Bible Study series: Luke 3:7-14. John preached repentance and demanded the people show it. They just cannot mouth the words.
John Baptizes and Preaches to the Crowds
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Jesus and Beelzebub
Bible Study series: Mark 3:22-30. The teachers of the law from Jerusalem falsely accuse him of expelling demons by the prince of demons. The blasphemy of the Spirit is also looked at here.
Jesus Teaches Kingdom Citizens about Anger and Reconciliation
Bible Study Series: Matthew 5:21-26. This is the first of the six antitheses. “You have heard it said … but I tell you.” They actually intensify and clarify the Torah, in kingdom relationships, person to person.
Sanhedrin Threaten Peter and John
Bible Study Series: Acts 4:13-22. The apostles stood strong, in the face of the highest court and council in the land.
Jesus and a Woman of Samaria
Bible Study Series: John 4:1-42. This is the most remarkable dialogue in all of Scripture. Lots to learn here.
John the Baptist Begins His Ministry
Bible Study Series: Luke 3:1-6. Luke records that John came from God and confirmed by Bible prophecy, and Luke then situates the Baptist-prophet in his own historical context.
Jesus’s Family Misunderstands Him
Bible Study Series: Mark 3:20-21. Yes, even his mother Mary thought her son was out of his mind.
Jesus Came to Fulfill the Law
Bible Study Series: Matthew 5:17-20. He did not come to abolish it, but what does ‘fulfill’ mean?
Peter, John, and Healed Man Stand Before Sanhedrin
Bible Study Series: Acts 4:1-12 Peter is once again filled with the Spirit, and he proclaims to the Sanhedrin that salvation is found only in Jesus’s name.
Jesus Came Down from Heaven. Believe in Him.
Bible Study Series: John 3:31-36. The Father sent the Son. We must place our full faith in him.
The Boy Jesus Is in His Father’s House
Bible Study Series: Luke 2:41-52. Jesus had a sense of mission at a young age.
Jesus Separates Out the Twelve Apostles
Bible Study Series: Mark 3:13-18. They will become the official overseers of the gospel stories about Jesus and leaders of the church. Then they will become missionaries.
We Are Salt and Light. We Are Called to Do Good Works
Bible Study Series: Matthew 5:13-16. Without our good works and giving flavor to the good news, the world would be even more lost than it is.
The Messiah Was Predicted in the Old Testament
Bible Study Series: Acts 3:22-26. Peter is preaching, based on the Old Testament. The OT is essential for the church today.
Jesus Must Increase, John the Baptist Decrease
Bible Study Series: John 3:22-30. No competition. John had the right perspective and attitude.
The Family Returns to Nazareth
Bible Study Series: Luke 2:39-40. “The child grew and got stronger, being filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was on him.”
Summary of Jesus’s Ministry
Bible Study Series: Mark 3:7-12. It is a clear and revealing summary.
You Are Blessed
Bible Study Series: Matthew 5:1-12. These are the beatitudes. They describe how kingdom citizens can live the true blessed life (not the popular book of this title).
Peter Proclaims the Suffering and Resurrected Messiah
Bible Study Series: Acts 3:11-21. God vindicated his Son by raising him from the dead. He is the Messiah Jews have been waiting for.
God Loves the World in This Way
Bible Study Series: John 3:16-21. The most famous verse in the Bible is broken down for you, bit by bit.
Elderly Prophetess Anna Blesses the Baby
Bible Study Series: Luke 2:36-38. She was in touch with the Spirit and active for God, even at her age.
Jesus Heals Man with Withered Hand
Bible Study Series: Mark 3:1-6. Jesus broke traditions on the Sabbath.
Jesus Ministers to Great Multitudes
Bible Study Series: Matthew 4:23-25. Jesus ministered to them with strength and compassion. He healed them.
A Lame Beggar Is Healed
Bible Study Series: Acts 3:1-10. Miracles are possible today
You Must Be Born Again
Bible Study Series: John 3:1-15. This may be the most important section in all of the Bible, for it leads you from darkness into light, from emptiness to the fullness of the Spirit. A rich post.
