Christianity is not a code, conduct, etc. It is Christ. It is important to know Jesus Christ closely. 1. Be freshly cleansed (vs. 3) – “Wash yourself” This is what we must do if we must do if we want… Read More ›
Month: September 2012
A Great Confession of Faith – Ruth 1:15-22
The faith of Ruth shows that anyone can come to faith. 1. A Believing Decision We often hear jokes about mothers-in-laws but this was a daughter-in-law who dearly loved her mother-in-law. It was faithfulness unto death. (vs. 16-17). Ruth was… Read More ›
A Change For The Better – Ruth 2:1-7
As you move from the first to the second chapter of the Book of Ruth, the atmosphere changes dramatically. Notice the changes that take place because of Ruth’s faith and love. 1. Unbelief to faith Ruth was gaining an understanding… Read More ›
The Weakness Of Samson – Judges 13:1-14:2
Samson was a man who was known for his strength but was destroyed by his weakness! When Samson comes upon the scene the Israelites were doing what was right in their own eyes. They had compromised with the Philistines. God… Read More ›
The Parable of the Trees – Judges 9:8-15
The Parable of the Trees is the first parable in the Bible. The crisis in our country is leadership. We desperately need it. “If the gold rusts then what shall the iron do”? In these verses we have a pitiful… Read More ›
Jephthah – The Ninth Judge – Judges 11
See Hebrews 11:32. God raised up judges to save the nation of Israel from itself. They often had major defects in their character but God still used them. The nation would forget God and then judgment would come from outside,… Read More ›
The High Cost Of Low Living – Judges 13:24-16:30
The Child of God cannot be lost but does this mean that that person can live any way they like? There is no better story to illustrate this than Samson whose life was cut short because of disobedience. Samson was… Read More ›
Sin Can’t Win and Faith Can’t Fail – Judges 4:1-16
Israel were eating the fruit of their own deeds and then complaining about it. God raised up an enemy – the king of Canaan. When the people cried to God then God heard and delivered them. 1 – The woman… Read More ›
Notes On Samson – Judges 13
The story of Samson is in the book of Judges. The book reads as if God’s record has got stuck. But in fact it is God’s people who are stuck in a cycle of faith degenerating into sin, followed by… Read More ›
Jephthah – A Man Of Strength – Judges 11
Jephthah was one of the men mentioned in the hall of fame in Hebrews 11. He was a man of strength who was the offspring of a harlot. 1 – His character in the face of great difficulties (vs. 1-3)… Read More ›
Feed My Sheep 