The Apostles and the Kingdom of God Jesus chose the twelve apostles and instructed his disciples regarding the Kingdom of God. Choosing the Apostles, Lk 6:12-16 After spending all night on a mountain in prayer, Jesus called his disciples, and from them he chose twelve apostles.  You can find the...

Ephesians 3:1-12  Introduction: In these verses, Paul writes about how he came to know and how others now know the mystery, Ephesians 3:6 “that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body,” with Jews.  Ephesians 2:11-22 In the prior lesson, Paul disclosed to the Gentiles how they...

Paul wanted the Corinthians to bear with him through some boasting.  They might well bear with [meaning “in all likelihood they would bear with”] a fellow preaching false doctrine [2 Cor 11:4], so they should certainly bear with Paul.  He wanted them to bear with him: Being jealous over them...

The Attitude in Corinth Toward Apostles 1 Cor 4: 3-21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Following Paul and Apollos’ work in Corinth, the congregation became puffed up and their attitude toward the apostles changed.  They favored one apostle above another and preachers who had come behind the apostles to the apostles, themselves. ...

Gal 1:1-5 The Gifts of Jesus Christ CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The gifts of Jesus to us are many.  In the first five verses of Galatians 1 we find that the Lord gave: Apostleship to Paul (Gal 1:1) – according to Eph 4:8-16, the function of this gift was to benefit...

Introduction to Timothy 1 Tim. 1 1-2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO First Timothy is an epistle written by Paul to Timothy.  Together with 2 Timothy and Titus, these epistles comprise a segment of Paul’s epistles known as the Pastoral Epistles.  They are written to give instruction to men Paul trained in...

Ephesians 4:11a Christ’s Gifts to Men CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Christ gave himself and then when he left he gave some men to help the body of Christ.  He also gave us grace to do our function in the body (v. 7).  Every one of us has been given grace that...