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 […]
WINNING OR WHINING? Psalm 46:1-11 INTRODUCTION: In 7-1 B C, the nation of Judah was a small insignificant nation. Assyria was the nation that was conquering the known world of its day. Sennacherib was the conquering king of Assyria and he was told by his intelligence unit that a man named Hezekiah was the king […]
GRADUATING TO HAPPINESS! Matthew 5:1-12 INTRODUCTION: Well it is time to honor our high school graduates; Arianna and Eric Barancik as they have reached a new milestone in their lives. As they move to the next phase of their lives one of the questions I am sure they are asking is “Will I find fulfillment […]
LOVING AS OUR LORD LOVED! 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 INTRODUCTION: A popular song when I was a teenager was “What the World Needs Now is Love Sweet Love.” Even non-Christians feel the need to be loved: John 13:34-35. The real question is: “What kind of love does the world need. We wonder sometimes: “Can anyone love […]