How to Study the Bible (Part 2)

How to Study the Bible (Part 2) 2 Timothy 2:15 In the first part of this series we saw that the first step toward studying and learning the word of God was to consistently read the word of God. Once we have a regular pattern of getting the word of...

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How to Study the Bible (Part 1)

How to Study the Bible (Part 1) 2 Timothy 2:15 Here we see a command for us in regard to studying the Bible. Studying the Bible should be one of our greatest passions as children of God, but for many it not such an easy task. In these lesson we...

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Good Moderate Habits, Phil 4:5

Good Moderate Habits Phil 4:5  CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Good moderate habits are essential to building good Christian character and developing a strong Christian life.  Likewise, good convictions are essential.  We preached a sermon titled “Your Convictions” on Sept 26, 2018, which you may read and to which you may...

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How to Study the Word of God

How to Study the Word of God 1 Timothy 2:15 The verse for our lesson simply tells us to study, and the purpose is to rightly divide the word of truth so that we are a workman who is not ashamed. It is not the only time the word is used...

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What To Do With The Word, Ps 119:9-16

What to Do With the Word Ps.119:9-16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Ps 119 we find 22 sections identified by the 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet.  Each section has 8 verses.  All but three of the 176 verses in this Psalm contain a reference to the words of God.  The...

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Stand Still, Ex 14:13

Stand Still Ex. 14:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are times in our lives when we just need to stand still.  Too often when facing a difficult decision or a stressful situation we get busier so that we don’t have to think about it.  We’re afraid that if we stand still...

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Rightly Dividing (Introduction)

Rightly Dividing Introduction 2 Timothy 2:15 In this series we will be studying the subject of Rightly Dividing the word of truth. This is an important subject because without it the Bible would contradict and not make much sense. But as you will see from this study that once you...

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The Work of the Spirit, Jn 7:39

The Work of the Spirit Jn. 7:39 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO I heard a sermon preached at a conference distinguishing the work of the Spirit from our work.  The gist of the message is that we need to recognize the Spirit’s responsibilities and our own responsibilities.  The Spirit doesn’t do all...

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A Teachable Spirit, Jn 8:28

In Jn 7:15-16, when the Jews questioned Jesus’s knowledge by asking, “How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me”.  Then in Jn 8:28, Jesus explained how he learned his doctrine.  He said, “as my Father...

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Abound in Diligence, 2 Cor 8:7

When Paul wrote the Corinthians about their offering for the poor saints in Jerusalem, he complimented them on abounding in some wonderful things he could see in the congregation.  From what he wrote, we see our own need to abound in diligence. In 2 Cor 8:7, they abounded in faith...

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