In Mk 1:22 Jesus has authority both as God manifest in the flesh and as man.  His words have authority.  Authority is legal power.  A right to command or to act.  Power to influence or command thought, opinion, or behavior.  Jesus had the power of authority. We live in a...

In Ecc 8:1, Solomon asked, “Who is as the wise man”?  A wise man fears the Lord.  The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.  So, if he is “as” the wise man, he will fear the Lord.  See Prov 24:21.  And the wise man will keep the...

God and his Word Ecclesiastes 8:4   In this lesson we are going to look at some scriptural facts concerning the word of God that will help us to know for sure that God is the author of his word. Many people have different reasons for not believing in God...

This lesson covers Eph 1:15-23.  In this passage, Paul prayed for the Ephesians [Eph 1:16] to know three things every Christian must know.  We must know “what is the exceeding hope of his calling,” [Eph 1:18], “what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,” [Eph 1:18],...

Paul wrote to Timothy that Jesus Christ is “the blessed and only Potentate”.  A potentate is one who possesses great power as a sovereign, monarch, or ruler.  A sovereign is one possessing supreme political power and authority.  A monarch is a person who reigns over a kingdom.  One that holds...

When you search for the word “resist” in the Bible, you find some references that give us great instruction.  To resist is to withstand the force or the effect of; to be able to repel; to exert oneself to counteract or strive against.  Notice what we are to resist and...

The Power of the Word Ecclesiastes 8:4 In this sermon we are going to look at the word of a King, King Jesus and show what it has the power to do in your life. What makes the word of God so powerful? It is alive (1 Peter 1:23 ;...

The Name of the Lord Psalm 148:13 The verse for this lesson speaks of the Excellency of the name of the Lord with the context being about creation which shows how great and powerful our God truly is. In this lesson we will look at some of the things that...

The Power of the Resurrection In the previous lesson for this series, we saw that there was plenty of evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. In this lesson we are going to look at the power of the resurrection. By power, we mean how did Jesus...

What is the relevance of the resurrection?  What does the resurrection mean to us today?  We can answer these questions from the scripture.   The relevance of the resurrection is that we are: The children of the resurrection, Lk 20:36.  Because we have trusted Jesus Christ as our Savior, we...