Benefits of Church Membership Eph. 4:11-16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO People have asked me about the benefits of church membership.  The local church gives us: Praise for God – Eph 3:21 – “Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus…” – God is glorified by the praises of his...

What Happens After Death CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO People often want to know what happens after death.  The following notes are an outline, more or less in chronological order, of the things that will happen after death.  After death: The soul departs – Gen 35:18 The spirit returns to God –...

Telling Others About the Gift of God Rom. 6:23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Have you ever thought about the gift God has given us?  Rom 6:23 says, The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.  You need to consider how great this gift really is. Not only...

Consolation II Cor. 1:3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO To console someone is to comfort him – to ease his misery or grief – to give him some relief – this passage is about the consolation Paul had received from the Lord and the consolation the Corinthians would receive from him. Notice...

Enduring Suffering Col. 1:21-24 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Enduring suffering can be a hard thing to do – perhaps it would help us if we could see from the Bible some benefits of enduring suffering. We endure suffering to: Preach the gospel effectually – Col 1:21-24; 2 Tim 2:10-12 – Paul...

Secuders II Tim. 3:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Bible says that the closer we get to the coming of the Lord, the more seducers will wax worse and worse and the more they will deceive and be deceived.  To seduce means to persuade into disobedience, disloyalty or desertion or to...

Seek His Face 1 Chron. 16: 7-11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO None of us has ever seen Jesus but we are told to seek his face.  We have never seen God, but we are told to seek his face.  You could see Jesus if he would let you.  Instead he’ll only...

Praise The Lord from the Earth Ps. 148: 7-14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the prior lesson we studied about things the Lord made in the heavens that are there to praise him.  In this lesson we will study about things that praise the Lord from the earth.  You will notice...

We Walk in the Light 1 John 1:5-7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We walk in the light according to 1 Jn 5:7.  God is light.  Jesus Christ is the light of the world.  The word is light.  So, as we have fellowship with the Lord and we are in his word...

Worry Prov. 27 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When you read Prov 27:1, Jas 4:14 and Matt 6:34 you don’t find the word “Worry” in the text but you understand from the texts that we are not to worry.  As much as Christians worry, you would think that there must surely be...