Bible Study Series: Luke 2:22-24. Joseph and Mary were following the law after the birth of their child.
Baby Jesus Is Presented at the Temple
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Challenges about Fasting
Bible Study Series: Mark 2:18-22. How did he respond to the challenge from the people? He teaches them about new wine and new wineskin and the presence of the bridegroom among them.
Jesus Begins His Ministry
Bible Study Series: Matthew 4:12-17. His message was simple and clear.
Jesus Clears Out an Area of the Temple in John’s Gospel
Bible Study Series: John 2:13-22. It was a bold statement. He is going after the Jerusalem and temple establishment.
Angels Celebrate Birth of Jesus and Shepherds Are in Awe
Bible Study Series: Luke 2:8-21. The incarnation (Jesus becoming a human) is a time of celebration and awe. It has been called the greatest miracle.
Jesus Calls Levi to Follow Him and He Says Yes
Bible Study Series: Mark 2:13-17 Matthew-Levi said yes. What about you?
Satan Tempted Jesus. The Son of God Won
Bible Study series: Matthew 4:1-14. The Spirit led Jesus out into the wilderness to fast and then encounter Satan. Jesus defeated him. On the third temptation, he told Satan to go. He left (for a season).
Peter Proclaims the Resurrection
Bible Study Series: Acts 2:22-36. The resurrection is the core to Christianity. God vindicated his Son after the Jerusalem and temple establishment rejected him. Now he has ascended to heaven, guiding his church to reach the globe. This is what the book of Acts is about.
Jesus Turns Water into Wine
Bible Study Series: John 2:1-12. There is a spiritual significance to this miracle.
The Birth of Jesus
Bible Study Series: Luke 2:1-7. Now God’s ultimate and highest rescue mission to save humanity is set in motion for real.
Jesus Heals a Paralytic and Forgives His Sins
Bible Study Series: Mark 2:1-12. He has the authority to forgive sins and heal people. How has he forgiven your sins?
Jesus Is Baptized and the Father Loves His Son
Bible Study series: Matthew 3:13-17. John the Baptist baptizes his relative Jesus, and Father God declare his delight and love for his Son. I wonder how much God loves you and me.
Peter Explains the Outpouring of the Spirit
Bible Study Series: Acts 2:14-21. God wants to give you gifts of inspired speech, to help and bless people. Are you open?
Philip and Nathaniel Follow Jesus
Bible Study Series: John 1:43-51. Jesus calls two more disciples. They responded with yes. But they also had some questions.
Jesus Cleanses a Leper
Bible Study Series: Mark 1:40-45. He was moved with compassion. How is this a good motive to heal?
The Promised Spirit Empowers 120 Disciples at Pentecost
Bible Study Series: Acts 2:1-13. We need to be filled with the Spirit. God offers him to people over the centuries, even to us today. Have you received him?
Jesus Goes on a Ministry Tour
Bible Study Series: Mark 1:35-39. Jesus had a mission. What is yours? How do you seek God to find it?
Two of John’s Disciples Follow Jesus
Bible Study Series: John 1:35-42. Andrew brought his brother Peter to Jesus. How do we witness to our family and lead them to Jesus?
John Proclaims the Lamb of God and Witnesses the Spirit’s Anointing
Bible Study Series: John 1:29-34. Jesus is anointed to serve. The ultimate service is to take away the sin of the world. He is the lamb of God.
The End of Judas
Bible Study Series: Acts 1:15-20. How do you minister to really distressed people? What about yourself? How do you back away from your distress?
Testimony of John the Baptist about Truth of Jesus
Bible Study Series: John 1:19-28, John knew his role, his place, in the plan of God. What about you?
Jesus Begins His Ministry in Capernaum and Expels Demon in Synagogue
Bible Study Series: Mark 1:21-28. Jesus was a teacher and ministered in the power of the Spirit. How did he expel a demon? What can we learn from his ministry?
Earliest Disciples in Prayer
Bible Study Series: Acts 1:12-14. The resurrected Jesus rocked their world, so they prayed in unity and devotedly. I wonder how our prayer life is.
The Word Becomes Truly and Fully Human and John Proclaims Him
Bible Study series: John 1:14-18. This doctrine is the profoundest of them all. Yet it is more than a doctrine. It is God’s finest and ultimate outreach to us humans. It provides us with a saving relationship and an intimate friendship with him.
The Birth of Jesus Is Foretold
Bible Study Series: Luke 1:26-38. “The Holy Spirit shall come upon you and the power of the Most High shall overshadow you.” Mary was puzzled by Gabriel’s announcement, but she responded with obedience. She surrendered herself to God’s will, no matter how strange it seemed at first.
Jesus Ascends into Heaven
Bible Study Series: Acts 1:9-11. How did Jesus go into heaven? Luke describes it beautifully.
Wait for the Promise
Bible Study Series: Acts 1:4-8. What is it? Are we called to study the times and seasons of the end times? What does Jesus say about it?
Jesus Is the Light
Bible Study series: John 1:9-13. Has the light shone on you, or do you still walk in darkness?
Jesus Begins His Ministry
Bible Study series: Mark 1:14-15. This ministry will eventually change the whole world. It began in Galilee.
Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
Bible Study Series: Acts 1:4-8. The Spirit is given to us in order to empower us to maintain our intimacy with the Father and the Son and to live a holy life and to distribute gifts to us (1 Cor. 12:7-11). He is the Holy Spirit and lives in us.
John the Baptist Is Introduced
Bible Study series: John 1:6-8. We learn about John the Baptist from the point of view of the Fourth Gospel.
We Can Learn from Luke Introducing His History Book
Bible Study Series. Acts 1:1-3. Luke was a careful historian who recorded the events in earliest Christianity. We can learn some things and apply them to our lives
Jesus Is the Word
Bible Study series: John 1:1-5. John opens his Gospel with deep truths, which were already alluded to in the epistles throughout the NT. What do these truths mean to our lives?
Jesus Is Tempted by Satan
Bible Study series: Mark 1:12-13. How did Jesus overcome his temptation?
Jesus Gets Baptized
Bible Study series: Mark 1:9-11. Jesus got water baptized. He is our example.
John the Baptizer Announces the Coming One
Bible Study series: Mark 1:1-8. John introduces the coming Anointed One to the crowds. How do we introduce Jesus to our world?
Men in Matthew’s Genealogy: Application
Bible Study series. Scripture: Matthew 1:1-17. This list of names at first glance appears irrelevant to our lives. But a closer look reveals it is relevant.
Women in Matthew’s Genealogy: Application
Bible Study series. Scripture: Matthew 1:1-17. This post is for your personal Bible study or your small group. How do we apply this section of Scripture to our lives?
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