Posts by Dr. Bryant Bell
YOU NEED HELP | Hebrews 2:17-18 | Bryant Bell
YOU NEED HELP | Hebrews 2:17-18 | Bryant Bell Hebrews 2:17–18 (NIV84) For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. 18…
Read MoreWHO’S BEHIND IT? Matthew 4:1–3 | Bryant Bell
WHO’S BEHIND IT? Matthew 4:1–3 | Bryant Bell Matthew 4:1–3 (KJV) Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If…
Read MoreGOD TEMPTED ME | James 1:13 | Bryant Bell
GOD TEMPTED ME | James 1:13 | Bryant Bell James 1:13 (NIV84) When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone A. God does not send temptation of any kind B. It is a temptation to even think that God sent us…
Read MoreARE YOU STRONG ENOUGH? | Matthew 26:41 | Bryant Bell
ARE YOU STRONG ENOUGH? | Matthew 26:41 | Bryant Bell Matthew 26:41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. A. Yielding to our temptations is avoidable B. The greatest struggle we have with temptation is weak flesh C. The flesh is made up…
Read MoreTAKEN BY TEMPTATION | 1 Corinthians 10:13 | Bryant Bell
TAKEN BY TEMPTATION | 1 Corinthians 10:13-14 | Bryant Bell 1 Corinthians 10:13–14 (KJV) There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape,…
Read MoreBECOMING SPIRITUALLY PERCEPTIVE | Acts 27: 10-11 | Bryant Bell
Acts 27:10–11 (KJV) And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives. 11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul. A.…
Read MoreKNOW IT ALL | Proverbs 11:9 | Bryant Bell
KNOW IT ALL | Proverbs 11:9 | Bryant Bell Proverbs 11:9 (NIV84) With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape. A. Knowledge: (Merriam Webster) 1. Knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association 2. Having information or being learned 3. The sum of what is known: the body…
Read MoreWHAT’S YOUR OPINION? | Psalm 119:66 | Bryant Bell
Psalm 119:66 (NIV84) Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I believe in your commands. A. Judgment: (Merriam Webster) 1. The process of forming an opinion or evaluation by discerning and comparing 2. Careful judgment [or opinion] of the odds i. (It is not worth doing in…
Read MoreKNOW BEFORE YOU GO | Proverbs 14:8 | Bryant Bell
Proverbs 14:8 (NIV84) The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception. A. Prudent: (Merriam Webster) 1. Careful or wise in handling practical matters; 2. Exercising good judgment or common sense. 3. Wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future. B. People who…
Read MoreMAKING THE RIGHT CHOICES | Proverbs 2:10–12 | Bryant Bell
MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICES | Proverbs 2:10–12 | Bryant Bell Proverbs 2:10–12 (KJV) When wisdom entereth into thine heart, And knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, Understanding shall keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, From the man that speaketh froward things A. Discretion:…
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