Gleanings From Grace

HOW TO SERIES
#01 HOW TO READ YOUR BIBLE
TEXT: Psalm 119:15, 18, 33-34

You have heard it said that when all else fails, read the instruction manual. Today, I want to begin sharing with you an instruction manual for the Christian life. We preachers are notorious for telling you what you need to be doing in your Christian life, but I want to go a step further and not only tell you what you need to do, but also how to do it.
The first set of instructions I want to share with you is on how to read your Bible. We know that reading our Bible is very important to our Christian life. I think of what others has said about the Bible. {Read More…}

READING: John 19:25-27

TEXT: “…Jesus. . .said to His mother, ‘Woman behold thy son!’ Then He said to the disciple, ‘Behold your mother!’…” (19:26-27).

Introduction: A.Those Who Were Standing by the Cross (19:25) It is uncertain whether John mentions three women or four. If we compare the various accounts it would seem that the following is the case. Reference is made to the women at the cross here, in Matthew 27:56, and in Mark 15:40. Comparing the accounts we see that: {Read More…}

TEXT:Proverbs 14:34

INTRODUCTION: “I was born on July 4, 1776, and the Declaration of Independence is my birth certificate. The bloodlines of the world run in my veins, because I offered freedom to the oppressed. I am the 180 million living souls, and the ghosts of millions who have lived and died for me. I am Nathan Hale, and Paul Revere. I stood at Lexington and fired the shot heard around the world. . I am Washington, Jefferson and Patrick Henry. {Read More…}

TEXT: By faith Moses — Heb. 11:23-29

INTRODUCTION: Moses’ life can be divided into three forties: He was 40 years in the court as a prince, 40 years in the field as a shepherd, and 40 years in the wilderness as a leader of a nation. Faith is expensive. At the beginning of Moses’ life some would say he was a fool at the end a failure. But in between he was a man of faith. We see three things in the faith life of Moses: {Read More…}