The law was given through Moses, but the truth (the law) can only condemn.  It is God alone who can see us for who we really are inside and yet give us the grace that we don’t deserve.  Sometimes it is hard to remember that this is tr...

The disciples were alone with Jesus on the mountain of transfiguration in Mark 9 and Matthew 17 and they got a glimpse of who He truly is and heard the Father speak of how He was pleased with Jesus. They were able to hear a word from God and se...

                           Acts 13:48 says When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and honored the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed to eternal life believ...

In Psalm 107 When God's people were sick because of their sins and they cried out to Him, He restored them to health. The reference to God's Word having a part in their healing shows that spiritual nourishment plays a vital part in physical res...

The disciples were alone with Jesus on the mountain of transfiguration in Matthew 17:1-5 and they got a glimpse of who He truly is and heard the Father speak of how He was pleased with Him. They were able to hear a word from God and see a glimp...

John 17:1 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, 2 "as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to ...

In Iconium the Jews and Gentiles tried to stone Paul and Barnabas, so they left as any sensible person would. They didn’t want to remain and be stoned or lynched by this mob. It is a wise Christian who always knows when to stand his ground and ...

Biblical faith is in both a person and a message! It is evidenced by obedience, love, and perseverance.[1] As we look at this section, we can see how these three explanations our Lord gave all fit together. He r...

       Acts 16:40 says A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, a worshiper of God, was listening; and the Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul. Lydia being a rich ...

John 16:14 "He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. 15 "All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you. 16 ¶ "A little while, and you will not see Me...

Psalm 107:43 says Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD. The Lord not only controls nature as stated in an earlier verse, but He also controls the experiences of people. He humbles the proud, ...

John 16:9 "of sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 "of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11 "of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. 12 "I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot...

Psalm 108:5 says Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, And Your glory above all the earth. Here David praised God mightily for His great love and His amazing faithfulness. He wanted God to exalt Himself over all the earth and to deliver him fro...

John 16:5 "But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, 'Where are You going?' 6 "But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 "Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I ...

I know many today wonder whether God is truly with them and try all kinds of means and methods to get what they want or get out of problems.  It seems like people want don’t want to trust God for anything but as a last resort.  God di...

In John 15:26-16:4 Jesus begins to tell the apostles & us because it is in the bible to not be surprised when the world hates you. He also tells them about the Holy Spirit coming & we will become witnesses of who He is because of the...

In a time when Pharaoh was killing all of the Jewish children two ordinary Hebrews are obedient to God.  They trust God and put this child who is Moses in a little ark that reminds us of the ark that Noah the first savior of the human race...

John 15:18 "If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 19 "If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you...

Matthew 15:32 says Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint ...

Jesus begins by telling them that He has spoken all these things that we might be full of joy in our lives. Jesus did not come so that we would be miserable, but joyful. Then He commands us to love one another as He has loved us by being willin...

In Matthew 15:7-9 Jesus said "Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: 8 'These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. 9 And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doc...

John 15:4 "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. 5 "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit;...

  Matthew 14:3-4 says For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. 4 Because John had said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her." We need some modern day...

In today’s lesson we will see that Jesus tells us that the people who do not bear fruit are not really saved and He takes them away.  We will see later they are burned in the fire (sent to hell).  He tells us that the true disciples a...

Matthew 13:44-46 says "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant se...