The Furtherance of the Gospel Phil. 1: 12-20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO 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...

Paul’s Prayer Phil. 1: 1-11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO 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...

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...

Matt 28:1-15 The Resurrection of Jesus CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO It is easiest to view the resurrection of Jesus from the perspective of the various characters that were involved. The characters directly involved with the resurrection are: The Two Mary’s Matt 28:1 at first daylight, Mary Magdalene and Mary the...

Matt 27:55-56 The Burial of Jesus CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We are given quite a few details concerning the people and events surrounding the burial of Jesus. Not all of the details are found in Matthew, but rather in all of the gospels. Therefore, we will break our study down...

Matt 27:51-53 The Rending of the Veil CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Jesus Christ died on the cross, he yielded up the ghost, which is to say that his spirit went up to God (Lk 23:46, Ecc 12:7). Simultaneously, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the...

Matt 27:27-38 The Crucifixion CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This study is a little more easily taught in a verse by verse fashion rather than topically because there are so many different things going on in the passage surrounding the crucifixion. So, we will comment on each verse according to the...

Matt 27:15-26 The Release of Barabbas CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Companion passages are found in Mk 15:6-15; Lk 23:17-25; and Jn 18:39-40. We’ll study these along with the text to glean all the meat out of this passage. One of the ploys that Pilate tried, since he was determined to...

Matt 27:11-14 Jesus Accused before Pilate and Herod CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The companion passages that cross reference these verses are found in Mk 15:1-5; Lk 23:1-16 and Jn 18:28-38. You will want to refer to these in order to understand everything that happened during the trial of Jesus from...

Matt 27:5-10 The Death of Judas Iscariot CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The study of the death of Judas Iscariot provides some interesting insight into the Bible. The natural assumption is that if Judas Iscariot wasn’t saved, as we studied last week, then he must have gone to hell when he...