Heb 13 is very much like 1 Thes 5:12-28 and Rom 12:9-21, for instance. Each of the verses from 1 to 17 are a succession of divers commands and instructions as Paul brings this letter to a close. These “bullet points” are unlike the the former chapters. Paul has finished...
Loving Favour Prov 22:1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Prov 22:1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. According to this verse, loving favour is better than silver and gold. Well, most people wouldn’t turn down a little silver and...
Our text for this lesson is Eph 55:22-33. The subject is marriage. The pattern for marriage is the relationship between Jesus Christ and the church. In Eph 5:30, we are members of Christ’s body, of his flesh and his bones. This is the result of being baptized by the...
Women Preparing for Marriage, Part II Eph. 6:1-3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Women preparing for marriage must be more concerned with preparing themselves than they are with finding the right husband or planning the best wedding. This lesson today is the second of a two part series in which we discuss...
Women Preparing for Marriage, Part I Prov. 31:10-29 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Women preparing for marriage often concern themselves more with finding a man and making wedding plans, coming up with the right invitations, registering for their gifts, finding the right photographer and florist and so forth than with preparing...
Men Preparing for Marriage Eph. 5:25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Men preparing for marriage should be much more concerned with preparing themselves than with finding a woman. As a man, here are some practical and spiritual things that you can do to prepare for your marriage, even long before you...
When you are saved, you are joined in a couple of spiritual connections. And when you are saved and married, you have a third spiritual union. These spiritual connections must be understood and safeguarded. You are spiritually connected to Jesus – 1 Cor 6:17, He that is joined to...
Pastor Rick Sowell preached on the 5 F’s, even though two of his points start with “Ph.” These have to do with finding the right mate from Proverbs 18:22 and Matthew 19:5. Today, too many people marry “looks.” And if the marriage doesn’t work out, then they divorce to “fix...
When Jesus ascended into heaven the Holy Spirit came to baptize believers into the body of Christ. As Eve was in Adam’s body before she became his bride, so the church is in Christ’s body until we are brought forth to be his bride. Thus, they are called the first...
In the latter part of 1 Pet 2, Peter exhorted servants to be subject to their masters whether they are good or forward. In 1 Pet 3:1-6, he exhorted wives to be subject to their husbands even when they are being disobedient to the words of God. In 1 Pet...
