You Can’t Get Away With It, 2 Chr 18:1-34
When you try to do something that is contrary to God’s plan you can’t get away with it. In 2 Chr 18:1-34, Ahab wanted to fight the Syrians to recover Ramothgilead from them. A prophet, named Micaiah, told him that he would fail and that he would die in the attempt [2 Chr 18:16]. Yet, […]
Israel’s Failure in Canaan, Num 32:10-12
When Israel had the opportunity to enter Canaan the first time, they encountered some problems that set them back and caused them to wander in the wilderness for forty years. Then when they finally made it into the land, they encountered a couple more problems that caused them unnecessary grief in the land. These problems […]
Giving Satan an Advantage, Part II, 2 Cor 2:11
In Part I of this lesson, we saw that from the moment we are saved, we are in a battle with Satan. He is our adversary [1 Pet 5:8]. God gives us his whole armor to protect us in this battle [Eph 6:10-18]. However, according to 2 Cor 2:11, there are certain things that we […]
The Tragic Demise of a Good Man 2 Sam 1:17-27
The Tragic Demise of a Good Man II Sam. 1: 17-27 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Three times in David’s lamentation for Saul and Jonathan in 2 Sam 1:17-27, David said, “How are the mighty fallen,” [2 Sam 1:19, 25, 27]. Saul, indeed, was a mighty man. He had an excellent beginning as the first King of […]
Why Children Dishonor Their Fathers Prov 30:11
Why Children Dishonor Their Fathers Prov. 30: 11. CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Father’s Day. It is more common today for children to dishonor their fathers than in prior generations in our country [Prov 30:11]. We see that this is a worldwide problem. Before the return of the Lord Jesus Christ, according to Mal 4:5-6, Elijah must […]
Bring Them Up His Way Eph. 6:4
Bring Them Up His Way Eph. 6: 4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Bring them up in the “nurture and admonition OF THE LORD”, not your way, his. I did it my way, I have many failures. God’s way is perfect [Ps.18:30] Illustration – “Easter Lily” Ask a young couple to come to the front and […]
Symptoms of a Hard Heart Prov. 28:14
Symptoms of a Hard Heart Prov.28:14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Symptoms of a Hard Heart Proverbs 28:14 Why is it, that we can easily see a hard heart is someone else? In the ministry we see young and old alike harden their own heart against the things of the lord and fall into […]
Why We Fail at Biblical Authority in Families Gen. 3
Why We Fail at Biblical Authority in Families Gen. 3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Why We Fail at Biblical Authority in Families Gen. 3 Last week, Pastor started this series of Sunday School lessons with “Biblical Authority in Families”. Since God created the family, we can clearly see throughout the Bible His clear instruction of authority, […]
Lessons From King Saul: Saul’s disobedience.
Lessons From King Saul: Saul’s Disobedience (1 Samuel 15:1-35) In this lesson from our study of King Saul we will look at his disobedience in the matter of the Amalekites. Many times you are told to read the bible putting yourself into the passage, this is an excellent passage for doing just that. As we […]
Disobedience and rebellion of Saul
Disobedience and rebellion of Saul (1 Samuel 15:1-35) In this passage we see the rebellion of Saul through partial disobedience. Now Saul had trouble before as the word of God shows in 1 Samuel 13, but in this sin we see what cost him the kingdom. The story before us is simple God told Saul […]