The Way-An in-depth study of God's Word with Paul Orr
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346 episodes
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...
Haggai 2
We now conclude the short book of Haggai. While small, there are many great lessons found here. First, we do not just start a work for God, we must be diligent to finish the work that God calls us to. We need to be strong. We need to work hard....
I Thessalonians 2:6-12
Paul continuing to defend himself now goes from the things they did not do to the things they did do amongst the Thessalonian church. Paul, Silas and Timothy were gentle and affectionate like a nursing mother. They also exhorted, co...
Haggai 1
We now come to the book of Haggai. This is the first of the post exile prophets. We are presented with great lessons that must be applied to our Christian walk. A great lesson of this book is to complete the work we begin. God calls...
I Thessalonians 2:1-6
Paul now changes gears. He goes from writing about this young growing church to defending his brief yet powerful ministry among them. Paul's defense is based on his actions of which they are all aware. Our actions will always be our greatest de...
Zephaniah 3
Zephaniah began with the word of God, and it concludes with God giving us His word. This book presents to us the day of the Lord, the fact that all nations will be judged before a holy God. Yet we also see that after God's judgment, the kingdom...
I Thessalonians 1:6-10
What an amazing example this church is to all churches right up to our present day. They are a young church, yet they are growing and maturing at a rapid pace. Knowing God's word and living in obedience to the word of God is central to all that...
Zephaniah 2:3-15
In this study we see the future judgment of God that will come upon the whole world. It is a judgment that is on the near horizon. As this judgment quickly approaches, we know according to God's word, that this judgment is righteous...
I Thessalonians 1:1-5
We now begin a study of the letters that Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church. This was a young church, primarily made up of Gentiles. Paul planted this church on his second missionary journey.While this is a young church with little if...
Zephaniah 1-2:3
We now begin a study in the book of Zephaniah. The theme is the day of the LORD, the coming judgment of God. There was judgment that came through the Babylonians. But there is still a judgement to come.The name Zephaniah means Yahweh has...
Habakkuk 3
Habakkuk prays again. But this time his prayer is one of praise not complaint. Habakkuk in his prayer recalls according to the word, God's great faithfulness in the past. Knowing of God's past faithfulness assures us of the certainty of his fai...
Colossians 4:2-18
We come to the end of our study in Colossians. What a book filled with such great commands in Christian maturity. It is these commands that will protect us against the deceptive false teaching that has overrun this last days church. The questio...
Colossians 3:18-4:1
We now head into the last section of Colossians. Paul's desire is that we would all be mature in Christ. He has spent the last section laying out for us the commands necessary to be mature in Christ.Our maturity in Christ should be refle...