Favor With God, Ps 5:12

This message beginning in Ps 5:12 is about finding Favor with God.  It should be of great importance to us that we find favor with the Lord. Samuel found favor with the Lord, 1 Sam 2:26.  He was the greatest judge that Israel ever had.  Mary found favor with the Lord, Lk 1:28-20, and she […]

The Righteous, Prov 10:25

The Righteous Prov.10:25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Bible has lots to say about the righteous and the wicked.  In Proverbs, there are numerous references to these two and they are often contrasted.  There are two interesting pictures of the righteous in Proverbs that we want to preach on today.  In one of them the […]

You Can Count on God, Ps 143:1

There are three characteristics of God in Ps 143:1, that give you confidence when you pray that God will hear and answer your prayer.  Because of these three traits, when you pray, you can count on God.  You can count on God’s: Count on God’s Graciousness v.1 “Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to […]

Watch Your Lips, Prov 17:7

Your lips are the gate keepers of your mouth.  They can either let bad and untoward things come forth from your mouth or they can be used to bring forth good and beneficial things.  Therefore, you need to watch your lips.  There are many different kinds of lips that we find in the Bible.  However, […]

A Learned Righteous Tongue, Is 50:4

In the prior broadcasts we studied the unruly tongue and its wicked manifestations.  In this broadcast we will study a good tongue and its various scriptural manifestations.  A good tongue is a: Learned tongue – Is 50:4 – “the Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned.”  This is a reference to Jesus […]

What Can The Righteous Do, Ps 11:3

Ps 11:3, “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do”?   The question sounds hopeless.  If the foundation of anything is destroyed, the whole structure built upon it is coming down.  You get the sense that if the foundations are destroyed, you must give up; there is nothing you can do. However, there […]

The Soul That Sinneth, Ezek 18:1-32

The Soul That Sinneth, It Shall Die Ezek 18 is about personal accountability to God.  Ezek 18:4 says, “the soul that sinneth, it shall die”.  In other words, each man in Israel was judged on the merits of his own righteousness or his own wickedness.  He would not die for his father’s wickedness.  Nor would […]

A Watchman, Ezek 3:15-27

Our lesson today is from Ezek 3:15-27.  In Ezek 3:14, Ezekiel was transported by the spirit to Telabib by the river Chebar, where those who had been taken captive dwelt.  What he saw astonished him.  And so he sat among them seven days.  There God made Ezekiel the watchman for the house of Israel. The watchman’s […]

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 […]

Discernment 1Tim. 2:13-14

Discernment 1 Tim. 2: 13-14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Discernment Discernment is the ability to know or understand the difference between two or more things. As Christians we need to be able to discern good from evil, and right from wrong. A man once said, “The first great rule in life is to put up with things; […]