In years gone by, when a person repented of his sin and trusted Christ for salvation, he was told to expect troubles. The Apostle Paul’s gospel message also included a clear warning that trusting Christ will bring persecution. Down through the centuries and still is true in many oppressed countries today, when a person trusts […]
In the Bible, a synonym for blessed is happy. [What is a synonym?] To be blessed mainly means to be happy, praised, benefited, prosperous, or wished-well. How many of you would agree that it is far better to be blessed than to be cursed? __ Transition This evening I am going to show you from […]
In Proverbs 24:9 we read, The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men. Recently, Dave Crowe reported that a main bridge in Papua New Guinea was washed out by raging waters after a downpour of rain. Rushing water has the power to erode hard material, undermine solid structures and […]
Paul was a missionary. At the same time he often briefly served as the pastor of new churches he established. As we read Paul’s Epistles, we often sense his pastoral passion. He loved those he had led to Christ. He prayed for them daily. He suffered for their sakes. He wrote to them. He visited […]
For several years during my youth we had about 20 bee hives on our farm. The bee owner gave us some honey in payment for placing his hives on our farm. Whenever I went near the hives, I was very prudent and to walk carefully, calmly, slowly, and quietly. I did not want to upset […]
The book called “To The Golden Shore” is one of my favourite Christian biographies. It is the life story of Adoniram Judson. A according to the dictionary, a biography is “an account of the series of events making up a person’s life.” Your biography may not be written in a book, but you still have […]
Ants are among God’s most amazing creations. Here are some facts about ants that I found on the web. Ants are one of the world’s strongest creatures in relation to their size. They can carry from 20-50 times their own weight. [That would be like me weighing 73 kg carrying something that weighed 3,650 kg.] […]
Before a person will let you help them, they must trust you. You must earn his or her respect. If he does not respect and value your opinion, you will have very little positive influence on his life. This is true in our witness, in our ministries, and especially in our families. Many children have […]
My God-fearing grandparents had a positive influence on training my parents. My parents then used what they had learned to train me. I am very grateful for the part that my God-fearing grandparents had in my upbringing. In our text this evening, Solomon was instructing his son as he had been instructed by his father. […]
There are several ways to sharpen a knife. You could use a stone, a steel, a file, a diamond sharpener, or a leather strap with pumice applied. Used correctly, each will improve the knife’s use. A sharp knife will do a better job of cutting. Transition In 1 Thessalonians 2:1-6 I find six ways to […]