Manasseh was one of Judah's most vile and wicked kings. He was responsible for turning the hearts of the people against the LORD God, and as being "worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel" (2 Chronicles 33:9). Yet the LORD Almighty is merciful and gracious. "And when he …
Tag: Old Testament
A Tall Order
The Scripture reading for today is 1 Kings 4 - 6... "And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying, 'Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in My statutes, and execute My judgments, and keep all My commandments to walk in them; then will I perform My word with …
The Mighty Almighty
And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins; and the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give …
The Incarnate God
“God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory, and the express …
A Veil, The Holy Spirit, and Liberty
"Therefore, since we have such hope, we use great boldness of speech— unlike Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the end of what was passing away. But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the …
The Power of the Spirit
For the Christian to accomplish any thing for the glory of the Lord, and not for the glory, or boasting of one's own self; and/or ego; it must be done by the Spirit of God in us. It is GOD who gets things done. It is God who saves a soul. It is God who …
Wednesday Evening Bible Study 121411
GRACE: NOT BY MAN The Law and the Promises of God - Galations 3:21-29 Verse 21 - Since the gift of God is "by grace through faith" (Ephesians 2:8-10), what is the purpose of the law (v. 20)? Does the law nullify the promise? Is law and faith in competition? The purpose of the law …
Wednesday Bible Study 041311
FROM DELIVERANCE TO GLORY The People Restrained From Giving - Exodus 36:1-38 1. The people had been asked to bring an offering from a __________________ heart (vv. 36:1-5; 35:5). 2. The _______________ were used for the _________________ of the tabernacle and its furnishings (vv. 8-38). 3. The ________________ were asked to _________________ from giving; there …
Scripture Of The Day 091110
"Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; …
Sermon Outline Sunday 062010
Time Of Visitation Luke 19:41-44 OUTLINE - I. THINGS KNOWN... NOW HIDDEN (vv. 41-42). II. CERTAIN DAYS, AND TIMES ARE COMING (v. 43). III. DAY OF DESTRUCTION AND CHAOS (v. 44a). IV. THE VISITATION OF GOD (v. 44b). -Tim A. Blankenship
Classic Friday 05/08/09
Today’s classic is by the late Dr. W. A. Criswell when pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas. This is an excerpt from a sermon titled “Ancient Of Days” from Daniel 7:9-14. “But who is this Ancient of days? “I beheld till the Ancient of days descended.” Then He is described. And a …
Sermon Bites 05/03/09
Desiring God 1 Chronicles 13:1-14 I. WE OUGHT ALWAYS BE DESIRING GOD (vv. 1-3). II. WE OUGHT ALWAYS BE DESIRING GOD FOR OTHERS (vv. 4-5). III. OUR DESIRING GOD SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO OTHERS GODS WAY (vv. 6-8). IV. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN OUR DESIRING GOD BECOMES FATAL (vv. 9- 14). -Tim A. Blankenship
Classic Friday 03/13/09
Today’s Classic is by E. M. Bounds from WEAPON OF PRAYER, and the chapter titled, “The Preacher’s Cry – Pray For Us”. Those of us who stand in the pulpits of our churches each Sunday morning and evening will know the power E. M. Bounds addresses in this chapter. The excerpt is the concluding third …
Sermon Bites 12/07/08
This is a late post since I usually publish these the Saturday before the Sunday they are delivered. Faithful Until The Light References – Amos 3:7; Revelation 22:6 OUTLINE OF LUKE 1:5-25 I. THE FAITHFUL IN A TIME OF DARKNESS (v. 5). II. FAVORED BY GOD – DISFAVOR AMONG MENT (vv. 6-7). III. THROUGH DIVINE …
Sermon Bite 04/20/08 #1
Numbers And Growth Matthew 13:31-33 These two parables if you will notice are placed between the parable of the wheat and the tares, and the explanation of the wheat and the tares. This was intentional so that we might see His intent of the two parables. He is warning us of the deception of the …