The latch of the back door on my van was getting very difficult to open so a couple of weeks ago I oiled it. Now it opens much easier. This lubrication principle is also true of our relationships. The word “finally” in 1 Peter 3:8 marks the close of a section on relationships that began […]
God designed marriage to be the most enjoyable, fulfilling, happy union known to mankind. He said that marriage is to be a picture of a Christian’s relationship with Christ. Being a married should not be a pain but a pleasure. It should not be a burden but a blessing. Every marriage can enjoy this happiness […]
When troubles come, some people panic, others cry, get angry, worry, blame others, hide, or run away. What we ought to do is to run to the Lord for help, then fully obey and trust Him. David was a man after God’s own heart. In his heart, he loved God and was not too proud […]
David and Jonathan were godly close friends. Prince Jonathan took the lead in building their friendship. Godly friendships are great blessings. Such friendships are built on character and selfless love. If more husbands and wives were godly best friends, our world would have fewer broken hearts, divorce, immorality, and upset children. Transition This evening I […]
Down south near Dwellingup there is a one-lane bridge. Before the bridge there is a Give Way sign. If another car is crossing the bridge, your car must give way. There is not room for two cars at once. Peter mentions the “Give Way” principle several times in his first epistle. In 1Pe 2:13, he […]
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 […]