Submission to Authority Submission to authority is one of the greatest means of protection in the Bible.  Our submission to God is demonstrated by our obedience to his word. In Gen 16:4-9, Hagar fled from the face of Sarai, after she dealt hardly with her.  When the angel of the...

Eyes of the Lord Prov 5:21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord… Prov 15:3 the eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.  He sees the wrong and the right. He’s keeping an eye on you.  Accountability groups...

Cry Mightily Unto God Why should we cry mightily unto God like the Ninevites in Jon 3:8-9?  Wasn’t the outcome of the election more favorable to Christians?  We should cry mightily unto God because: Rulers are prone to make major mistakes after successes.  David numbered the people without collecting the...

The Lord’s Prayer Lk 11: 1-4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Lk 11:1, the disciples asked the Lord Jesus Christ to teach them to pray.  He taught them a prayer in Luke 11:2-4.  We commonly call this prayer the Lord’s Prayer.  We should probably more accurately call it the Disciples’ Prayer. ...

Essential Fear Phil 2:12-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The fear of God is essential fear.  You must have the fear of God for obedience, holiness, submission, and service.  It is also essential fear for the protection of and multiplication in the church.  The fear of God is essential fear for: Obedience...

Trust God Ps.118: 8-9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man or in princes.  The reason that it is better to trust God is that when we trust God: God gives us help – Ps 28:7 – God can help...

In Ps 23:4, David wrote, “thy rod and thy staff they comfort me”.  The rod and the staff are the only two instruments a shepherd carried with him when he was with his flock.   The shepherd usually carved his rod out of a sapling tree.  He carved the heavier,...

On Father’s Day, why not celebrate our heavenly Father and thank him for his goodness.  These four things we preach about him are for his children.  If you haven’t yet received Jesus Christ as your Savior, you are not his child and he is not your Father.  However, if you...

There is so much more to having eternal life than just being able to go to heaven when you die.  Of course, going to heaven is wonderful.  But if you could have more, wouldn’t you want it?  You can have more.  We are instructed to lay hold on eternal life,...

Ps 86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. Today we are going to discuss the Lord’s compassion. God is full of compassion.  He sent his Son to die for us.  And he is not willing that any...