Bible Study series: John 11:45-57. Jesus left Jerusalem for a while.
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Monthly Archives: July 2025
He Who Is Not against Us Is for Us
Bible Study series: Mark 9:38-41: Be for Jesus, not against him. Then help his disciples. You won’t lose your reward.
Rewards for Treating God’s Missionaries Hospitably
Bible Study series: Matthew 10:40-42. Missionaries deserve the utmost respect.
Peter Says That Jesus Is for Everyone, in an Overview of Jesus’s Ministry
Bible Study series: Acts 10:30-43. This is the fourth scene in the major kingdom change. It is always best to keep the gospel Christ-centered.
Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead
Bible Study series: John 11:38-44. This is the culmination of the story.
The Purpose of Parables and the Parable of Soils (Sower), Explained
Bible Study series: Luke 8:9-15. Are you hungry enough to dig into God’s word to mine its truths? Will you stay with your faith or walk away? Will you let Satan steal the word from your heart? Your soul is at stake.
Who Is the Greatest?
Bible Study series: Mark 9:33-37. Take the low road before God. Be a servant. Become like little children. Don’t lord it over people.
He Came to Bring a Sword (Division), Not Peace in the Household
Bible Study series: Matthew 10:34-39. It’s time to count the cost, in Jewish and Muslim families.
The Spirit Speaks to Peter to Visit Cornelius
Bible Study series: Acts 10:17-29. This is the third scene in the kingdom change on who is acceptable to God. Peter is summoned to a divine appointment. You too can hear the voice of the Spirit.
Jesus Weeps and Comforts Mary and Martha
Bible Study series. John 11:28-37. Jesus was preparing to raise Lazarus from the dead. Would his two sisters believe it?
Parable of the Soils (Sower), Introduced
Bible Study series: Luke 8:4-8. Where is your heart when you hear the gospel? Soft? Ready? Hardened? Anxious? Vulnerable to Satan?
Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection in Mark’s Gospel
Bible Study series. Mark 9:30-32. He understood his mission, tough though it was.
Fear God, Not People
Bible Study series: Matthew 10:26-33. You have to get the right perspective. People can harm the body but do nothing to the soul.
Apostles Creed + Brief Commentary
It is rooted in Scripture and therefore very valuable today. It is also easy to understand.
What Does ‘Parousia’ Mean?
It is mostly about the Lord’s Second Coming, but it also has other nuances that clarify the definition. What do two Greek lexicons say about it? A nontechnical article.
Peter Receives a Vision about Unclean Things
Bible Study series: Acts 10:9-16. This is the second scene in the biggest shift of God’s dealings with people.
‘I Am the Resurrection and the Life’
Bible Study series: John 11:17-27. Jesus teaches before he performs his miracle. Are we listening? Or do we only love the miracles?
Women Travel and Financially Support Men
Bible Study series: Luke 8:1-3. Women were important for the earliest Jesus Movement before his resurrection, and afterwards.
Jesus Expels a Demon from a Boy
Bible Study series: Mark 9:14-29. Demonization is real. Be free of it.
Jesus Predicts Persecution of His Missionaries
Bible Study series: Matthew 10:16-25. Get ready. You will be misunderstood and even persecuted when you preach the gospel in a hostile religious environment.
An Angel Visits Cornelius the Centurion, in a Vision
Bible Study series: Acts 10:1-8. This is the opening scene of a global change on who can be saved. It is an amazing story we are about to read.
Lazarus Gets Sick and Dies; Jesus Had Delayed Coming to Heal Him
Bible Study series: John 11:1-16. Why did Jesus delay when Lazarus was sick? Then he died. Is it too late now?
A Sinful Woman Is Forgiven
Bible Study series: Luke 7:36-50. Jesus set her free from her past.
Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration
Bible Study series: Mark 9:1-13. Jesus reveals more of the glory of the kingdom in himself.
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