Faith
In a Bible believing Bible preaching church you will hear a great deal about faith. I thought it necessary to specifically speak on this topic.
In a Bible believing Bible preaching church you will hear a great deal about faith. I thought it necessary to specifically speak on this topic.
Some people say that a dog is man's best friend. Webster says a friend is an intimate associate, a close acquaintance. I have a friend that sticks closer than a brother.
The outward is most often the expression of the inward. It is my desire to openly address the root causes of our outward deficiencies. That root, my friend, is found in our very hearts.
I would like to speak to you about a birth. In one sense it is an ordinary birth. In another sense, this birth was anything but normal. It was special. It was spectacular. It was divine.
It is my intention to discuss the birth of Jesus. In theological terms, I would like to deal with the Incarnation.
I noticed that the prophets of old often prophesied but with little to no success. Would that make them failures? I submit that not all "successes" are winners, nor are all unsuccessful people losers.
We all know the importance of being in the right place. We also know what it is to be in the wrong place. I had rather be in the right place than the wrong place. Our text speaks about a man who was in the right place.
I speak from these verses because it seems as if Christian people have forgotten how to respond to mistreatment. Christians are often notorious backbiters and divisive. Too many hold onto grudges. Bitterness remains. Well, the Bible teaches us otherwise.
There are times in the Christian life when, what we call storms, arise. The thought of my heart is, "How do we respond to those storms?" May we leave convinced that our Lord does indeed love us. He does care for us. He is with us.
We hear a great deal about how these times we live in are the last days. I personally believe that is true. The text before us speaks of some signs of the last times, the perilous times.