When I was a boy, we had many wild apple trees on our farm. Yearly we would get fruit from them, but the amount and quality of fruit varied from year to year. A late frost sometimes killed some buds. Lack of bees to pollinate the flowers sometimes hindered germination. Shortage of water or nutrients […]
Our God is a forgiving God! (Psalms 86:5) “For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.” (Psalms 32:1) “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.” (Psalms 103:3) “Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;” (Daniel 9:9) […]
Last week we began considering the subject of the Indwelling of the Spirit. We examined both the promise of the indwelling how that Jesus said He would send the Holy Spirit to indwell believers, and we examined the place of the indwelling where we learned that our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit. […]
Previously, I have pointed out that in the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit came upon select people for limited times to empower them for a specific service. Once Christ returned to heaven, he sent the Holy Spirit to indwell every Christian until he takes them to heaven. Transition This morning we are going to examine […]
In our text this morning we meet a Pharisee named Nicodemus. He was very religious. He studied the Bible carefully. He prayed regularly. He worshipped often. Yet deep in his heart, Nicodemus knew that something was missing. He came to Jesus to find out what that missing element was. You may be religious just like […]
Last week we studied the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament. Today we will begin looking at the Holy Spirit’s activities in the Gospels. It will help our thinking if we remember that the Gospels are really the conclusion of the Old Testament. Jesus said that the New Testament began with the shedding of his […]
Did you know that the Bible talks about the Holy Spirit of God in the first chapter and in the last chapter of the Bible? The Holy Spirit is God just like the Father and Jesus, yet most Christians know very little about Him. During this new sermon series, I hope you will learn much […]
Our text today that concludes the book of James is one that has been interpreted in many different ways by sincere people. However, I believe there is a common link that connects these last seven verses together. By following that link, I believe we will discover what God is trying to teach us about praying […]
Someone once said, “All sunshine makes a desert.” The same principle applies to life. We cannot expect to have only happiness and no hardships in life. Life is full of both. If you are a Christian, God has a special way for you to respond to hardships and happiness. Transition In our verse today, God […]
I doubt that there has ever been a time in history when so many men, women and children of our world used so much filthy talk, profanity, cussing, swearing and blasphemy of every sort. In the book of 2 Timothy 3:1-2 we read, “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. […]