Cheer Up My Brother Acts 27:13-36 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There’s an old favorite hymn called “Farther Along” and the chorus goes like this, “Farther along we’ll know all about it, farther along we’ll understand why, cheer up my brother, live in the sunshine, we’ll understand it all by and by.” ...
John wrote to his friend Gaius and wished for him to be in health. According to the Bible, there are spiritual things you can do to improve your health. So, often we concentrate on the physical, medical, and nutritional interventions and overlook the spiritual. Regardless whether you are in good...
Jer 17:7-8 says that a man who trusts the Lord will be fruitful as a tree planted by the waters. When we think of trees planted the waters around here, we think of river bottoms. The San Antonio river bottom was home to many families of freed slaves after emancipation...
What is the relevance of the resurrection? What does the resurrection mean to us today? We can answer these questions from the scripture. The relevance of the resurrection is that we are: The children of the resurrection, Lk 20:36. Because we have trusted Jesus Christ as our Savior, we...
When all Hope is Taken Away Acts 27:20 Paul is sailing to Rome as a prisoner and the ship encounters a dreadful storm. The situation gets to the point where the Bible says that “all hope is taken away”. In this sermon we are going to look at some things...
The Bridge of Hope 1 Corinthians 13:13 Hope – Desire of some good, accompanied with at least a slight expectation of obtaining it or belief of obtaining it, or belief that it is obtainable. Hope is different form a wish or desire in this, that it implies some...
Eph 1:17-19 is Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians. In this prayer we see that God gives you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. As you know him, he gives you this spirit and enlightens the eyes of your understanding that YE MAY KNOW three things. ...
The Sermon text is Jer 32:7. In times of future uncertainty, just go buy a field. Don’t let the imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ be a threat to you. And don’t let his return cause you to stop working the plans God has for you.
That Ye May Know Eph.1:18-23 Wisdom, revelation, and understanding are the three things that Paul ceased not to mention in his prayers for the Ephesians [1:16]. We have learned the advantage of praying for others and ourselves to have these things. Paul now tells the Ephesians that they need these...
In Col 1:1-8, Paul mentions in v.5, “the word of the truth of the gospel.” Today, we are going to study what Paul had to say about the truth of the gospel in this passage. The truth of the gospel: Comes to you – Col 1:6 – “which is...
