Category Archives: Bible
Know I
Eph.1:1 “This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am writing to God’s holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus.”
The purpose of Bible study to inspire you to dive deeper into God’s Word. In the course of our study, I am going to be pointing you in certain directions, giving you certain scriptures Read the rest of this entry
Ephesians
Eph.1:17 (NRSV) I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him”
The Bible is powerful, however, to the church, the Book of Ephesians is easily the most powerful in the New Testament. It addresses key issues of the faith, the work of Jesus for us, Read the rest of this entry
Never Empty
2 Kings 4:3 “…Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors. 4 Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars…” 7 “…sell the olive oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on what is left over.”
Life is not a straight line, things happen to us. We get battered and we lose stuff. But the mistake most people make is to lose hope because of the things they have lost. Read the rest of this entry
Glory Road
Ps.119:90 “Your faithfulness extends to every generation, as enduring as the earth you created. 91 Your regulations remain true to this day, for everything serves your plans. 92 If your instructions hadn’t sustained me with joy, I would have died in my misery”.
The eighteenth prophecy about Jesus that we are considering is, the Messiah’s price money would be used to buy a potter’s field.What the thirty pieces of silver that Judas collected will be used for was even prophesied. Read the rest of this entry
Jesus Is Lord!
Mark 12:10 “Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures? ‘The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone. 11 This is the Lord’s doing, and it is wonderful to see.’”
The next prophecy that we will be considering is, the Messiah would be a priest after the order of Melchizedek. Read the rest of this entry
Hand-In-Hand
John 9:6 “Then he spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and spread the mud over the blind man’s eyes. 7 He told him, “Go wash yourself in the pool of Siloam” (Siloam means “sent”). So the man went and washed and came back seeing!”
God has not asked us to choose between the practical Christianity and the supernatural Christianity. We should operate both the principles of Jesus [the practical] and the person of Jesus [the supernatural]. Read the rest of this entry
The Rod & The Staff
Ps.23:4 “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” [NKJV, with emphasis].
Today, we return to our study in Psalm 23. What made David so strong? We started to answer this question a few days ago; the first thing we pointed out was God’s presence. The presence of God is key to security. Read the rest of this entry
The Passion II
1 John 1:3 “We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.”
A truly intellectual faith will set your soul on fire. Yesterday, I began to tell you the story of my intellectual pursuit on this man called Jesus. The question, Read the rest of this entry
Present & Personal
Ps.23:1 “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” [NKJV, with emphasis]
In this scripture alone, David points out so many things to us. David says, the Lord is my shepherd. He did not say the Lord was my shepherd and that is so instructive. Read the rest of this entry
Victory Road
Rom.12:2 “…let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.”
You cannot become truly unstoppable until you are out of Egypt and Egypt is out of you. Yesterday, we dwelt extensively on the pointers, things that show us that Egypt is still inside even though God has brought us out of Egypt. Read the rest of this entry
