How much do you care about what Jesus has to say? Do you spend time with him each day, sitting at his feet, reading the Bible, quietly listening to him as he speaks to you through his word and speaking to him through prayer? Do you fail to find time to read your Bible and pray claiming that you are too busy with "many things"? ❝If you are too busy to pray, you are busier than God wants you to be.❞ — Wanda E. Brunstetter
This is a sermon against racism, nepotism, tribalism and other forms of self-centred scandals that have adversely affected the church in Africa.
Someone once said that "Experience is the best teacher, but its tuition is costly!" If you've sinned, don't be stubborn and persist in your sin because you will end up paying the high price of learning from your mistakes. Instead, learn from King Solomon's blunders and reject to sin stubbornly. Don't repent like Solomon. Rather, repent like David and ask the Lord's forgiveness for your own sins.
Warning from Luke 10:38–42 about not letting distractions keep us from connecting with Jesus.
Spiritual gifts and godliness are not the same thing.
In this message, I'd like us to consider three instructive examples on this subject: the example of Joshua and Caleb's, the example of Moses and his adversaries, and the example ofJohn the Baptist and Christ. One of these examples portrays the envious spirit of feeling bitter when others have it better. The other two exemplify his opposite attitude and portray how we should live.
The Bible commands us in 1 Thessalonians 5:18 saying that "In everything, give thanks for this is the will of God concerning you." But is this really possible for you? Is it possible for wives and mothers to give thanks in everything when they are overwhelmed with the seemingly mundane, boring and repetitive household work? Is this perspective of thanksgiving really possible for students who are being weighed down by an academic overload or by the hectic pressure of examinations?
2 Kings 18:1-8
Studies on the life of Hezekiah.
Although the Bible recognises Solomon for his great wisdom, the Bible on the other hand recognises Hezekiah for his great faith. In 2 Kings 18:5, the Bible says that "Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah before him or after him."
This message entitled "Destroying Our Idols" is the first in our Study on the Life of Hezekiah.
