Caleb, a Giant in the Land – Joshua 14:6-15

As much as I love certain branches of history, I am terrible at remembering dates. And that includes the dates of Biblical history. But because of a poem, part of which I recall, I do remember the year of Israel’s Exodus. “In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus...

God – Psalm 14:1

Facts about the nature of God: Ex. 3:13-14 teaches that God is (omnipotent; holy; self-existent; gracious). Self-existent Ps. 50:12 teaches that God is (omnipotent; holy; self-sufficient; omniscient). Self-sufficient Ps. 90:2 teaches that God is (eternal; omnipotent;...

The Parable of the Talents – Matthew 25:14-30

Matthew 25 is a chapter of parables – we have two of the Lord’s stories and something which comes very close to a third. And what “fun” there can be with parables – they can be twisted and turned into logic pretzels. At this point, I have plans to preach...

The Parable of the Ten Virgins – Matthew 25:1-13

Let’s say that several of us were out on a walk together, and we saw a large cherry tree. Each of us might think of something different as we looked at that tree. One lady might see those cherries and think of all the pies that she could make. Someone else might think...

March 22

John Gill was born at Kettering, Northamptonshire, England on November 23, 1697. His father, Edward, was a Baptist, but at the time was a member of a union church composed of Presbyterians, Congregationalists and Baptists. This proved to be an untenable situation, and...

The Secret of Abiding Joy – Habakkuk 3:16-19

Habakkuk, the man with the crooked name, is one of the celebrities of Heaven; one of the friends of God. I pronounce his name “Hab-a-kuk,” because both my first Bible and my last, gave him that pronunciation. If you want to pronounce his name...

Are You Ready? – Matthew 24:32-51

I’ve taken the same scripture which we used last Sunday night, but my message will be a bit more general. Christ was telling the Jews of the Tribulation period to get ready for His return and their redemption. When the fig tree puts forth its leaves, you know that the...

Eternal Promises – Matthew 24:32-35

I feel led of the Lord to spend one more day looking at Matthew 24. But these two messages will be more topical than expositional. I’ll be pulling a couple thoughts out of the context, but not really studying the context itself. But that doesn’t mean that we should...

Biblical Gates and Giants – Matthew 7:13-14

Biblical references to Gates: Who met Lot at the gate of Sodom (Abraham; God; a pair of angels; his wife)? Two angels – Gen. 19:1 Why was Lot at the gate (he was the porter; he was a guard; it was a place of fellowship; it was a place of business). We don’t know...

March 15

Samuel Heaton was born into a Presbyterian home in Wrentham, Connecticut in 1711. When they became of age, he and three of his brothers moved to Morris County, New Jersey, where they began an ironworks business. Samuel married a good Baptist woman named Abby. When...