Jesus’s Birth Remarkable Circumstances in Jesus’s Birth Caesar’s Tax Joseph and Mary were from Nazareth, Lk 2:4, 1:26. Ordinarily, they would have stayed in Nazareth for Jesus’s birth because Mary was already so far along in her pregnancy, Lk 2:5. Yet, Jesus was not supposed to be born in Nazareth. ...
Heb 13 is very much like 1 Thes 5:12-28 and Rom 12:9-21, for instance. Each of the verses from 1 to 17 are a succession of divers commands and instructions as Paul brings this letter to a close. These “bullet points” are unlike the the former chapters. Paul has finished...
In the beginning of Paul’s epistle to the Hebrews, he establishes immediately that Jesus is better than angels. The entire chapter is devoted to enumerating the numerous ways in which Jesus is so much better than they are. The reason for proving that Jesus is better than angels is that...
This is Part 2 in a 4 part introduction to Paul’s Epistle to the Hebrews. One of the main things Paul wrote about in his epistle to the Hebrews is that Jesus is better than the other people the Jews hold dear in their religion, and he offers better things than they have in their doctrine. So today we are going to look...
Recognizing Loved Ones in Heaven Matt 17:1-4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We are often asked, Will we recognize loved ones in heaven? The answer is, “Yes, I believe so.” When this question comes up, you can’t just turn to a verse that says, Ye shall recognize loved ones in heaven....
Headship and Covering the Head 1 Cor 11: 1-16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Cor 11:1-6, Paul deals with headship, or the proper order of authority, the covering of the head with hair, and the protection afforded women when they are covered. Headship 1 Cor 11:3 The head of man...
Gen 6:4 GiantsCLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Giants are first mentioned in the Bible in Gen 6:4. Giants are descendants of the sons of God [Gen 6:2]. They were here before the flood. We find giants “also after that” in the land of Canaan [Num 13:33], when the spies went to...
Praise him in the Heights Ps. 148:1-6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are things in the heights that God created and put there not only for the purpose that they serve but also to praise him. That’s why the Psalmist said, Praise him in the heights. The things that are “up...
The Arrival at the Tomb John 20 :1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO John only provides one verse for what we are going to study in this lesson, so we will be spending more time looking at the other three Gospels to supplement this singular verse. The supplemental verses are Luke 24:1-8,...
Joy in the Presence of the Angels Luke 15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Those of us who are saved know first hand about the joy of salvation. We know what it’s like to come out of the PITS OF SIN and to walk in the GLORIOUS LIBERTY and joy of eternal...
