The Way-An in-depth study of God's Word with Paul Orr
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358 episodes
II Thessalonians 1
We now begin Paul's second letter to the Thessalonians. This church continues to grow in both their faith and love. They are growing at incredible rate in spite of the persecution and tribulations that they are living in. While no one desires p...
Malachi 1
We now begin a study in Malachi. The thrust of the first chapter is that God wants all of us. He wants our best. He wants us to surrender every area of our life to Him. Maybe you are struggling in your walk. Maybe you are living in ...
I Thessalonians 5:12-28
We now come to the conclusion of the first letter that Paul writes to the Thessalonians. It is a rich letter with a strong focus on the second coming of Jesus. This letter not only emphasizes the return of Jesus but also challenges us to live f...
Zechariah 14
We now come to the conclusion of Zechariah. Zechariah and Hagai had both written to the Israelites who had returned from Babylon. Hagai wrote encouraging them to restart the building of the temple. Zechariah wrote telling them to finish the wor...
I Thessalonians 5:1-11
Paul continues to address the return of Jesus. He now transitions from what they did not know, the rapture of the church, to what they do know, the Day of the Lord.All teaching regarding the return of Christ should bring comfort to us as...
Zechariah 13
As we continue to study the last three chapters of Zechariah, we see clearly that the day of the Lord is soon to be upon us. Everything in the world is lining up for that day, the day when Jesus comes again.Some see the world as being ou...
Terms and Interpretations
In a previous study we took the time to review what good hermeneutics are. Hermeneutics is a big word that simply means how we study and interpret the scriptures. From this we were able to take a biblical look at the distinction between Israel ...
Zechariah 12
As we come to the last three chapters of Zechariah, the prophies now center on the return of Jesus. It begins with God affirming His power, sovereignty and the fact that He alone is the infinite, almighty creator of everything seen and unseen. ...
I Thessalonians 4:13-18
This passage along with I Corinthians 15:50-58 are the foundation for the doctrine of the rapture. This is a doctrine that falls under eschatology, the biblical study surrounding the return of Jesus.While the rapture sadly is surrounded ...
Zechariah 10 & 11
Sadly, the incredible blessings that God has in store for Israel have been delayed. Delayed due to their rejection of Jesus as His first coming. They rejected the true, good shepherd.As a result, they will receive the foolish and worthle...
I Thessalonians: A refresher on the basics
We are currently entering a section of scripture that covers much prophesy in depth. Our present passage deals with the doctrine of the rapture. Both prophesy and the rapture are subjects familiar with controversy. What we would like to do in t...
Zechariah 9
We now begin a new section of Zechariah. These last six chapters will focus on prophesies concerning the first and second coming of Jesus. As we look at the prophesies fulfilled in the first coming of Jesus, we can be encouraged to know that th...
I Thessalonians 4:9-18
In this study, we begun by continuing to look at our Christian walk. A solid walk in Christ is critical to our witness for Christ. Nothing is more powerful in our Christian witness then our walk in Christ. We looked at the need to i...
Zechariah 7&8
In this study, the people present a question to God concerning traditional fast that they began while in captivity. These fast were supposedly for God. The question they pose is should they continue this tradition.God sends four messages...
I Thessalonians 4:1-8
Paul now transitions from the Thessalonians being led to Christ, being established in Christ to now walking in Christ. What good is it to be led to Christ, established in Christ if we are not going to live every day for Christ. Paul...
Zechariah 5 & 6
Zechariah receives the last of his visions. All took place in one night. Sometime after the series of visions, Zechariah is given instructions to make a crown of gold and silver. The person that ultimately wears this crown will be both king and...
I Thessalonians 3:11-13
We spent much time in this study looking at love and what it means biblically. True biblical, Christian love has no trace of self. It is selfless in every way. True biblical love focuses on the welfare of others to the glory of God.
Zechariah 3:6-4:14
In this study, we are faced with some big challenges. We have been wonderfully saved. We are a new creation in Christ. Are we walking in God's ways? Are we living our lives according to God's word? We have been saved so greatly by God's amazing...
I Thessalonians 3:1-10
Paul now begins to transition from the birth and nurturing of this young church to the establishing and encouraging of this young church. Here we will see much of the pastoral heart of Paul.It is great to see people get saved. But it doe...
Zechariah 2-3:5
The time of exile had come to an end. The Jews were now free to return to Israel. However, many had become accustomed to the comforts of Babylon. They chose to remain in the comfort of Babylon rather than returning to the hard, challenging work...
Zechariah 1
Zechariah is the 2nd post exile prophet sent to the nation of Israel. Both Haggia and Zechariah ministered at approximately the same time. Haggai challenged the people to re-start the building of the temple. Zechariah encouraged them to complet...
I Thessalonians 2:14-20
Paul continues to write to the Thessalonians about how they received the gospel. They first received the word of with both the hearing of the ear and with their hearts. Paul also speaks to them about persecution. All true believers ...
I Thessalonians 2:13
In this verse we see the importance of the word of God in the work of God. Every work of God begins with the word of God. Paul and company did not come to the Thessalonians with gimmicks, sleight of hand or bait and switch. They came to them wi...