Should Christians tithe? Heb. 7:1-17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Yes.  Christians should tithe. There are basically two schools of thought on the subject of tithing in the New Testament. There are those who believe that tithing was given under the law and is, therefore, not for us in the church age....

Ephesians 3:1-12  Introduction: In these verses, Paul writes about how he came to know and how others now know the mystery, Ephesians 3:6 “that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body,” with Jews.  Ephesians 2:11-22 In the prior lesson, Paul disclosed to the Gentiles how they...

The Lord Creates Evil Is 45:7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO It may be surprising to you that the Lord creates evil.  That horrible deed is usually attributed exclusively to the devil.  Here are some examples of how and why the Lord creates evil: The evil oppression by Pharaoh – Rom 9:17...

Abstain from Fornication 1 Thes 4:3-5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO People often inquire about the will of God for their lives.  Well, in several texts in the Bible you can find the will of God, clearly and unmistakably.  Such is the case with our text today.  The will of God in...

In Eph 4:11-12, Jesus Christ gave four groups of men to the church for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.  These men were apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers.  This study will show the transition from the...

In Gal 5:16 Paul told us to walk in the Spirit.  Let’s see what this entails. When you are saved, the Spirit is in you This is a fairly simple lesson when you think about it.  When you were saved, you went through a spiritual circumcision that separated your flesh...

This lesson contrasts those who fear before God, Ecc 8:12, with those who don’t fear before God, Ecc 8:13.  The way that ‘before’ is used in these verses means “under the jurisdiction of”. We are all under God’s jurisdiction.  That is, we are all subject to God’s judgment.  God is...

I Timothy 6:17-18 Introduction: Two weeks ago we started a series of lessons regarding money. The first lesson was found in I Timothy 6:9 and we looked at the consequences of a person wanting to be rich, a real temptation for the Christian today. Last week, we looked at a...

Hypocrisy Exposed Matt 23:25-28 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Hypocrisy is an attempt by an individual or a group of individuals to portray himself or themselves as something that he or they are not.  Hypocrisy is effective because men judge based on the outward appearance and not on the heart.  So, if...

A Mutually Good Marriage Eph.5:22-25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO A mutually good marriage places duties and responsibilities on husbands and wives.  We must each do our part.  And you should do your part regardless whether your spouse does his or hers.  We’ll address the husbands first.  Husbands provide for their wives:...