Sermons and Biblical Studies

In Romans 8:35-37, the apostle Paul, who was beset by problems on every hand (2 Corinthians 4:8-18) stated: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Even as it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day … Continue reading “The Five Ways God Uses Problems – Bible study”

The story is told of a country school whose principal thought it would be good to take up donations for destitute children at Christmas time. As days passed, the principal observed there was not much interest among the students. However, there was one boy who struggled to save a few pennies for the project. He … Continue reading “True Giving From The Heart – Bible study”

A question we need to ask ourselves from time to time is, How do I spend the blessed currency of time “today?” “Today” is something each one living on the earth has in common and while multitudes of precious souls are being born into this world “today,” multitudes of precious souls are also hurdling into … Continue reading ““Today” And Its Importance – Bible study”

Have we ever formed a negative opinion of another person based solely on what we heard others say? But then, after we met that person and got to know him (or her), we realized our previously formed opinion was not really accurate? Is it possible the same is true of death? People often have a … Continue reading “Is Death Our Enemy Or Our Friend? – Bible study”

When life begins to tumble in, when trouble comes, when there seems to be a new crisis every day and when it appears all our dreams are being shattered, what can we do? Is there anyone we can turn to for help? Is there any word of encouragement or advice? The answer to all of … Continue reading “When Trouble Comes Our Way – Bible study”

In order to confirm the validity of prophesyings (any kind of teaching by supernatural gifts) in the first century church, the apostle Paul instructed the Thessalonian Christians to “Test all things; hold fast what is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:21). Christianity Based On Confirmed Truth Christianity is not a religion for the gullible. It appeals to … Continue reading “We Are To Test All Things – Bible study”

In the last few years, an increasingly popular sentiment has arisen in the Lord’s church which maintains that the explicit citation of Bible book, chapter, and verse in pulpit proclamation (or in Bible class teaching) is somehow unsophisticated, ineffective, or inappropriate. With this emerging mentality has come a dramatic reduction in both the amount of … Continue reading “On Using Book, Chapter, And Verse – Bible study”

To be cleansed of his leprosy, the important-in-his-own-eyes Naaman was required to wash seven times in the river Jordan according to the directions of the prophet Elisha (2 Kings 5:10). After a display of stubbornness, he obeyed and was made clean (2 Kings 5:11-14). To be cleansed of past sins, we must “Arise and be … Continue reading “To Fully Obey The Lord – Bible study”

John the Baptist was truly a great man in several ways: (1) He was a child of promise born to godly parents; (2) he prepared the way for the Lord and bore witness of Jesus as the Christ (Matthew 3:1-3; John 1:6-7); (3) his preaching was plain and powerful (Matthew 3:1-2; Mark 1:1-4; Luke 3:1-3); … Continue reading ““He Who Is Least In The Kingdom Of Heaven” – Bible study”

Don’t be fooled by me. Don’t be fooled by the face I wear. For I wear a thousand masks, masks that I am afraid to take off and none of them are me. Pretending is an art that’s second nature with me, but don’t be fooled. For God’s sake don’t be fooled. I give the … Continue reading “Love Is Stronger Than Walls – Bible study”