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Introduction Over the years, I have tried to read a chapter in Proverbs each day. Over the last few months, I have altered my schedule to where I make it a point to spend time in the Word of God before I do anything else. I do this for a few reasons: I don’t get busy & forget about it. I begin my day…

Divine Discipline Is Endured Through Proper Response To It Solomon, the wisdom writer gives two commands that help us to respond properly to divine discipline. We are not to despise Divine Discipline Is Endured By Understanding Divine Reason For It

God’s word is usful in showing us how to think and how to live.

Carry your brother's burden of consequence of sin.

Introduction 4 You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin. 5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, “ MY SON , DO NOT REGARD LIGHTLY THE DISCIPLINE OF THE LORD , NOR FAINT WHEN YOU ARE REPROVED BY HIM ; 6 FOR THOSE WHOM THE…

Why read my Bible?

Todos recibimos correción de veces en cuando. Palabras para correción: Reprensión Reconvención Consejo Enseñanza Es fácil responder equivocadamente a la correción. Podemos responder con: Orgullo Mentiras Enojo Excusas

We must be careful what questions we ask from Scripture about Christian living. Many times, we ask for proof text so we can obey the rules of Scripture. But we are warned not to live according to rules. (Rom 1:20-21, Col 2:20-23) The Christian instead should seek the wisdom of the Gospel (Col 1:28). Proverbs 1:20-23 teaches us how to live the Christian life in the Wisdom of God.

We must be careful what questions we ask from Scripture about Christian living. Many times, we ask for proof text so we can obey the rules of Scripture. But we are warned not to live according to rules. (Rom 1:20-21, Col 2:20-23) The Christian instead should seek the wisdom of the Gospel (Col 1:28). Proverbs 1:20-23 teaches us how to live the Christian life in the Wisdom of God.

Proverbs 3:11-12 “Reproof” Failure to Listen We can be deaf to what we don’t want to hear. We have to guard against isolation (18:1). We will face terrible consequences if we refuse to listen to reproof. Value of Reproof We must see the value of what reproof brings. Seeing that value should make us desire…

By Pastor Glenn Pease It cost Thomas Edison one dollar and ten cents to make the first light bulb. He sold them for 40 cents each. He then got the cost down to 80 cents a piece, but he still sold them for 40 cents. In the third year he reduced the cost to 50 cents. The losses were becoming greater as…

/Revelation 2:1-5: 1 “To the angel of the church of Ephesus write, ‘These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands: 2 “I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested…

There's something Rotten in the Church. [Titus 1:10-16] Paul wrote to Titus instructing him to appoint elders – leaders. These men had to know God's faithful Word and be able to encourage in sound doctrine and particularly be able to refute those that oppose. Why was it essential that the elders be so…

2 Timothy ch.4. - 9 months since last preached, never finished series in 2 Timothy, probably forgotten what it’s about so set the scene of the letter read 2 Tim 4:8-22 - everyone deserted him, longstanding colleagues had deserted the work, personal attacks, message opposed, in prison, cold, facing winter…