THE ONE NOBODY WANTED! Genesis 29:16-30 INTRODUCTION: The Word of God is not sentimental or romantic when it speaks on the subject of marriage and the family. Being single can be very difficult but so can being married. The world sees so many broken promises in marriage and become cynical about the need for marriage […]
DEFERRING GRATIFICATION! 2 Peter 1:3-8 KJV INTRODUCTION: In days gone by education was based entirely upon the foundational principles of virtue. It was thought in many nations that if a young person had obtained virtue, they had already achieved life’s highest pursuit. In our nation in the 18th and 19th centuries the primary foundation of […]
OUR TIME IS SHORT! 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Ephesians 5:1-17 INTRODUCTION: I hope you are excited about the New Year we are about to enter into. We have the message of life for this world of death. When anyone receives Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior He gives them new birth, which leads to […]
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 […]