The marriage relationship best illustrates the relationship God desires to have with His people.  Because of that, in the book of Song of Solomon there is much devotional material about our fellowship with Jesus Christ. Contrary to popular thought the book is not full of innuendo.  The discussion of human...

2 Chronicles 12:14 Dr. Jim Binney made a very wise statement regarding parenting; “Influence is not cause.”  In this lesson we will look at the life of Rehoboam, Solomon’s son and heir to David’s throne.  As parents we have influence over our children, but we are not the cause of...

Ecclesiastes 12:1 Creation is a foundational building block of a soul’s relationship with God.  In the next few lessons we will take the instruction to Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth seriously.  We will learn some things about God’s creation that will help us remember and also...

Parenting with these three principles in mind will be a help and a blessing to you and your family. Practice The Bible says to train up a child in the way he should go (Proverbs 22:6).   Training is practice for the real thing.  Training involves exercise (Hebrews 5:14) and...

Parents are Responsible for their Children’s Education Neither the government, the church, the youth pastor, the sunday school teacher, or the pastor are responsible for your child’s education.  Parents suffer the consequences of a foolish child and reap the benefits of a wise one.  The responsibility is the parents and...

2 Samuel 11-12 In this lesson we are going to see several truths from the account of David and Bathsheba in regards to sin, cover up of sin, consequences of sin, forgiveness, restoration, and future glorification. Staying out of the fight will get you into trouble 2 Samuel 11:1 …the...

In this lesson we have outlined the book of 2 Corinthians for two reasons.  The first is to give you a better appreciation for your Bible in understanding what you’re reading.  The second is that the book of 2 Corinthians is a book of ministry.  It is written to the...

1 Samuel 3:11-14 In this lesson we will look at Eli, the high priest in Israel who God holds responsible for the wickedness of his children because God said he restrained them not.  Today, fathers are too permissive with their children and what God tells Eli can be applied to...

Ephesians 5:25-29 When the Lord gives instruction to husbands and wives he is also revealing the needs of the other spouse.  For instance, when he tells the husbands to love their wives he has just revealed the greatest need of a wife.  When he tells the wife to submit to...

Ruth 1:18 Ruth and Orpah were the same except one was stedfast. Both were raised the same, from the same place, married the same, and had a desire to do right, but one ended up doing right.  Today, we will look at the character of a virtuous woman.  Interesting enough...