Dwell Together in Unity, Ps 133:1
Unity is the state of being one. God is three persons and yet he is one [1 Jn 5:7]. Unity is a thing undivided in itself, but separate from every other thing. Ps 122:3, “Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together.” When Jesus returns, Jerusalem will be undivided, and there will […]
The Devil, Afflictions, and Suffering, 1 Pet 5:8-14
Peter’s exhortation in 1 Pet 5:8-11 deals, primarily, with three different subjects: the devil, afflictions, and suffering. The final three verse of the chapter are Silvanus’ closing remarks. The devil – 1 Pet 5:8-9 – the devil is our adversary. Therefore, he is our enemy. He opposes God and he opposes us. He is typified […]
Personal Offenses
Personal Offenses Matt.18:15-17 Personal offenses will come! People are people, Christians are people. When a sin or offense is personal and private, the injured person should go at once to the one who has done the injury and show him his fault alone, [Matt.18:15]. Every effort should be made for reconciliation. Patience, love and […]
Things We Need After We Get Saved : Lesson #1 Virtue and Knowledge
Things we need after we get Saved (2 Peter 1:5-10) Lesson #1 : Virtue and Knowledge In the introduction to this series we saw 7 things that we need after we get saved. We also saw that these things are accomplished by diligence. There is also great benefits to having these things in our lives […]
Breastplate of Righteousness, Eph 6:14
In Eph 6:11-18 we see the whole armor of God. Currently, we are studying each piece of this armor. Last week we studied the helmet of salvation. Tonight we will study the breastplate of righteousness, Eph 6:14. The whole armor of God is given to us to stand against the wiles of the devil, […]
You Need To Be There
You Need To Be There! Jn.20:19-20 & 24 When Jesus came Thomas was not there! (verse 24) Thomas knew to be there (Matt.28:7-10 & 16 – eleven went!) Everyone else was there (Judas was dead, acceptable excuse) Jesus had told them that he would be there When you know that Jesus is going to be […]
The Lord and Our Heart, Prov 21:2
The Lord: Ponders our heart Prov 21:2 – Ponder is to view with deliberation. “Every way of a man is right in his own eyes.” A man looks at his way and says, “I’m doing the right thing.” Yet the Lord doesn’t look at what he’s doing but why he’s doing it. He ponders the […]
Feed the Flock and Humble Yourselves, 1 Pet 5:1-7
We are studying 1 Pet 5:1-7 in this lesson. 1 Pet 5:1-4 contain some instructions to pastors. 1 Pet 5:5-7 contain an exhortation to Christians to be humble. Instructions to pastors. Elders, in this passage, are pastors – 1 Pet 5:1 – as in Acts 14:23; 20:17; 20:28. The term, elder, refers to the pastor’s […]
Things We Need After We Get Saved : Introduction
Things we need after we get Saved (2 Peter 1:5-10) Introduction In this series we are going to be looking at things we need to have after we get saved. Many people get saved but never grow or mature in their salvation. There are several reasons for this such as they never get in a […]
Church Discipline
Church Discipline 1 Cor.5 The church has a responsibility to exercise discipline and exclude from its fellowship any member who persist in sin and disobedience to God’s word as found in 1 Cor. 5. Sin will spiritually affect the church and any of the blessings of God. The Lord shows us the use of the […]