Introduction to Revelation
In this introduction, there are some terms that you will want to learn if you do not already understand them. As you study what other teachers and preachers have to say about the Revelation, you will find them referring to these terms. So, it will be helpful for you to know what they mean. These […]
Practical Living Phil. 4: 1-8
The Religious Life Phil. 3:1-21
Paul’s Helpers in the Ministry Phil. 2:19-30
Philippians 2:14-18 Without Murmurings
Paul’s desire for the Philippians is that they would do everything they were supposed to do without murmuring and disputing. To murmur is to complain discreetly. It is meant to pass the complaint along to just a few in the immediate vicinity of the complainer. To dispute is to disagree with somebody over something or […]
Philippians 2:1-4 Others
When Salvation Army founder William Booth was on his death bed, he was visited by one of the managers of the telegraph system of London. The man asked Booth if he had a last message he would like to send to his Salvation Army officers around the world. He said, “If you have, whether it […]
Philippians 1:21-30 For the Gospel
Paul lived for the sake of the gospel and he expected those he led to the Lord to do the same thing. Everything Paul did in his life was for the sake of the gospel. And from his life we should draw the example of how we should live our lives for the sake of […]
The Furtherance of the Gospel Phil. 1:12-20
The things that happened to Paul, particularly his imprisonment, were for the furtherance of the gospel. Preaching the gospel was Paul’s principle concern. His persecutors thought once he was in prison, the gospel couldn’t continue to spread by his preaching. They were wrong. Ex 1:12 shows us that the more the Jews were afflicted the […]
Philippians 1:1-11 Paul’s Prayer
In the first eleven verses of this first chapter of Philippians, Paul tells the Philippians what he has been praying for them. The things he prays in this text are the same things that any preacher would want to be able to pray for his own congregation. Though Paul was not the pastor of these […]
Matthew 28:16-20 Forty Days before the Ascension
Matt 28:16-20 Forty Days before the Ascension CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Following the appearances on the first day, Jesus appeared to his disciples several more times over the period of forty days before the ascension (Acts 1:3). Each time the Bible records something different that happened. In Matt 28:16-20, Jesus appeared to the disciples in […]