving his own soul and doing good to his own soul, he loves himself.  This kind of love is not the...

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Just Two or Three, Deut 17:6

According to Deut 17:6, just two or three witnesses are sufficient to establish the evidence necessary to bring a conviction against a man for murder.  One witness is not sufficient, but more than three are not necessary.  Likewise, we find that just a few are sufficient for us in other...

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