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Paul often mentions the word wisdom in his writings. James too defines wisdom in a beautiful way. Bro. Hughes considers the idea of walking in wisdom. What does walking in wisdom look like in everyday living? What is the evidence in our lives that we walk in wisdom? In previous messages in this series, we learn that walking refers to a way of living. In part two of our series, we find that there a...

So many of God’s blessing and power are wrapped up in the simplest instructions. He uses words like ask, seek, and knock. God says to call on Him and He will be there. Even a child can understand that. The word call in the Hebrew means to accost someone. So in this context, it is urgent and passionate. God says that if we call out, He will act. He will restore, He will heal, He will move. The Mess...

Bro. Hughes speaks of the opportunities that are before us in this year. The first opportunity we have is time. Time not in the sense of minutes and seconds, but of a season and situations. We must lay claim to every opportunity for ministry that God has placed in the coming year. Opportunities will often come disguised as adversaries. The devil does not want us to succeed or to be blessed, so he...

The subject of wisdom is one of the more common subjects in the New Testament. By the time of the birth of Christ, man thought himself to be quite wise. Dr. Hughes continues our study of earthly wisdom versus God’s wisdom and brings a different perspective and thorough examination of the subject from the perspective of history and the culture in Biblical times.

God often used famine to punish Israel for their disobedience. The famine that was occurring in our text was man-made; the result of a siege. There are times in our spiritual life where we experience a spiritual famine. To make it through these dry times, we have to find some encouragement. We have to draw from the good times to make it through the bad times. In our text, the famine had endured fo...

We often say that we are seeking God. God is calling today. The Bible tells us that we must seek Him when He can be found. This implies that there will be times when He cannot be found. The time to respond to God is when He is calling. We cannot get right with God after we die. In Luke 16 we read the story of a rich man that dies and is in hell. He sees Lazarus resting with Abraham. He begs to com...

There are influences in life that will affect the outcome. How we yield to these influences determine how we end up. Bro. Hughes is captured by the phrase “Walking in wisdom” That should be the goal: To elevate our lives to a higher plane and align with God’s plan for our life. Paul writing to the Colossians says to redeem the time. The literal translation is to take advantage of every opportunity...

In our text, Jesus was with the disciple celebrating the Passover feast. As an act of service, Jesus began to wash the feet of each disciple. When Jesus got to Peter, protested because he knew that he should be washing Jesus’ feet. Jesus rebukes him and tells him that if he would not allow Him to wash his feet there would be no relationship. Peter then declares that he wants more. It is possible t...

Paul uses two words in our text that open a treasure trove of blessing to us if we can understand them. Those words are walk and wisdom. He is speaking about more than just a mode of transportation and knowledge. There are several meanings in the Greek used for our word walk. There are things we need to talk toward or away from. One translation of walk means to occupy. There are things with which...

As a church begins to move into revival, it will encounter resistance. That resistance will not be physical, but spiritual. We must be mindful of this and learn to recognize the efforts of the enemy to hinder God’s movement. Sometimes this takes the form of disguising itself as church problems where there are none. Our text mentions being careful with the pregnant. Bro. Edwards uses this text to d...

God can, and often does, speak to a congregation. He also can and often does, speak to us individually. Sometimes, both of these happen at the same time. God can speak to a packed room, and at the same time, speak to a single person in that room. God is interested in us and our lives on a personal level. The bible has many stories of the Lord passing over and going to great lengths to affect the l...

Elvis had a big hit with Blue Christmas. Why during this joyous time of year, does such a song strike a note with so many people. Statistically, the holidays are the most stressful time of year. For many reasons, people feel frustration and anxiousness in life. In all the business and hectic pace of the season, many forget that His birth represents peace on earth and goodwill toward men. Our text...

It can be easy to read our text tonight without feeling the full impact of Paul’s words. It is the prelude to the greatest and most moving passage the Paul wrote about Christ Jesus which describes the depth of the love Christ had for us, and the sacrifice He made. Often the real focus of Chapter 2 is the end, so we may hurry through the first four verses in order to get that part. This time, Bro....

We know a lot about God. We know about the parting of the Red Sea. We know about blind eyes open, deaf ears unstopped, and healings. We know about blessing and provision and making a way when there is no way. In our text, Mary went to the tomb to find Jesus, but he was not there. He appeared standing behind her, but she did not know Him. She should have recognized Him. He was still God, but she di...

Time, waiting and patience are all difficult things for us in our humanity. We want things to happen, but we want them to happen on our schedule and when we are ready. Many stand and declare that the Lord has a purpose and does miracles. We know these things, but some think that He does not do them for us. We often blame ourselves not being good enough to deserve these things. In Genesis 11, we me...

Each day we are presented with hundreds or thousands of things that require that we choose a course, action or reaction. Life is filled with a myriad of influences that must be sifted and evaluated. By our choices we define our lives now and for the future. Far too many people’s future is soured by the decisions they are making in the present. They do not even realize the trouble that lies in thei...

Our text tonight is possibly one of the most mournful and sad in the entire Bible. Something was missed. At first pass, we see that the writer is speaking of a missed opportunity. Our text from Jeremiah is not written from the perspective of the prophet, but from the perspective of Israel. From this brief text, we see a people who are frustrated with the lack of change in their situation. The trag...

Alignment is an important concept in life. It is the orderly arrangement to allow a proper function and flow. Anything that is out of alignment is difficult to handle and is dangerous to operate. When something is out of alignment, its efficiency is greatly decreased. When things are out of alignment, there is increased friction and resistance. When things are out of alignment, there is an acceler...

Joseph is one of the truly extraordinary personalities in the Bible. His story is remarkable because of the depth of lessons that it teaches us. The Bible tells us that Joseph was the favored child in the family and, because of that, was despised by his brothers. God blessed Joseph with two divinely inspired dreams that were a prophecy on Joseph’s life. Joseph was to be the link in divine a provid...

Dr. Hughes teaches in the way only he can about the Gift of the Holy Ghost.

Brother Hughes returns to 1 Peter to continue our look at the ministry of Grace

Our text talks of a church in Babylon. Babylon represents everything that is opposite of the church. It was a wicked place. We might compare it to the reputation that Las Vegans has in modern time, but even by those standards, Babylon was much worse than Sin City. That there was a church in that wicked culture that was so opposed to all that the church represents is amazing. The church at Babylon...

So much has been said about grace, and so much more could be said. It is God’s unmerited favor; His unearned goodness. There is nothing we have done or could do that would decrease His grace in our lives. We often talk about grace in how it relates to us, but it is fundamentally about God, not us. It is a window into God’s nature and His love for us. It is not possible to grasp the totality of the...

Over the past few weeks, we have explored the choices that champions or overcomers make. Tonight Bro. Hughes explores the choice to grow. Physical growth comes automatically, but spiritual and emotional growth is not automatic, it is a choice. Spiritual growth has to be cultivate. We have to want to grow and advance. According to our text, growth involves three things. First is leaving. There are...

Peter writing to the first-century church, was often sounding a warning call against the doctrines that were making their way into the church. Soon after the crucifixion and resurrection, some began to add to the story of the gospel. There were some who began to preach that Jesus was not enough, that there was something else required. The warnings penned so long ago are still valid today. In our f...