Trusting the Word of God Psalm 105:19 This verse in Psalms is one of the great verse in the bible on being tested or tried by the Lord. There is a lot of time and many things that happen to Joseph between the phrase “Until the time that his word...

Reaction to Trials Ps. 18:6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When you go through trouble, your reaction to trials should follow a Biblical pattern.  Otherwise, it is way too easy to get in the flesh and really mess up.  So, pattern your reaction to trials after the following: Cry out to God...

Buy of Me, Gold Tried in the Fire Revelation 3:18 In this study we will use a spiritual application from the church of Laodicea in Revelation chapter 3 to help us understand the value of trials. Note the state of the church in verse 17 is that they are rich...

Rejoice in God I’m convinced that the reason some Christians, particularly young ones, don’t really grow in their relationship with the Lord is that don’t rejoice in that which God has given us as our greatest sources of joy.  They find joys that are associated with Christ (like fellowship with...

It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better Ex 5:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Moses and Aaron approached Pharaoh about letting Israel go, the Jews were undoubtedly excited about the prospect of getting out from under their bondage. They were happy God heard their cry, Ex 2:23-25.  They worshipped God when...

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...

What Joseph’s brothers did to Joseph was wrong, without a doubt.  They envied him and would have killed him if Reuben had not intervened.  As it is he suffered slavery and prison when they in turn faked his death to convince his father that he was dead. Joseph suffered for...

VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON In Ps 5:11, David wrote, “But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.”   This Psalm...

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. ...

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...