If you are a Christian, God has a job for you to do. In the local church, there is something that everyone can do. It may be sweeping the floor or teaching a class or something in-between. The size and honour of the job is not as important as your willingness to do the job […]
The book of Ezra is about the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. The opening chapter of the book is one of the greatest faith fortifying sections in the Bible. Transition Here in Ezra 1 we find several amazing facts that ought to fortify our faith in God. God Fulfilled Isaiah’s Prophecy Isaiah lived from […]
“The book The Day American Told the Truth says that 91 percent of those surveyed lie routinely about matters they consider trivial, and 36 percent lie about important matters; 86 percent lie regularly to parents, 75 percent to friends, 73 percent to siblings, and 69 percent to spouses.” Daily Bread, August 28, 1992 That was […]
The 1828 Webster’s Dictionary defines discretion as “that discernment which enables a person to judge critically of what is correct and proper, united with caution.” We desperately need discretion in our lives. Discretion will keep us from foolish choices. It will protect our eyes from looking at things we should not see. It will enable […]
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 […]