OVERCOMING TRADITIONALISM Matthew 15:1-14 INTRODUCTION: The apostle Paul before he became an apostle was a Pharisee of the Pharisees. He was big on the tradition of the elders: Galatians 1:13-14. Now we know that not all traditions are bad and so we are not called to throw off all the traditions of men. Many of […]
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 […]
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 […]
REWARDED THROUGH THE FIRE! 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 INTRODUCTION: Some Christians are carnal; almost everything they do is led by their fleshly desires. Other Christians are spiritual; most of what they do is led by the Spirit of God. If what a Christian builds their life on is of the flesh, it will be wood, hay […]
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 […]
A FATHER WHO LISTENS Hebrews 4:15-16 INTRODUCTION: We have a secret that the world knows little of. We can come to God’s throne of grace any time of day or night: Matthew 6:5-6. In our prayer closets our Lord welcomes us to come to Him with all our concerns and He promises to hear us. […]
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. […]
UNDERSTANDING WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST! Genesis 2:1-7 INTRODUCTION: Our subject for today Is “Who am I in Christ?” Genesis 2:7: God created man. Yet many very intelligent people today believe that man just happened. They believe that nothing times nobody plus time plus change and it all just happened. Not only does the Word […]
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 […]