Love is of God
Love is of God 1 Jn.4:7-8 True love is defined by God. So in our world today there are many myths concerning love. If we are not diligent, we will fall for the world’s definition of love. The divorce rate and alternative forms of marriage are proof positive of the error of the world’s love. […]
Faithfulness 1 Cor. 4:2
Faithfulness 1 Cor. 4:2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Faithfulness is one of the most needed and beneficial characteristics that a man or woman could possibly have. You may have noticed that faithfulness is a prime trait of our Lord. Deut 7:9 says, “Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy […]
Number in the Word of God, Lesson #4
Numbers in the Word of God Lesson #4 In this lesson we will continue with our study of numbers in the word of God. Here we will look at numbers ten, eleven, and twelve. Out of these numbers ten and twelve will be pretty certain in their meaning but we will be making a guess […]
Watch unto Prayer
Watch unto Prayer 1 Pet.4:7 Peter, believing that the end of all things is at hand, encourages us to be sober, and watch unto prayer. The context of this passage would call for us to be attentive to the events around us and by doing that, cause us to pray, thus watch unto prayer. Really, […]
Giving Satan an Advantage, Part II, 2 Cor 2:11
In Part I of this lesson, we saw that from the moment we are saved, we are in a battle with Satan. He is our adversary [1 Pet 5:8]. God gives us his whole armor to protect us in this battle [Eph 6:10-18]. However, according to 2 Cor 2:11, there are certain things that we […]
Giving Satan an Advantage, Part I, 2 Cor 2:11
Satan is a vicious, clever enemy. Nevertheless, Jesus successfully defended himself against the temptations of the devil [Matt 4:1-11], cast him out of every person he possessed, who came to Jesus for healing [Acts 10:38], spoiled him and openly triumphed over him on the cross [Col 2:15], and will destroy him after his millennial reign […]
Balance in the Ministry, 2 Cor 2:1-17
Notice in 2 Cor 2:1-16 the balance of: Sorrow and joy – 2 Cor 2:1-3 – when Paul wrote to the Corinthians about what to do with the fornicator in 1 Cor 5, he was “in heaviness.” He didn’t want to come to them in heaviness [v.1]; rather, he wanted them to get this thing […]
Biblical Salvation
Biblical Salvation “the act of saving, or deliverance from destruction” For salvation to be accomplished three things must be present: Something or someone that needs to be saved. (without it’s necessary) Something or someone that can save. (without it’s impossible) A means to connect the two. (By grace, through faith plus nothing) Something or someone […]
Lessons from Daniel, God Does the Impossible
Lessons from Daniel God Does the Impossible (Daniel 2:1-49) In Daniel chapter 2 King Nebuchadnezzar has a dream and it troubles him to the point of not being able to sleep. He wants to know the meaning of the dream but he cannot remember the dream. He calls for all the magicians, astrologers, sorcerers, Chaldeans […]
Numbers in the Word of God, Lesson #3
Numbers in the Word of God Lesson #3 In the previous lesson we looked at the connections with the numbers five and six. In this lesson we are going to look at the numbers seven, eight, and nine. Remember as you are studying out these simple facts regarding these numbers that the purpose of this […]