We can learn some great truths about seeking the lost to save, by following the example of Jesus with Zacchaeus. Jesus passed through but he didn’t pass by, Lk 19:1. “Jesus entered and passed through Jericho”. Often, when we are doing our daily routines, passing through the store, passing through...
Prov 14:25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. Prov 25:13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters. We are to be a true witness to souls without Christ and we are...
In Due Season Gal 6:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Gal 6:9 says, “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” The phrase in this verse that is critical to successful reaping is, “in due season.” You see the trouble...
When we studied Local Church in Bible College there was an emphasis on the differences between the Local Church and the Body of Christ. Most notably, I remember learning that the Church is an organism and the Local Church is an organization. I have since come to believe that the...
Hasty Prov.21:5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In general, a person who is hasty is a person who does things too quickly and with too little thought. He can be rash [incautious], impetuous [rushing] or impulsive [acting on impulse]. Now, haste is not always a bad thing. When you have clear direction...
Noah’s Walk, Work and Word Gen. 6:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Noah walked with God, worked for God, and spoke the word of God. Likewise, we are to walk with the Lord, work for the Lord, and speak the word of the Lord in this world. That is what the...
Three times in Psalm 71, David used the phrase “all the day.” In Ps 71:8 he wrote, “Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.” In Ps 71:15 he wrote, “My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day;...
Because we are saved, Christ is in us [Col 1:27] and we are in Christ [1 Cor 12:13]. We have Jesus Christ and eternal life in us. Thus, according to our text in 2 Cor 4:7, we have this treasure in earthen vessels. We must be reminded, then, that our...
Paul’s specific instruction to Christians in 1 Thes 5:16 is that we “Rejoice evermore.” Now I, certainly, have not obeyed this command all the time and I’m pretty sure that you haven’t either. One reason is that we haven’t been doing the things that cause Christians to rejoice. There...
In the history of the Church, God has used certain men in a big way to get his work done. He used Peter to preach to thousands. He was the apostle to the Circumcision. God used Paul to preach to thousands. He was the apostle to the Uncircumcision. In...
