Heart of Unbelief, Heb 3:12

Heart of Unbelief Heb 3:12 says, Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you and evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.  It says an evil heart… Jeremiah said, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it”?, Jer 17:9. ...

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Jesus’s Birth, Lk 2:1-24

Jesus’s Birth Remarkable Circumstances in Jesus’s Birth Caesar’s Tax Joseph and Mary were from Nazareth, Lk 2:4, 1:26.  Ordinarily, they would have stayed in Nazareth for Jesus’s birth because Mary was already so far along in her pregnancy, Lk 2:5. Yet, Jesus was not supposed to be born in Nazareth. ...

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Go and Do Thou Likewise, Lk 10:29-37

Go and Do Thou Likewise Luke 10:29-37 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jesus told the story of the Good Samaritan to a lawyer in answer to his question clarifying the second commandment, “Who is my neighbour?” He asked the question to justify himself.  Jesus told him the story and then told him...

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The Good Samaritan, Luke 10:30-35

The Good Samaritan Luke 10:30-35 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Good Samaritan is a picture of the Lord Jesus Christ. So, notice the particulars in this story that show you what the Lord does for a lost soul. He saved him – the Good Samaritan did what the religious crowd...

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What Weakens Faith, Mk 4:40

What Weakens Faith When Jesus and the disciples were caught in a great storm of wind, and their boat filled with water from the waves, the disciples thought they were going to perish.  Jesus, on the other hand, was asleep on a pillow.  The disciples woke him up and said,...

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Deterrents to Witnessing, Lk 9:23-24

Deterrents to Witnessing Lk 9: 23-24 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are times that we know the Lord is dealing with us about witnessing to somebody.  It is more than a burden. The Holy Spirit is gently leading us to speak to them about their soul and we don’t do it. ...

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Half Dead, Luke 10:30

Half Dead Luke 10:30 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Good Samaritan found a man who is a great example of a person whom the world has misled into a life of destruction. I just finished reading Fearless by Eric Blehm, published by Waterbrook Press.  Adam Brown had a dark side that...

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Learn What That Meaneth, Matt 9:13

Learn What That Meaneth Matt 9:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Twice in Matthew Jesus quoted Hos 6:6 to the Pharisees.  Hos 6:6 says, “I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.”  In Matt 9:13, he tells the Pharisees to go and “learn what that...

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Blessed By Forgiveness, Ps 32:1-11

Blessed by Forgiveness “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered”, Ps 32:1.  David knew his sin was forgiven and covered.  Therefore, he was blessed by foregiveness.  Practically speaking, how did he get there? He acknowledged his sin to God, Ps 32:5.  Sin is deceitful.  People in...

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John’s Birth, Lk 1:57-80

John’s Birth In this lesson, we’ll study the birth of John the Baptist and the prophesies that Zacharias prophesied after he could speak again. John’s Birth, Lk 1:57-58 When John was born, Elisabeth’s cousins and neighbors rejoiced with her, since the Lord had shown her mercy, in giving her a...

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