Sermons and Biblical Studies

One of the more curious appellations that we find in the scriptures is the name that Jesus gave to the brothers James and John–Boanerges. Mark records this moniker in 3:17 “And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder.” One does … Continue reading “Sons of Thunder – Bible Lessons”

The mind boggles at the task laid out for Noah. A structure of this size takes months to build with crews of men and machinery. We don’t know the resources at Noah’s disposal. Perhaps he was a wealthy man with manpower to draw on. However we know from the New Testament that God isn’t shy … Continue reading “Genesis 6:9-22 – Bible Lessons”

The Psalmist declared, Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; for my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until these calamities be overpast. My soul is among lions; I lie among them that are set on fire, Even the sons of men, … Continue reading “Praising God In Time Of Adversity – Bible Lessons”

The Almighty declared, “And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none” (Eze. 22:30). The Lord is looking for the same type of men today — those who will not … Continue reading “Is There A Man Among Us? Stand In The Gap! – Bible Lessons”

Solomon opens chapter two of the great book of Proverbs in an urgent plea for an acceptance of wisdom and discernment. Inspired Solomon sets forth this plea in the form of conditional statements, that is, IF we accept the conditions of the promise, THEN the fulfillment of the promise shall be ours to enjoy. We … Continue reading “How To Get Wisdom From God – Here Are The Conditions – Bible Lessons”

The Bible is certainly not a written record of perfect people. In fact, its just the opposite. Gods word points out in painful detail the Bible characters who made mistakes. This is just one of the ways (there are many others) by which we can know that the Bible had to have originated from the … Continue reading “Learning From Characters in the Bible Who Made Mistakes – Bible Lessons”

Sometimes we hear the complaint about the boring worship. Some feel excused from attendance because “church is boring.” The songs are too slow, the prayers too long, or the preacher talks in a monotone. Sometimes these are factors that can be fixed. This, however, gives the idea that the worship is for those in the … Continue reading “Boring Worship – Bible Lessons”

In the Spring of 1994, I took a philosophy class titled, Interpretation and Translation in which I was exposed to a theory known as Reader-Response Criticism. This theory suggests that the meaning of any particular text is not so much what the author originally intended as much as what the reader personally experiences when reading … Continue reading “Philosophical Underpinings of the Emerging Church – Bible Lessons”

LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? . . . He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. (Psalm 15:1, 4) In the year 2000 I lost my job at EDS and began searching for employment. I picked up some part time work in the interim. … Continue reading ““He that Sweareth to His Own Hurt” – Bible Lessons”

We are living in a day when a great many young people/adults have little or no respect for the “hoary head” (“grey” NKJ) in our number. Yet, the Bible teaches very plainly that we are to have great respect for those blessed in years. If our world would respect and listen to the wisdom of … Continue reading “The Hoary Head – Bible Lessons”