The Church Prays in Unity at Pentecost
Bible Study Series: Acts 2:42-47. Do we belong to a thriving church?
Jesus Knows What Is in Humanity
Bible Study Series: John 2:23-25, Jesus kept the required festivals. John also tells us that Jesus did not entrust himself to people for one simple reason.
Baby Jesus Is Presented at the Temple
Bible Study Series: Luke 2:22-24. Joseph and Mary were following the law after the birth of their child.
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.
People of Jerusalem and Pilgrims Respond to Peter’s Discourse
Bible Study Series: Acts 2:37-41. It was during Pentecost. Many pilgrims visited the holy city. We must respond to the gospel of the resurrection.
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.
The Prophecy of Zechariah
Bible Study Series: Luke 1:67-80. The main themes of Luke’s Gospel and even the entire Bible is announced by Zechariah in his wonderful prophecy.
Jesus Cleanses a Leper
Bible Study Series: Mark 1:40-45. He was moved with compassion. How is this a good motive to heal?
John the Baptist Proclaims Repentance and Fire and the Coming One
Bible Study series: Matthew 3:1-13.John was a ferocious prophet. What can we learn from him in our lives today?
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?
John Is Born
Bible Study Series: Luke 1:57-66. This is John the Baptist. What a calling he will have: a prophet.
Joseph and Family Leave Egypt and Return to Israel
Bible Study series: Matthew 2:19-23. Joseph obeys God. How are we in obedience to God?
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?
Matthias Is Chosen to Be the Twelfth Apostle
Bible Study Series: Acts 1:21-26. Matthias was selected to be the twelfth apostle. Yet someone was not selected. How do we relate to not being chosen to be on the team?
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.
Jesus Heals Peter’s Mother-in-Law and Many Others
Bible Study Series: Mark 1:29-34. How do you minister to the sick? Is your ministry biblical?
Mary Celebrates with a Poem
Bible Study Series: Luke 1:46-56. Mary’s song fits within the flow of OT biblical salvation. It reviews OT themes and major themes of Luke’s Gospel.
Slaying of the Infants
Bible Study series: Matthew 2:16-18. How are you at handling human-caused evil? Do you blame God or people?
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?
Mary Visits Elizabeth
Bible Study Series: Luke 1:39-45. On hearing Mary’s voice, Elizabeth celebrates, and John (the future Baptist), will leap for joy in his mother’s womb. Good poetry, too
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?
Joseph Is Told to Flee to Egypt
Bible Study Series: Matthew 2:13-15. How do we interpret dreams from God?
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 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.
Zechariah Is Mute And Elizabeth Gets Pregnant
Bible Study Series: Luke 1:21-25. After Zechariah was extra-skeptical, he was struck mute. But the good news: his wife gets pregnant. Trial and blessings often go together.
Jesus Calls Four Fishermen
Bible Study Series: Mark 1:16-20. What is your calling like? How did you decide to follow Jesus?
The Visit of the Magi
Bible Study series: Matthew 2:1-12. Like Pharoah indirectly attacked baby Moses, Herod attacks baby Jesus.
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?
Gabriel’s Good News, Zechariah’s Doubts
Bible Study Series: Luke 1:11-20. Would you doubt God’s promise even if an angel delivered it?
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.
Betrothal of Mary, Joseph and Birth of Jesus
Bible Study series: Matthew 1:18-25. Mary and Joseph get engaged–betrothed is a better word.
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.
Zechariah and Elizabeth Are Childless
Bible Study Series: Luke 1:5-10. It is a great thing when God works a miracle in such a sensitive area of a marriage.
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?
We Can Learn from Luke Introducing His Gospel
Bible Study Series: Luke 1:1-4. Luke took great care to write his Gospel accurately. Let’s learn from it.
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?
What Matthew’s Genealogy Can Teach Us: An Overview
Bible Study series: Matthew 1:1-17. It may be hard to believe, but we can learn so much from a genealogy, particularly Matthew’s.
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