A question that is asked often is if the gift of tongues, healing, and miracles are still in effect today. The 12 disciples of Christ and the apostles in the early church had these gifts and powers. Why did God give them? Can a person in our time have these gifts? Let’s first look at the office of an apostle We must first find how the Bible defines an apostle. What was required to be an apostle? The office or position of an apostle was given for a certain reason and for a limited time. The apost...
Feb 10, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 18
I want to look at a simple but important doctrine in the New Testament, the difference between the terms “kingdom of God” and “the kingdom of heaven.” Many people when they read the Gospels assume they mean the same thing. What are these two kingdoms? Are they different? If so, is it really important to make a difference between them? Yes, it is important to understand the difference. The kingdom of God is a spiritual kingdom, while the kingdom of heaven is a physical kingdom that will come in t...
Feb 01, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Today we will look at the words of God . From the very beginning of man’s history, God has wanted to communicate with His greatest creation: man. Because of this, he talked and walked with Adam and Eve in the Garden. From that time on God has given us His words. He has told us what He expects from us, He has shown us His character and what He is like, He has encouraged and rebuked us with His words, and He has shown us the way of salvation with His words. This is a great truth and blessing that ...
Jan 24, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Last year I looked at many doctrines in the Bible that every child of God should understand. I would like to continue looking at more simple doctrines for the first part of this year. We saw that God is a Trinity, He is just and Holy, and that His Son Jesus Christ is both 100% God in the flesh and 100% man. Today I would like to talk about the love of God . Such a simple topic—and yet—hard to fully understand. Why does He take the time to be interested in us? And more importantly— why did God lo...
Jan 13, 2022•12 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Today I want to look at the doctrine of the Humanity of Christ. Last week we looked at the deity of Jesus Christ. This is an important doctrine we need to understand and study. However, Jesus was also born of Mary into a human body. He had a body of flesh and blood like us. He was human in the fullest sense. I want to be careful today not to minimize the deity of Christ or cause any offense when stating Jesus was also a man. But many Bible teachers neglect this important part of who Jesus is. It...
Dec 21, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Today I would like to look at the Deity of Jesus Christ . Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was and is God in the flesh and is equal with God the Father. Some teach that Jesus was just a good man, a teacher, a prophet, or even the brother of Satan. But who does the Bible say Jesus Christ is? This week, we will look at many Bible passages that show without any doubt that Jesus is God in the flesh. Next week we will see how He was also born into a body of flesh—a perfect, sinless man. He is both 100% ...
Dec 15, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Today I would like to look at the doctrine of the Holiness and Justice of God. We looked at the Trinity and how God has a personality. He has love, compassion, mercy, grace, and many other things. In past lessons, we looked at the gift of salvation He offers Man and how He will give grace and mercy. He loved man so much that He gave His life for Man on the cross. But God is also holy and just. Because God is sinless and holy, He cannot accept sin of any kind. The Bible tells us in Exodus 15:11 “...
Dec 10, 2021•14 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Today I would like to look at the doctrine of the Trinity . This is one of the most well-known doctrines from the Bible. Many people have heard of this doctrine and may even be able to define it. Before we look at the doctrine of the Trinity, we need to understand that the Bible state that there is a God as a fact. It never tries to prove this. The Bible says the fool hath said in his heart, there is no God (Ps. 14:1). Who is the God of the Bible? There are many beliefs about who God is, how muc...
Dec 01, 2021•12 min•Season 3Ep. 11
What is the church? Who is part of the church and how do you become a member? Are there local churches or a universal Church? Who is the head of the Church and who leads an individual church? These are all good questions that I will try to answer today. The Bible tells us there are three main groups of people in the Bible, the Jews, the Gentiles, and the church of God: 1Co 10:32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: Today we will look at this last...
Nov 22, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Today, I would like us to look at walking after the Holy Spirit versus walking after the flesh. A few weeks ago we looked at the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer. We saw how a new Christian, a person who has trusted Jesus as their personal Saviour, is born-again by the Spirit of God. The Bible tells us we become a new creature in Christ, 2 Corinthians 5:17: 2Co 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. A Chri...
