Two Sides to Every Coin 1 Sam. 16:7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Lord said to Samuel in 1 Sam 16:7, “Look not on his countenance…” We have a tendency to make judgments about people based upon what we see and hear. The Lord said he doesn’t look on the outward...
Moral Character Job 2:3-9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Among Christians there is a tendency to relegate moral character to spirituality. As a result, many of the problems that you have experienced in your life could have been avoided altogether if your moral character were stronger. But since you see every problem...
Jesus Christ as a Young Person : Lesson #2 The Character of the Young Christ (Luke 2:39-52) In the previous lesson we saw how the Lord Jesus Christ had earthly parents just like young people today and that he was subject to them in every way. In this lesson we...
The Book of Philemon : Lesson #2 The Character of Philemon In the previous lesson we studied the character of Paul and saw many character traits that we need in our own lives. In this lesson we are going to look at some of the character traits of Philemon in...
The Book of Philemon : Lesson #1 The Character of Paul In this study we are going to look at the entire book of Philemon. Instead of looking at the book in a verse by verse method, we will use several lessons dealing with the characters found in the book...
Character Check (Proverbs 6:1-11) In this lesson on character, we are going to use the first eleven verses of Proverbs chapter 6 to see what condition our character is in. In this passage we will see that poor character traits are revealed two ways. The first one is through no...
VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON In the Proverbs, we find the expression, “void of understanding” five times. Studying the references containing this phrase is interesting and very instructive. So, in this sermon, we’ll look at these verses in their context and see what we can...
We’ve been preaching on effectual working. First, we discussed that effectual working requires learning. You must learn to hear God, to fear God, to obey God, and to know God. Then we discussed that effectual working requires training. Those of us who can train others must train them by example,...
There are seven key elements of Christian character found in Eph 5:15-21. These are not all the qualities of Christian character. But these are certainly seven of the most essential. If you are missing any of these in your life, you are going to struggle in some areas of your...
Have you ever noticed that when most people encounter something challenging they fold? We are a generation of moral and spiritual weaklings. Trouble usually elicits complaints from us. People whine and fuss when things are tough. Life’s difficulties don’t go away just because you don’t like them. What we need...
