Tonight’s message is going to be more of a study. I want you to interact with me and answer questions. Our verse this evening tells you how you can gain spiritual beauty that will be praiseworthy. Read Proverbs 31:30. This woman will be praised by her husband. She will be praised by her children. And […]
The story of Esther took place in the heathen land of Persia. Everything in the story of Esther is true, but it is not all good. Divorce is wrong. Polygamy is wrong. Murder is wrong. The Jews killed their enemies. Today, we are to leave revenge to God (Romans 12:19). This evening we are going […]
Sing my new song “Forgiven”. If you have done wrong in the past but have humbly sought God’s forgiveness, you are forgiven! God included both good and bad in the Bible so that we might learn from both. If we do not learn from history we are bound to repeat the same mistakes others have […]
If you are a husband (or a wife to some degree), you are to lead in your home and make choices that will make your home a godly haven for your marriage and your children. Transition One of the best things we can do to improve the godliness of our homes is to make upward, […]
The day before a trip is always filled with excitement and packing. We have learned over the years that it pays to make a list of things that need to be done. There is nothing more frustrating than getting to your destination and discovering that you left behind your shoes or something else of importance. […]
William Carey is known as the father of modern missions. Leaving a thriving Baptist church in England, this young preacher spent the next 40 years of his life preaching the gospel in India. He was instrumental in translating large portions of the Bible into 34 languages. He had a burning desire to see lost souls […]
God used the preaching of Haggai and Zechariah to stir the hearts of His people and put them into action. They began again to rebuild the temple (Ezr 5:1-2). Once again the devil tried to hinder their work. Officials from Persia came to Jerusalem. This time however, the Jews were determined to obey God and […]
On the farm, we often had a difficult time getting the cows to do what we wanted them to do. Cows can be VERY stubborn. To motivate them to go when they did not want to, we had an electric prod. It was a battery operated tool about the size of a large torch that […]
In 2 Corinthians 11:14, the apostle Paul said that the devil has the ability to transform himself in an angel of light. He poses as something good when he is extremely evil. He is the accuser of the brethren (Re 12:10), the deceiver (Re 12:9), the father of lies (Jn 8:44), and a roaring lion […]
Solomon said, (Ecclesiastes 4:9, 10, 12) “Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. [10] For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. [12] And if one […]