The Matter of Giving 2 Cor. 9 7  CLICK ON TITLE FOR AUDIO Giving is a matter of: Character – 2 Cor 9:7; Prov 22:9 – it’s a matter of who you are.  Some people are naturally more charitable and to give comes easy for them. Others are more naturally miserly...

Because we are saved, Christ is in us [Col 1:27] and we are in Christ [1 Cor 12:13].  We have Jesus Christ and eternal life in us.  Thus, according to our text in 2 Cor 4:7, we have this treasure in earthen vessels.  We must be reminded, then, that our...

This sermon is on your work of faith, 1 Thes 1:3.  To understand your work of faith, we must first understand what faith is and how it works. Faith is belief. You must have something to believe in.  Athletes believe in themselves.  Christians believe in Jesus Christ.  Agnostics and atheists...

Affection Col 3:1-3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Col 3:1-3 Paul tells us to set our affection on things above, not on things on the earth.  We know that we are supposed to set our affection on things above but we live in a world where so many things on the...

Giving to God First Joshua 6-8 In this lesson we are going to look at the sin that Achan committed by taking what belonged to God. The Spiritual lesson for us will be to give to God first and also to wait on God for his blessings. In the battle...

Labor Day CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO From the website of the U.S. Department of Labor, we read, “Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the...

The best way to keep going when you’re ready to quit is to follow the instruction of Paul in Phil 2:4.  “Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others”.  When you look on the things of others, you get your mind...

Missionary Joel Haynes, to the Navajo Nation, preached from Gen 22:2 on what God wanted from Abraham. God wanted what Abraham had, his son. “thy son”. God asked for Isaac. God wanted what Abraham hoped for. “thine only son Isaac”. God asked for his only son. The future seed was...

Our missions conference verse is the first part of 2 Cor 8:14, “But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want…”.  When you read this verse in its context, you understand that Paul is referring to a principle derived from the...

In Mk 14:3-9, Mary anointed Jesus with ointment of spikenard.  Jesus said about her that “She hath done what she could”.  This text gives us great instruction on how to do what we can for the Lord. What she did was very valuable, v.3. This ointment was something she had...