Contagious Fools 26 January 2020 PM – Proverbs 13:20 – Fools – Scott Childs Introduction: A contagious disease is one that spreads from one person to another either by being near the infected person or by being in contact with body fluids of the infected person. We all know that a bad cold can be […]
The Conduct of a Fool 19 January 2020 PM – Proverbs 1:7 – Fools – Scott Childs Introduction: Dwight Moody was preaching when someone passed a note to him through the usher. It had only one word: “Fool.” Moody looked at it and said, “I’ve often received notes that weren’t signed. This is the first […]
Characteristics of a Fool 12 January 2020 PM – Proverbs 9:13 – Fools – Scott Childs Introduction: A fool is someone who rejects God’s Word and lacks reason. Thus, a fool is one who lacks the wisdom of God to live his life. Proverbs 22:15 tells us that we were all born fools. However, God […]
Memorising God’s Word 5 January 2020 PM – Psalm 119:11 – Scott Childs Introduction: Everyone can memorise. We memorise our address, our phone number, and our email address. Many have memorised the names and statistics of their sports heroes. People memorise words to music they like. Anything we repeat often enough, we memorise. Memorising Bible […]
Victory Steps 29 December 2019 PM – James 4:1-10 – Scott Childs Introduction: A wise soldier will keep his weapons clean and serviced so that they are ready for use at a moment’s notice. As Christians, we are soldiers in God’s army. Our enemies are our flesh and the devil. As we prepare for a […]
The Incarnation from Satan’s standpoint 22 December 2019 PM – Matthew 2:1-18 – Incarnation – Scott Childs Introduction: The Bible tells us that the Satan and his demons are very powerful. Before his rebellion, Satan had been Lucifer, a mighty angel in heaven (Isaiah 14:12-14). The description in Ezekiel 28:12-17 can describe none other than […]
The Incarnation from the Angel’s standpoint 15 December 2019 PM – Luke 1:26-30 – Incarnation – Scott Childs Introduction: What does the Bible tell us about angels? Angels are spiritual beings created by God to serve Him, though created higher than man. Some, the good angels, have remained obedient to Him and carry out His […]
The Incarnation from Jesus’ standpoint 8 December 2019 PM – Philippians 2:5-8 – Incarnation – Scott Childs Introduction: What do you know about heaven? – the presence of God, holiness, angels, purity, beauty, perfection, sinlessness, etc. As I pondered Jesus leaving heaven and coming to earth as the God/man, I cannot really comprehend what that […]
The Incarnation From a Historical standpoint 1 December 2019 PM – Galatians 4:4 – Incarnation – Scott Childs Introduction: This painting is of my great-grandfather’s farm on my father’s side of the family. I do not remember seeing my great-grandfather, but I do remember being in his house when I was very young. Other than […]
How Can We Develop Discernment? 24 November 2019 PM – 1 Kings 3:9 – Discern – Scott Childs Introduction: Last week we sought to answer the question, “What does God say about discernment?” From a Christian perspective, discernment is the ability to understand the mind of God when considering various options. A good definition by […]