Bible Study series: Acts 6:8-15. Never surrender to your opposition when you are in the right and God is on your side.
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Monthly Archives: January 2025
Jesus Says No to His Brothers
Bible Study series: John 7:1-9. Jesus told his brothers no about going to the feast in Jerusalem. Then he went just a little later. How do we explain this?
Jesus Liberates a Demonized Man in a Synagogue
Bible Study series: Luke 4:31-37. The crowd marveled because he commanded unclean spirits.
Jesus Spoke in Parables
Bible Study series: Mark 4:33-34. Parables keep everyone keen and reveal who leans in to pursue truth.
Right Heart in Prayer and How to Pray
Bible Study series. Matthew 6:5-15. Lord’s Prayer. No need to decree, which removes God from your Christian life. You ignore your Father in heaven and take matters into your own hands. No. Instead, Jesus taught us to pray to our holy and loving Father.
Early Church Takes Care of Widows by Appointing Spirit-Filled Servants
Bible Study series Acts 6:1-7. The early church was learning as it went. It never lost sight of power of the Spirit to qualify servants for special missions.
‘You Have the Words of Eternal Life’
Bible Study series: John 6:60-71. Where else could the twelve disciples go? They would never cease following Jesus. They believed and knew that he was the Holy One of God.
Nazarenes Accept and Then Reject Jesus
Bible Study series: Luke 4:21-30. What changed their minds? He had a miraculous escape.
The Kingdom Starts Small and Grows Big
Bible Study series: Mark 4:30-32. Don’t despise small beginnings. Be patient for God to work.
Give Generously in Private
Bible Study series: Matthew 6:1-4. Giving generously in secret is the right way. Be careful about trumpeting your giving. You’ll lose your reward.
Apostles Are Flogged, But Rejoice Anyway
Bible Study series: Acts 5:40-42. I wonder how I would respond in these circumstances. Would I remain true to God and his Messiah? I hope that I would, but only by God’s grace and empowerment.
Jesus Is the Bread of Heaven. Feast on Him Spiritually.
Bible Study series: John 6:25-59. Jesus’s words offended the shallow followers. But his true followers remained with him.
Jesus Proclaims the Spirit Is upon Him and Anoints Him for Service
Bible Study series: Luke 4:16-21. I love these verses because they show that Jesus was called and anointed of the Spirit to help people. We are too.
The Kingdom of God Grows Slowly
Bible Study series: Mark 4:26-29. The kingdom of God is not fireworks, but grows little by little, often unnoticed except by the farmer who plants the seeds.
Jesus Teaches Kingdom Citizens to Love Their Enemies
Bible Study series: Matthew 5:43-48. Kingdom citizens are called to a higher ethic. Don’t command the unbelieving world to do this, unless you can persuade a willing person.
Leading Pharisee Offers Wisdom that Saves Lives
Bible Study series: Acts 5:33:39. God communicates to people who are open and rescues them from an early death when they have a mission to complete.
Jesus Walks on the Water
Bible Study series: John 6:16-24. This is a nature miracle, done by the will of the Father.
Jesus Enjoys Success in Galilee, in the Power of the Spirit
Bible Study series: Luke 4:14-15. The Spirit’s power came right after he defeated Satan (and right after Jesus’s baptism). Now he can help people through teaching and healing.
Secrets Will Be Exposed by Light. Be Alert to What You Hear. Measure for Measure
Bible Study series: Mark 4:21-25. Several hard-hitting truths delivered with such few verses.
Jesus Teaches Kingdom Citizens about Retaliation and Surrendered Life
Bible Study series: Matthew 5:38-42. It’s about a generous heart, surrendered to the Father. Don’t over-apply the basic principle with rigid literalness.
The Apostles Are Imprisoned but an Angel Releases Them
Bible Study series: Acts 5:17-32. God works miracles to accomplish his purposes. The civil authorities cannot stop God and his people.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
Bible Study series: John 6:1-15. Jesus will draw many lessons from this miracle, later in this chapter
Satan Tempts Jesus
Bible Study series: Luke 4:1-13. How did the Son of God defeat Satan? Let’s learn some lessons for our own (scaled-down) spiritual warfare
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