Encourage Your Spirit, 1 Sam 1:15-18

There are things in your life that will affect your spirit.  And when your spirit gets down, you are in trouble.  We often think that our spirits won’t be lifted until whatever has gotten us down is resolved or is taken away.  But such is not the case.  You can let your emotions and your […]

Be Diligent

A Charge to Be Diligent Joshua 22:1-6 Joshua charges the Rubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh to be diligent. They had obeyed all the commandments of Moses and Joshua up to this point. They knew how to please God. Now they were going out on their own and Joshua charges them to be […]

Benefits of Patience

The longer you live and the more stuff through which you go, the more you learn about the Christian life.  According to Rom 5:3-5, as you go through things, you’re going to need some patience.  Patience helps you acquire spiritual experience.  However, patience is not something for which you want to pray.  The Lord can […]

Therefore I Write These Things, 2 Cor 12:13-13:14

We are concluding our study of 2 Corinthians by studying 2 Cor 12:13-13:14.  In 2 Cor 13:10, Paul said, “Therefore I write these things.”  He wrote what he wrote at the end of this epistle so that he wouldn’t have to deal with certain things while he was in Corinth on his third visit.  He […]

Your Calling, 2 Tim 1:9

Many Christians say that they want to know what their calling is, what their purpose is.  Unfortunately, it seems that most Christians don’t know.  So, we’re going to look at some verses in the Bible to help you figure out your calling.  In your calling you are: Called to salvation – Mk 2:17 – this […]

Be Ye Holy

Be Ye Holy 1 Pet.1:15-16 God wants you to be Holy. He wants you free from sin and pure, because He is the purest example of Holiness. How does sinful man become holy? How does a Christian live a holy life? At Salvation your Soul is Holy At the moment a person believes in their […]

Deal With Your Sin

Deal With Your Sin [Rom.3:23] For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; [Rom.3:10] As it is written, There is none righteous, no not one: Jesus Christ dealt with our sin, on the cross, as it pertains to eternal life and the penalty of death [Rom.5:12] We are born condemned because […]

Get Real Joshua 5: 1-15

Get Real Jos. 5: 1-15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Most of us come to church on Sunday and listen to the preaching and teaching and go on home. Maybe there was some conviction; maybe there was some resolve to change, and maybe not. Then Monday morning we are back in the REAL world. Why isn’t the […]

The Local Church

The Local Church Heb. 10:25   The local church is one of three institutions commissioned by God, the others being the family and civil government. The local church is commissioned by God to carry out His purpose in reaching the lost and perfecting the saved. Therefore, God’s plan for a Christian will always be fulfilled […]

Get It Out of Your Life Ps 66:18-20

Get It Out of Your Life Ps. 66: 18-20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO You have been praying, you have been reading your Bible, and you have been faithfully attending church.  Yet, you know that there is something not quite right in your life.  It could be that there is something in your life that is grieving […]