At this time of year, people generally give and receive lots of gifts. Sometimes you receive a gift that is very special. Perhaps it’s one that you admire or use often. In some cases, you like what you were given so much that you, in turn, give the same gift...
When the apostles first began preaching the word, they were under severe persecution. By Acts 8:3-4, Stephen had just been stoned and Saul was making havoc of the church. Nevertheless, they kept preaching and spreading the gospel. We should follow the pattern of the early church. Notice, from whom Saul...
Celebrating the Birth of Christ 1 Cor. 15:3-4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Christmas for many of us is a fun time of year – our families get together, we enjoy some good fellowship with our friends and church families, we send cards and presents to our friends and families and so...
In Eph 2:4-10, Paul wrote about being quickened together with Christ, when we are saved. Before we were saved, we walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, who is the devil. However, now that we are saved, we are...
When the wise men came to Jesus as a young child, they worshipped him and “presented unto him gifts,” [Matt 2:11]. The gifts they gave him were particularly appropriate for a king (gold), a priest (frankincense), and a prophet (myrrh), of which Jesus was uniquely all three. Generally, these office...
In the Bible there are five things that you should taste. These are not things that you taste with your taste buds. These are things that you taste in the sense of becoming acquainted with them by experience. You should taste: The heavenly gift – Heb 6:4 – the heavenly...
In our study of 2 Cor 8:1-24, we find Paul encouraging the Corinthians to “perform the doing of it,” [2 Cor 8:11] regarding giving to the poor saints in Jerusalem [Gal 2:9-10; Rom 15:25-26]. He told them to perform the doing of it because: The churches of Macedonia had given...
1 Tim 4 7-16 A Profitable Ministry CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul gives Timothy some practical instructions for a profitable ministry that he should follow so “thy profiting may appear to all,” [1 Tim 4:15]. These instructions concern the minister’s: Spiritual and Physical Fitness – 1 Tim 4:7-9 – He should...
The Blessing of Giving Acts 20:35 It is more blessed to give than to receive. This is a great truth of your Bible. Just like many truths in your Bible you must, by faith, step out and do it. Some folks are naturally better at giving than others. Some folks...
No Greater Verse John 3:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jn 3:16 may not be the greatest verse in the Bible but there is certainly no greater verse concerning the gift of Jesus Christ. That’s because Jn 3:16 presents us with: No greater God – “God” – there are many gods in...
