OVERCOMING TRADITIONALISM Matthew 15:1-14 INTRODUCTION: The apostle Paul before he became an apostle was a Pharisee of the Pharisees. He was big on the tradition of the elders: Galatians 1:13-14. Now we know that not all traditions are bad and so we are not called to throw off all the traditions of men. Many of […]
GOD’S JOY! John 16:16-33 INTRODUCTION: Our Lord Jesus spoke of “joy” seven times in the gospel of John and all seven of those times occurred the night before His crucifixion in chapters 15-17. John 15:11; John 16:20; John 16:21; John 16:22; John 16:24; John 17:13. Jesus promised his disciples “joy” that would remain even in […]
REWARDED THROUGH THE FIRE! 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 INTRODUCTION: Some Christians are carnal; almost everything they do is led by their fleshly desires. Other Christians are spiritual; most of what they do is led by the Spirit of God. If what a Christian builds their life on is of the flesh, it will be wood, hay […]
A FATHER WHO LISTENS Hebrews 4:15-16 INTRODUCTION: We have a secret that the world knows little of. We can come to God’s throne of grace any time of day or night: Matthew 6:5-6. In our prayer closets our Lord welcomes us to come to Him with all our concerns and He promises to hear us. […]
UNDERSTANDING WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST! Genesis 2:1-7 INTRODUCTION: Our subject for today Is “Who am I in Christ?” Genesis 2:7: God created man. Yet many very intelligent people today believe that man just happened. They believe that nothing times nobody plus time plus change and it all just happened. Not only does the Word […]
PASSING GOD’S TESTS! Matthew 15:21-28 INTRODUCTION: As we study this passage of Scripture tonight do you see Jesus as being very rude to this Canaanite woman? She came to Jesus crying out with a very legitimate need: Matthew 15:22-24. Our Lord Jesus is the greatest teacher who ever lived. A great teacher does not just […]
GOD’S NEW DAY! Joshua 3:1-17 INTRODUCTION: This morning we talked about our Lord’s help. Tonight we will learn how to enter into our Lord’s provision of opportunity. Because of a lack of faith in God’s promises, the children of Israel wandered in the desert of Sinai for forty years. Now their children are about to […]
TRUST IN GOD! John 14:1-6 INTRODUCTION: Weather modifications are rapidly developing today in military installations around the globe to prepare for weather warfare. Using science to alter the climate, set of earthquakes and volcanoes remotely through the use of electromagnetic waves is on the way. I. REMAINING CALM DURING THE PREENT AND COMING STORMS! As […]
THE BLESSINGS OF BELIEVING! Psalm 34:1-10 INTRODUCTION: We love the song: “Oklahoma” when it says “everything is going my way!” But what about those times when everything is not going our way? The Psalmist tells us God’s way to handle life when it does not seem to be going our way: Psalm 56:3-4; Psalm 62:8; […]
THE PEACE OF THE SPIRIT! Galatians 5:22-26; Philippians 4:6-9 INTRODUCTION: The fruit of the Spirit is not like the gifts of the Spirit. God gives different gifts to different saints and no saint has all 19 Spiritual gifts listed in the Bible. 1 Corinthians 12:7-12. But the fruit of the Spirit is different. God gives […]