Nov 15, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Last week we looked at part one from the doctrine of baptism. In that lesson, we saw how every believer has experienced a spiritual baptism through the Holy Spirit. We are also commanded to be baptized in water as an example and witness to this world that Jesus has saved us. This week, in part two, we will look at seven baptisms in the Bible. We will also look at Acts 2:38 which is often used to teach you must be baptized to be saved from your sins.
Nov 08, 2021•17 min•Season 3Ep. 8
The doctrine of baptism is very important to study and understand. The reason for this is because there are many false doctrines and beliefs about baptism. For example, some believe you have to be baptized to have your sins forgiven and become a child of God. We looked at salvation a few weeks ago and saw that salvation is a gift of God by faith in Christ alone—not through good works or baptism. I would like to divide this study into two parts. In the first part, we will look at baptism in a new...
Nov 03, 2021•11 min•Season 3Ep. 7
This week I would like to look at the Holy Spirit in the life of a child of God. Why did God give us the Holy Spirit? Let’s see what the Bible says about this. We have looked at how a person is saved from their sins and the wrath of God by putting their faith in Jesus Christ alone. But what happens when you trust Jesus as your Saviour? Many things! But for today let’s just look at one of them. When Jesus saves you, you immediately receive the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ spoke of this when He was h...
Oct 26, 2021•11 min•Season 3Ep. 6
This week, I would like to answer a question, “can a person lose the salvation God freely gives them?” This is a good question that many people ask. Let’s see what the Bible has to say about this. Many people believe that salvation is a gift from God and they can not earn it, but if they sin, God will take that salvation from them. If salvation is free and we can not earn it, how can we work to keep it? We can’t. Once God gives you eternal life, you have it forever! The belief that you can lose ...
Oct 21, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 5
I would like to look at the salvation of Man’s soul. How can we have our sins forgiven and once again have fellowship with God our Creator? We saw last week that God will judge our sins—our sins must be paid for. How can our sins be forgiven—how can we be saved or have eternal salvation? Let’s see what the Bible says about this. You may have heard the word “salvation” or the phrase “you must be saved.” What does that mean? I looked up the word salvation in the Bible to find the meaning of this. ...
Oct 12, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 4
What is sin according to the Bible and God? Man often hides his sin from God—and will even change what he considers sin—all to cover his guilt and responsibility before a holy God. In the book of Romans chapter three, we learn about man’s sin. This chapter tells us clearly that man is a sinner before God and has no righteousness or true goodness when faced with the righteousness of God. People have different ideas on what the word sin means. For some, it is when a person does something really ba...
Oct 07, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 3
This week, I would like us to look at Adam and Eve disobeying God in the garden—commonly known as The Fall of Man. The consequences of Adam and Eve’s disobedience were great. To this day we all suffer because they sinned. We can read about this in Genesis chapter 3. In this chapter, Adam and Eve sinned against God by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. God had told them if they eat from this tree, then they will die. The day they ate that fruit they died spiritually and in ti...
Sep 28, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Who created this earth, the animals, and most importantly—the human race? Today we will look at how God is the Creator of all these things. Our verse from the Bible is Genesis 1:1 Gen 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." The Bible starts with a firm statement: “In the beginning God…” The Bible from the very beginning establishes the fact that there is a God, there is no question or debate about it. The creation of God is a wonderful thing. In just six days He created this...
Sep 21, 2021•12 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Mankind wants to be satisfied, there is a longing in our hearts for peace, satisfaction, and purpose. Some find this satisfaction and others do not. I believe this desire for satisfaction and peace is placed in our hearts by our Creator, God. This week I would like to talk about “Satisfaction in Life.” Our verses from the Bible are found in Psalms 4:6-7 Psa 4:6-7 "There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 7 Thou hast put gladness ...
Sep 13, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Last week we looked at faith in general and how every person will put their faith in something or someone. Today I want to look at Abraham as an example of having faith in God and his word. As children of God, we need to learn to have faith in God and trust in Him, because without faith we cannot please him. In Romans chapter 4 we read about Abraham’s faith in God. Let’s look at four different things about his faith. Rom 4:18-21 "Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father...
