Quickened Together, Eph 2:4-10
In Eph 2:4-10, Paul wrote about being quickened together with Christ, when we are saved. Before we were saved, we walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, who is the devil. When Paul wrote “But God,” in Eph 2:4, he showed us that God […]
How To Change, 1 Tim 1:12-16
How To Change 1 Tim. 1:12-16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This sermon on how to change teaches you how to practically change things in your life that should change when you are saved. There are things in all our lives that should change after salvation. However, many Christians don’t change partly because they don’t know how […]
In Due Season, Gal 6:9
In Due Season Gal 6:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Gal 6:9 says, “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” The phrase in this verse that is critical to successful reaping is, “in due season.” You see the trouble today is that there is […]
The Love of Christ Constraineth Us, 2 Cor 5:14
2 Cor 5:14 says “For the love of Christ constraineth us”. In v.15, it constrains us to not henceforth live unto ourselves, but unto him who died for them (in v.14) and rose again. To constrain is to hold back by or as if by force. The force of his love constrains us to not […]
Rahab’s Testimony, Jos 2:1-24
Rahab’s testimony is remarkable, Jos 2:1-24. Notice: Rahab’s Testimony of Faith – Heb 11:31. In Jos 2:9-11 she believed in the Lord. Then in v.12-13 she believed she could be saved and that she needed to be saved. In v.14 she believed the words of the spies. And in v.17-21 she believed that the scarlet thread […]
The King’s Commandment, Ecc 8:1-5
In Ecc 8:1, Solomon asked, “Who is as the wise man”? A wise man fears the Lord. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. So, if he is “as” the wise man, he will fear the Lord. See Prov 24:21. And the wise man will keep the king’s commandment. Solomon also asked, […]
Consequences of wanting to be rich- I Timothy 6:9
Introduction: I Timothy 6:9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves […]
A Life of Contentment
1 Timothy 6:6 “But godliness with contentment is great gain.” Introduction: Lats week we studied I Timothy 6:9, the consequences of a person that will be rich. At the core of a person wanting to be rich is a person that is covetous, and that person will fall into temptation, fall into a snare, will fall […]
How to Live (A Study in Ecclesiastes) Lesson #3 Three key things about Life
How to Live (A Study in Ecclesiastes) Lesson #3 : “Three key things about Life” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-14) The first 8 verses of this chapter are pretty familiar to most people. In our previous two lessons we pointed out a life lesson at the end of those lessons. In this lesson instead of having one life […]
Private Interpretation, 2 Pet 1:20
Private Interpretation 2 Pet.1:20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Private interpretation is the method of interpreting scripture to make it say what you want it to say. Private interpretation derives from four primary sources: The first is unbelief. You don’t believe what you’re reading so you make the scripture say what you believe. The second is presumption. […]