Guard Against These
Guard Against These Pleasing man. Jn 12:43, 1 Thes 2:4, Gal 1:10. Why even worry about making friends by being a man pleaser. Men are very hard to please because you aren’t ever certain what it’s going to take to keep them happy. When you are a man-pleaser, you aren’t a God-pleaser. When you please […]
Youth, Aging, and Wise Words, Ecc 12:1-14
Youth, Aging and Death Youth, Ecc 12:1 Remembering your Creator in the days of your youth is essential. Yet, every attempt has been made in our society to talk youth out of believing that God is the creator. The condition of our society is evidence that youth do not retain God in their knowledge. See […]
Fear Before God, Ecc 8:12-13
This lesson contrasts those who fear before God, Ecc 8:12, with those who don’t fear before God, Ecc 8:13. The way that ‘before’ is used in these verses means “under the jurisdiction of”. We are all under God’s jurisdiction. That is, we are all subject to God’s judgment. God is the judge of everybody and […]
Don’t Envy Sinners, Prov 23:17-19
Don’t envy sinners. One of the greatest safeguards against straying from the Lord, when you are a young Christian, is to “let not thine heart envy sinners”. When I was a teenager, envying sinners caused me to turn away from the Lord so I could pursue what they were doing. Prov 23:17-19 gives you four […]
Unique Ways to Happiness, Job 5:17-18
God offers his people unique ways to happiness. We can be happy in ways that the world knows nothing about. The world’s happiness is derived from pleasure. They might be happy with an event, a person, an accomplishment, or some form of entertainment. We can be happy with these things, too. Yet, this happiness is […]
Creator, Ecc 12:1
Five times the word “Creator” appears in your Bible. In the context of each reference we learn why it is important to remember that God created us. Ecc 12:1, “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth”. According to the context of this verse, Ecc 11:9-10; 12:13-14, young people should remember that their […]
Choose You This Day, Jos 24:14-15
In Jos 24:14-15, at the end of Joshua’s life, he charged Israel with one final command. He commanded them to choose this day whom they would serve. He said to Israel: Fear the Lord. If you had a dad or a boss or a commander that you feared, you did what they said. This is […]
Serving With Fear, Col 3:22-25
Introduction to serving with fear Today’s sermon is on serving with fear. We have preached recently on serving God and serving others. A number of you are serving, and I’m thankful for your service. We have some opportunities for others to serve right now, as well. And with the Preachers Conference coming up in August, […]
Ye Serve the Lord Christ, Col 3:17-25
No matter what we do with our time here on earth, we are servants of the Lord. Like Paul said in Col 3:24, “ye serve the Lord Christ.” And we are to serve him continually. In Col 3:17-25, Paul gave us some plain instructions on how to serve the Lord. We are to serve the […]
Believe It Or Not, Acts 28:24
AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON Paul used three means to try to get the Jews to believe what he was saying about the kingdom of God and Jesus in Acts 28:23. He expounded the word of God – to expound is to explain; to lay open the meaning; to clear of obscurity. Like Neh […]