FINDING FAMILY AT CHRISTMAS! Matthew 13:53-58 INTRODUCTION: Many here grew up in the time of “Leave It to Beaver.” But even back in the1960s we had Eddie Haskell that was a little dysfunctional in the show. Christmas should be all about family, even though many of our families may be a little dysfunctional. Matthew, Mark,Luke […]
FIVE MARKS OF TRUTH! 2 Timothy 2:15-26 INTRODUCTION: One of the major marks of our day is the wide spread idea that truth is subjective. Most today would agree with Pilot of old that no one can truly know the truth: John 18:33-38. I. MODERN THOUGHT: HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE! Our society […]
DEALING WITH OUR DOUBT! I John 5:1-13 INTRODUCTION: Today we will be dealing with our doubts from a biblical standpoint. Now, we all know people who have honest doubts about the Word of God even when what it says is very clear. The apostle John writing to the church said very clearly we can know […]
GIVING OUR GOD THANKS! Romans 8:31-39 INTRODUCTION: When is Thanksgiving Day? This year we will celebrate Thanksgiving Day on November 27. Thanksgiving Day in the United States goes back to our first President, George Washington as he proclaimed November 26, 1789 as a day of Thanksgiving. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a White House […]
THINKING STRIGHT! 2 Timothy 1:7; 2 Corinthians 10:1-6 INTRODUCTION: So much of our life is affected by the way we think it is time we go a little deeper into God’s Word to learn how to control our thought life in a healthy way. We all struggle to some degree to control our thoughts: Proverbs […]
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 […]