IT IS YOUR TURN IN THE VALLEY! Psalm 23:1-6 INTRODUCTION: This portion of Scripture is one that is read at almost every funeral. In times of danger, our soldiers will often pull out their New Testament Bibles and go to the back where the Psalms are and read the 23ard Psalm to comfort their hearts. […]
FROM GRIEF TO GROWTH Psalm 30:1-12 INTRODUCTION: As Christians we do not believe in accidents when it relates to the things of God and His activity in our lives. However, when my father passed away I was not prepared for the void that filled my heart and the grief that I faced several years later […]
CHANGE YOUR LIFE BY CHANGING YOUR MIND! Romans 8:1-17 INTRODUCTION: When you fall into anxiety, depression, worry, went to bed with your mind racing so bad you could not sleep most of the night or had fear in your heart you need to know that you are not alone. You if experience any of these […]
PRIDE WILL BLIND YOU! Judges 16:1-21 INTRODUCTION: Lord Acton said “All power tends to corrupt. And absolute power corrupts…absolutely.” Samson had a lot of power and it was God Who gave Samson that power. Samson kill a huge lion with his bare hands and he wiped out an entire army of Philistines with just the […]
ANGER THAT BLINDS! I Samuel 20:25-34 INTRODUCTION: Sadly so many people chose to walk in their anger, not realizing that man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires: James 1:19-25. Even dear friends and family members can become fierce enemies because of anger that is not dealt with properly. I. OUR […]
HELP LORD! Psalm 121:1-8 INTRODUCTION: Life from time to time finds us all a little short. It is often an embarrassment when we need to ask for help. We all need at times to receive grace. Many of the Psalms are cries to God for help. As we read Psalm 121 we can hear the […]
THE POSITIVE SIDE OF OUR TRIALS Jeremiah 29:10-14 INTRODUCTION: The Bible is a very practical Book. It is the story of God dealing with mankind and man kind’s dealing with mankind. Sadly most of the story is written as a tragedy filled with trials and tears. I. TRIALS, HURTS, AND TEARS! So often in the […]
ARE YOU THIRSTY? John 7:37-43 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever been really thirsty for a cool drink of water? Not just a little thirsty, but so thirsty you could not think of anything else besides needing a drink of water? Have you ever been thirsty for righteousness? Not just a little thirsty for righteousness but so […]
A MESSAGE OF HOPE IN THE MIDST OF OUR DARKNESS! Psalm 16:1-11 INTRODUCTION: There is always a message of hope in the midst of any darkness we enter into. Psalm 16 is a recounting of David’s darkness during the last days of King Saul’s leadership of the nation of Israel found in 1 Samuel 26:9. […]
AMERICA AT THE CROSS ROADS! Psalm 85:1-13 INTRODUCTION: Psalm 85 was a hymn of the nation of Israel and was sung on some of their national holidays. We will use this Psalm today to speak of our nation at the crossroads just as Israel was at the crossroads when this Psalm was written. This Psalm […]