"“Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall" (Proverbs 16:18). Do you know why many are in financial ruin? Because of pride. They bought things they didn’t need with money they didn’t have to impress people they di...
READ MORE"Proverbs 27:17 says, "Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." A real friend has a sanctifying influence on your life. He will make you a better person. Ask yourself this question, "Am I a better person be...
READ MORE"You may not feel like you have an exciting job. But I want to tell you that you are where God has placed you, and you are there for a specific purpose. Proverbs 14:23a says, "In all labor there is profit." Some people think that work is t...
READ MORE"Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." The Hebrew word “way” is a word that is used in the Bible to mean “the bending of a bow." Have you ever seen a bow? It has a na...
READ MORE"I am tired of hearing people play down childhood conversions. It is almost like they are saying it is wrong to lead a child to Christ. It is wrong not to lead a child to Jesus Christ! This idea that a child has to have a Ph.D. in sin befo...
READ MORE"There’s nothing wrong with knowledge. We all need knowledge. But knowledge is learned; wisdom is given. Knowledge comes by looking around; wisdom comes by looking up. Knowledge comes from study; wisdom comes from meditation. Wisdom is the...
READ MORE"A young man went to a Bible crusade, and the preacher was preaching from John 5:24 which says, “Verily, verily I say unto you, he that heareth My word and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condem...
READ MORE"God will hurt you, but God will not harm you. Do you like that idea? Maybe not. You say, “I don’t like the idea of God hurting me.” God loves you too much to leave you self-sufficient. God will protect you, but He will not pamper you. God...
READ MORE"God will break you, but He desires to bless you. The angel said to Jacob, “What is thy name?” And he replied, “Jacob.” Now, the word “Jacob” itself means “supplanter,” conniver -- in modern English, con-artist. Do you think God didn’t kn...
READ MORE"We cannot always choose for our children because God has given your children a will. You say, “Well, Pastor, what about the proverb that says ‘Train up a child in the way that he shall go, and when he is old he will not depart from it’”? ...
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