Oct 13, 2016 | Wednesday
The Lord miraculously appeared to Solomon on two occasions; the second time when he had completed the temple. In I Kings 9 the Lord said, Solomon “if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according...
Oct 6, 2016 | Wednesday
There is a foolish group of people in this world whom we might call “antinomians.” I have never heard of anyone calling himself an “antinomian,” but that doesn’t mean some are not. “Antinomian” is a derivative of 2 Greek words...
Sep 29, 2016 | Wednesday
Some scholars think this Psalm might be especially sung by Israel at the beginning of the Millennium. And I can see why. After seven years of unfathomable persecution by man, and the pouring out of the wrath of God, the darkest days in human history will become...
Sep 22, 2016 | Wednesday
Now that we’ve read this Psalm, let’s break it apart and make a sermon out of it. Among other things it is a call to worship. “Praise is comely for the upright.” For WHOM is praise comely? It is comely for the Upright. The word “comely” refers...
Sep 15, 2016 | Wednesday
Judy and I greatly enjoyed our trip down to Nampa, Idaho. Our primary purpose was to meet the people in our mission, the Nampa Sovereign Grace Baptist Church, and to administer the ordinance of baptism. Other than a few hours in a noisy hotel on Saturday night, I can...
Sep 8, 2016 | Wednesday
In a few minutes we are going to “go to the Lord in prayer.” Have you ever thought about that phrase? We hear it from time to time, but maybe you don’t use it. Do we ever actually “go” to the Lord? Are we ever out of the presence of the Lord?...
Sep 1, 2016 | Wednesday
As some of you know, for my own pleasure, I am writing a book on three generations of the Gano family. Three years ago, the Stewarts gave me a biography on John Gano, the pastor of the first Baptist Church in New York and a chaplain in the Revolutionary War. That book...
Aug 25, 2016 | Wednesday
This chapter begins as though Paul was thinking about concluding his letter. But he was diverted, and we are very glad that he was. It appears that he wanted to make one more exhortation and warning: “Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the...
Aug 18, 2016 | Wednesday
Timothy and Paul had a special relationship. They were unrelated, and yet they were brothers. They were unrelated, and yet they had the same Father. They were unrelated, and yet one was like a father to the other. They were of very different temperments, and yet they...
Aug 11, 2016 | Wednesday
Let’s say that you are an artist, and a Christian publishing company has commissioned you paint book jacket. The book, in this case, compares the lives of two great Old Testament servants of God. The book will be entitled “The Good, the Bad and the...
Aug 4, 2016 | Wednesday
I come from a very small family; I am the only son of an only son. And I have one sister, just as my father had only one sister. Most of you have far more uncles, aunts and cousins than I have of every kind of relative. I am not complaining – that is just the way...
Jul 21, 2016 | Wednesday
Just for the sake of illustration, let’s think of the soul as piece of intricate machinery. Nearly all machines require service – anything from yearly to daily maintenance. Your body as another example; it requires maintenance – a lot of it must be done every...
Jul 14, 2016 | Wednesday
The Bible means many things to many people. It should bring to mind words such as holy, eternal, comforting, exciting, encouraging and supernatural. Unfortunately, there are others which might say: ridiculous, irritating, fictional and worthless. Everyone has his...
Jul 7, 2016 | Wednesday
There are a lot of people who look at the world and fear the possibility of war. There are people praying that, unlike our parents and grand parents, we are spared more war. But it looks like Kim Jong-un, leader of North Korea and others may not care much for those...
Jun 30, 2016 | Wednesday
As a rule it is not the best thing to talk about your personal devotional life in any great detail. It goes beyond the semi-private into the really private. It is far more personally important than talking about an unfinished business deal. It is infinitely more...
