Comfort of the Scriptures Rom.15:4                 The comfort of the scriptures gives us hope. What is your go to verse? Do you have a verse or two that you can go to get some comfort or hope? If you are consistent in feeding on the words of God, then the...

Adversaries 1 Sam.1:1-20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO                 In this passage we are going to look at adversaries. Normally our first thought of our adversary is the Devil as in 1 Pet.5:8, but Hannah had a real, live person who was an adversary. You have probably had or will have an...

How to be a Happy Christian Ps.1:1-3                 Being a Christian should be the key to happiness. So why are there so many unhappy Christians? (You can see them at church today, if you look, and if you ask, most will be glad to tell you) What things make you...

The Assurance of the Rapture 1John 3:1-3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO I was just thinking how important it is for us to be reminded of the rapture.  Because of the assurance of the rapture, we know that Jesus is coming but we often get our minds off this fact.  So, it’s...

Add “…Charity” 2 Peter 1:7                 “God’s love through you” is a great definition of Charity. You must have time for God’s love to work on you, before it can work through you. Peter has charity as the last item to add to your faith. Paul writes in the great...

  What  God wants you to lay up for the future?                                                                                            Gen. 41:46-48 God told Joseph to lay up  for the future bad years to come. We all know the story how it worked out in a way to save the nation of Israel. There are things that God...

Hope Deferred Prov 13:12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This verse is illustrated, for example, by a mother who receives word that her son is missing in action – her hope is that he is alive but there is not a certainty – so she has to wait for him – this...

Expectation versus Hope Prov. 10: 24 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This proverb goes with v. 28 and Prov 11:7.  It compares the expectation of the wicked with the hope of the righteous.  Thus we are examining expectation vs hope. The hope and desire of the righteous will be granted and will...

Faith Hope and Love CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO (1 Thes 1:2)  We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; (1 Thes 1:3)  Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in...