July 8, 2026July 8, 2026
The Struggle is Real
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Psalm 119:25-32
Introduction
The first verse sets the tone of this section:
Psalm 119:25 — My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
The Psalmist opens with the weakness and sorrow of his flesh, and his need to be quickened. The Word quicken means to make alive, to revive, or to make alive in a spiritual sense. The flesh, and this world will bring sorrow! Living in the flesh will bring sorrow, as the Psalmist describes. The world often tries to drown that sorrow with alcohol. They try to hide from that sorrow with drugs, pleasure, and many other things. The problem is that all of those solutions are temporary, and only hide that sorrow for a short time. The only real hope, is turning to God, and being quickened, made alive by Him! Asking him to save us!
June 14, 2026 June 14, 2026
Warning from God
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Mark 14:27-31
Introduction
We are in the last days of Jesus. The disciples are about to pass some of the most difficult trials in their life. Jesus has warned them, but they simply didn’t understand.
I. Offenses will come (Mark 14:27)
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- Jesus is the perfect example! He never sinned, nor did wrong!
- Offend - 3. to cause (a person or group) to feel hurt, angry, or upset by something said or done
- Jesus is sinless, and didn’t do anything wrong, and the disciples were still offended!
i. Jesus would die
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- Jesus had told the disciples, but they had it in their minds, He was the Messiah, and therefore would setup his reign now, they would not see the real plan.
- Jesus plan was to die, we see it clearly now!
John 1:29 — The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
August 2, 2026 August 2, 2026
Failure
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Mark 14:54, 66-72
Introduction
I covered this last week, but I felt impressed to re-visit this passage and cover it again. You may be aware of a well known baptist preacher who fell in sin. My friend Sam Robinson said this, “The pulpit has failed the pew, but the pew has also failed the pulpit.” It is a two way street. I’m not going to address a particular situation, but suffice it to say if you are in church for any length of time, you will find that people will fail you. Sometimes you will be very discouraged or hurt by those who fall. It will blindside you, you will never see it coming, and it will hurt. I have always said, the taller a tree grows the more damage is does when it falls. The more influence you have, the greater the disappointment that goes with it. It doesn’t matter if you know of the situation or not, there will be another in the news, and another. It is not new, and as long as Christ tarries his coming, it will not end.
August 16, 2026 August 16, 2026
Jesus before Pilate
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Mark 15:1
Introduction
We are up to the day of the crucifixion of Jesus. He has spent most of the night in trial before the religious leaders, and was beaten, mocked, and kept in holding cell until the morning. The Jews lived under Roman rule.
That would be like the Amish are a society, culture, and religion, but they are under the rule of the US Government, and specifically under the rule of Ohio in our state.
January 22, 2020 January 22, 2020
I. Wise Person
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Proverbs 18
Proverbs 18:1-5
Wise Person (Pro 18:1)
A. Desire
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• You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink
• You can lead a fool to wisdom, but you cannot make him learn.
B. Decision (separate)
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• You decided to come to church, you choose, with purpose to arrive at
church.
• People don’t always choose to do the right thing.
May 20, 2020 May 20, 2020
Punishment
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Proverbs 19:5, 9, 25, 29
Introduction
The Bible clearly shows and displays the compassion, and love of God.
Sometimes, people ask the question, “How can a loving God punish
people?” Some people could be confused by that. A mom, that loves her
child, will at times have to punish and correct her child. Jesus
illustrates the undying love of God in the parable of the prodigal son,
and at the same time, we can see the need for correction and punishment
in
June 3, 2020 June 3, 2020
Anger
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Proverbs 19:19
Introduction
We need to be careful that we do not paint anger or wrath as a bad
thing. Anger is an emotion that is felt.
Eph. 4:26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your
wrath: 27 Neither give place to the devil.
God is holy, and without sin. Yet, he has wrath, and anger.
I. Anger without Discretion (Pro 19:19)
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Prov. 19:19 ¶ A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if
thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
June 10, 2020 June 10, 2020
Deceit and Deception
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Proverbs 20:1, 16, 19, 17
Introduction
Sometimes we can be very innocent, and naive in life, and not realize
there are people that are not trustworthy as well as things that cannot
be trusted. The Bible helps us to know what to look out for. It will
benefit us, so as to be wise in this world.
The Bible, and especially the book of Proverbs serves as a great
practical book, to help us be wise in a world of much foolishness.
July 29, 2020 July 29, 2020
Miscellaneous Thoughts
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Proverbs 20:12, 20, 30
Introduction
Tonight is more of a shotgun message, it will hit all over the place
instead of just hitting one theme. These are the last three verses that
I was not able to fit into a category in this chapter. From Proverbs 10
on, we have many sayings that are not necessarily themed, or go
together. For sake of thought and continuity, I have been going through
each chapter, and connecting the dots between the thoughts that are
covered to give us a uniform way to look at them, and cover topics.
November 11, 2020 November 11, 2020
Guiding your Heart right
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Proverbs 23:19-28
Introduction
There are a few things that we are told to do, in order to keep our heart right in a messed up world.
Prov. 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
This is not an unfamiliar theme in the book of Proverbs. The heart is an important issue that is discussed time and time again throughout the book of Proverbs.