Tag Archives: Discernment

Breakthrough – Reasoned Cases For Christ

*Pastor’s Note: Do you ever wish you could walk with Jesus as the Apostles and Disciples did? I don’t think any Christian hasn’t had thoughts like that. Here’s a great lesson by our Brother Bruce Cooper about keeping our focus … Continue reading

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Faith or Fear?

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Stop It!

*Pastor’s Note: I am sorry for the length but I did not want to split this up and I couldn’t see any way to make it shorter and stress the importance of this message. Also, images I am using are … Continue reading

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Increase In The Knowledge and Wisdom of God

GROW INCREASINGLY IN KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM Psalm 119:66, “Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments.” Proverbs 18:15, “The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.” Philippians 1:9, “And … Continue reading

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Wisdom Rests In The Heart

1 Kings 3:9, “So give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people to discern between good and evil.” (NASB) Proverbs 2:3-11, “For if you cry for discernment, Lift your voice for understanding; If you seek her as silver … Continue reading

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Hungry For Knowledge

THE WISE HUNGER FOR KNOWLEDGE! Matthew 5:6, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.” (NKJV) John 6:35, Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will … Continue reading

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God’s Ways Are True and Just

PERFECT AND BLAMELESS ARE GOD’S WAYS Psalm 18:30, “As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.” (NKJV) Proverbs 30:5, “Every word of God proves … Continue reading

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The Lord Is Your Security

PROLOGUE TO DAILY PROVERBS: There is a Proverb for EVERY day of the Month. Do you want wisdom. It is found here! “Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. For wisdom is more profitable than silver, … Continue reading

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More of Wisdom Calling For a Hearing

PROLOGUE TO DAILY PROVERBS: There is a Proverb for EVERY day of the Month. Do you want wisdom. It is found here! “Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. For wisdom is more profitable than silver, … Continue reading

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Jude Verses 12-13

Jude 1:12-13, “These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the … Continue reading

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Jude Verse 12

Jude 1:12, “These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the … Continue reading

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The Honest Will Inherit Good Things

PROLOGUE TO DAILY PROVERBS: There is a Proverb for EVERY day of the Month. Do you want wisdom. It is found here! “Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. For wisdom is more profitable than silver, … Continue reading

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When God Reveals The Truth

Daniel 2:47, The king answered Daniel and said, “Surely your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, since you have been able to reveal this mystery.” (NASB). My wife and I, … Continue reading

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Jude Verse 11

Jude 1:11, “Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.” We continue where we left off in verse 11. … Continue reading

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From The Abundance of The Heart – 4

Part Four: Continuing on now from Part Three: Let’s look at the difference that Jesus made in the lives of tax collectors and prostitutes and especially in relation to the letter of the Law, versus the Spirit of the Law. … Continue reading

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From The Abundance of The Heart – 3

Part Three: Continuing on now from Part Two: Those of us who are supposed to be true spiritual leaders as compared to the many religious leaders, instead of teaching others to demonstrate and show love to only their brothers and … Continue reading

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From The Abundance of The Heart – 2

Part Two: Continuing on now from Part One: The Spirit of the Word is telling that what proceeds forth from the INNER MAN is the determination or proof of whether what is observed is good or evil. Even the unrepentant … Continue reading

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From The Abundance of The Heart – 1

Part One: Rampant political corruption, religious corruption and manipulation of politics to gain prestige, power or monetary gain, widespread poverty, major sociological class divisions, social unrest, the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer, people abandoning their religious faith … Continue reading

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Neglect of The Bible

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Abiding In Christ

John 15:4-8, “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He … Continue reading

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