Reap in Joy, Ps 126:5-6

Reap in Joy Ps. 126:5-6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO If everyone could go “soul winning” and reap in joy, there would be a lot more Christians laboring in the harvest.  Reaping is always joyful [Lk 15:7, 10].  But to reap in joy, one must remember what is involved.  To reap in...

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Thrust Out A Little, Lk 5:1-11

In Lk 5:1-11, Jesus preached to a crowd of people on the shores of the lake of Gennesaret.  The people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, Lk 5:1.  And since there were two unoccupied ships nearby, the Lord entered into the one owned by Simon, and “prayed...

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Reason With Them, Acts 17:2

In Thessalonica, in Acts 17:2, Paul “reasoned with them out of the scriptures.”  As Paul preached Jesus Christ, there are certain things he did that we should consider doing as we deal with people in personal work.  While we tell them about Jesus, we should also: Reason with them –...

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Preaching Jesus, Acts 11:20

When you consider preaching Jesus Christ to others it helps to understand what preaching Jesus entails.  There’s a lot to it.  Today we are going to look at what Paul and some of his fellow preachers did when they went about preaching Jesus.  Preaching Jesus entails: Publishing – Acts 13:49...

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I Shall Send Thee, Jer 1:7

I Shall Send Thee Jer. 1:7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Jer. 1:7 the Lord said to Jeremiah, Thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee…”  We are ambassadors for Christ and must go where we are sent.  The Father sent Jesus to this world [Jn. 20:21].  Jesus sent...

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A Pastor’s Greatest Joy, 3 Jn 4

What is a pastor’s greatest joy?  The pastor’s joy is found in: Preaching Christ – Phil 1:12-18.  The opportunity to preach Christ is a great joy regardless of the response or the reaction.  It is a privilege to be used of God to preach to others about his Son.  Seeing...

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Love Thy Neighbour, Rom 13:9-10

Love Thy Neighbour Rom 13:9-10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Jesus Christ gave his disciples a new commandment to love one another as Christ loved us [Jn 13:34-35] he didn’t abolish the second commandment, which is to love thy neighbour.  Sometimes, we get the idea that we are to love our...

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Before Its Too Late, Gen 18:14

Before It’s Too Late Gen. 18:14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Have you been burdened for your friends or relatives because they aren’t saved yet?  Why don’t you tell them about Jesus or witness to them again before its too late?  I realize that the decision to trust Christ rests with each...

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Just Two or Three, Deut 17:6

According to Deut 17:6, just two or three witnesses are sufficient to establish the evidence necessary to bring a conviction against a man for murder.  One witness is not sufficient, but more than three are not necessary.  Likewise, we find that just a few are sufficient for us in other...

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Distracted Laborers, 1 Cor 3:8-11

We are supposed to be laborers together with God, 1 Cor 3:8-11.  We are built into a building that is supposed to grow, Eph 2:19-22.  It grows because the laborers build upon the foundation of Jesus Christ.  But the laborers appear to be distracted laborers these days. A man, rebelling...

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