Wise Men Matt. 2:1-12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The wise men who came to Israel looking for the king of the Jews were men who would have known about the birth of the Messiah from the prophecies of Daniel and from their interest in astrology.  Kings in Babylon and in...

Wisdom is Profitable To Direct Eccl. 10: 8-10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Wisdom is profitable to direct because: Wisdom considers the best and safest way in every decision.  A man that digs a pit can fall in.  So, crews place steel bunkers inside holes they dig to protect the men in...

Don’t Get Swindled Colossians 2:1-5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Stick Together – v.2 – “knit together in love” – walk in groups for safety; get into and stay in a good Bible-believing church and learn to love the folks that are there.  You are most vulnerable right after you get saved or...

Plumbline Amos 7: 7- 8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Lord shows Amos a plumbline. The context is the Lord speaking of future judgement of Israel. Amos was just a “herdsman”, a regular guy. The Lord uses regular guys, his disciples for example, to get things done. He also uses common...

 The Remedy for Being Heady II Tim. 3:1-5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We studied 2 Tim 3:1-5 in Sunday school this morning.  One of the characteristics of the perilous times in the last days is that men are heady [2 Tim 3:4].  Heady means rash, willful, impetuous.  Impetuous means controlled by...

Rejoice with Trembling Ps. 2:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Ps 2:11 says, Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.  How do you rejoice with trembling?  I understand serving with fear but to rejoice with trembling doesn’t seem to make sense. If we could see God’s glory [Ex 33:18-23; Ex...

What was Jesus Made for Us (1 Corinthians 1:26-31) In this lesson we are going to look at four things Jesus Christ was made for us. In verse 30 Jesus is said to be made wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption for us. With these four things we will see that...

Abundant Wisdom Eph. 1:7-8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO With the abundant life that we have in Jesus Christ [Jn 10:10] we are given abundant wisdom.  God’s abundant wisdom can be found in the following people and places: Wisdom is in the Lord – Eph 1:7-8, Col 2:2-3 – he has it...

Fear of Judgment Ps.119:120 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When we think about the fear of God, we often minimize it to some degree because we are saved.  The great Judge of all mankind is our “Father.”  We know that he loves us.  In many cases, we have become used to his...

Great Wisdom Ecc.9:13-18 In this passage, Solomon tells a story of a little city. He says that there is an example of Great Wisdom in this story. Even though the little city is besieged by a great king, one poor wise man delivers the city. I believe there is a...