In this lesson we look at Genesis 1-3 with the creation of the world, the start of humanity, and the fall of humanity. Then briefly went through the Bible and acknowledged that even though God gave the law and the prophets, the problem has been...

The 21 Mega Voices in Revelation are found in 1:10, 5:2, 5:12, 6:10, 7:2, 7:10, 8:13, 10:3, 11:12, 12:10, 14:2, 14:7, 14:9, 14:15, 14:18, 16:1, 16:17, 18:2, 19:1, 19:17, and 21:3. Almost all are voices from heaven, starting with Jesus, to angel...

There are many things we may not fully understand about this passage, but there are some things that we can understand: 1) There is a war between good and evil. 2) The birth of her Son changed everything. 3) The serpent, AKA Satan and the devil...

In this book, Jesus Christ is revealed - the Revelation of Jesus Christ - no longer as a Babe in the manger, no longer as the Savior on the Cross, but as the triumphant King. 1:5-6 say, "and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the f...

In these three small letters from the apostle John, seven chapters in total, John used the word "love" thirty-nine times and "loved" four. He used the word "True" six times, and "truth," twenty times. For John, the truth is grounded on and in J...

Two words that were very important to the apostle John when writing this gospel were truth and true. He used true 20 times when Matthew, Mark and Luke only used it one time, and John used truth 27 times when Matthew and Luke only used it three ...

Jesus showed the disciples the "full extent of His love," by taking the form of a servant and washing their feet, then He told them, if you serve one another like I have shown you, you will be blessed. At first Peter refused, "No, you shall nev...

This passage in chapter 4 starts with the statement, "Now He (Jesus) had to go through Samaria!" He could have gone a different way, but God the Father had a meeting planned with a woman at Jacob's well. Now only was she a woman, but she was a ...

John the apostle was a fisherman before he followed Jesus as his disciple. The gospel of John, his three letters, and the only prophecy book of the NT, Revelation, were the last books of the Bible written. John's gospel does not start with the ...

The writer of Hebrews explained that Jesus was better than the prophets, better than the angels, better than Moses, better than Joshua, and better than Aaron the high priest. The new covenant in Jesus is better than the old covenant, and better...

Paul knows he is close to death, but he also knows that he will soon be in God's heavenly kingdom. He is also fully aware that God will judge the living and the dead, and he was ready. He charged Timothy to fulfill the duties of his ministry, a...

Paul reminds Timothy there will be terrible times in the last days where people will not love God, but love the ways of the world. There will be people who take advantage of "weak-willed women," who are always learning, but never able to acknow...

Paul encouraged Timothy to stay faithful, and to train other qualified men to be leaders within the church. Even though Paul was "chained like a criminal, God's word was not chained." Which is so evident, since we are still reading God's word t...

Now Paul is back in prison, and this time it is not under house arrest, but in the Roman dungeon around AD 68. The time is close for his death, and the Apostle Paul, the one called out by the ascended Jesus Christ, is asking Timothy to come one...

Jude is believed to be the 1/2 brother of Jesus and brother of James. His name can also be Judas, and they are mentioned in Mt. 13:55 and Mark 6:3 as Jesus' brothers. He seemed to write this letter to Jewish Christians because he used many OT r...

The apostle Peter wrote this second letter to Christians, both Jews and Gentiles who were scattered throughout Asia Minor, while Peter was in Rome. It was written close to the time of his death. Historically, Peter died a martyr in Rome around ...

Peter wrote this letter to believers in Jesus Christ, both Jews and Gentiles, and encouraged them to grow in their faith. He reminded them they were saved, they are being saved (sanctification), and they will be fully saved when Christ comes ag...

Paul reminds believers in Jesus how we are to act in the world, and we are to submit ourselves to authorities, even non-Christian ones, and "to be ready to do whatever is good." We are not to slander anyone, but we are to peaceable, considerate...

In chapter one of Titus, Paul focused on godly leadership who stood on sound doctrine, and now in chapter two, Paul reminded Titus that the church members also should stand on sound doctrine as well. He covered the older men, the older women wh...

The apostle Paul is writing a letter to his partner and co-worker in the ministry of the Gospel, Titus, who was a Greek Christian. At the time of this letter, Paul was in the area of Greece, after his two year imprisonment in Rome, and Titus is...

As the apostle Paul ends his letter to the young pastor, Timothy, Paul encouraged Timothy to remind Christian slaves/employees that they are to work to the best of their abilities for their masters, so the name of God and of the Christian teach...

In this chapter the apostle Paul is advising young Timothy about issues within the church, one of which was dealing with who are legitimate widows for the church to take care of, and issues dealing with the leadership of the church. If a widow ...

The apostle Paul instructs Timothy to understand that people will fall away from the church and follow leaders who are "hypocritical liars," who try and control them about marriage and eating restrictions, but Paul reminded Timothy that everyth...

In this chapter, Paul taught Timothy how to qualify men to be Overseers/Elders to the church. He is to be a godly man of respect who manages his own home well, because if he can not do that, he would not be able to manage God's family well. S. ...

In Paul's letter to Timothy, he stressed the importance of prayer, especially for those in authority, "so that, we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness." This is a passage that as Peter said in 2 Peter 3:16, "HIs lett...