Sep 13, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Faith in the Christian life, and indeed life in general, is very important. Faith is similar to hope, in the sense we are trusting our future to something or someone with the hope that we will receive what we desire. Without faith in life, we will have no hope, peace, or confidence—and we cannot please God without faith. Many people say that have only faith in themselves, but this is not a true statement. We all put our faith in people and things every day whether we realize it or not. I have ta...
Sep 13, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Last week, we looked at “Work in Life, part 1.” We saw that work is a good thing that God has given us. Working should not be viewed as a bad thing. It can bring many blessings and joys in life. We all need a purpose in life and some kind of work to do. Without it most of us would be miserable. This week, in part two, I would like to look at working for God. We all have jobs and work that we need to do to pay our bills and take care of our family and home. But what about the work of God, or spir...
Sep 13, 2021•11 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Working, whether it is physical work or working at a desk is good for us. Yesterday, I worked in our garden mowing the grass and cleaning. It was enjoyable to get some physical exercise and enjoy the outdoors. This made me think about working and how good it is for us—and I thought it would be good to look at Work in Life. A few weeks ago we looked at sickness and pain in life. When Adam and Eve sinned in the garden God placed a curse upon this earth and our bodies. However, Adam and Eve worked ...
Sep 13, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Prayer is very important in the Christian life. If we want to grow as a child of God we need to have a good prayer life. Praying is not easy! I find that I get distracted easily when I pray. It helps me to find a quiet place to talk to God. This is not easy with an active two-year-old but I can do it if I really want to. God speaks to us through His word the Bible. He also wants to hear from us, through prayer. Prayer can do many things for your Christian life: it will help you stay close to God...
Sep 13, 2021•13 min•Season 2Ep. 19
There are many sins of the heart. All sin really starts from the heart, that is why we MUST guard our heart at all cost! What are some secret sins we may have? Here are just a few to consider today. This may not be a popular topic but, it is something that I believe is important if we desire to grow as a child of God. Let’s read our verse from the Bible for today: Romans 2:16 "In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel." Jesus Christ will one day ju...
Sep 13, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 18
The habits we develop in our life shape who we are. Our small daily habits will determine if we are successful, if we learn new things, and if we actually accomplish the goals we set, and if we become more like Jesus. Habits in life are very important. It’s a good practice to examine our daily habits from time to time. We need to look at how we spend our time, money, energy, and anything else we do every day. To develop good habits we need to listen to the wisdom of God. And then our steps, all ...
Sep 13, 2021•13 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Many people have asked me, “why does God allow such pain, suffering, and sickness in life?” It's a good question that I will try to answer. As always, I go to the Bible to find answers to such questions. Being sick or in pain is hard! I often have a desire to do many things—but then I will not sleep well, I will hurt my back, or get sick. This is so discouraging! I have learned that God holds me accountable for what I can do, not what I cannot. So I work for God as hard as I can, and if I am sic...
Sep 13, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Do you have hope in your heart? Do you have a reason, a deep desire inside of you, to live life to its fullest? That is hope! Hope—hope for today, tomorrow, and the future is so very important in life. Without hope in life, you will be lost and miserable. It is sad to read that the suicide rate continues to increase around the world. Because of COVID-19 people are socially isolated and are not able to get the help they need. More and more people are depressed and have nothing to live for—life ha...
Sep 13, 2021•13 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Is it wrong for a Christian to have self-confidence, to be confident and sure in life? I believe if we keep things in balance, and not live in pride and trust only in ourselves—then yes, I believe a Christian should be confident. Today, let’s look at where our confidence should be. Psa 118:8 "It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man." Pro 3:26 "For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken." We can put our confidence in three places: oursel...
Sep 13, 2021•13 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Today we will quickly look at money in a Christian’s life. Is it wrong to have money? Should a Christian be in debt? What is the money that God has given a Christian for? We will look at these questions and perhaps a few more. The subject of money is not talked about much in church or among Christians in the context of the Bible. There are many reasons for this. Preachers or pastors are often embarrassed to preach about it, fearing that some may think they want their money. People in the church ...
Sep 13, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 13
