Confidence in Princes, Ps 118:9

Confidence in Princes Ps 118:9 says, “It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes”. This time of year there’s a lot of discussion and anxiety about politics.  In which candidates are you going to put your trust?  The Lord said, “It is better to...

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Taste And See, Ps 34:8

Taste and See Ps 34:8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Taste And See That The Lord Is Good We’ve often said that eternal life begins the moment you receive Jesus Christ; you don’t have to wait to die before you can enjoy your everlasting life.  That’s why Jesus said in Jn 10:10,...

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Perfect Peace, Is 26:3

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee”, Is 26:3. There are three parts to this verse that we need to understand and apply in order to have perfect peace. The first part is the objective, which is for God...

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Guard Against These

Guard Against These Pleasing man. Jn 12:43, 1 Thes 2:4, Gal 1:10. Why even worry about making friends by being a man pleaser.  Men are very hard to please because you aren’t ever certain what it’s going to take to keep them happy.  When you are a man-pleaser, you aren’t...

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Direct Our Steps, Jer 10:23

We need the Lord to direct our steps because, “The way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps”, Jer 10:23. We should acknowledge this truth and believe it.  Believing what God says about our inability to direct our steps will...

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Praying for the Sick, 2 Kings 13:14

Praying for the Sick 2 Kings 13:14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When praying for the sick, keep in mind that God doesn’t always heal sick folks.  In 2 Ki 13:14, when Elisha was sick, he died.  And unlike Hezekiah, he didn’t weep sore over this outcome, trying to persuade God to...

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The News, How to Handle It, Jn 14:27

I have noticed that the more people have watched the news the more jaded, angry, troubled, and apathetic they have become.  Right now, people’s hearts are fearful and agitated.  As Christians, we must live better than that.  We must have a better way to handle the news.  Here are three...

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How to Deal with Trouble

Trouble: that which causes concern or distress.  Introduction: The Bible has a lot to say regarding the troubles of life. Troubles come in all shapes and sizes, in all places, and to all people. The troubles of life are inevitable and often come when you’re not ready for them or...

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Why Trust in the Lord, Ps 32:10

Why Trust in the Lord Ps 32:10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We know that we are supposed to trust in the Lord, but why?  You trust in the Lord for: Mercy – Ps 32:10 – salvation is in the Lord.  We need his mercy and he extends it to us by...

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The Right Attitude about Money

I Timothy 6:17-18 Introduction: Two weeks ago we started a series of lessons regarding money. The first lesson was found in I Timothy 6:9 and we looked at the consequences of a person wanting to be rich, a real temptation for the Christian today. Last week, we looked at a...

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