But, a paddle lets you steer the boat; it lets you set a course and sail in a direction. It keeps you from drifting. Continue reading
ALEXANDER MacLAREN (1826-1910):Joab had been steadily drifting away from David for years. His fierce temper could not stand the king’s displeasure because of his murders of Abner and Amasa, and his slaying of Absalom had made the breach irreparable; and Joab’s old comrade in many a fig...
Falling Away from Christ. There is no passage in the whole Bible of which the cruel enemy of souls has taken so much advantage as this. Tertullian tells us, that because of these verses the Church at one time rejected the whole Epistle to the Hebrews, and denied its inspiration so fearfu...
The following is a chart that can help you keep track of your sermons and Bible classes for 2024. This chart can also help you keep a balance of the lessons you preach on a regular basis. I pray it will help you develop the habit of keeping a record of your weekly lessons. ...
1 Samuel 15:3 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verses 8, 9, 15, 18, 20 and 21. 1 Samuel 15:9 Or the grown bulls; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain. 1 Samuel ...
The lie of Satan falling comes from Isaiah, chapter 14, and Ezekiel, chapter 28, about "the king of Tyre" and "the king of Babylon." These in no way refer to Satan; the verses must be twisted to do that. The Bible: Too Strange to be Truth? Q: I am dealing with wavering ...
The earth thrown into a state of wild confusion, the mountains hurled into the mighty deep, the sea tossed into a tempest, and the everlasting hills drifting on its foaming billows, are the vivid images by which the divine judgments on wicked and persecuting nations are described in the langu...
5 Sorrow is mine, for I am a foreigner wandering in Meshech; I am a stranger drifting among the tents of Kedar!6 My soul has roamed much too long among people who despise peace.7 I am for peace; I ask for peace, but even as I open my mouth, they are ready to fight....
b. b. The needy (drifting / hard hearted / deceived by sin) may not The needy (drifting / hard hearted / deceived by sin) may not know it. know it. c. c. We are obligated to exhort each other, so that no one becomes We are obligated to exhort each other, so that no one bec...
Where was the ship drifting? Oh that he knew where he was! Oh that he could hear the bell on the Inchcape Rock! But years ago, in his sinful folly, he, with his own hands, had cut it away. Hark! to that grating sound heard amid the storm, felt amid the breakers; the ship is...