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Consider also the life of King Asa of Judah. He began well but in his later years he did not maintain the faithfulness with which he began.

One reads of very many bad kings of Judah, and even more so in the Northern Kingdom of Israel. But it is perhaps even sadder to read of kings who began well but who did not keep it up. They failed or let themselves down …

Examples of biblical characters who were faithful to begin with, but then compromised and became unfaithful later in life

We have already seen, in earlier chapters, some examples of characters in the Bible who began well but then let God down and became unfaithful later in life. These accounts are in the Bible to bring home to us the danger that we ourselves are …

The fear of the LORD helps you to remain faithful

The Bible regularly tells us to “fear the Lord”. It is a major theme and a very important issue. Here is an example. Joshua is speaking to the Israelites as they were about to enter the Promised Land: 14“Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve …

Further advice on how we can become more faithful

If you will fear the Lord and serve him and hearken to his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the Lord your God, it will be well; 1 …

Proclamation audio series

In this series of four talks, Sean Kehoe explains what proclamation is and why it is so important for Christians to practise it as part of their daily life. Please be patient as sometimes talks can take up to a minute before the sound starts. …

Thankfulness audio series

This series of three talks reminds us of the crucial need to give thanks to God, no matter what our circumstances. Developing a thankful heart is an important aspect of discipleship. There will always be something that we can give thanks for. Please be patient …

Galatians and the Law of Moses audio series

This 12 part series of talks comprises both a detailed verse by verse commentary on Paul’s letter to the Galatians It also addresses the whole question of whether Christians today need to follow the Law of Moses. In the later talks in the series, Sean …

It is not a sin to be afraid. The sin is giving into your fear and letting it control you.

There is nothing wrong with being afraid. Fear is not sin in itself. It is natural, and even necessary, at times. Indeed, without fear there cannot be any real bravery. A brave person is just someone who has learned how to control their fear and to go …

Lack of courage causes us to compromise in our preaching and to stay silent when we should speak up

Lack of courage causes people to stay silent when they should speak up. It causes many preachers to give a compromised, watered down message. They know that telling the whole truth about what the Bible says would cause controversy and tension. It could possibly even …

One of the main causes of unfaithfulness is lack of courage. Therefore ask God for the courage to overcome all your fears and to obey Him, even when you are afraid.

I have no statistical data to back up my point, but I have observed from experience that fear is one of the main things which causes people to be unfaithful or to drop their standards. For example a person might know that some practice at …