Growth Requires Nourishment and Exercise 1 Pet 2:2
Growth Requires Nourishment and Exercise 1 Peter 2 2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Normal growth requires proper nourishment and exercise. Physical growth is the result of proper nourishment and exercise – physical growth doesn’t happen automatically. When a child is born, it is normal to expect that child to grow, as long as he is eating, drinking […]
The Right Response to Afflictions 1 Pet 5:5-10
The Right Response to Afflictions 1 Peter 5:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Many of us are going through or have gone through afflictions. Notice in 1 Pet 5:9 the mention of the afflictions that are accomplished in your brethren. In 1 Pet 5:5-10 we find the right response to afflictions. Humble yourself – 1 Pet 5:6 […]
The Remedy for Being Heady II Tim. 3:1-5
The Remedy for Being Heady II Tim. 3:1-5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We studied 2 Tim 3:1-5 in Sunday school this morning. One of the characteristics of the perilous times in the last days is that men are heady [2 Tim 3:4]. Heady means rash, willful, impetuous. Impetuous means controlled by emotion rather than thought. Today, […]
A study in the Book of Esther : Lesson #5 A lesson in patience and trust in the Lord.
A Study in the Book of Esther : Lesson #5 A Lesson in Patience and Trust in the Lord In this study from the book of Esther we will see a good lesson on having patience and trusting in the Lord. In the book of Esther and especially in chapters 6 and 7 we see […]
The Fruit of Your Faith II Thess. 1
The Fruit of Your Faith II Thess. 1 Intro: Paul is writing to a church, now more mature than his first letter. They have had time to produce the fruit of their faith We will see that this is a progression, three orderly steps of a process He mentions three types of faith, how are […]
A Cloud of Witnesses
A Cloud of Witnesses Heb.12:1 Paul makes reference in chapter 12 to a cloud of witnesses that are in chapter 11. Those witnesses are the heroes of the faith. They all have one thing in common, they believed God and obeyed Him. Rom. 16:26 calls that, “The obedience of faith”. This verse says that we […]
What Hope Does For You Ps. 43:5
What Hope Does For You Ps. 43:5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This sermon is about what hope does for you. You hope in God [Ps 43:5] because he can provide you with his power, peace, comfort, health, provision, protection, deliverance, grace, wisdom, goodness and so forth. You hope in Jesus Christ [1 Cor 15:19] because of […]
Benefits of Justification by Faith, Rom 5:1-11
Benefits of Justification by Faith Rom. 5:1-11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the first four chapters of Romans, Paul concluded and thoroughly illustrated that we are justified by faith. Therefore, we enjoy the following benefits of justification by faith. Through justification by faith in Christ we have: Peace – Rom 5:1 – we have peace with […]
Add to “Temperance Patience”
Add to “Temperance Patience” 2 Peter 1:6 Patience is a choice. This is another choice that Peter tells us to add. Add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience. Patience is the suffering of afflictions, pain, toil, calamity, provocation, or other evil, with a calm, […]
Mature Joy, Jn 17:13
Mature Joy John 17:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Mature joy comes from sacrificial service, bearing reproach, finishing a job and anticipating the Lord’s return. Sacrificial service produces maturejoy in knowing that the will of the Lord has been done. The performing of a service in which there is no visible reward from the world is […]