INTRODUCTION

A. A constant problem among many churches is the fact that a good portion of the members come only on Sunday morning and are not seen again until the next Sunday morning. They do not come to the morning Bible class study, they do not come to the Sunday evening Bible study, they do not come for the Sunday evening worship assembly, and they do… Continue reading

Usually, when we speak of a ‘life or death’ matter, we speak of something that is of the utmost importance. For the text under consideration today, that is certainly true. But we usually put the ‘life’ ahead of the ‘death’ for emphasis, too. Not in the case of today’s text. But there is a reason.

Paul, in writing to the Corinthians, reminded them that he and others who had dedicated… Continue reading

INTRODUCTION

A. If you have ever tried to convince a very worldly individual to turn to God, you might have heard him or her say something along the lines of, “What’s so bad about it? It doesn’t hurt anyone!” More and more nowadays, we have people who desire to indulge in their fleshly desires excuse themselves and their ungodly behavior by offering the argument that we… Continue reading

INTRODUCTION

A. We might remember the Life Alert commercials where we heard this now-famous line: “Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” The seemingly overly-dramatic scene pointed to the benefit of having the Life Alert system where help could be sent to you when you could not help yourself. Since then, it has become a joke line for a lot of comedians and parodies for… Continue reading

In today’s culture, we might think the above title is speaking about some musician or actor who professes faith in Jesus. You might think that, but that is not the kind of “Christian entertainer” I will be writing about today. In fact, you might be who I am writing about today!

The writer to the Jewish Christians of the first century closed out the letter with the following admonition: “Do… Continue reading

[1st Corinthians 8:1-13]

INTRODUCTION

A. As the apostle Paul continues his letter to the Corinthian brethren, he now turns to another question that apparently caused some conflict among the brethren there, the issue of eating meats offered to idols. Let us first note that the context is different than that of Romans 14, where the question was eating of certain meats that had been previously forbidden… Continue reading

[Philippians 2:14]

INTRODUCTION

A.  In this series of lessons, we have been looking at the need to be Practicing Our Faith, as a contrast to being people whose faith is in word only. In these lessons, we have been - and will be - concentrating on the actions that define and demonstrate our faith so we may honestly examine ourselves and see whether or not we are… Continue reading

Last week, we considered a few things that Jesus might see when He looks at me, with the goal of making sure we are the disciples we need to be and that Jesus sees what He should see in us, and that He not be disappointed. This week, we continue that look at some things He may see in me and let us again examine ourselves to see if these… Continue reading

INTRODUCTION

A.    For those who know God best, little has to be said to convince them of the greatness of God. Those who truly know God know His character, His love, His power, His care, and His will because they know His word. To know God is to know these things about Him and, knowing these things, loving Him “with all your heart and with all your soul… Continue reading

Introduction

e.g. Calculator - embedded commands
Your body has embedded commands too - heart beat, digestion, sweating
God’s word is to be embedded in our hearts - it should come second nature

Commanded under the Old Law

Deu 6:5-7  “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.  (6)  “These words, which I am commanding you today… Continue reading

In the past, I preached a lesson entitled ‘When We Look At Jesus,’ with the intent of helping us to understand who Jesus is to us, as believers. That lesson got expanded into a series of studies by the same name that helped us to see Jesus in many ways, some of which we may not have considered before. For all disciples, I believe it is beneficial for us to… Continue reading

INTRODUCTION

A.  It seems that, in the religious world, men are calling for more and more toleration of various and conflicting doctrines, various and Scripturally-unauthorized practices, and are willing to accept almost any practice or teaching - even outright sin - within the church. Men have long protested that no one should judge another when it comes to sinful practices, quoting the favorite passage of the Biblically-ignorant… Continue reading

[Romans 8:5-14]

INTRODUCTION

A.  In this series of lessons, we have been looking at the need to be Practicing Our Faith, as a contrast to being people whose faith is in word only. In these lessons, we have been - and will be - concentrating on the actions that define and demonstrate our faith so we may honestly examine ourselves and see whether or not we are… Continue reading

Years ago, before I had decided I was going to become a full-time gospel preacher and evangelist, I had someone ask me if I would consider it. I at first ignored it until someone else asked me - and then someone else. During that time, I picked up a copy of J.D. Tant: Texas Preacher and read about Tant’s interesting and busy life of service, and it made me… Continue reading