“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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Though He Fall Ps.37:23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Ps 37:23 says that the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord.  But v. 24 says, though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down.  If his steps are being ordered by the Lord, why would he ever fall? ...

This sermon is about doing the will of God.  As we follow Jesus, we use remember that he said, I come to do thy will, Heb 10:7, 9.  The will of God was so important to Jesus Christ that he found it even before he was a teenager and went...