Putting Away Bitterness, Eph 4:30-32
We have some excellent sermons and radio broadcasts on the subject of bitterness posted on line. For example, The Evil Effects of Bitterness and Naomi’s Bitterness. But there is something about putting away bitterness that is not covered in these other sermons. So, we need to discuss putting away bitterness tonight. Bitterness is a deadly […]
Bitterness – Bro. Joshua
Bitterness Ephesians 4:29-32 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malica: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Corrupt communication- any conversation that does not edify the hearer, which in turn […]
Spiritual Depression, 1 Ki 19:4
In many cases, depression is something you can address spiritually and practically rather than chemically, through anti-depressants. You can often make changes in your spiritual life that will improve your emotional and mental health. Furthermore, if depression is exacerbated by your lifestyle and diet, you can make the necessary lifestyle and dietary changes to reduce […]
Duties of Tribulation Saints, Heb 12:1-17
In the Tribulation, people must endure to the end to be saved, Matt 24:13, Heb 3:6, 14. In Heb 12:1-17, Paul lists several duties of Tribulation saints to help them endure to the end. We’ll study these duties of Tribulation saints today. Tribulation saints must: Lay aside every weight and besetting sin, v.1. Paul starts […]
Put Away, 1 Cor 5:13
There are some things that don’t go away on their own and God doesn’t deliver you from them. You have to put away these people or things in your life. Put away: A wicked person – 1 Cor 5:13. In the context of v.11, we are not to keep company with a brother who […]
Ministry of a Prophet, Ezek 3:4-14
The ministry of a prophet is unique. He’s certainly not a pastor. He’s not trying to shepherd a flock of people and establish a local ministry where he is sent. He preaches God’s words and often what he has to say is very negative. In Ezek 3:4-14, we see some aspects of Ezekiel’s ministry. He’s […]
Put Off the Old, Put On the New, Eph 4:20-32
In Eph 4:20-32, Paul gave us very practical instructions about the Christian life. He told us to put off the old man and to put on the new man. We must put off the old man because he is “corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,” Eph 4:22. We are to “henceforth walk not as […]
Call Me Mara Ruth 1:19-22
Call Me Mara Ruth 1:19-22 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Naomi means “pleasant;” Mara means “bitter.” In Ruth 1:19-22, Naomi tells her friends in Bethlehem to Call me Mara, because she was bitter. This formerly pleasant wife and mother of two sons had returned a widow and childless. Have you ever felt like saying, “Call me Mara?” […]
Bitterness
Bitterness Prov. 14:10 You know if there is bitterness in your heart. We often believe that bitterness is something that has grown for a time inside us, and is only a problem when we are troubled. Heb. 12:15. This verse is probably the most often used verse to address bitterness. We are going to look […]
Do You Rule Your Own Spirit?
Do You Rule Your Own Spirit? Prov. 25:28 Solomon says that if you don’t rule your own spirit, you are like a “city that is broken down, and without walls”. That is not good. You are disorganized, and unprotected. None of us would choose to live in a city such as this, yet we […]