This sermon will begin a short series of sermons that will tie into the Days of Unleavened Bread and will possibly go several sermons after that as well. It is my hope to present one over-arching principle in each one of these sermons. …
Every Christian knows that obedience to God's moral laws and His statutes and judgments brings excellent benefits. By learning and then living within their framework, we each receive a rich reward in developing godly character. After we …
What is a prophet? At its most basic, a prophet is an assistant who speaks for the leader. We have the perfect explanation of this in Exodus 7:1-2, where God tells Moses that his elder brother, Aaron, would be his (Moses') prophet, even …

(11) Wisdom is good with an inheritance,
And profitable to those who see the sun.
(12) For wisdom is a defense as money is a defense,
But the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.
(13) Consider the work of God;
For who can make straight what He has made crooked?
(14) In the day of prosperity be joyful,
But in the day of adversity consider:
Surely God has appointed the one as well as the other,
So that man can find out nothing that will come after him.
Solomon is comparing two powers that offer their possessors the ability to defend themselves against many of the vicissitudes of life. On the one hand is money and on the other, wisdom. Money can help one avoid and even preserve a …
The Bible mentions individuals tearing or rending their clothes as a sign of mourning, repentance, distress, and rage. Depending on the translation, the Bible contains 48 to 50 occurrences of rending garments, including the actions of both individuals and groups. It is a profound metaphor, yet this world treats it mostly without the seriousness it deserves. Amos 4:1-11 describes such superficiality perfectly in a section following the “Cows of Bashan” passage of his book, but honest men know that it applies to us equally. Superficiality deals with a person’s lack of seriousness, empathy, …
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