October 30, 2025
October 22, 2025
Blessing the LORD
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Psalm 103:1-5
Introduction
We are drawing to a close of book number 4 of the Psalms. These last few Psalms close with praise to God. Many Psalms are prayers, complaints, and crying to the Lord, these are more about praise God for who He is.
I. God’s Personal Blessings - Reasons for Praise (1-5)
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• Starts off with a hearty blessing… this is not merely a lip service praise, but a praise with the entirety of his being, even down to his soul!
• A blessed NAME! (1)
◦ Bless his holy name… people profane his name today… but his name is Holy and Blessed!
Isaiah 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
November 7, 2025
October 29, 2025
Majestic Praise
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Psalm 104:1-5
Introduction
While our last Psalm was a Praise to the Lord for his Mercy, the entirety of this Psalm is a Praise to the Lord for his Majesty in creation! There are a lot of similarities in style between this Psalm and Psalm 103. They build to a great closing! These are powerful Psalms that are focused primarily on God! What a great focus! I cannot think of a greater place to focus our attention!
• While I was studying, I think I stumbled across a golden nugget in the verse 5:
November 29, 2025
November 19, 2025
Give Thanks!
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Psalm 105:1-12
Introduction
This is a long Psalm, and the second part of it is really the history of Israel. It is a great read, and I encourage you to re-read it after church, and see what is listed that God did for Israel.
However, I want to focus on the first half of the Psalm. The first half of the Psalm is the Education, whereas the second half of the Psalm is the Example. The first half Educates us on what we are to do, where the second half of the Psalm gives us a great Example of how God worked. It stands as an excellent example because it takes the history of the nation of Israel, how God gave them their land, then God sent Joseph ahead to make arrangements (17), to be there for preparation for Israel.
December 13, 2025
December 3, 2025
A Psalm of Remembrance
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Psalm 106:1-5
We have an extensive Psalm before us. There is simply no way to cover all of it. There is an extensive amount of history in this Psalm. We encourage you to read the Bible, so you can be familiar Israel, and history, and the major events of the Old Testament.
Illustration:
Have you ever saw a situation where a woman stays with a man that is abusive, and wonder why does she stay with him??! Much like God stays with us, though we are certainly undeserving.
November 25, 2025
November 16, 2025
Traveling Tutelage
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Mark 10:28-31 - read
Mark 10:28-45
Introduction
We are going to cover down through verse 45, but let’s look at this passage. This passage takes place right after the young rich man had asked what he could do to inherit eternal life. We looked at that last week, and recognized the man did not see himself as a sinner in need of salvation, but was simply seeking to add to his riches, eternal life. Right after that whole discussion, Peter; never one to let a quite moment pass without interjecting something, says, “Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.”
April 30, 2023
April 30, 2023
Revelation 11
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Revelation 11:1-2
Introduction
In chapter 10, we started a parenthetical statement, in which relevant
information is added to the story.
Example:
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George was driving the car, and he was doing a fabulous job.
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George was driving the car (he was only 12 years old), and he was doing a fabulous job.
The sounding of the trumpets was introduced to us in Chapter 8,
continued in chapter 9, when in chapter 10, the thought is put on pause,
and relevant information is given to us in chapter 10, and partially
through chapter 11. Where in the rest of chapter 11, it continues the
thought of the sounding trumpets that are proclaiming judgment on the
earth.
October 9, 2019
October 9, 2019
Lessons from Proverbs 11
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Proverbs 11:1
Intro.
Much of this chapter deals with Righteousness or being upright, or just.
You will see these words used more than any other topic in this chapter.
I. Righteousness Defined (1, 3)
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“The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of
transgressors shall destroy them.” (Proverbs 11:3)
A. Honesty - (1)
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Bible times, they didn’t have digital scales. They would have a set of
weights, and a scale. If you wanted a lb of flour, they would put a 1lb
weight on one side, and weigh out 1lb of flour. To cheat people, their 1
lb weight, wouldn’t weigh a pound.
May 7, 2023
May 7, 2023
Kingdom & Characters
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Revelation 11:14-18
Introduction
You will recall the woes were introduced way back in chapter 8.
Rev. 8:13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of
heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of
the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three
angels, which are yet to sound!
May 14, 2023
May 14, 2023
Revelation 12
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Revelation 12:1
Introduction
Last week, I barely mentioned the figures that are introduced in chapter
12. I would like to expound a little further on them, particularly the
woman. There are some things that need expounded to help clarify this
chapter.
I. Curtains drawn
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“opened in heaven” (Rev 11:19)
A. Rapture (Rev 4:1)
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Rev. 4:1 ¶ After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in
heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet
talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee
things which must be hereafter.
October 23, 2019
October 23, 2019
What Kind of a Person are you?
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Proverbs 12:1-4
Intro.
The word most used in this Proverb is man. This can apply to both man
and woman. As the Bible says in 2 Peter 3:11 - Seeing then that all
these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be
in all holy conversation and godliness,"
I. Wise Man (1-4)
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Not a wise guy.