Among the scores of unnamed people in the Bible, we find one who was a high-ranking, powerful man who was actually so humble and full of faith the Jesus healed his servant and praised his faith. That man was the centurion found in Matthew 8:5-13 and in Luke 7:2-10. Transition A careful study of these […]
Apologies: For an unknown reason, there is a hiss in the recording. We are working to resolve it in future recordings. The providence or care of God for His people is the theme of the book of Esther, yet God, prayer, Jerusalem, the temple, sacrifices, nor the law of Moses are never mentioned in the […]
In the horse and buggy days, a man was driving with his wife along a dangerous road. At a very narrow place, the wife became frightened and seized the rein nearest to her. Her husband quickly passed her the other rein and let go. Then more frightened than ever she said, “Oh, don’t you let […]
The virtue of humility seems to be going extinct in the 21st Century. From childhood, people are encouraged to dance like a show-off when they get a goal, a prize, a reward or a promotion. We live in a proud generation. “Humility has been rightly said to be a correct estimate of ourselves.” Quoted by […]
No one is born humble. Our sinful natures lean toward selfish pride making humility is one of the most difficult virtues to develop. Humility does not just happen, yet it is very beneficial. When facing God’s judgment, wicked King Ahab humbled himself and even he experienced benefits of humility. (Read text) Transition This evening I […]
Bible heroes like Joshua, Gideon and David defeated overwhelming enemies because God was with them. In Romans 8:31 we read, “What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?” We too can defeat overwhelming temptations if we follow God’s instructions and let Him take control. Transition […]