Personal Offenses
Personal Offenses Matt.18:15-17 Personal offenses will come! People are people, Christians are people. When a sin or offense is personal and private, the injured person should go at once to the one who has done the injury and show him his fault alone, [Matt.18:15]. Every effort should be made for reconciliation. Patience, love and […]
Live to the Will of God, 1 Pet 4:1-11
Our text is 1 Pet 4:1-11. Peter said “Live the rest of your time in the flesh… to the will of God [1 Pet 4:2]. To do this you must: Cease from sin – 1 Pet 4:1-4 – 1 “arm yourselves with the same mind.” In Rom 6:11 this is called dead reckoning. “He that […]
Living Righteously, 1 Pet 3:8-12
Our text for Sunday school is 1 Pet 3:8-12. The theme is living righteously. When you and I were saved, God gave us his righteousness in Jesus Christ. This is his imputed righteousness. However, we must live righteously after we are saved by yielding to his righteousness in us and following what he is teaching […]
Heating Up Lukewarm Christians, Rev 3:14-19
The illustration that God uses in Rev 3:16 to describe the lukewarm people of the church of the Laodiceans is a lukewarm beverage. A hot beverage will naturally become lukewarm if it is not reheated. I sometimes microwave coffee to keep it very hot while I’m drinking it. Likewise, we need to heat up for […]
Refuse and Choose
Refuse and Choose Isa.7:15 Good choices will change your life. Jesus learned to make the correct choices and lived a sinless life. [Lk.2:40] “and the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.” [Lk.2:52] “Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God […]
Charity Never Faileth 1 Cor 13:8-13
Charity Never Faileth 1 Cor. 13:8-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO 1 Cor 13:8 begins with “Charity never faileth.” To fail is to “fade or die away or to stop functioning.” Charity never stops functioning. It will be here for eternity. By contrast: Prophecies shall “fail.” Eventually, all prophecy will be fulfilled. There are many unfulfilled prophecies […]
Charity Our Essential Responsibility 1 Cor 13:1-8
Charity Our Essential Responsibility 1 Cor 13:1-8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Cor 12:31, Paul exhorts us to follow the “more excellent way,” of charity. In 1 Cor 13:1-8, he elaborates on charity in detail. He shows us that charity is commanded and essential in our Christian lives. And he shows us what it accomplishes […]
Eating Things Offered to Idols 1 Cor 8:1-13
1 Cor 8:1-13 Eating Things Offered to Idols CLICK TITILE FOR AUDIO Paul wrote 1 Cor 8:1-13 to deal with the problem of eating things offered to idols [Acts 15:20]. In idolatry, worshippers take a sacrifice to the temple. The priest takes his portion and then sells the rest of the offering to support the temple […]
Aged Men and Women Titus 2:2-3
Aged Men and Women Titus 2: 2-3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Titus 2:1-3, Paul addresses the desirable characteristics of aged men and women. These are qualities that lend credibility to the things they teach younger women and men [Titus 2:4-6]. Aged men are to be: Sober – they are not to get drunk. Lemuel’s […]
A Dozen Good Habits
A Dozen Good Habits Good habits are necessary. These twelve rules for a way of life were written long ago in a family Bible, and are still useful in this present world. These dozen habits will bless you and please God. Begin each day with prayer [Ps.5:3] Start your day looking up […]