Sermons and Biblical Studies

A querist asks, “Does God forgive people who do not ask? I have never seen where that happened. Should I forgive anyone who doesn’t ask?” The Bible teaches that repentance has always been a prerequisite for forgiveness being granted by God (Psalm 51; Jonah 3:10; Acts 2:38; Acts 3:19; Acts 8:22; Acts 17:30; 2 Timothy … Continue reading “Asking For Forgiveness – Bible Lessons”

We read within the Bible that Christians assembled together upon the first day of the week to worship God through His Son, Jesus (Acts 20:7). When they met together, they studied God’s word, prayed, sang hymns of praise, gave of their income, and partook of the Lord’s supper. We have examples for each of these … Continue reading “Worship God | We Worship God As He Desires, Not As We – Bible Lessons”

The word “doctrine” in the Bible simply means “teaching.” Today we generally use the word “doctrine” to refer to a precise teaching or set of teachings while the word “teaching” itself refers more loosely to overall general concepts. Too, doctrine seems to have a religious connotation while teaching may connote the religious or secular. So … Continue reading “Why is Bible Doctrine So Important? – Bible Lessons”

Vs. 1 – Closely following the Spirit’s acknowledgement of Jesus, the Spirit directs Jesus to go into this wilderness where He would be tempted by Satan. Mark records that there were “wild animals” in this wilderness (Mark 1:13). The wilderness of Judea was a rocky, barren, scrubby environment more or less hostile to human life. … Continue reading “Jesus tempted by Satan – Matthew 4:1-11 – Bible Lessons”

Yesterday was January 1st, 2005. The year 2004 is gone forever. Some may be wondering, “What will the new year hold for us?” Will there be weddings? (I know of one being planned.) Will there be funerals? Will there be births (I know of one of these too!) Will there be good times? Will there … Continue reading “What Does the New Year Hold? – Bible Lessons”

Here is a question that the Bible directly answers in scripture. In James 1:5, James writes, “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” James states that if someone wants wisdom, that he may ask God and … Continue reading “How Do We Get Wisdom? – Bible Lessons”

In Acts 5:1-4, we read the following narrative: “But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and with his wife’s knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles’ feet. But Peter said, “Ananias, why … Continue reading “Lying – A Man Is A Liar When… – Bible Lessons”

Jesus mission while he was upon the earth was to seek and to save the lost (Luke 19:10). Inasmuch as the church belongs to her Lord (Matthew 16:18), she is to be about that same mission as well. Within that mission, there are those who need to be saved and there are those who are … Continue reading “The Mission and Work of the Church – Evangelism – Bible Lessons”

It seems that on every side we turn now a days, we find a nation that is increasingly hostile toward Christianity. From Rosie O’Donnel’s comments that fundamentalists Christians are worse than radical Islamists to Bill Maher’s mocking the Lord’s supper by comparing it to a homosexual affair, we find in popular culture that hostile and … Continue reading “Going Down to the Brook – Bible Lessons”

A querist asks, “According to the New Testament, how much should a follower of Christ give to the work of the Lord? Relative to our giving, the following are some New Testament principles and guidelines that we should seriously consider: 1) As followers of Christ, we must first have a desire to give Note the … Continue reading “Our Giving — Some New Testament Principles And Guidelines – Bible Lessons”