2 CoriIn 2 Cor 6, Paul beseeched the Corinthians to work together with the Lord and with him and the others with whom he served the Lord in the ministry.  In 2 Cor 5:17-21, he explained that God has given all new creatures in Christ the ministry of reconciliation.  That...

Folly and Joy Proverbs 15:21 In the passage before we see the words folly and joy. But if we read the proverb we see that folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom. That seems like such a contradiction, how can folly be joy? The truth is that...

Too Many Words Ecc.5:7 Not too long ago parents told their children consistently “ sit down and shut up”. It was common to hear “children are to be seen and not heard”. Now we have several generations of people who will not shut up. Too many words. The Bible has...

When Israel had the opportunity to enter Canaan the first time, they encountered some problems that set them back and caused them to wander in the wilderness for forty years.  Then when they finally made it into the land, they encountered a couple more problems that caused them unnecessary grief...

The judgment seal of Christ is a doctrine that we have taught several times.  We will not be dealing with the crowns or the cities over which a man may be given authority at this judgment.  Our main topic in this study will be receiving a reward. To receive is...

When you read through 2 Corinthians 5, you see four passages that will help you determine the answer to this question, “Unto whom are you living?”  Are you living unto yourself or are you living unto God?  You can tell by the answers to these four questions. Are you groaning...

In 2 Cor 5, Paul explained why he labored the way he did.  In 2 Cor 5:9 he said, “Wherefore we labour…”  There are four things that compelled him to labor the way he did and they should compel us to labor that way as well.  He labored:  For the...

Being Profitable to God Luke 19:11-27 In this lesson we are going to look at the parable that Jesus gave concerning the 10 pounds. While it is true that the doctrinal application of this parable is tribulation and 2nd Advent there are some spiritual applications that we will make for...

Watchmen, Keep Not Silence Isa.62:6 The typical “watchman on the wall” intimidation: [Eze.33:7-8] You are a watchman, if you fail to warn the lost, their blood is on your hands! You now are the reason that they are going to hell. (Lots of bloody hands in the congregation at this...

Lessons from Daniel Being Deceived (Daniel 6:1-24) At some point in our lives every one of us has been deceived in some way or another. There is deception by others, deception by circumstances, and even self deception. No matter what the source deception is no fun and I don’t think...