Luke 12:29-31 — “And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after…” In these verses we learn that Jesus’ disciples are to have a different attitude towards the things of this world. What…
Luke 12:22-28 — “Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on…” As we continue our study through The Gospel of Luke we come to a subject that touches all of us. At one time or another we have all have…
Luke 12:13-21 — “Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.” These words came in reply to a man who asked Jesus to intervene in a dispute with his brother over an inheritance, and they were followed by the Parable of the Rich…
Luke 12:10-12 — “Take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: for the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.” In this part of Luke’s Gospel, Jesus warns against blaspheming the Holy Spirit and He talks about the grace that the…
Genesis 3:1-5 — “Your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.” When God created Adam and Eve and placed them in the Garden, He intended for them to experience great joy. When the Devil entered the Garden he came to take away their joy, and sadly, he succeeded.…
I Samuel 18:1-4 — “The soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.” Sadly, friendship is increasingly misunderstood and undervalued in our world today. Many don’t know how to be a friend let alone how to be a good friend. A person might have hundreds of…
Luke 12:8-9 — “Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.” This is a difficult text to understand and receive, and that’s because we wonder…
Genesis 24-28 — In this sermon for Mother’s Day we have a brief look at the life of Rebekah, focusing mainly on her relationship with her husband, Isaac and their two sons, Jacob and Esau. When we look at her life, we see that she is probably the most relatable woman in the Bible! The…
Luke 12:4-7 — “Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do…“ As Christians, sometimes fear gets the better of us and we don’t speak a word for Jesus when we should. Sometimes we’re not clear about what we believe when we’re asked by our…
Psalm 37:1-40 — “Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.” When we read the Psalms we discover that God’s people have been grappling with the same things for a very long time. We have a wonderful example of this in Psalm 37. The Psalmist speaks to the…