Kevin A. Pierpont Higgins Lake Baptist Church 3/28/04 Richard Wurmbrand, who spent fourteen years suffering in a Communist prison, recalled the following true story: “A Christian was sentenced to death. Before being executed, he was allowed to see his wife. His last words to his wife were, ‘You must know that I die loving those […]
Loving God, Loving People, Part 1 – Matthew 22:34-40
Kevin A. Pierpont Higgins Lake Baptist Church 3/21/04 We’re beginning a new series of studies today called “Loving God, Loving People.” We’re going to discover that real Christianity drives a believer to love God with everything—with his whole life. An understanding of Matthew 22:34-40 will help us see that at the root of our effectiveness […]
Guard The Truth – 1 Timothy 6:20-21
“A story is told of a man who, resisting the cost of oats he fed his mule, decided to gradually substitute sawdust in its diet. Everything went fine for a while but by the time the mule was satisfied with sawdust, he died. The same is true spiritually. The changeover from truth to error is […]
Generous Living—Truly Living – 1 Timothy 6:18-19
I’d like to return for a moment to a question I’ve asked you already in our study of 1 Timothy. Have you ever wondered what you would do if you suddenly became very wealthy and had more money than you knew what to do with? I think a good indicator of what any one of […]
Put Your Hope In God – 1 Timothy 6:17
Kevin A. Pierpont Higgins Lake Baptist Church 2/29/04 17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. When you think of wealthy people, who comes to mind? Bill Gates? Warren Buffett? […]
Fight the Good Fight – 1 Timothy 6:12-16
Can there be such a thing as a good fight? Have you ever been in an argument with someone and you walked away saying to yourself, “That was a good fight!”? I remember being picked on a lot when I was a youngster in grade school. I was in a fight or two as a […]