Sermons and Biblical Studies

See also: Alcohol; Drink; Drunkenness Touch not; taste not; handle not. The Bible, Colossians 2:21 kjv Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. The Bible, 1 Peter 2:11 Total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. Augustine of Hippo Abstainer: a … Continue reading “ABSTINENCE”

Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair. Author unknown Absence diminishes small loves, and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and fans the bonfire. La Rochefoucauld

See also: Repentance We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive. C.S. Lewis

See also: Fellowship with God Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. The Bible, Luke 24:29 I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. The Bible, John 15:5 … Continue reading “ABIDING”

See also: God, as Father Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” The Bible, Galatians 4:6 Christ asserted that he had a relationship with God which no one ever claimed before. It comes out in the Aramaic word Abba which He … Continue reading “ABBA”

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? The Bible, Psalm 22:1 Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me. The Bible, Psalm 27:10 Every vice was re-awakened within me. I would have chosen rather to be roasted than to endure such pains. Angela of Foligno My heart I give … Continue reading “ABANDONED/ABANDONMENT”

See also: Friendship, Value of Avoid negative sources, people, places, things, and habits. Believe in yourself. Consider things from every angle. Don’t give up and don’t give in. Enjoy life today, yesterday is gone, tomorrow may never come. Family and friends are hidden treasures, seek them and enjoy their riches. Give more than you planned … Continue reading “A-Z
OF LIFE”

Gen. 3:22 “And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of Us, to know good and evil.” IT is plain that the temptation under which man fell in paradise was this, an ambitious curiosity after knowledge which was not allowed him: next came the desire of the eyes and the flesh, … Continue reading “IGNORANCE OF EVIL”

Luke 2:10, 11 “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” THERE are two principal lessons which we are taught … Continue reading “RELIGIOUS JOY1”

John 10:11 “I am the good Shepherd: the good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep.” OUR Lord here appropriates to Himself the title under which He had been foretold by the Prophets. “David My servant shall be king over them,” says Almighty God by the mouth of Ezekiel: “and they all shall have one … Continue reading “THE SHEPHERD OF
OUR SOULS”