The Only Potentate, 1 Tim 6:15
Paul wrote to Timothy that Jesus Christ is “the blessed and only Potentate”. A potentate is one who possesses great power as a sovereign, monarch, or ruler. A sovereign is one possessing supreme political power and authority. A monarch is a person who reigns over a kingdom. One that holds preeminent position or power. From […]
Fellow helpers To The Truth, 3 John
In 3 Jn 8, John wrote, “that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth”. In John’s third epistle we read about some who were fellowhelpers to the truth and at least one who was not. Gaius, 3 Jn 1-6 This epistle is addressed to Gaius. John called him wellbeloved. He was one, like the elect […]
Where is Your Confidence? Ps 118:8-9
Where is your confidence? Is it in men, princes, gold and silver, your flesh, or the Lord? Is your confidence in men – Ps 118:8 – during perilous times not only can men fail you, they can turn on you. Study the Bible and history and you will see repeated instances of this. Joab turned […]
The Old Testament Tabernacle: Introduction
The Old Testament Tabernacle Introduction When you are reading through or studying the book of Exodus you will find in Chapters 25- 31 and also in Chapters 36-40 detailed instructions for building the Tabernacle and its furnishings. You will also find the specifics for the priests clothing and how they were to be anointed. […]
Lessons in Comforting
Lessons in Comforting Job 2:11-13 How to comfort someone who is in great despair can be a very tricky thing. Most of the time we simply do not know what to say or do. Here we will look at the book of Job and how his three friends came to comfort him in order to […]
Things You Can Only See From God’s Point of View
Things you can only see from God’s Point of View Psalm 73:1-28 In this passage we see that there are at least 3 perspectives, there is the write’s perspective, there is the perspective of the wicked, and God’s perspective. Keeping the right perspective in life can be a real challenge but having God’s perspective will […]
Sanctification of the Soul
I Thessalonians 5:23 “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit, and soul, and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ”. Introduction: In our Sunday School class we are going through a series regarding Sanctification. According to this verse, we are to live a […]
Jonathan’s Proof of Love for David
1 Samuel 18:1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. Vs 3 “because he loved him as his own soul”. Introduction: After David’s victory over Goliath in chapter 17, Jonathan’s soul was […]
Who Are You Serving, Rom 1:1
We are called to be servants just like the Lord Jesus was [Phil 2:3-8; Matt 20:25-28] – and so the question is, Who are you serving? Are you serving: Christ’s Righteousness – Rom 6:18 – in your life before you were saved, you were the servant of sin – after you were saved you were […]
Don’t Envy Sinners, Prov 23:17-19
Don’t envy sinners. One of the greatest safeguards against straying from the Lord, when you are a young Christian, is to “let not thine heart envy sinners”. When I was a teenager, envying sinners caused me to turn away from the Lord so I could pursue what they were doing. Prov 23:17-19 gives you four […]