Sermons and Biblical Studies

Since farming was a common employment in the first century, it became the background for a very common figure used in Scripture. For example, Jesus identified false prophets by their behavior and He used vegetation and its produce as an appropriate figure, (Matthew 7:15-20). Jesus also used fruit to describe the spiritual production of disciples … Continue reading “The “Fruit Of The Spirit” Demands Good Fruit – Bible study”

What kind of biblical principles can we learn from the common dog you ask? Those of us who are dog “lovers” (my wife and I have a miniature dachshund) will tell you that there are several Bible principles we can learn from our canine companions by the characteristics they display toward us humans. In this … Continue reading “Biblical Principles Learned From A Dog! – Bible study”

One of the problems of any volunteer organization, is motivating people to do what they have promised to do. The motivating factor of getting the work done in business, is the check the employees get every two weeks. If they dont work, they dont receive the benefits of their work. Thus, its performance that counts … Continue reading “It’s Performance That Counts! – Bible study”

From a study of the gospels, we learn that the scribes and Pharisees thought of themselves as being the standard of measurement for righteous living. They were the champions of orthodoxy, the defenders of the faith, the epitome of all righteousness. Because of their pious attitude, they actually thought that no group of people living … Continue reading “A Righteousness That Surpasses – Bible study”

King Hezekiah was a good man, but a man who made a terrible error in judgment. When the king of Babylon sent messengers to congratulate Hezekiah on his recovery from a near-death illness, Hezekiah treated them like honored guests. He welcomed them into his house and showed them all the treasures which had been accumulated … Continue reading ““What Have They Seen In Your House?” – Bible study”

It seems that the days when a real live person greets you on the other end of the phone line is history. Whenever we try to “reach out and touch someone” today, the only “someone” we reach is usually a computerized voice. Aren’t we thankful this isnt true of our heavenly Father. He’s always there … Continue reading “Our Open Communication With God – Bible study”

Today, the name Susan Boyle is an international vocal artist, but before she took the stage of Britains Got Talent in 2009, she was virtually an unknown. Compared to the other contestants on stage, she was just a plain Jane person not physically beautiful or attractive at all. No one expected much out of her … Continue reading “An Uncommon Beauty – Bible study”

From time to time a short refresher course is needed to refresh our memory (2 Peter 1:12) regarding key words, key verses, key phrases and key messages contained within the books of the Old Testament. With this in mind, the following are “keynotes” of the books of the New Testament: Book – Matthew Key Words … Continue reading “Keynotes Of Matthew – Revelation – Bible study”

For many, the Old Testament is the “boring” part of the Bible. Their reasoning is that it contains little in the way of instruction for the Christian, certainly not like the more practical epistles in the New Testament. But in one of those epistles, the apostle Paul says, “For whatever was written in earlier times … Continue reading “Heeding Examples From The Old Testament – Bible study”

When one of my kids was little, I would read her a bedtime story about Jonah and the Big Fish (Jonah 1-4). When I finished reading, I asked her what she knew about God. She said . God lives inside me, but you wont find him there because Hes too big! (Hes there but not … Continue reading “God Is Always More – Bible study”