There are two passages from the Word of God that we'd like to read for you this morning. The first is Ephesians 4:1-6 and the second is Psalm 133. First we turn to Ephesians 4 beginning at verse 1. I therefore the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the calling to which ye are …
Now, this encourages me, because throughout the Word of God, God is called the God of Jacob, and the God of Jacob is a shepherd. In fact, Jacob mentions this a little later on when he's just about to die, Genesis 49, and verse 24. But his bow abode in strength, talking about Joseph, and the arms of …
Jeremiah chapter 18, verses 1 through 10 are very familiar verses, talking about the potter and the clay. One of our familiar hymns of dedication, Have Thine Own Way, Lord, is based on this passage. Jeremiah chapter 18, the word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Arise and go down to the …
Well, no introduction is needed. I simply will say to you that it's a blessing to have someone speak from this pulpit who is older than I am. Ten days. Ten whole days. Thank you for being here tonight. It's been a beautiful day. We trust we'll have another good day tomorrow if the Lord Jesus …
Four times in the Gospel of John, our Lord Jesus uses the words Where I Am. He's talking about heaven. Now, we want to be very, very honest because we're in church, we are God's people. Most Christians don't talk about heaven unless somebody is dying or has died. Is that not true? You know, very …
John chapter 17, and while you find it, I will thank you for letting us come. We've enjoyed it. Every time we come it's a delight to see that new people are coming in and the old folks haven't all apostatized. But some of our family has gone to glory and we miss them. We miss them. And my memory is …
A bit of background. Absalom, David's son, Absalom, had revolted against his father, taken over Jerusalem, taken over the palace, taken over David's wives, taken over his counselors and part of the army. And there's a battle going to be fought now, and the battle is fought out at Mount Ephraim. …
The Word of God from Exodus chapter 16, verses 1 through 21. This is the account of the giving of the manna to the nation of Israel in the wilderness. Exodus chapter 16. And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which …
According to this passage of Scripture, there's a war going on. In fact, there are three wars going on in the world today, but they all go back to this one that Paul is writing about. People are at war with each other. We have race against race, and we have clan against clan, nation against nation, …
Matthew chapter 4, verse 12 through 22. Matthew chapter 4, verse 12. Now, when Jesus had heard that John, this is John the Baptist, was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee, and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the seacoast, in the borders of Zebulun and …