In Ecc 1:12-18 we read about three things things you cannot do under the sun.  Solomon discovered these by seeking and searching out “by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven”.  He gave his heart to know wisdom.  His heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.  He...

In Ecc 1:4-11, Solomon wrote about life lessons that he learned from living, observing, experiencing, and studying history.  His conclusions are profound. Lessons from Life – Ecc 1:4.  Life is always followed by death under the sun.  “Passeth away” is the expression we use today.  We say, “he passed away”,...

Our text for this study is Ecc 1:3, “What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun”?   We are embarking on a study of some key passages in the Book of Ecclesiastes, of which this is the first. Ecclesiastes was written by Solomon,...

We have been studying the fruit of the Spirit in Gal 5:22-23.  Today, we are going to discuss faith, meekness, and temperance.  Remember that these are not independent of each other.  We’re not talking about fruits, plural, but rather a singular fruit of the Spirit manifested in nine different qualities....

The fruit of the Spirit manifests itself in 9 spiritual qualities.  Today we are going to study long-suffering, gentleness, and goodness. Long-suffering.  This is the ability to suffer through something for a long time.  It’s one of God’s characteristics, Ex 34:6.  It’s this quality that allows him to lead you...

The fruit of the Spirit is a singular fruit.  Its various qualities are love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith meekness, temperance.  All of these manifest themselves in you in the same proportion. All of these are qualities of God’s character. God is love, 1 Jn 4:8.  Jesus said, “These...

In 3 Jn 8, John wrote, “that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth”.  In John’s third epistle we read about some who were fellowhelpers to the truth and at least one who was not. Gaius, 3 Jn 1-6 This epistle is addressed to Gaius.  John called him wellbeloved.  He...

I Thessalonians 5:23 “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit, and soul, and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ”.   Introduction: In our Sunday School class we are going through a series regarding Sanctification. According to this verse,...

John’s second epistle is addressed to “the elect lady and her children”.  John is the elder, 1 Pet 5:1. She is elect, meaning she’s saved. Why did John write this second epistle to them? To express his true love to her and them, v.1-3. When John, the elder, expressed his...

At the end of John’s first epistle, he wrote about four things that we know.  He wrote, “We know that…”.  And these things that we know are important to us in the church.  However, they are absolutely essential to those in the Tribulation. We know that we have the petitions...