Is Peter the rock? No. Jesus Christ is. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that Peter is the rock upon which the church is built. They get this from Matt 16:18 where Jesus said “Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.” But Matt 16:18 is in...
At some point in your life you may have a “head-on collision” with the Lord. This is a time when you and the Lord have a “face to face” meeting over a sin or a problem in your life. I call this the Lord’s perfectly timed look. And how you...
Paul’s Gentile Ministry Rom 15:15-33 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul ministered by grace – Rom 15:15 – grace given of God to minister to Gentiles [v.16]. According to 1 Cor 15:10 it takes grace to minister. Paul ministered primarily to Gentiles – Rom 15:16 – Jesus ministered to Jews [Rom 15:8;...
Fear the Word Ex. 9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Fear the word. In Ex 9, God brought the plague of grievous hail. Moses gave warning to the people to gather their cattle and servants to shelter so that they would not be destroyed. Those who feared the word of the...
Upon This Rock Matt. 16:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Jesus answered Peter’s confession, he said… upon this rock I will build my church. He wasn’t talking about Peter and the Roman Catholic Church here. He was talking about himself, “the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And that’s because...
The Gift of Healing 1 Cor.12:9 The Spiritual gift of healing is not present in the church today. It was given as a sign to Israel to believe or trust in God. Let us look at healing in the Bible and see the reason for and the progression of....
Word’s Jesus Christ Gave to Peter & John John 21:15-25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This lesson concerns things spoken by the Lord to Peter and John before the Lord’s ascension. In this passage the first thing we see concerning Peter is his restoration to the ministry. Peter denied Jesus three times...
Cornelius’ House Acts 10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO While we were in Mexico, we had the opportunity to preach in two house churches which are missions of the Templo Bautista in Pachuca, Mexico. At the second church, in Sahagun, there were five lost people who had been invited to the Monday...
Thrice Denied John 13:36-38 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Here Peter wanted to follow Jesus right now, but Jesus told him that he would have to wait and that he could follow Jesus later. We are just like Peter because we have to learn to wait when we ask for something from...
Matt 26:69-75 Peter’s Denial CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This is one of those passages in the Bible that must be studied in all of the gospels simultaneously in order to understand what is really going on. Otherwise, it would appear that there are contradictions in each of the gospels and...
