Boast Not Thyself of Tomorrow
Boast not thyself of to Morrow… Proverbs 27:10 Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Illustration May 20th I was upset because I had jury duty. On the night before I was in a car wreck. By the grace of God my family and I survived the […]
The Events During the Death of Jesus Christ, Jn 19:25-30
The Events During the Death of Jesus Christ John 19:25-30 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The time frame we will be studying in this lesson is from the sixth hour to the ninth hour, or from noon until three o’clock in the afternoon. As with the previous recent lessons we will be looking at the other three […]
The Death of Christ, Jn 12:20-36
The Death of Christ John 12:20-36 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO While Jesus Christ accomplished many things, in this particular passage of scripture we see that His death accomplished ten different things. The conversion of the Gentiles (Exodus 12:48, Mark 7:26, Romans 1:16) The glorification of Jesus (John 7:38, Acts 3:13, 1 Peter 1:11) The production of […]
Life Beyond The Grave
Life Beyond the Grave Gen 1: 26 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Is there something in the words of God that should have caused even people in the Old Testament to know that there is life beyond the grave? Yes. In Gen1:26– God said, “let us make man in our image, after our likeness” – God is […]
Victory Through Our Lord Jesus Christ
1Cor. 15:50 Victory Through Our Lord Jesus Christ CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Our text is 1 Cor 15:50-58 – I’ve always wanted to be on the winning side – I like victory more than defeat – and when you are with Jesus you are guaranteed the victory – you are guaranteed: Victory over Sin – Rom […]
Is Ecc 9:5-6 about soul sleep?
The key to understanding the passage you quoted from Ecc 9:5-6 is the small phrase “UNDER THE SUN.” That phrase occurs 29 times in 27 verses in Ecclesiastes. And it only appears in Ecclesiastes. Jehovah’s Witnesses like to use Ecclesiastes as a proof text concerning soul sleep [that is that once you are dead you […]
Philippians 1:21-30 For the Gospel
For the Gospel Phil. 1: 21-30 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul lived for the sake of the gospel and he expected those he led to the Lord to do the same thing. Everything Paul did in his life was for the sake of the gospel. And from his life we should draw the example of how […]
Matt 27:5-10 The Death of Judas Iscariot
Matt 27:5-10 The Death of Judas Iscariot CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The study of the death of Judas Iscariot provides some interesting insight into the Bible. The natural assumption is that if Judas Iscariot wasn’t saved, as we studied last week, then he must have gone to hell when he died. In a matter of […]
Matthew 14:1-12 Death of John the Baptist
Matt 14:1-12 The Death of John the Baptist CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this lesson we learn about the death of John the Baptist. We see by whom, why and how John the Baptist was martyred. We will also see that his death foreshadows the death of the two witnesses in Rev 11, thus giving us […]
Matthew 9:18-38 The Shepherd of the Sheep
Matt 9:18-38 The Shepherd of the Sheep CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We always have to remember in studying the book of Matthew that we are literally reading about Jesus, the Jewish Messiah, revealing himself to Israel. Though we can often glean some spiritual truths, we have to be certain to learn the doctrinal application of the […]