There are at least three necessities in the Christian life. Of course, before you can have these you must have life. You must receive the life of God – Jn 14:6. Jesus Christ is the life. Rom 6:23, the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. ...
1 Cor 14:22-25 describes a church service where unbelievers are present. Therefore, you should invite people to church. Generally, prophesying is for the edification of believers, v.22; 1 Cor 14:4-5. What takes place in the service should edify the saints. Tongues, v.22, are for them that believe not, predominately because...
What your heart will follow Tonight we’re going to discuss what your heart will follow. When Job was professing his own righteousness before his friends, he said, “If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to...
In this lesson, we are studying Col 1:15-20, in which we see that Jesus has the preeminence. Col 1:18 says, “that in all things he might have the preeminence.” Jesus’ preeminence is evident in that: He is the image of the invisible God – Col 1:15 – God is a...
Acts 12 records a distressing time for the church. Herod had killed James, the brother of John, and had imprisoned Peter, intending to kill him. Notice the response of the church. They prayed. Acts 12:5 says, “prayer was made.” Look at that word “made.” They did it. They accomplished it. ...
In Eph 3:1-12, Paul writes about how he came to know and how others now know the mystery, “that the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body,” with Jews [Eph 3:6]. If you will remember the prior lesson, Paul disclosed to the Gentiles how they had become “fellowcitizens...
In Ps 142:3, David wrote, “my spirit was overwhelmed within me.” In Ps 142:6, he said, “I am brought very low.” A fair number of good people whom I know are overwhelmed right now. There seems to be an oppressive spirit attempting to discourage and defeat good men and women. ...
The main theme of the Bible is getting the right king on the throne of the kingdom of heaven. The sub-theme is the salvation of man, granted to any man who does by faith what God commands him to do, in the time period in which he lives. In the history...
Church is the right place to be if you are here for the right reasons. People should come to church for one of three reasons. And if you are here for one of these three reasons, then church is the right place for you. Church is: The right place to...
A Spiritual Famine Amos 8: 11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Amos 8:11 Amos prophesied of a famine, not of bread and water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord. This is a spiritual famine. Israel went through several famines in the Bible. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob...
