Jotham, the son of King Uzziah began to reign when he was 25 years old and reigned for 16 years. He is one of the few kings of Judah who had a clean record in the Bible. Though he was a sinner like all men, the Bible records no sin laid against him. God does […]
Today is Mother’s Day. It is a day to thank, praise, comfort and encourage our mothers. In our message this morning, we are going to learn how Jesus brought comfort to a burdened mother. Every mother daily carries motherhood burdens on her shoulders of sleepless nights, crying children, and exhaustion, but the burdens of some […]
In times of distress, pandemic, sadness, sickness or fear one of the best things we can receive is calming advice. Transition In Ecclesiastes 5, God gives us four words of advice that will calm our souls if we heed them. The first calming advice is to… Think Before You Speak to God (v.1-7) Be swift […]
Key Lesson: Beware! The Devil often attacks after a victory. The Evening of Victory Day That afternoon, Elijah had won the victory, or rather God had. God had sent fire from heaven that devoured Elijah’s sacrifice, the wood, the altar and the water. The people returned their loyalty to Jehovah. They killed the 450 prophets […]
Someone once wrote, “There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of one small candle.” What a great thought. When life’s troubles cover you like thick darkness, keep your spiritual candle burning. Transition Here God gives us three challenges, each beginning with “Let us”, which ought to encourage us […]
I have never raised a sheep, but we do have chickens. When they are discontented, they squawk and cry, but when they have food, water, and plenty of greens to eat, they are quiet and contented. Transition In the last two verses of this Psalm, David describes a few more reasons that God’s sheep can […]
As a shepherd, there were times when David had to lead his sheep through a dangerous valley to a paddock on the other side. Transition This evening as we walk with David through the treacherous valley, we will learn truths about our Shepherd that can encourage us. Phillip Keller in his book A Shepherd Looks […]
David’s many hours as a shepherd in his youth enabled him to portray a vivid picture of the Lord’s care for us. Transition This evening let us take a walk with David on the paths of the paddock and listen to him describe how the Lord shepherds us. He maketh me to lie down in […]
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 […]