Our lesson today is from Eph 1:1-14. In Eph 1:3, God “hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.” These spiritual blessings are: We will be holy and without blame before him in love – Eph 1:4 – this is the choice that God made before...
Paul’s prayer request concerning the opposition of wicked men – 2 Thes 3:1-2. Paul asked the Thessalonians to pray for him [Eph 6:18-19]. It’s necessary to pray for pastors, preachers, and missionaries. Paul asked them to pray specifically for three things: That the word of the Lord would have free...
Ps 116:15 says, “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” The Psalmist didn’t say death is precious. Death is horrible. Death came from Adam’s disobedience [Rom 5:12]. God remedied our problem with death through the death of his own Son [Heb 2:14-15]. In Is...
Today, we are studying 2 Thes 2:13-17. This passage is in the context of the rest of the chapter, which we studied previously. From that lesson, we saw that there is a falling away first before the revelation of the man of sin [2 Thes 2:3]. The church age ends...
In 2 Thes 2:2, Paul wrote, “the day of Christ is at hand.” In 2 Thes 2:1-12 he described some things that will happen as we approach the second coming of Jesus Christ. Men will be troubled – 2 Thes 2:1-2 – he warned the Thessalonians to not be...
God – the Holy Spirit 1 John 5:7 This is a study of the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Godhead. The work of the Holy Spirit is so vital to our Christianity, yet we often go through our day without even a notice of his presence. In this...
In the first chapter of Paul’s second epistle to the Thessalonians, Paul thanks God for them, exhorts them and prays for them. In this lesson, we will study what Paul was thankful for, what he exhorted them to do, and what he prayed for. He opened his letter with his...
At Christmas time, people generally remember the birth of Jesus Christ and, therefore, his first coming. He is coming again. In this lesson, we will compare the first and second coming of Jesus. Similarities in the first and second coming of Jesus: Preceded by a forerunner – Jesus was preceded...
Around Christmas time, Christians presumably remember the birth of Jesus Christ. While you celebrate his birth, consider that the birth of Jesus Christ was a miracle. His miraculous virgin birth – Matt 1:20-25 – Jesus’ birth from a virgin was prophesied in Is 7:14. Never before or since has a...
In Luke 2:7, the fact that there was no room for Joseph and Mary in the inn was not an accidental overcrowding due to the huge crowds who had come back to Bethlehem for the taxation. The fact that Jesus was laid in a manger when he was born was...
