A Want To Be  Matt. 10:24-25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO It’s not wrong to want to be something for the Lord, if what you want to be is in line with what the Lord wants you to be.  And with the Lord, there is a very unique way to be what...

Faithful Men II Tim. 2:2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO God is faithful. Jesus Christ is faithful. The word of God is faithful. And we need to be faithful.  A faithful man is a: Faithful saint – Col 1:2; Acts 16:15 – he must be faithful to the Lord, to the words...

Servants and Masters 1 Tim. 6:1-5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Tim 6:1-5, Paul taught Timothy about the relationship between servants and masters, particularly servants who are “under the yoke.”  That is, they are bond servants, as in Lev 26:13, where the Jews were bondservants in Egypt. Bond service is...

Joseph the Ruler Ps. 105 Gen.37. CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Joseph was a man that God wanted to use and a man that God did use.  What sort of preparations and training did he go through?  Preparing Joseph the ruler involved: An ordinary beginning – Gen 37:2 – doing ordinary chores...

Mission Trip Testimonies We just returned from a mission trip to Uganda, Africa. Ten of us spent the last two weeks on this trip. The following are some thoughts compiled from a few of the folks that went. Hopefully these thoughts will provoke you to consider a trip in the...

Let Not Sin Reign Rom. 6:12-23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Rom 6:12-23 Paul explains why we should not let sin reign in our mortal bodies.  He gives a practical reason, a doctrinal reason and a rational reason.  We will examine each of these reasons why we should not let sin...

Comparing a Son and a Servant Gal. 4:1-11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Chapter Four, Paul uses three examples to convince the Galatians that they do not need to go back under the law in order to be saved or to stay saved.  In Gal 4:1-11, Paul uses the example of...

What Joshua Learned Ex. 33:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Joshua was a young man when he began to train under Moses, as his servant.  In this study we examine what Joshua learned that prepared him for his ultimate work of taking the Jews into Canaan when he was older.  The young...

Looking for Open Doors II Cor. 2:12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Text 2 Cor 2:12. During our missions conference, you heard several of the missionaries say that God had opened a door for them to go to a certain field to preach the gospel.  Following our missions conference, I am aware...

The Heart of a Servant Eph. 6:5-8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Eph 6:5-8 and Col 3:22-24 reveal something to us of the heart of a servant, “doing the will of God from the heart.”  We often see the nature of a servant’s heart in wounded veterans.  Wounded vets often want to...