Introduction A. In a capitalist society like ours, in which we are trained to promote ourselves in every way possible,...
A Greater Mind (AM)
Introduction A. Because we serve such a great God, we have a greater hope, a greater peace, a greater faith, a greater lo...
The Greatest in the Kingdom
Introduction A. When Jesus told the disciples that He would soon be killed in Jerusalem, the thought on their minds was which of them would be the greatest in the kingdom. B. As much as He had tried to teach them about the nature of this kingdom, they were still struggling to understand. Discussion I. The greatest in Christ’s kingdom would be like a little child. A. The greatest would be the one who is weak and easy to overlook...
Open Hearts
Introduction A. In this present age we learn to guard our hearts very carefully, but if we give up on believing in anything or anyone, we lose so much. B. The truth is that there are some things that we can and must believe in; we just need the wisdom to discern what things they are (2 Corinthians 7:2-3; Galatians 4:17-18). I. We must never close our hearts to God’s Word. A. We must guard our hearts against Satan and his wiles (Acts 5:3...
The Fall of a Wise Man
In those days I also saw Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and could not speak the language of Judah, but spoke according to the language of one or the other people. So I contended with them and cursed them, struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, “You shall not give your daughters as wives...