If I were to go around this room tonight and ask each of you to tell me why you are a Christian, I am sure I would get a number…
What is your attitude toward your own salvation this morning? Is it something which you just can’t keep to yourself? I hope so. Peter’s goal in our text this morning…
Mark Twain once said, “It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” Solomon added…
I think all of us would agree that the words, “Your will be done,” are easier said than obeyed. Jesus spoke these words knowing the result would be cruel torture…
The first letter of the apostle Peter was written to Christians who were suffering for their faith: Suffering is actually the theme of this letter, and Peter wrote to encourage…
All of us have experienced this from one side or the other. On one side, we perhaps can each remember a time when . . . a. We skinned a…
Has living as a Christian been easy for you, or are there times when you struggle to make it through the day? Do you ever find yourself questioning your faith…
Wisdom teaches us there is a proper time and procedure for every matter we will encounter. It keeps us from “making a mess of things” when we should take the…
We are so prone to forget rendering thanks to God that we must arouse ourselves to praise and ponder Him, lest God’s blessings go unacknowledged. Always remember God’s blessings for…
I want to encourage each of you to spend time this week with your physical family giving thanks to God for all of His blessings in your lives. Those of…
Even though we are morally capable, we have a tendency to turn from God’s will to self-will at every opportunity. Do you want your life to be better? Do you…
When the Gospel is proclaimed, certain things are destined to happen: a. Opposition b. Sacrifices will have to be made c. Satan will both oppose the truth and attempt to…
I imagine that a number of us have experienced the difficulties of taking the “shortest route” suggested by the apps on our phones. Solomon says that it is better to…
The events of life can sometimes leave us disappointed, discouraged, and defeated. Satan is very adept at using people and circumstances to cause us to despair. No one is immune…
What will save a person from his sins? Acceptance of Jesus Christ through faith which leads the person to repent of sin, confess belief in Jesus’ resurrection, and be baptized…
The ability for you and I to enjoy our lives, no matter how short or long they may be, is God’s gift to us. He longs to give us “wisdom…
What is it that really counts in life? There are many things which we are constantly told we must have or ways in which we must behave if we are…
Friends are friends forever if the Lord’s the Lord of them! Proverbs 17:17 reads, “A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.” Friends are friends…