If you have offered tracts to people you meet, you have likely noticed that many are wary to receive a Gospel tract because they think we are one of the cults. If you knock on doors to tell people about the Lord you will often be misunderstood. I have heard children call out to their […]
Life is full of decisions. What does God want me to do with my life? Should I get more education? What occupation should I pursue? Who should I marry? What car should I buy? Should I buy a house or rent? Should I change jobs? We face even more little daily decisions. How do you […]
The 1828 Webster’s Dictionary defines “Lord” as “A master; a person possessing supreme power and authority; a ruler; a governor.” When we say that Jesus is Lord, we are saying that He possesses supreme power and authority. Many in Jesus’ day did not want to accept that Jesus was Lord. Transition From this text, we […]
Jesus and His disciples had just been at Levi’s evangelistic dinner. Evidently John’s disciples and the Pharisees had been fasting while Jesus and His disciples were enjoying their meal. This raised questions in John’s disciples and anger in the Pharisees. The Old Testament only required one day of fasting. That was on the Day of […]
Some of the most difficult people to reach with the message of salvation are not the drunken wife-beaters who live wicked vile lives, who curse God and sleep on the streets. No, it is far more difficult to reach the clean-living, upright person who is faithful to his spouse, respected in the community, goes to […]
Today we are going to meet a paralysed man who needed forgiveness more than he needed to walk. Jesus knew his greatest need and tenderly forgave him while critics questioned Jesus’ authority to forgive. Transition In our text we find four facts about Jesus’ authority to forgive that ought to cause us to believe He […]
Leprosy was a terrible disease in Bible days. Albert Barnes states, “No disease with which the human family has been afflicted has been more dreadful than that which is often mentioned in the Bible ‘as the leprosy.’ It first exhibits itself on the surface of the skin… There is a form of the disease in […]
A priority is something you do first because it is important to you. We all have priorities. What are your priorities? Jesus had two priorities that stand out in our text this morning. Transition As we examine Jesus’ priorities, I want us to see that His priorities ought to be our priorities as well. Jesus’ […]
Read Mark 1:29-34. The words of the hymn “Tell it to Jesus” (Great Hymns 347) fit well with our scripture this morning. (Read it) Transition In today’s scripture, I find several principles about prayer that can be a help each of us when we pray. The first principle about prayer is that … We must […]
We live in an amazing age. I find Skype to be one of the most amazing developments. To think that while I talk to my parents on the opposite side of the world, we can actually see each other as we talk. That is amazing. In the 1st Century, Jesus also did many amazing things […]