WATCH OUT! BE ON YOUR GUARD! 2 Kings 5:1-13 INTRODUCTION: At times in each of our lives we have all made decisions that at the time seemed so logical. But after our decision had been made and we began to move on it, it led us toward disaster. Naaman the Aramean army commander almost made […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]