| Major Points: (1) The best definition for the word favor is "demonstrated delight." The favor of God can be described as tangible evidence that a person has the approval of the Lord. When we favor someone, we want to be with the one, delight...
Bible Text: Psalm 30:1-12 | Major Points: (1) We see David lifting up the Lord in praise, we also know that David, like us, made mistakes and committed sins and was punished for those mistakes and sins. But the wonderful thing in this, that God has...
Bible Text: 1 Timothy 6:6-12 | Major Points: (1) In 1 Timothy is a letter from the Apostle Paul to his young convert, Timothy, to encourage him in his new row as a church leader. He warns Timothy about those who think that godliness is a...
Bible Text: Mark 8:31-38 | Major Points: (1) Is God limited in any way? Are there some things God can't do? i sometimes wonder about this, because if God is all-powerful, then why doesn't He stop all the evil things that go on in the world,...
Bible Text: Job 22:21-30 | Major Points: (1) In Job chapter 22:21-30 we are told of the good, the blessings, the benefits which will come to us if we rally know God. Let us understand that there is a great difference between knowing God and simply...
Bible Text: Genesis 12:1-8; Hebrews 11:8-13 | Major Points: (1) When you are faced with real life hurts, issues, and problems, trusting God when you do not understand is easier said than done. True? It is easier to say give your cares to the Lord and...
Bible Text: Matthew 27:50-54 | Major Points: (1) Jesus died on the cross for our sins so that we might be forgiven when we trust in what He has done there. When we, by faith, receive the sacrifice He offered, then we can have eternal life...
Bible Text: John 15:7-15 | Major Points: (1) Any mother would lay down her life for her children, she works hard to provide for their future and spend hours on them to demonstrate her sacrificial love just as Jesus demonstrated in His own life for us....
Bible Text: Matthew 16:13-19 | Major Points: (1) Scripture tells us that the church is the body of Christ, (1 Corin. 12:12-14) the entity through which God works to proclaim His gospel to the world. But this wonderful calling for the church has been neglected and...
Bible Text: Ephesians 2:1-10 | Major Points: (1) Paul, the writer of the letter to the church in Ephesus was previously known as Saul of Tarsus and he was a man of noble Roman and Jewish heritage. He strictly lived according to the Law of Moses,...