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 what the book of Proverbs says about a Whispering Gossip. Before we do, let […]
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 I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be […]
(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 and excellent word you said and took a dollar from you for every unkind, bad […]
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!” Almost immediately his sales began to increase. People love to feel inflated, for their innermost nature […]
(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, advice, purpose or guidance from elders that is “upright and firm like a tree”. Another […]
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 best thing for us. Listen to what God says about it in (Hebrews 12:11) “Now no […]
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 when we shop, play sports and meet people in public. We communicate via email and texting. […]