This lesson contrasts those who fear before God, Ecc 8:12, with those who don’t fear before God, Ecc 8:13. The way that ‘before’ is used in these verses means “under the jurisdiction of”. We are all under God’s jurisdiction. That is, we are all subject to God’s judgment. God is...
Dissimulation Jos.7:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Dissimulation is hypocrisy. It comes from simulation. When you are in a flight simulator it looks and feels like you’re in a real jet but you aren’t. It’s fake. Likewise, when you live your life in dissimulation you are pretending to be something you...
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. ...
This is not a sermon, primarily, on how to get victory over sin. This is a message to convince you to not go down the road of sin. It’s to show you what sin can do to you. You will see how people get holden with the cords of sins. ...
Overcome The Wicked One 1 Jn 2:12-14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO John said to the young men in 1 Jn that ye have overcome the wicked one [1 Jn 2:13-14]. And this is true of born again believers [1 Jn 5:12-13]. Now once you have overcome the wicked one through salvation...
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...
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...
In Prov 25:4-5 we find two verses connected by a common theme of taking something away to make what remains something better. Prov 25:4 says, “Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.” A finer is one who refines or purifies. ...
In 2 Thes 2:2, Paul wrote, “the day of Christ is at hand.” In 2 Thes 2:1-12 he described some things that will happen as we approach the second coming of Jesus Christ. Men will be troubled – 2 Thes 2:1-2 – he warned the Thessalonians to not be...
Years ago, at the ranch, many of the ranch hands were standing around after lunch complaining about the ranch foreman. One of the hands couldn’t speak English or Spanish well, so he didn’t participate in the discussion. However, when the complaints died down, he finally spoke. He said, “Die one,...
