Communication: Lying is a Sin! 20 August 2017 PM – Proverbs 6:17 – Comm17 – Scott Childs Introduction: “The book The Day American Told the Truth says that 91 percent of those surveyed lie routinely about matters they consider trivial, and 36 percent lie about important matters; 86 percent lie regularly to parents, 75 percent […]
Discretion 13 August 2017 PM – Proverbs 1:4 – Comm17 – Scott Childs Introduction: The 1828 Webster’s Dictionary defines discretion as “that discernment which enables a person to judge critically of what is correct and proper, united with caution.” We desperately need discretion in our lives. Discretion will keep us from foolish choices. It will […]
Communication: Whispering Gossip 6 August 2017 PM – Proverbs 16:28 – Comm17 –Scott Childs Introduction: Pastor Kent Crockett gives this good advice about gossip. “If someone says to you, ‘Can you keep a secret?’ You tell them, ‘No, I can’t. So don’t tell me!’” Kent Crockett’s Sermon Illustrations Transition: This evening we are going to see […]
When to Keep Quiet 30 July 2017 PM – Proverbs 10:19 – Comm17 – Scott Childs Introduction: In Judges 16:17 we read, “That [Samson] told [Delilah] all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother’s womb: if […]
Excellent Speech 23 July 2017 PM – Proverbs 17:7 – Comm17 – Scott Childs Introduction: (Psalms 139:4) “For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.” Since the Lord hears every word that comes from your lips, if He gave you a dollar for every kind, good […]
Communication: Beware of Flattery 16 July 2017 PM – Proverbs 2:16 – Comm17 – Scott Childs Introduction: Eternity magazine once told of a sidewalk flower vendor who was doing very little business. Suddenly a happy thought struck him, and he put up this sign: “Buy a gardenia; it will make you feel important all day long!” […]
Communication: Counsel 9 July 2017 PM – Proverbs 1:5 – Comm17 – Scott Childs Introduction: (Proverbs 1:5) “A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:” There are five different Hebrew words in Proverbs translated “counsel”. Three of them (H6098, H3289, H4156) refer to counsel, […]
Communication: Correction & Reproof 2 July 2017 PM – Proverbs 3:11-12 – Comm17 – Scott Childs Introduction: Each of us was born with a stubborn, proud, rebellious nature. We like to have our own way. Correction and reproof (i.e., when someone rebukes you for doing wrong) are not enjoyable. But the truth is it is the […]
Communication: Contention & Strife 25 June 2017 PM – Proverbs 6:16-19 – Comm17 – Scott Childs Introduction: Communication is a vital part of our everyday lives. We communicate daily with our family members. We often communicate with our friends and our associates. We communicate with those who work for us and work with us. We communicate […]
Methods of Evangelism 18 June 2017 PM – John 4:3-42 – Evang17 – Scott Childs Introduction: You may have all the ingredients to bake a loaf of bread, but if you never follow a recipe and bake it, it will never become bread. The same is true of the Gospel. We have learned about the […]