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 […]
The 1828 Webster’s Dictionary defines “Lord” as “A master; a person possessing supreme power and authority; a ruler; a governor.” When we say that Jesus is Lord, we are saying that He possesses supreme power and authority. Many in Jesus’ day did not want to accept that Jesus was Lord. Transition From this text, we […]
Communication is a vital part of our everyday lives. We communicate daily with our family members. We often communicate with our friends and our associates. We communicate with those who work for us and work with us. We communicate when we shop, play sports and meet people in public. We communicate via email and texting. […]
Jesus and His disciples had just been at Levi’s evangelistic dinner. Evidently John’s disciples and the Pharisees had been fasting while Jesus and His disciples were enjoying their meal. This raised questions in John’s disciples and anger in the Pharisees. The Old Testament only required one day of fasting. That was on the Day of […]
You may have all the ingredients to bake a loaf of bread, but if you never follow a recipe and bake it, it will never become bread. The same is true of the Gospel. We have learned about the call for evangelism, the example of evangelism, the command of evangelism, overcoming fears of evangelism, and […]
Some of the most difficult people to reach with the message of salvation are not the drunken wife-beaters who live wicked vile lives, who curse God and sleep on the streets. No, it is far more difficult to reach the clean-living, upright person who is faithful to his spouse, respected in the community, goes to […]
Read 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 and then Revelation 21:1-4. This morning we reviewed Things to Come from now until the final judgment and the Lake of Fire. Transition This evening, after a very brief review, I want us to take a close look again the New Heaven and New Earth that awaits us. Review: Cross, Church […]
Read 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 and then 2 Peter 3:9-11. What does the future hold? Much of what is to come about the Day of the Lord. Day of the Lord begins with the Rapture and ends when the Kingdom is complete. For some, this will be a helpful review. For others, it will be an […]
That night in the Philippian jail while Paul and Silas were suffering from bleeding wounds and painful stocks, the Lord did a miracle and sent a massive earthquake that shook the jail to pieces setting the prisoners all free. However, that was not the only miracle God did that night. He worked a miracle in […]
Today we are going to meet a paralysed man who needed forgiveness more than he needed to walk. Jesus knew his greatest need and tenderly forgave him while critics questioned Jesus’ authority to forgive. Transition In our text we find four facts about Jesus’ authority to forgive that ought to cause us to believe He […]