Submission is not a pleasing concept in our society today, as it carries some sense of inferiority or weakness.  But, such is not the case in Scripture.  Submission is a command of God. Children are to be in submission to their parents (1 Tim. 3:4).  Wives are to be in submission to their husbands (Eph. 5:22; Col. 3:18; 1 Pet. 3:1, 5). …

Have you ever had anyone tell you to mind your own business?  Would you be surprised if God said that to you?  Well, He did.  The church in Thessalonica was struggling with members getting into each other’s “business.”  In the second letter of Paul to this church, he wrote, “We hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly…

When you meet a new person, make a new friend or talk with a new customer, how long does it take for them to find out that you don’t curse or use the Lord’s name in vain?  How long does it take for them to find out that you are honest and will not lie?  How long does it take for them…

During two appointments this morning, I met two different ladies.  In conversation with the first lady, we figured out that her daughter had visited the services at Palm Beach Lakes with one of her friends.  That made a great connection and opened a natural door for evangelism.  In conversation with a lady at the second appointment, we figured out that one of…

The value of fearing the Lord is underscored throughout Scripture.  Proverbs 14:26-27 is one such passage that highlights the incomparable joys promised to those who fear the Lord.  Fearing the Lord means that one stands in great awe of who the Lord is and what He has done, and that awe leads one to naturally reverence the Lord’s will and expectations for…

Here’s something to think about.  If the Bible says that…no fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, homosexuals, thieves, covetous, drunkards, unclean, haters, arguers, self-seekers or liars are going to be in heaven (1 Cor. 6:9-10; Gal. 5:19-21; Rev. 21:8)…then there isn’t going to be anybody in heaven!  Is there?  If none of these people or “the like” (Gal. 5:21) are going to make it to…

Think about how often this phrase is uttered in the Bible.  Abimelech told Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do” (Gen. 21:22).  Again, it was said to Isaac, “We have certainly seen that the LORD is with you” (Gen. 26:28).  Israel was told that in battle “the Lord your God is with you” (Deut. 20:1; 2 Chron. 20:17).  The…

Paul warned the Christians in Ephesus of the treacherous and condemnable path of the world – “no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; who, being past feeling,…