The Transfiguration Lk 9:27-36 is the passage we typically call the Transfiguration. See Matt 17:2.  To see all that’s connected with this event, we’ll check the cross references in the other gospels.  We’re going to study what Peter, John, and James saw and what they heard. Peter, John, and James...

Come After Jesus In the context of Lk 9:23-26, Jesus had just fed 5,000, Lk 9:14, and they would have made him king, Jn 6:15. So, he left, and the next day they came seeking him, Jn 6:24.  They showed up for more food, Jn 6:26. Before they showed up...

What about Predestination? Ephesians 1:3-14 In this lesson we will focus on the word predestination. It is only used four times in a King James Bible but yet there is a lot of controversy concerning this word. As we will see by looking at the context and getting a proper...

Who Is This? The reason God directed Luke to write Lk 9:1-22 was to answer the question that Herod raised in Lk 9:9, “Who is this”?  By the time we get to verse 22, you’ll know who this is.  How would they have known the answer to “Who is this”?...

How to Study the Bible (Part 3) 2 Timothy 2:15 In the second lesson of this series we focused on the Holy Spirit being the interpreter of God’s word. The Holy Spirit as the interpreter of God’s word show us the true meaning of God’s word by comparing spiritual things...

How to Study the Bible (Part 2) 2 Timothy 2:15 In the first part of this series we saw that the first step toward studying and learning the word of God was to consistently read the word of God. Once we have a regular pattern of getting the word of...

How to Study the Bible (Part 1) 2 Timothy 2:15 Here we see a command for us in regard to studying the Bible. Studying the Bible should be one of our greatest passions as children of God, but for many it not such an easy task. In these lesson we...

Things Only God Can Do We’re studying a larger passage of scripture today because of the common theme among the various stories that are recorded here.  Jesus did things only God can do. He rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, Lk 8:22-25 Jesus and the disciples got...

A Candle on a Candlestick The Lord used the illustration of a candle on a candlestick several times when he was teaching.  We’ll examine each of these lessons in this study today. Take Heed What Ye Hear In Lk 8:16, the Lord made this statement.  “No man, when he hath...

A Sower Went Out To Sow Jesus traveled from city to city preaching the kingdom of God.  Along the way, much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city.  No doubt the disciples were impressed by the size of the crowd that came out to...