Teaching Simon Peter The scene in Lk 5:1-11 is Jesus at the lake of Genneseret, the sea of Galilee. A multitude has gathered there to hear him. But teaching Simon Peter is the Lord’s main objective in this passage. The lesson for Simon, teach and preach the word of God,...
Follow Thou Me Jesus told Peter in Jn 21:19, “Follow Me”. But when John walked up, Peter wanted to know what Jesus was going to tell him to do. And Jesus replied, “what is that to thee? Follow thou me”. When it comes to following Jesus, we need to concern...
And The Cock Crew Mk 14:68 says that Peter, “denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew”. This was a very important warning that Peter missed. Earlier in Mk 14:26-31 Jesus told his disciples that they...
Miracles of Jesus Lesson #8 : Walking on the Water (Matthew 14:22-36 ; Mark 6:45-52) For this miracle we will use the account in Matthew as well as the one in Mark. There are some details from each of these passages that we will look need to see. In this...
Is Peter the rock? No. Jesus Christ is. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that Peter is the rock upon which the church is built. They get this from Matt 16:18 where Jesus said “Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.” But Matt 16:18 is in...
At some point in your life you may have a “head-on collision” with the Lord. This is a time when you and the Lord have a “face to face” meeting over a sin or a problem in your life. I call this the Lord’s perfectly timed look. And how you...
Paul’s Gentile Ministry Rom 15:15-33 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul ministered by grace – Rom 15:15 – grace given of God to minister to Gentiles [v.16]. According to 1 Cor 15:10 it takes grace to minister. Paul ministered primarily to Gentiles – Rom 15:16 – Jesus ministered to Jews [Rom 15:8;...
Fear the Word Ex. 9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Fear the word. In Ex 9, God brought the plague of grievous hail. Moses gave warning to the people to gather their cattle and servants to shelter so that they would not be destroyed. Those who feared the word of the...
Upon This Rock Matt. 16:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Jesus answered Peter’s confession, he said… upon this rock I will build my church. He wasn’t talking about Peter and the Roman Catholic Church here. He was talking about himself, “the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And that’s because...
The Gift of Healing 1 Cor.12:9 The Spiritual gift of healing is not present in the church today. It was given as a sign to Israel to believe or trust in God. Let us look at healing in the Bible and see the reason for and the progression of....
