The Work of the Spirit, Jn 7:39
I heard a sermon preached at a conference distinguishing the work of the Spirit from our work. The gist of the message is that we need to recognize the Spirit’s responsibilities and our own responsibilities. The Spirit doesn’t do all of the work, but then neither do we. Here is the outline of that sermon […]
Answer The Words of Truth, Prov 22:17-21
Answer The Words of Truth How would you like to be able to answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? See Prov 22:17-21. You can, but it’s going to take work. It’s a work of the child of God You must hear his words – v.17. You must apply what he […]
How to Study the Bible (Part 3)
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 with spiritual things (hence, scripture […]
How to Study the Bible (Part 2)
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 God in our hearts and […]
How to Study the Bible (Part 1)
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 are going to look at […]
Good Moderate Habits, Phil 4:5
Good moderate habits are essential to building good Christian character and developing a strong Christian life. Likewise, good convictions are essential. We preached a sermon titled “Your Convictions” on Sept 26, 2018, which you may read and to which you may listen at the following link: Your Convictions. Here are some good moderate habits you […]
How to Study the Word of God
How to Study the Word of God 1 Timothy 2:15 The verse for our lesson simply tells us to study, and the purpose is to rightly divide the word of truth so that we are a workman who is not ashamed. It is not the only time the word is used in the Bible, but it […]
What To Do With The Word, Ps 119:9-16
In Ps 119 we find 22 sections identified by the 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet. Each section has 8 verses. All but three of the 176 verses in this Psalm contain a reference to the words of God. The three verses that don’t [90, 122, and 132] each contain a reference to Jesus Christ, […]
Stand Still, Ex 14:13
There are times in our lives when we just need to stand still. Too often when facing a difficult decision or a stressful situation we get busier so that we don’t have to think about it. We’re afraid that if we stand still we’ll worry more or panic. But escaping by activity does nothing more […]
Rightly Dividing (Introduction)
Rightly Dividing Introduction 2 Timothy 2:15 In this series we will be studying the subject of Rightly Dividing the word of truth. This is an important subject because without it the Bible would contradict and not make much sense. But as you will see from this study that once you make the proper divisions then […]