Military boot camp is a basic training time for new recruits to the military. It is a time of strenuous exercise, discipline, and training in the ways of war. Such training is essential for those in the military. Every Christian needs to go through spiritual boot camp to get in shape and to learn how […]
Some time after Abram and Lot separated, an enemy invaded the land. Four kings from Persia and Babylon in the far east, led by Chedorlaomer, swept down from the north conquering all those in the path. Eventually there was a great battle near Sodom. Chedorlaomer won the battle and Lot’s family was among the captives […]
Another place that it is difficult for Christians to submit is in the workplace. This was especially true for first century slaves. Yet if the Holy Spirit is in control of his life, a worker can submit and do his job as unto the Lord. Transition This evening we will note three ways in which […]
After his bad experience in Egypt, Abram returned to the Promised Land. He headed back to the altar he had built near Bethel, and there he worshipped God, Genesis 13:1-4. If you are not as close to God as you once were, God has not moved – you moved. The book of James gives God’s […]
In the winter as a boy, we used to play a game called “King of the Mountain”. When Dad cleared the snow from the driveway, he pushed it into large piles. The object of the game was to climb to the top of the pile of snow and keep others from pushing you off the […]
We learned in Ephesians 5:21 that submitting is an evidence that the Holy Spirit is in control of one’s life. In the last two weeks, we saw how this applies to wives and husbands. Now we are going to see how it applies to children. God knows that children struggle to submit in the area […]
Beginning with Ephesians 5:22, Paul tells us that Spirit-filled submission will be evidenced as wives complete their husbands, husbands love their wives, children obey their parents, and servants obey their masters. God knows that we men can be very selfish, self-centred, insensitive, and demanding, especially toward our wives. Because of this thorn in our character, […]
After God divided the languages at Babel, some of Shem’s family settled in Ur south of Babel. [See map] More than 200 years passed and Abram was born there in Ur. In His wisdom, God began a work in Abram that would lead to the birth of a nation. Transition To help us better understand […]
In the previous section, Paul commanded Christians to allow themselves to be filled (or controlled) by the Spirit. He listed five evidences of that filling: verbal praise, vocal praise, internal praise, thankfulness, and a submissive spirit. Beginning with v.22, Paul tells us that Spirit-filled submission will be evidenced as wives complete their husbands, husbands love […]
Genesis 10 gives an overview of population growth after the flood and Genesis 11:1-9 describes the details of a world-changing event that probably took place in the days of Peleg (Genesis 10:25). Peleg was born about 100 years after the flood and his name means “division.” God tells us that the earth was divided in […]