Paul’s Thankfulness, Exhortation, and Prayer, 2 Thes 1:1-12
In the first chapter of Paul’s second epistle to the Thessalonians, Paul thanks God for them, exhorts them and prays for them. In this lesson, we will study what Paul was thankful for, what he exhorted them to do, and what he prayed for. He opened his letter with his typical greeting for grace and […]
Be Diligent
A Charge to Be Diligent Joshua 22:1-6 Joshua charges the Rubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh to be diligent. They had obeyed all the commandments of Moses and Joshua up to this point. They knew how to please God. Now they were going out on their own and Joshua charges them to be […]
Benefits of Life’s Difficulties, Ps 18:1-6
Have you ever noticed that when most people encounter something challenging they fold? We are a generation of moral and spiritual weaklings. Trouble usually elicits complaints from us. People whine and fuss when things are tough. Life’s difficulties don’t go away just because you don’t like them. What we need to do is consider that […]
Add To Your Faith, 2 Pet 1:5-11
After we are saved, we must be diligent to add to our faith [2 Pet 1:5]. Rom 10:17, “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Faith then is simply believing what God said and trusting God to perform his word. Heb 11:1 says, “Now faith is the substance of […]
Shield of Faith, Eph 6:16
We have been studying each piece of the whole armor of God from Eph 6:13-18. We have studied the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, and the girdle of truth. Tonight, we are going to study the shield of faith, Eph 6:16. The shield of faith is defensive armor “wherewith ye shall be able […]
Prayer is Your Voice of Faith
Prayer is Your Voice of Faith Luke 18:1-8 The Lord tries to encourage us “always to pray, and not to faint”. “Faint” means to decline or fail in strength, lose courage or spirit, to weaken. If I could encourage you to pray more, I know that it would change your life! We are all here […]
A Perverse Generation, Deut 32:5
In the song of Moses, Deut 32:4-5 says, “He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.” To […]
Dwell Together in Unity, Ps 133:1
Unity is the state of being one. God is three persons and yet he is one [1 Jn 5:7]. Unity is a thing undivided in itself, but separate from every other thing. Ps 122:3, “Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together.” When Jesus returns, Jerusalem will be undivided, and there will […]
The Devil, Afflictions, and Suffering, 1 Pet 5:8-14
Peter’s exhortation in 1 Pet 5:8-11 deals, primarily, with three different subjects: the devil, afflictions, and suffering. The final three verse of the chapter are Silvanus’ closing remarks. The devil – 1 Pet 5:8-9 – the devil is our adversary. Therefore, he is our enemy. He opposes God and he opposes us. He is typified […]
Things We Need After We Get Saved : Introduction
Things we need after we get Saved (2 Peter 1:5-10) Introduction In this series we are going to be looking at things we need to have after we get saved. Many people get saved but never grow or mature in their salvation. There are several reasons for this such as they never get in a […]