Chippie Doesn’t Sing Anymore There was a woman who had a pet parakeet named Chippie who would sing. The woman made several mistakes.  She was vacuuming her floor, and she decided to clean out the bottom of Chippie’s cage with her vacuum cleaner.  Mistake number one. The phone rang she...

If You Want Strawberries, Don’t Plant Lemons We all want the same outcome -- to be happy and to end up with a reasonable measure of health, wealth, and happiness. Seeds are a strange thing; they teach us a lot about life.  They don’t grow unless they are planted. We...

Don’t Cut Off Your Nose To Spite Your Face It means don’t retaliate when it will hurt you more than it will help the situation.  Grudges always hurt the grudger more than the grudge.  Our attempts at revenge hurt us more than they help. You stay away from family reunions...

Where Are Your Priorities? Haggai 1:3-9   There are a lot of things that are clouding our mind taking our focus off God. We need to learn that God will tune in when we turn around.          2 Chronicles 7:14   What priorities do we need to establish? Make God the...

Life Is About Making Right Choices Gen. 13:5-8   --We literally make hundreds of choices and decisions every day. --We make choices that affect our day. --People who make good choices succeed. --People who make poor choices do not. --What can we learn about choices form the text? The more...

What We “Oughtta ” Do Romans 7:14-22 The Battle With Sin The Law Revealed Sin and Brought it To Life.            Rom. 7:7-12 Sin corrupts the holy. 12-13 The Conundrum Of The Flesh (the tongue twister of text) The three parts of man. 1 Thess. 5:23 The law is spiritual,...

A Universal Salvation Acts 10:34-35 Salvation is for everyone.     What can we learn in Acts 8-10? We must acknowledge there is a universal sinner. 3:23; 6:23 If you have sin in your life you are separated from God. 59:1-2 You can die spiritually. 5:12 We can die in our...

God Of My Salvation Isaiah 12:1-3 What can we learn about God and my salvation? He is the Originator of Salvation When it comes to salvation, we must put all of the emphasis on God. He Is the Orchestrator of Salvation Man would never come to God on his own. ...

Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours Ephesians 1:7-14 Signed Are you signed with Christ? Does He have ownership of you? His signature is written in red.  Vs. 7 He paid for us in full with His own shed blood.  Rom. 5:8 We have an inheritance.  Vs. 11 Since we have His...

God’s “Valentine’s” Gift To Us John 3:16-17 God’s Love How do we know someone loves us? Love is more than words. Love to us depends upon actions and words. God demonstrated His love to us while we were still sinners Christ died for us.  Rom. 5:8 God love us:  -...