John’s Baptism The Time of John’s Baptism There were four tetrarchs (a tetrarchy is government by four persons ruling jointly) in the region of Israel during the reign of Tiberius Caesar. They were: Pontius Pilate – governor of Judea, south of the valley of Meggido Herod – tetrarch of Galilee,...
Keeping Your Mind Philippians 4:4-9 In this passage we see that the peace of God which passes all understanding keeps our hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. We are told to think on certain things and to be careful for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication let your...
How We Should Live In Titus 2:12 Paul wrote that the grace of God teaches us that “we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world”. The reason is that this present world is evil, Gal 1:4. It influenced Demas to forsake Paul, 2 Tim 4:10. Demas had...
Self-Control (1 Corinthians 9:24-27) Paul in the passage for this lesson gives us an important topic for the day and age that we live in. The subject of temperance and controlling one’s self is needed in all walks of life, but it is especially important when it comes to serving...
Your Testimony You should have: A God-pleasing testimony – Heb 11:5. Enoch’s testimony before his translation was “that he pleased God”. Enoch is our type in the Old Testament if we are raptured before our death. He never died, and neither will we if we are alive when Jesus returns for...
How to Stand How to Stand In 1 Thes 3:8 Paul wrote, “For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord”. There are a few things in life and in the ministry that compel a man to keep on preaching and ministering the word of God. Of course,...
Jesus in Adolescence He was twelve years old, v.42. As he grew physically, v.40, 52: He waxed strong in spirit – he kept the balance physically and spiritually He was filled with wisdom – godly wisdom from the fear of God, Heb 5:7 The grace of God was upon him...
The Mark for the Prize In Phil 3, Paul described his life religious life before Jesus saved him. He had much to be proud of when compared to other religious Jews. But compared to the righteousness of Jesus Christ, he counted all his own righteousness as dung, Phil 3:8. After...
Satan’s Hidden Influence Lesson #5 Satan’s Influence in Music In this lesson we are going to look at Satan’s influence in music. We have all heard the phrase, “music is an international language”. To a large extent this is true, and Satan knows this very well. Music is a very...
Rejoice in God I’m convinced that the reason some Christians, particularly young ones, don’t really grow in their relationship with the Lord is that don’t rejoice in that which God has given us as our greatest sources of joy. They find joys that are associated with Christ (like fellowship with...
