In Col 2:5 Paul wrote, “For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ”. He was absent yet with them in spirit. He couldn’t be with them in the flesh because he was in...
In Mk 1:22 Jesus has authority both as God manifest in the flesh and as man. His words have authority. Authority is legal power. A right to command or to act. Power to influence or command thought, opinion, or behavior. Jesus had the power of authority. We live in a...
In Ecc 9:11-17, Solomon recorded some observations he had about time, chance, and wisdom. These are profound nuggets of truth. Time and Chance Happeneth to Them All In Ecc 9:11, time and chance happeneth to all people. That is, we can’t always attribute bad circumstances, that change the expected outcome...
Introduction: This week, we want to take a look at how all of this actually takes place in the lives of every individual believer that makes up the body of Christ. The purpose of the Body of Christ is to grow and mature: In order for that to happen, the...
According to 1 Jn 5:14-15, we have confidence in prayer when “we ask anything according to his will”. We know that “he heareth us”. According to 1 Tim 2:1-4, we know the will of God concerning prayer. His will is for us to intercede, v.1-3. His will is for all...
Miracles of Jesus Lesson #6: Healing at the Pool of Bethesda (John 5:1-27) This is an interesting miracle not so much because of the healing that took place but the situation that surrounds it. The pool of Bethesda had 5 porches around it, and it was full of people that...
Ephesians 4:17-19 Introduction: In this lesson we are going to see that the Believer is to walk differently from the gentiles, that is, as ungodly men (Ephesians 2:11-12/I Cor 10:32). Believers are not to walk as other men walk, because believers are new creatures in Christ Jesus, and the walk...
We can learn some great truths about seeking the lost to save, by following the example of Jesus with Zacchaeus. Jesus passed through but he didn’t pass by, Lk 19:1. “Jesus entered and passed through Jericho”. Often, when we are doing our daily routines, passing through the store, passing through...
We should live like the Rechabites. The Rechabites obeyed, kept and did the commandments of their patriarch, Jonadab the son of Rechab, Jer 35:18-19. Jonadab gave his descendants three negative commandments in Jer 35:6-7. Ye shall drink no wine. Neither shall ye build house. Nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard. ...
The verses in Ecc 9:1-10 read like thoughts that occurred through a long period of observation and meditation upon life down here under the sun and God’s involvement in these things. We call this lesson The Hand of God, Life, Joy, and Diligence. A declaration concerning three things (v.1-3): The...
