When Israel prepared to conquer the city of Jericho, God gave them a plan to follow. The soldiers were to march quietly around the city once each day for six days. On the seventh day, seven priests and the ark were to lead the soldiers and blow on their ram’s horns. They were to march […]
Deuteronomy was written just a few weeks before Joshua would lead the people of Israel into the Promised Land. In the book, Moses reminded the people about God’s laws and expectations. As he spoke about conquering the land, he reminded them that they were to destroy all the people of the land because of their […]
Though we may not think so, correction is our friend. It is help from another to get us back on the right track. Correction is never enjoyable, but it is good for us. (Hebrews 12:11) “Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of […]
Every one of us faces trials. The trial may be poor health. It may be marital tension. It may be persecution from unbelievers. It may be a struggling child. It may be an unstable job. It may be the emotional and physical changes during the teen years. It may be a parent that seems unreasonable. […]
Three Days and Three Nights 27 March 2016 PM – Matthew 12:40 – Resurrection – Scott Childs Introduction: Read Matthew 12:40. This verse tells us clearly that Jesus was going to be in the ground three days and three nights. This fact does not line up with the common teaching that Jesus died on Friday. […]
The title of our message tonight is “Our Paraclete”. No, I did not say, “our parakeet”. We are not going to be talking about a bird. I said, “Our Paraclete”. We are talking about a Person. He is a very special person that you all know, but perhaps not by this name. Our Paraclete is […]
An enemy is an opposing force. Who is your enemy? Nearly everyone has one! It may be someone who is against you. It may be someone who has said bad things about you. It may be someone who has hurt you physically or emotionally. It may be someone who has cheated you. It is someone […]
Israel’s Important Cities 6 March 2016 PM – Scott Childs Find a good map of Israel to follow during this study or download the printed notes. Introduction: The land of Israel is a land of many kinds of landscapes. The central region of the country is mountainous from south of Hebron to north of Shechem. […]
In the Bible, a synonym for blessed is happy. [What is a synonym?] To be blessed mainly means to be happy, praised, benefited, prosperous, or wished-well. How many of you would agree that it is far better to be blessed than to be cursed? __ Transition This evening I am going to show you from […]
In Proverbs 24:9 we read, The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men. Recently, Dave Crowe reported that a main bridge in Papua New Guinea was washed out by raging waters after a downpour of rain. Rushing water has the power to erode hard material, undermine solid structures and […]