Sermons and Biblical Studies

An elderly lady, dreadfully crippled with arthritis, used to hobble painfully to church services on two crutches. It was an agonizing ordeal for her. Someone in the congregation asked her how she managed to be at every service. Her answer was, “My heart gets there first and my legs just follow after.” Can it be … Continue reading “Good Reasons To Attend Every Service – Bible Lessons”

As we contemplate the Christ and try to grasp what our Lord really means to mankind, we need to seriously consider the words of the apostle John, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (Jn. 1:1). We know that John speaks of Jesus, for he … Continue reading “The Word Was God – Bible Lessons”

Please open your Bibles to Job 3:11-19 Vs. 11-12 – In these verses, Job questions why he didn’t die at or near birth. He indicates this in several manners. First he wonders why he did not die in the womb from complications of pregnancy. Second he wonders why he didn’t die after childbirth perhaps due … Continue reading “Job 3:11-19 – Bible Lessons”

In 1 Corinthians 1:10 the apostle Paul makes the following plea: “Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.” … Continue reading “The One New Testament Church – Bible Lessons”

One of the characteristics of the people at Athens was that they were always interested in hearing about something new. Luke records this attitude for us in Acts 17:31 where he writes, “For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some … Continue reading “An Athenian Attitude – Bible Lessons”

The Lord’s church is the most valuable institution that has ever been established. In fact, so significant was the Lord’s church that it was in God’s “eternal purpose” (Eph. 3:11), it was spoken of by the prophets (Isa. 2:2-3), and was so precious that the Lamb of God purchased it with His own blood (Acts … Continue reading “Descriptive Names of the Church – Bible Lessons”

6) Desire To Understand God’s Word! Psalm 119:34 states, “Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.” There are two common reasons why man is unwilling to understand the Bible: (1) “self-satisfaction” and (2) “self-conceit.” This is the way a selfish young man often loves … Continue reading “Ten Essential Bible Study Attitudes (2) – Bible Lessons”

When we water something down, it is diluted, weakened, and made less potent. In the old days, taverns “watered-down” firewater to make it go further. This writer has been in restaurants that did the same thing to ketchup (or catsup) for the same reason. Some medicines are “watered-down” so they will not be too strong … Continue reading ““Watered-Down” Baptism – Bible Lessons”

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 Old Testament: ___________________________________________________________ Book – Genesis Key … Continue reading ““Keynotes” Of Genesis – Proverbs – Bible Lessons”

This past week I was having a conversation with a friend who is a member of a denominational church. She mentioned to me that she wanted to come visit us and that she had told her “pastor” that she was going to visit us. Her “pastor” asked who we were and my friend responded, “the … Continue reading ““Those Folks Are Different!” – Bible Lessons”