Every. Word. Matters. Every single word is pure ( Prov. 30:5 ). Did I mention that we need to take heed to every single word? While it may seem like a no brainer, you'll see just how predominant this rule of Bible study is violated within the opening minutes of today's lesson.
In spite of our many offenses, Christ bestowed the free gift to his enemies. Where sin runs deep, his grace is MUCH MORE. Also, tune in to see how the Tabernacle fits into your salvation.
In order to study the Bible, one must know and recognize that there are three basic applications of all scripture, and these three must work together in order to unlock the truths contained therein.
Reconciliation and Imputation...get out your calculators and clipboards because tonight, we're taking personal inventory to make sure the account books all match up!
A rule so vital to studying the Bible that the verse used to describe it is tied the theme verse for How to Study the Bible (2 Tim. 2:15). If you want to put forth the work and not be ashamed, you must understand the way in which God has worked all throughout time!
If the Gentiles are all under sin ( ch. 1 ), and the Jews are all under sin ( ch. 2 ), by default the whole world is under sin. That's where Paul picks up in his doctrinal dissertation of chapter 3. These have been some dreary chapters, but we finally get to some light by chapter's end: the justification & redemption of man by faith in the shed blood of Christ!
All of the Bible is FOR you, but not all of the Bible is written TO you. Don't take that which doesn't belong to you lest you WRONGLY divide the word of truth (1 Cor. 10:32).
If Chapter 1 is of the unrighteousness that man commits when he does not like to retain God in his knowledge, Chapter 2 is all about the self-righteousness that men are trusting in to save them on Judgment Day. As we'll soon see, God is not a respecter of persons as BOTH have violated God's law. What hope is there for them?
Do you like it when others take your words out of context? Yeah, neither does God; and yet he states that "Every day they wrest my words..." (Ps. 56:5). Listen for the key that unlocks a vast majority of tough passages found within the Bible.
Romans is the driving force of the New Testament revealing the righteousness of God. Paul starts things off with a bang in chapter 1, and things get pretty hot in the youth room! If you want to know how to be right with God, this is a great place to start!
In an effort to "add to our faith...knowledge" (2 Pet. 1:5), we're going to go through the 15 Rules of Bible Study. However, before we can dive in, we need to evaluate our passion and pursuit for God and his words.
Part 4 of 4. This mini-series serves as a bridge between coming off a missions trip and gearing back up for school. We can't lose sight of what matters the most to God: people. Join us as we take a look at various people within the early church and see where you fit in today.
Tonight, we conclude our two-part look into the Book of Philemon and how to manage conflicts among each other. However, is that the only reason God would put this book in the Bible, or is there more than meets the eye?
Part 3 of 4. This mini-series serves as a bridge between coming off a missions trip and gearing back up for school. We can't lose sight of what matters the most to God: people. Join us as we take a look at various people within the early church and see where you fit in today.
For the next two Wednesday's, we're going to take a look at the Book of Philemon and the interesting situation our three main characters find themselves in. We can't be a peculiar people if we don't know how to resolve conflicts when they arise amongst us.
Part 2 of 4. This mini-series serves as a bridge between coming off a missions trip and gearing back up for school. We can't lose sight of what matters the most to God: people. Join us as we take a look at various people within the early church and see where you fit in today.
Part 1 of 4. This mini-series serves as a bridge between coming off a missions trip and gearing back up for school. We can't lose sight of what matters the most to God: people. Join us as we take a look at various people within the early church and see where you fit in today.
Part 2 of 2. These lessons are to help us with prayer, its definition, & our heart attitude about it. If you want to know what, how, and when we can or should pray, tune in!
Part 1 of 2. These lessons are to help us with prayer, its definition, & our heart attitude about it. If you want to know what, how, and when we can or should pray, tune in!
Today, Andy teaches on commitment and how we honor God through being faithful to what we've committed unto him. Honoring serves as an act of reverence; and we must keep in remembrance what we've committed unto the Lord against that day (2 Tim. 1:12).
As you'll soon tell, this message serves more as a post-camp follow-up lesson than it does an add-on to our Revelation series. Here we look at two interesting parts of the Seals & Trumpets and see how these doctrinally deep points have a very devotional application to our lives today.
Tonight we conclude our series in the Revelation by taking a glimpse into the Great White Throne Judgment & New Jerusalem. While believers will NOT see that judgment, your inheritance in New Jerusalem could be affected based upon how you live NOW. May our response to the Revelation of Jesus Christ be the same as John's: "Even so, come Lord Jesus"!
Today, we conclude our series on vision. We've looked at a lot over the past 16 weeks from these attributes of 2 Peter 1. We end with 1 Corinthians 13 where we find that if we fail here - in spite of diligently adding the other 6 character qualities - we are nothing ( 1 Cor. 13:1-3 ).
Do you groan along with all of creation for the restitution of all things ( Rom. 8:23; Acts 3:20-21 )? Do you rejoice to see the vengeance of God washing his feet with the blood of the wicked ( Ps. 58:10 )? These were questions that not even I was ready for God to ask, and it changed the course of the entire message. Let the Word have his way with you as you listen with ears to hear.
Webster's defines charity as "Candor; liberality in judging of men and their actions; a disposition which inclines men to think and judge favorably, and to put the best construction on words and actions which the case will admit." The best form of this kind of charity is demonstrate it to the uncharitable; to a lost world perishing all around us. What will you do?
Holy Smokes (no pun intended)! Tonight gets intense...but not as intense as it's going to be on "the day of his great wrath" (Rev. 6:17). Listen to find out why Revelation goes through the Tribulation four times and why we need to get busy "warning every man" to be ready so that THAT DAY doesn't comes as a thief in the night (Col. 1:28).
A few Wednesdays ago, we took a look at the history behind the Philadelphian Church period. Today we go back to Philly to see how we can take what God has to say about that church (Rev. 3:7-13) and apply it practically today as we seek to show brotherly kindness and serve each other within SOLID.
Is the rider on the White Horse in Revelation 6:1-2 Christ? Are signs and wonders for today? Are governments and religions becoming more globalized a part of God's plan? Or are all the above linked directly to the antichrist seeing as how he's always been the great counterfeiter of Jesus ( Gen. 3:4-6 )? Let's turn to the Word of God for the answers!
Webster's defines kindness as "that temper or disposition which delights in contributing to the happiness of others...in gratifying their wishes, supplying their wants, or alleviating their distresses"; and the Holy Spirit says this should all be done as though the other person is our own flesh and blood. Perhaps this message should be called "the impossible, part 3". Make no mistake - if we fail here, we fail to finish well (2 Pet. 1:7b; Jn. 17:21)....
Daniel's 70th week of prophecy is quite possibly the most confusing doctrine in all the Bible. It is, however, utterly crucial to our understanding as it assists in revealing the antichrist's plan as well as God's dealing with Israel during the Tribulation period. Tonight, we tackle what the Bible describes as the most horrendous time in all of human history and "the man of sin" running the show - the 70th week.
