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Good Lives in Evil Days: Ephesians 5:1-17

My slides for Good Lives in Evil Days, based on Ephesians 5:1-17 and preached June 28, 2020, is available in Commentaries on Assorted Chapters. It is also available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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Sinful Sayings

My sermon slides for Sinful Sayings, based on 1 John 1:5-10 and preached on June 26, 2022, are now available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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Misplaced Trust and Impractical Jokes

My Proverbs commentary continues with Segment #180: Proverbs 26:6-7, 9-10 - Misplaced Trust; and Segment #181: Proverbs 26:18-19 - Impractical Jokes, which are now available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.

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QA: Is It Wrong to Read "Tell Alls"?

My QA: Is it wrong to read or write "tell all" books? is now available in Questions Answered. It was published in September, 2018.

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QA: What is "Toxic Masculinity"?

My QA: What Is "Toxic Masculinity"? taken from Proverbs 17:15 and first printed in January 20, 2019, is now available in Questions Answered.

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Words of Wisdom Radio: March 7 - 11, 2022

My Words of Wisdom Audios are 1-minute radio lessons which are studies from the Bible for our current times. They are broadcast on www.wecoradio.com / FM 101.3 after the 12 noon and the 3pm news. Transcripts are available at Words of Wisdom Radio Transcripts, for lessons 2014 till now. This week’s lessons are:

    - 3/7    Cyber Bullies            
    - 3/8    Jewish Special Days 
    - 3/9    Cultural Worship 1  
    - 3/10  Cultural Worship 2 
    - 3/11   Rosh Hashanah   

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War of Words: Sermon Available Now

My Sermon slides for War of Words, based on 2 Timothy 2:11-16, preached on September 29, 2021, is now available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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Proverbs Segment #75: Straighten Up and Fly Right!

My Proverbs Commentary continues with Segment #75: Straighten Up and Fly Right! taken from Proverbs 14:2, Proverbs 28:26, Proverbs 15:33, Proverbs 16:6, Proverbs 19:23, Proverbs 21:8, and Proverbs 22:4-5. It is now available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.

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Proverbs Segment #129: Whom Do You Trust?

My Proverbs Commentary continues with Segment #129: Whom Do You Trust, taken from Proverbs 17:20. It is available, as is my COMPLETE Commentary on Proverbs, in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.

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Have a Good Heart: Mini Article Now Available

Solomon said: “He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But whoever walks wisely will be delivered” (Proverbs 28:26).  Jeremiah wrote: "The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9); and “O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps (Jeremiah 10:23). God’s inspired Word tells us not to depend only upon what our own heart says about our spiritual condition, but to listen to what God has said. “But ‘he who glories, let him glory in the LORD.’ For not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends”              (2 Corinthians 10:17-18). Nowhere in the Bible are we told to “follow your own heart.” “A deceitful heart finds no good” (Proverbs 17:20).  - August 30, 2021

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Psalm 10: God the Helper of the Fatherless

My Psalms Commentary continues with Psalm 10: God the Helper of the Fatherless. It is now available in Devotions From Psalms.

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QA: How Can Christians Respond to False Charges?

QUESTION: How can a Christian respond to false charges? - February 21, 2021   

ANSWER: Since this is not a new problem, let the Apostle Peter instruct us in 1 Peter 2:15

1. Let our good conduct make them liars!  (1 Peter 2:11-12

2. Remember the Example of Jesus (1 Peter 2:21-23, quoting Isaiah 53:9). 

3. Do not become like them, with false charges   (1 Peter 3:8-9) ... Read More of this and other QA in Questions Answered.

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Why Do Murders Like This Happen?

QUESTION: There was a murderer who claimed to hear God. Why do things like this happen?  

ANSWER: Tragic ignorance of God's Word in the Holy Bible. 1. In the Bible, God condemns murder He told Israelites, "You shall not murder." (Deuteronomy 5:17; see also Romans 1:28-29God never contradicts Himself. (Luke 11:18). 2. God never speaks to anyone a directly nymore (Hebrews 1:1-2) ... Read more of this and other QA in Questions Answered.

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Proverbs 1:20-33 Commentary Segment #5 Available

My Commentary Segment #5 for Proverbs 1:20-33, Listen to Wisdom, is now available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs. The entire series can be used as a basis for individual or group Bible study.


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I Have a Dream! Sermon Available

My sermon slides I Have a Dream, taken from Jeremiah 23:25-32, is now available in Sermon PowerPoints

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Can You Forgive Your Brother? - Proverbs 18 Commentary

My commentary segment for Proverbs 18:19, Can You Forgive Your Brother?, is now available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.

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QA: What Does the Bible Say Abut "Self Identification"?

QUESTION: What does the Bible say about "self identification"? - April, 2019   

Answer: We keep hearing about people who “self-identify” ... The dictionary defines it as, “identification with someone or something outside oneself.” “Self-consciousness” is the awkward feeling that we do not feel comfortable with our surroundings, but we can adjust. “Self-identification” is the fiction that we can actually make ourselves something/someone other than what we really are! “Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? Then may you also do good who are accustomed to do evil?” (Jeremiah 13:23) ... Read More of this and other QA on my Questions Answered page. Please feel free to submit a question on this page.

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The Danger of a Potluck - Sermon Slides Available

My sermon slides for The Danger of a Potluck, based on 2 Kings 4:38-41, are now available in Sermon PowerPoints.

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Black Friday?! A Fool And His Money (Proverbs Commentary #28)

My Commentary Studies in the Book of Proverbs continues with segment #28 on Proverbs 10:19-22, A Fool and His Money.

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Commentary #78: Proverbs 14:5 - No "False Witness" Protection Program!

In light of the current election chaos, my Commentary segment #78 on Proverbs 14:5, No "False Witness Protection Program", is now available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.

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