Mt 28:18-20 What is authority? For our purposes, it means two related but different things. First, “authority” sometimes means “the power of rule or government (the power of him whose...
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Man is by nature a social creature. Genesis 2:18A; Ecclesiastes 4:7-12; Ps 68:6A Man is also by nature an affectionate creature. We naturally form emotional ties to people we spend...
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Life on earth is not an end unto itself. Rather, it is a means to an end. Namely, life on earth is for the purpose of choosing where we will...
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SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 5:29-32 INTRODUCTION: Jesus came to earth to call sinners to repentance. When I talk to people who want to be baptized, one question I always ask is,...
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What is in your Bible between Mal 4:5-6 & Mt 1:1-2? Most have a blank page. When the OT closed, many Jews had recently returned to Canaan from Babylonian captivity...
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TEXT: Micah 6:6-8 PRINCIPLES: God is humble. Psalm 113:4-6; Matthew 11:28-29A; Zechariah 9:9; John 13:3-5; Philippians 2:6-8 “No man may boast before God” (1 Corinthians 1:29). God: Exists.Psalm10:4 Provides us...
Read More God cares about the way we dress! 1 Timothy 2:9-10. Why? Our clothing, or lack thereof, affects other people, sometimes profoundly, and God wants the way we dress to affect...
Read More 1. Preterist. All the events in the book are now in the past. Foy E. Wallace (destruction of Jerusalem). 2. Historical background. Most of the events in the book are...
Read More Something is missing. "We Americans have more to make life easy than any people who have ever lived. We live in the finest houses, wear the nicest clothes, and eat...
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