Text: 2 Samuel 11-12 Wrong place Staying out of the fight will get you into trouble 2 Samuel 11:1 ...the time when kings go forth to battle… But David tarried at Jerusalem. If you're not in the fight you'll be doing something else.  That something else is no replacement for being in the battle. David ... [Read more...]

You would like a reward coming from the Lord Jesus Christ.  The doctrine of the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is the greatest doctrine in the Bible. For a long time I thought I loved Jesus Christ’s appearing.  But loving his appearing is not the same as wanting to get out of this ... [Read more...]

Text: Daniel 3 Introductory remarks: People express animosity when someone challenges their religious beliefs is because beliefs outside of the Bible - God’s words - are simply personal preferences based on emotions. Classic case of civil disobedience.  Trouble in store for this nation and the generations sitting in these pews. The Fire is Indiscriminate (vss ... [Read more...]

Text: Galatians 2:19-21 Spiritual Life (vs 19) No new life under the law.  New life comes after the law has done its job.  Most people will not allow the law of God to do its job. Head - knowing (Romans 6) Heart - reckon (Romans 6) Hands - yield (Romans 6) Substitutionary Life (vs 20) ... [Read more...]

Text: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 Twenty years after the Lord Jesus Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection the Corinthian church was started.  Within three or four years of its inception the carnal problems in the church had completely quenched the work of the Holy Spirit.  The ordinances such as the Lord's supper had been taken hostage by the ... [Read more...]

Text: John 17:1-5 Appointment with glory (vs 1) The hour was something Jesus spoke about throughout his ministry. Glorious victory over the world, flesh, and the devil Reconciliation of sinners to their Holy Creator Triumph of the righteousness of God That hour was the hour of his crucifixion. The promise was life eternal (Titus 1:2) ... [Read more...]

A soldier is a volunteer, but that doesn't necessarily make him a good soldier.  These are the qualifications for a good soldier of Jesus Christ. Endures Hardness He's not a cry baby. 2 Timothy 2:3-4 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the ... [Read more...]

Text: Galatians 2:15-18 Justified is the past tense.  It’s already happened.  So there are some landmarks, some things to remember about justification the Paul wants Peter to recall.  These are for our benefit to recall as well. Voice of experience (vss 15-16) Paul and Peter knew as Jews who lived under the law that no ... [Read more...]

Text: Revelation 8:12-13 The fourth angel sounds the trumpet and the heavens are affected.  So far the earth, the water, and now the heavens have been affected in the trumpet judgments.  That’s significant because of Revelation 7:3 and the sealing of the twelve tribes. Genesis 1:14 Jeremiah 10:2 Luke 21:25 DATE DAY EVENT MATTHEW MARK ... [Read more...]

Text: John 17:3 If not, why not? To turn your knowledge about God into a knowledge of God you simply take the truth about God and turn it into obedience to God. Maybe you weren't aware of His invitation to know Him Notice the lengths the Lord has gone to for a sinner to get ... [Read more...]