Principles of Giving

Principles of Giving Proverbs 11:25 with 2 Corinthians 8:1-14 Two words are used in this Proverb that are used much differently than we use them today. These two words are liberal and fat. We will look at some verses to show us the biblical meaning of these words. Liberal: (1...

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Judas Iscariot the Traitor, Lk 6:16

Judas Iscariot the Traitor Lk 6: 16  CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Judas Iscariot is called a traitor in Luke 6:16.  He was a traitor who betrayed his master.  To betray someone is to deliver them to an enemy.  He betrayed Jesus as stated in Matt 10:4, where he is listed...

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Corporate Christianity, 1 Thes 2:3-6

 Corporate Christianity 1 Thes 2: 3-6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We have been seeing a move in American Christianity away from the Bible and the local church to what I call, “Corporate Christianity,” a Christianity characterized by corporate philosophy rather than Biblical doctrine.  They have boards and staff and committees and...

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Things You Need More Than Money, Prov 16:8

Things You Need More Than Money Prov. 16: 8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Money is, obviously, important.  If you don’t have any, it’s sure hard to pay your bills.  But our attention to obtaining and maintaining wealth can surely obscure some other needs that are much more important than money.  These...

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A Fool’s Delight, Prov 19:10

A Fool’s Delight Prov. 19:10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO A Fool’s Delight Solomon said that delight is not seemly for a fool.  Delight is something that gives great pleasure or satisfaction.  See Ecc 2:8.  Seemly means “suitable or fitting.”  So, something that gives great pleasure or satisfaction is not suitable or...

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The Principle of Sowing, 2 Cor 9:6-11

There is a principle of sowing, firmly established in the Bible.  Certainly, we see this principle of sowing in nature and it was clearly understood in rural societies.  Families that have to farm to produce their food understand the principle of sowing.  Each seed that you plant produces many seeds,...

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Practical Wisdom, Ecc 10:16-20

In Ecc 10:16-20 Solomon gives us some practical wisdom about drunkenness and gluttony, slothfulness and idleness, feasts, wine, and money, and private curses. Drunkenness and gluttony. v.16-17 When thy king is a child AND thy princes eat in the morning.  Josiah was a child, 2 Chr 34, and had the...

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