When you study the Bible, you can check the verses where certain words appear to develop a topical lesson.  One such word that lends itself well to a topical study is the word “mischief.”  It is a specific injury or damage caused by a person or other agency; a cause...

Cleansing Compound God has given us three things to cleanse us from sin and to keep us clean. These three things have their separate functions but they work together as a cleansing compound.  You need all three, not just one. For example, you need three ingredients to get skunk smell...

Confession of Sin 1 Jn. 1:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Today’s message is on confession of sin.  What is confession?  Confession is admission, acknowledgement, as in the acknowledgement and confession of sin, Ps 32:5.  And it’s the acknowledgement of the truth, 2 Tim 2:25.  To confess is to concede, to...

Sin Personified Prov. 5:3-5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This sermon outline comes from notes I took on a sermon I heard Pastor Rick Sowell preach 25 years ago.  The strange woman in Prov 5:3-5 is a good picture of sin.  She is sin personified.  This woman is very deceptive.  What you...

According to Rom 1:28, 31, a person with a reprobate mind is, among other things, implacable.  Implacable means, “incapable of being significantly changed or modified.”  It also means inexorable, “not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer: unyielding.”  So, when a person is implacable, you can’t change him...

Under the Blood Ps. 32:1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We had a question from a radio listener that we decided to answer in this broadcast.  The question concerns sins that are “under the blood.”  Here’s the question:“Thought maybe you could help answer a question that came up recently while having a...

Click title to download There is a Snare. Prov 29:6 says, “In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare.”  You want to be very certain to stay away from transgression because of the snares.  In transgression: Evil men snare you – Prov 1:10-18 – men will entice...

Don’t Choose Sin as the Remedy Eph. 4:26 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Eph 4:26 Paul says, “Be ye angry, and sin not.”  So there is an allowance for anger.  The point is that at times anger is an appropriate response to something wrong.  Look at Jesus in Mark 3:5.  He...

The Next Step 1 Sam 20:3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO David said, “There is but a step between me and death.”  It’s what you do with the next step that will determine the course of action you take or the outcome of the decisions you make.  The next step is crucial. ...

Sin Lieth at the Door Gen. 4:7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this passage, sin is personified.  Sin lieth at the door.  Sin is like a booger man lying in wait outside of your door to pounce on you when you come out.  He is your living enemy.  He showed up...