Unity is the state of being one. God is three persons and yet he is one [1 Jn 5:7]. Unity is a thing undivided in itself, but separate from every other thing. Ps 122:3, “Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together.” When Jesus returns, Jerusalem will...
Peter’s exhortation in 1 Pet 5:8-11 deals, primarily, with three different subjects: the devil, afflictions, and suffering. The final three verse of the chapter are Silvanus’ closing remarks. The devil – 1 Pet 5:8-9 – the devil is our adversary. Therefore, he is our enemy. He opposes God and he...
Things we need after we get Saved (2 Peter 1:5-10) Introduction In this series we are going to be looking at things we need to have after we get saved. Many people get saved but never grow or mature in their salvation. There are several reasons for this such as...
Living Within God’s Provisions Lk 22:9-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When you consider the earthly ministry of Jesus you see that he was living within Gods provisions his entire life. We need to learn from his example and live our lives within Gods provisions, as well. When you consider your own...
A Gauge of Your Faith Mark 6:1-6 ; Luke 7:1-10 In these two passages we find the only two places in the King James Bible where Jesus is said to Marvel at something. In Mark he marvels at their lack of faith and in Luke he marvels at the great...
Sifted by Satan Luke 22:31-34 Sift: to examine minutely or critically, to scrutinize, Separate the fine from the course. In Bible times threshing floors were used to separate the grain from the chaff. The wheat was crushed by oxen walking on it, then it was thrown in the air,...
In 1 Tim 2:1-8, we find that prayer is essential. In 1 Tim 2:8, we see that there are four essentials in prayer. When you pray you must: Be instant – Paul said, “I will therefore that men pray everywhere…”. In Rom 12:12, he said, “continuing instant in prayer.” Prayer...
According to Ps 11:5, “the Lord trieth the righteous. To try is to put to test or trial; to prove. When you go through something difficult in your life that puts you to the test, it’s helpful to remember that it isn’t necessarily something that an enemy is doing...
When I pray for young Christians, I often ask the Lord to lengthen your root and strengthen your foundation in the Lord. This involves being: Rooted and grounded in love – Eph 3:17 – see Eph 3:19, also. We love him because he first loved us. In our ministry, we...
Because of your unbelief Matt.17:14-20 In the previous lesson we learned what faith is. The Bible defines it as “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” [Heb.11:1]. Faith is substance and evidence based on God’s word, and we are given this faith through God’s word....
