Sermons and Biblical Studies

See: Reverence.

Men’s hearts failing from fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. —Luke 21:26 6953 Happy New … Never Mind London Dec. 31 (AP)—”Happy New Doomsday” was one of the newspaper headlines greeting gloomy Britons on the last day of 1973. In … Continue reading “UNCERTAINTY, SPIRIT OF”

Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet. —Ezek. 38:5 6949 Turkey’s Historic Conquests Turkey began her conquest of Asia Minor in the fourteenth century A. D. Then in 1453 Constantinople and the Eastern Roman Empire at last fell at the Turkoman onslaught. In 1516–17, in the reign of Sultan … Continue reading “TURKEY”

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. —II Thessalonians 2:10 6938 Diogenes And His Lamp Diogenes (412 B.C.) made himself most unwelcome in Athens by trudging about barefoot without wearing a proper outer robe. He was best-known for … Continue reading “TRUTH”

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. —Jas. 5:7 6917 Trust And OK I rather like the small boy’s version of the hymn, “Trust and Obey,” when … Continue reading “TRUST”

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience and experience, hope. —Romans 5:3 6862 Hurt But Not Injured Sometimes we are helped by being hurt. A skilled physician about to perform a delicate operation upon the ear said reassuringly, “I may hurt you, but I … Continue reading “TROUBLES, BLESSINGS IN”

That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness. —Zeph. 1:15 6832 Pressed Out Pressed out of measure and pressed to all length, Pressed so intensely it seems beyond strength; Pressed in … Continue reading “TROUBLES”

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears. —II Timothy 4:3 6811 Ivy League Trivia Contest Over 1,000 college-age students poured into Columbia University’s Macmillan Theater to watch the Second Annual Ivy League Trivia Contest. The Ivy … Continue reading “TRIVIALITIES”

See: Troubles.

The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. —Rev 8:7 6785 Record Trees What was the tallest tree of all time is a matter for conjecture. In … Continue reading “TREES”