Where is your confidence?  Is it in men, princes, gold and silver, your flesh, or the Lord? Is your confidence in men – Ps 118:8 – during perilous times not only can men fail you, they can turn on you.  Study the Bible and history and you will see repeated...

Conceit Rom.12:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Conceit is found in seven verses. By checking the contexts of each verse we can learn what it does to men.  Conceit is an exaggerated opinion of oneself, one’s merits, one’s wealth, one’s education, etc.  Therefore, Paul commanded us to “be not wise in your...

The Riches of God Rom. 2:4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are several references in the New Testament to the riches of God.  The riches of God include: The riches of his goodness – Rom 2:4 – it is through his goodness that God leads us to repentance – God rains...

Prophecy Against the Prince of Tyrus In Ezek 28:1-10, Ezekiel prophesies against the prince of Tyrus.  This man is the ruler in Tyre who who dies when the city gets destroyed in Ezek 27.   The Prince’s Heart is Lifted Up, Ezek 28:1-5 In v.2 the prince lifted up his...

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. ...

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...

Ezek 7:16-27 describe some of the events that take place in the day of the Lord’s wrath upon Israel.  Here’s what happens to them in the day of the Lord’s wrath, Ezek 7:19. A few will escape the Lord’s wrath, Ezek 7:16-18 In the prior lesson The End is Come...

VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON Four times in the New Testament we are told to flee.  When we encounter any of these things, we are to hightail it out of there.  We aren’t to negotiate or placate; we are just to run away as we...

Choke the Word Mk 4:19 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Mk 4:19 exposes three things that choke the word and make it unfruitful.  These choke the word in a Christian and choke the word when it is preached to a lost person.  These three things choke the word: Cares of this...

The Unsearchable Riches of Christ Eph. 3:8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This verse says that the unsearchable riches of Christ are unsearchable; they are incapable of being explored.  You may hear people say, “God works in mysterious ways.”  What they mean is that you can’t figure God out.  You can’t really...