The Rich Man and Lazarus, Lk 16:19-31

The Rich Man and Lazarus Our text is Lk 16:19-31.  Some say this is a parable.  It is not a parable.  It is a real incident through which Jesus Christ gives us a glimpse into life beyond the grave before his own crucifixion. The rich man and Lazarus We know the name of the beggar, […]

Your Need Matt 6:32

Your Need Matt 6:32 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Matt 6:32 Jesus told his disciples that “your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.”  He was speaking specifically of food, drink and clothing.  But God knows not only what temporal needs we have but also our spiritual and eternal needs, as well.  […]

The Need for Salvation by Faith

The Need for Salvation by Faith CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Often, religious people confuse water baptism with salvation by faith.  In this lesson, we examine some verses on salvation to clear up the difference between salvation by faith and baptism.  We are teaching this lesson because we had a couple of people baptized today and we […]

Christian Growth II

Christian Growth II Spirit, Soul & Body CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This is the second in a series on Christian Growth.  In this lesson, you will learn about your spirit, soul and body, which will help you to understand what happened to you the moment you were saved. In Gen 1:26, God said, “Let us make man […]

Sanctification Spirit, Soul and Body 1 Thes. 5:23-28

 1 Thess. 5: 23-28 Spirit, Soul and Body CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Text: 1 Thes 5:23-28.  We have taught a good bit on this subject and so we are not going to simply repeat what we have already taught.  Rather, we will make brief comments on the latter part of the passage and then we will […]

The Rapture 1Thes. 4:13-18

The Rapture CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Thes 4:13-18 the doctrine of the Rapture is very helpful for you as a Christian.  It: Gives you hope during your time of grief – v.13 – Paul wanted to make sure that we were not ignorant of this truth – people who are saved have hope that […]

Spirit, Soul and Body

In the first lesson of discipleship, we showed the new convert that he is now a child of God with all of the privileges of son-ship available to him since God is now his Father.  In this lesson, we are going to show him what happened to him spiritually on the inside when he got […]