During Jesus’ trial, Peter had no courage to even admit that he knew Jesus. After the Holy Spirit’s filling at Pentecost, the threats and beatings by the Jewish officials could not keep him quiet. He had overcome his fear to speak out for the Lord. The indwelling Holy Spirit made the difference. Transition In order […]
Leprosy was a terrible disease in Bible days. Albert Barnes states, “No disease with which the human family has been afflicted has been more dreadful than that which is often mentioned in the Bible ‘as the leprosy.’ It first exhibits itself on the surface of the skin… There is a form of the disease in […]
One night in the 1800s D. L. Moody was going home from his place of business. It was very late, and it suddenly occurred to him that he had not spoken to one single person that day about accepting Christ. He said to himself: “Here’s a day lost. I have not spoken to anyone today […]
A priority is something you do first because it is important to you. We all have priorities. What are your priorities? Jesus had two priorities that stand out in our text this morning. Transition As we examine Jesus’ priorities, I want us to see that His priorities ought to be our priorities as well. Jesus’ […]
Last week we examined the Call for Evangelism – The Call from Above, The Call from Below, The Call from Within and the Call from Without. We learned in the Call from Above that each member of the Trinity is burdened for the lost souls of mankind. Their burden went beyond a desire. God ordained […]
In the Bible, God has recorded for us good examples as well as bad examples that we might learn to do right. This morning we are going to look at the influence of a mother that most of you do not know. Her name is Hephzibah. Though you may not know Hephzibah, you may know […]
In Ezekiel 3:17-19, we read God’s call to Ezekiel to warn his people of God’s coming judgment. “Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and […]
Read Mark 1:29-34. The words of the hymn “Tell it to Jesus” (Great Hymns 347) fit well with our scripture this morning. (Read it) Transition In today’s scripture, I find several principles about prayer that can be a help each of us when we pray. The first principle about prayer is that … We must […]
If you are like me, you have many jobs around the house that you know need done, but you neglect to do them. Often my neglect is not that I am trying to be bad but it is that I forget or I place other things ahead of those jobs. If we are not careful […]
We live in an amazing age. I find Skype to be one of the most amazing developments. To think that while I talk to my parents on the opposite side of the world, we can actually see each other as we talk. That is amazing. In the 1st Century, Jesus also did many amazing things […]