How God Speaks

“For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you” (Matt. 10:20). I. God Speaks to His People “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go” (Ps. 32:8). A. God speaks to us through His Word. B. God speaks to us through...

Anger

Not Letting the Sun Set on AngerMatthew 5:21–22; 18:7; Ephesians 4:26; James 1:19–20; 1 Peter 3:8–9Preaching Themes: Anger, Conflict, Forgiveness, Peace, Reconciliation Two good men had a sharp difference with each other in business. I do not know which was to blame—perhaps neither of them. They might have misunderstood each other. And one of them,...

God’s Plan for Your Life

“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at they right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16:11). I. God’s Path for You “Thou wilt shew me the path of life” (Ps. 16:11). A. God’s design and order can be seen everywhere—in the planetary systems, the leaves...

A FEW WORDS

Holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:21 Only 297 words are required to sum up in English all of God’s moral law in the Ten Commandments. God distilled it even more when He said, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with...

Knowledge of God

Synopsis Human knowledge of God may be a purely intellectual phenomenon, as when one knows about God through observing the results of his actions, but God’s people know him in a personal way because of their relationship with him. Knowledge of God through his actions God acts in creation Ro 1:20 Romans 1:20 (NASB95) —...

Wisdom

Now, Let’s read the actual narrative from the Bible.Matthew 2:1–12 NIVAfter Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come...

Attitudes, God’s to people

Synopsis Scripture indicates the ways in which God relates to people, often suggesting that these illustrate the ways in which believers should behave. God’s love John 3:16 (NASB95) — 16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life....

Adoption

1. Explained. 2 Co 6:18.2. Is according to promise. Ro 9:8; Ga 3:29.3. Is by faith. Ga 3:7, 26.4. Is of God’s grace. Eze 16:3–6; Ro 4:16, 17; Eph 1:5, 6, 11.5. Is through Christ. Joh 1:12; Ga 4:4, 5; Eph 1:5; Heb 2:10, 13.6. Saints predestinated to. Ro 8:29; Eph 1:5, 11.7. Of Gentiles,...

Access to God

1. Is of God. Ps 65:4.2. Is by Christ. Joh 10:7, 9; 14:6; Ro 5:2; Eph 2:13; 3:12; Heb 7:9, 25; 10:19; 1 Pe 3:18.3. Is by the Holy Spirit. Eph 2:18.4. Obtained through faith. Ac 14:27; Ro 5:2; Eph 3:12; Heb 11:6.5. Follows upon reconciliation to God. Col 1:21, 22.6. In Prayer. See Prayer....

Hospital or Medical Missions Sunday

Photo by Jonathan Meyer on Pexels.com John 5:2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticoes. It is possible to study this amazing incident from several angles: the doctor, the patient, the disease, the treatment or the hospital (the latter being called “Christ’s...