The Kingdom of God with Jesus as King Lesson The word “church” is the identifying term of choice to articulate the meaning of what is more than one Christian. Church is the word used “to house” what is called Christianity. What I mean is if someone asked; Are you a Christian? We may hear the […]
Lesson 3 – How to Read a Narrative
How to Read a Narrative We, simultaneously, read Biblical narratives on three levels. The content of the highest level of our reading is what was in the mind of God before His creation. An awareness of the following scriptures, mixed with faith, should be present in our minds and hearts as we read the Biblical […]
Lesson 2 – Results of the Major Moves of God in Luke
Results of the Major Moves of God in Luke I. The significant cast. John, the Baptist, the forerunner of the Messiah. Luke 7:27. “To make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” 1:17. The Holy Spirit. To Mary: “The Holy Spirit will come upon you … so the Holy One to be born will be […]
Introduction to a Study of Evangelism in Acts
Introduction to a Study of Evangelism in Acts Luke’s narrative called Acts, or Acts of the Apostles, had its beginning with John the Baptist, in Luke’s Gospel (Luke 1:17). The Israelites had been looking for the Messiah (Hebrew), or the Christ (Greek). They thought John, the Baptist, might be the one who was promised. John […]
Hebrews – Lesson One
Introduction to Hebrews Brothers, I urge you to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written you only a short letter. Hebrews 13:22 (more…)
Hebrews – Lesson Two
Slow to Learn Lesson Aim: To gather specific information about what was going on with the Hebrew Christians who received this letter in order to determine why it was written. The Hebrew letter was written to members of the church of the firstborn (Heb. 12:22-24). So with this information, let us start our study with […]
Hebrews – Lesson Three
Don’t Throw Away Your Confidence Lesson Aim: To continue our historical analysis of the Hebrew letter in order to complete our list of “specific problems” of the recipients. Introduction The Scriptures, Hebrews 10:32-39 and 12:1-13, contain some specific statements about the Christians’ spiritual weaknesses who received this document. There are specific statements made in these […]
Hebrews – Lesson Four
How Far Did They Fall? Lesson Aim: To understand the spiritual level of the Hebrew Christians by examining the author’s suggestive statements about their weaknesses. Introduction In Lessons Two and Three we made a “specific problems” list of the Hebrew Christian’s problems. This list is needful, in fact, it is a “must do.” We will […]
Hebrews – Lesson Five
Fix Your Thoughts on Jesus Lesson Aim: To continue to develop our list of “suggestive problems” of those Christians who received the Hebrew epistle in order to understand the level of their spiritual degradation Introduction We will want to keep in mind where we are, or where we are not, in our study of Hebrews. […]
Hebrews – Lesson Six
Getting Closer to God Lesson Aim: To follow the writer’s style in order to understand how he seeks to restore the confidence of the Hebrew Christians by presenting the priesthood of Jesus Christ on the order of the Melchizedek Priesthood. Introduction From the previous lessons we have a general picture of what was “going on” […]
