When good things happen to a person, it does not necessarily mean that God is blessing for the way they are living. However, God does promise to bless those who do right. David noted that in the first Psalm. (Psalm 1:1) “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor […]
A man’s car stalled in the heavy traffic as the light turned green. All his efforts to start the engine failed, and a chorus of honking behind him made matters worse. He finally got out of his car and walked back to the first driver and said, “I’m sorry, but I can’t seem to get […]
This evening we are going to look at perhaps the most well known story in the whole Bible – David and Goliath. However, I do not want us to focus just on the thrilling story, but rather on the principles found in it. Just as David faced a huge giant, we face many huge giants […]
When a child talks back to his parent, or a boy calls his dad “the old man”, or a person refers to police officer as a “pig”, or Christians have “roast preacher” for Sunday lunch, or citizens make degrading jokes about a government leader, or when people call God as “the big man upstairs”, in […]
Read our text. Last week we studied about David’s anointing as a youth. It seems that he was about 15 years old at that time. A few years had passed since that event. David was now a skilled harpist. He practiced for hours as he tended the sheep in the field. As David drew closer […]
If you are a Christian, people are watching your life. Some are watching for an excuse to speak against your faith in Christ. Others may even test your sincerity. This is yet another reason to have a flourishing relationship with the Lord and to live godly. Think for a moment about a sponge filled with […]
King Saul, the first king of Israel, disobeyed God during his second year as king (1 Sa 13:1, 13-14). At that time, God chose him a man after His own heart – a man who was not yet born. During the remaining 38 years of his reign, Saul displeased God. In about his 25th year […]
In the Old Testament, a priest had two main duties. They presented the people’s sacrifices to God (Heb 8:3), and passed on God’s instruction to the people (Mal 2:7). In our text this morning, the Lord tells us that Christians are part of a holy and royal priesthood. Transition If you are a Christian, you […]
Witnessing for the Lord is presenting the Gospel to an unbeliever. This is to be our goal. However, before you begin, be sure you know the Gospel message clearly enough to explain it. Be sure your conduct is honourable physically, socially, and spiritually. Then be sure you are prepared with God’s power, with Scriptures in […]
God has marvellously created living cells so they will multiply and divide to produce growth. God’s plan for growth is amazingly wonderful. In a similar way, God has also planned for our spiritual growth. God does not want us to remain spiritual babies. He wants us to develop and advance spiritually. Transition In our text […]