God called Moses to lead about 3 million Jews out of slavery in Egypt, through the wilderness for 40 years and to the border of the Promised Land of Israel. During that time, many people rebelled against his leadership including, on one occasion, his own brother and sister, Aaron and Miriam. When that happened, he […]
The apostle Paul wrote this second letter to Timothy just prior to his execution in Rome. Paul was now an old man, but Timothy was still relatively young. God had called Timothy to preach and Paul laid his hands on him and ordained him to this work (2Ti 1:6). Because Timothy was young and rather […]
So far in this series on Our Spirit, we have learned that our spirit is our disposition. That is part of our emotions. We have studied the angry spirit, the haughty spirit and the humble spirit. This morning, I want us to look at our spirit from a slightly different perspective as we examine the […]
Last week’s sermon was about ruling our spirit. The verses we studied touched on the spirit of anger. The Bible addresses many other kinds of spirits, both good and bad. In our text today, God had Solomon contrast for us the haughty spirit and the humble spirit. These types of spirits are as opposite as […]
The word “spirit” is used many different ways in the Bible. It describes the Spirit of God, the third Person of the Trinity. It is used to describe breath or wind. The Bible uses it in a similar way to heart, the inmost seat of emotion in man. However, several times Scripture depicts our spirit […]