TIME, CONTROL, AND OBEDIENCE! Ephesians 5:15-33 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever wished you could know God’s will and be able to do God’s will. If we will be careful to use our time wisely we will study God’s Word so we can know God’s will for our lives. As we yield to the Holy Spirit’s leading […]
BROKEN HEARTED BY GRIEF! Psalm 6:1-10 INTRODUCTION: What becomes of the broken hearted? That is a question that every person who has ever experienced loss, loneliness, rejection, shame and abandonment has asked themselves many times. Moses reminds us that God is our refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms: Deuteronomy 32:27. Psalm 6 is a […]
IS THERE REALLY A PLACE OF ETERNAL TORMENT? Revelation 20:11-15 INTRODUCTION: There are times in the Scriptures when our Lord choses to pull back the vail between this world and the world beyond this world. Our Lord allows us to look into that world that is beyond this world. There are really two worlds. The […]
GETTING AND KEEPING A GREAT CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY! James 1:22-27 INTRODUCTION: Our Christian testimony is not what we say about ourselves but what others who know us best would say about our character, our conduct, and our speech. If we talk to others about our love for the Lord but do not show God’s love to […]
VICTORY OVER YOUR FLESH! Galatians 5:16-21 INTRODUCTION: In the book of Galatians we find a description of both the works of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit. We learn that if we will walk in the Spirit we will not fulfill the works of the flesh and also if we walk in the […]
THE THIEF OF UNBELIEF! 2 Kings 7:1-20 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever been robbed? Look with me at a man that was robbed by the thief of unbelief: 2 Kings 7:18-20. Do you know what success is? Success is finding out what God is up to and getting in on it. Our Lord loves to bless […]
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 […]
A MESSAGE OF HOPE IN THE MIDST OF OUR DARKNESS! Psalm 16:1-11 INTRODUCTION: As the coronavirus began to spread across our world beginning in Wuhan, China in 2019 and spreading rapidly to every nation in our world it was interesting to see how different world leaders reacted to that new international challenge. Queen Elizabeth of […]
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 […]