What Must I do to Inherit Eternal life?     That’s a question that I wish everyone would ask.  What must I do to inherit eternal life.  A lot of people would simply say..  What must I do to be saved.  Saved from the consequences of sin, so that you can inherit eternal life. Well, in the bible, in  Mark chapter 10,  we have the story about a man…

    Philippians 4, Verse 7   Let me read to you  Philippians 4, verse 7.  It’s a commonly quoted verse, that I’m sure we’re all familiar with.   It says;  “And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”   That’s a wonderful thought isn’t it ?  The peace of God, keeping our hearts, and keeping our minds.  That means that the…

    It’s the First Day of the Week   We are assembled here today, because of the fact, that this is the first day of the week.  This is the day of the week, specified in the bible, when Christians came together, and worshipped God as a congregation.   We read these words in  Acts 20, verse 7;  “On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together…

        Jesus is a Well of Living Water   I’d like to read to you from  John chapter 4,  and I’ll begin with  verse 1;  “When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,  (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.  And He had to pass through Samaria. …

  What is the Gospel ?   In our previous lesson  “I Make Known To You The Gospel – Part 1”  we learned that the meaning of the word “gospel” is..  “good news”, sometimes called “glad tidings”.    The gospel of Christ, is the “good news” or “glad tidings” of Jesus Christ, and His sacrifice for the sins of the world.  Romans 1:16  says;  “For I am not ashamed of…

    1 Corinthians 15, verse 1;    In  1 Corinthians 15, verse 1,  the apostle Paul wrote these words;  “Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel, which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand..”    Paul is making known to the congregation at Corinth, something that he has already preached to them..  “..I make known to you the gospel, which I…

          “Sticks and Stones can Break My Bones, But Words can Never Hurt Me”   I’m sure you’ve heard that, and even said that when you were a child?  But is it true?  I’m pretty sure that sticks and stones can break your bones;  But, is it true that “words can never hurt me?  Well, we’re going to answer that question as we study several bible…

Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection?  The Gospel of John, in  chapter 20 and verse 7,  tells us that the face cloth (or napkin) which was placed over the face of Jesus, was not just thrown aside like the grave clothes.  The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded, and was placed separate from the grave clothes.  Here’s…

    What do You think the Kingdom of God is like?   What IS the kingdom of God like?  How would you describe it to someone?  Is it like an earthly kingdom?  It’s kind of like an earthly kingdom.  It’s got a king, just like an earthly kingdom does.  And it’s got citizens of the kingdom, just like an earthly kingdom does.  And there are rules that the citizens…

WATCH OUT FOR “LITTLE FOXES” In the  Song of Solomon, chapter 2, and verse 15,  the scripture says;  “Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, for our vineyards are in bloom.”   Foxes, with their cute bushy tails can spoil and eat the grapes on the vines.  They burrow holes in the hedges around the garden, and they consume the grapes as they pass through, and…

    What Actually Saves Us ?  Its’ More Than You Think !   One of the most popular passages in the entire bible, is  Ephesians 2, verses 8 & 9,  which says;  “For by grace you are saved, through faith, and this not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.”    And the reason that’s such…

    Calvinism and the Sovereignty of God   Lat week I talked about John Calvin, and how his religious beliefs (his theology) was centered on the fact that God is completely sovereign.  And I talked about how God IS indeed, completely sovereign.  God has all power, and God has all authority, and is ABLE to decree absolutely anything that He chooses.  And what I also mentioned is that God…

        We Can Know, We Should Know, and We Need to Know!   To begin, I’d like to read from an article that was recently published by the Warren Apologetics Center.  And the title of the article is..  “Can We Know What Happened?”  And you might ask yourself two more questions also..  SHOULD we know what happened?  And, Do we NEED to know what happened? And it’s…

    John Calvin and Calvinism   John Calvin (/ˈkælvɪn/;[1] French: Jean Calvin [ʒɑ̃ kalvɛ̃]; born Jehan Cauvin; 10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism, aspects of which include the doctrines of predestination and of the absolute sovereignty of God in salvation of the human soul from death and eternal damnation, in which doctrines Calvin was influenced by and elaborated upon the Augustinian and other Christian…

  The Subject of Sin   I think that most people don’t like to talk about sin very much.  At least they sure don’t like to talk very candidly about it.  Actually, most people don’t mind talking about other people’s sin.  But what they don’t like to talk about is the sin in THEIR lives!   But the bible says that there is indeed, sin in all of our lives..  Right? …

    The History of..  In God We Trust   You’re only going to get one verse of scripture tonight, and that will be at the very end of the lesson.  But I think the lesson will be interesting, and maybe informative, and hopefully, profitable anyway.   The motto, IN GOD WE TRUST, was placed on United States coins largely because of the increased religious sentiment existing during the Civil…