In our text this morning we meet a Pharisee named Nicodemus. He was very religious. He studied the Bible carefully. He prayed regularly. He worshipped often. Yet deep in his heart, Nicodemus knew that something was missing. He came to Jesus to find out what that missing element was. You may be religious just like […]
While honeybees are busy collecting nectar from flowers, their flapping wings create static electricity in their bodies. Their bodies then attract pollen like a magnet. They use their legs to collect the pollen from their bodies and store it in pollen baskets on their back legs. The more flowers they visit, the more pollen they […]
Last week we studied the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament. Today we will begin looking at the Holy Spirit’s activities in the Gospels. It will help our thinking if we remember that the Gospels are really the conclusion of the Old Testament. Jesus said that the New Testament began with the shedding of his […]
Being kind to a loving friend is easy. Being kind to a person who hurts you is another story. It is far easier to respond to him or her in anger or revenge. A Christian’s interactions or interrelations with others are to be different than those of an unbeliever. As Christians, we are to have […]
Did you know that the Bible talks about the Holy Spirit of God in the first chapter and in the last chapter of the Bible? The Holy Spirit is God just like the Father and Jesus, yet most Christians know very little about Him. During this new sermon series, I hope you will learn much […]
When God saves a person, he changes their life from the inside. (2 Corinthians 5:17) “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” The Holy Spirit indwells every believer from the moment of his conversion. He enables us to make […]
Our text today that concludes the book of James is one that has been interpreted in many different ways by sincere people. However, I believe there is a common link that connects these last seven verses together. By following that link, I believe we will discover what God is trying to teach us about praying […]
When weeds grow in my garden I have basically three options. I can ignore them. I can cut them off. Or I can pull them out by the roots. The third option is the only one that will get rid of them. Sin is like weeds. It comes up without being planted. It multiplies rapidly […]
Someone once said, “All sunshine makes a desert.” The same principle applies to life. We cannot expect to have only happiness and no hardships in life. Life is full of both. If you are a Christian, God has a special way for you to respond to hardships and happiness. Transition In our verse today, God […]
I doubt that there has ever been a time in history when so many men, women and children of our world used so much filthy talk, profanity, cussing, swearing and blasphemy of every sort. In the book of 2 Timothy 3:1-2 we read, “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. […]