Jesus Expects You to Teach One of the most ignored and/or misinterpreted verse in the Bible is Matt. 5:17. Jesus tells His disciples not to think He has come to destroy the law or the prophets. He declared that He did not come to destroy, but to fulfill the law. Sadly, many have been persuaded that Jesus’ work was to nail the law to the … Continue reading What You Should Be Doing and Why (Part 5)
Guidance for the End Times: A Study of the Book of Acts is a series of Bible studies that intended to help Christians navigate through the darkness to come. We believe that we are already living in the end times and that we must study the early church’s lifestyle to use it as our example of how to live. If you have not already done so, please study the other installments that precede this … Continue reading Guidance for the End Times: A Study of the Book of Acts (Part 21)
In this installment, we will discuss the Acts 8:14-25. This section of the chapter is rarely discussed by mainstream Christianity; therefore, it deserves our proper attention. Remember, there are no details in the Holy Bible that are insignificant. We need to be humble enough to study all of what is available to us. Baptism Does Not Guarantee the Receipt of the Holy Spirit Many who claim to be Spirit-filled believers … Continue reading Guidance for the End Times (Part 17)
Welcome to Part 14 of this Bible Study series. We encourage you to read the previous studies for your edification. In this installment we will discuss chapter 6 of the Book of Acts. Providing for the Elderly The beginning of chapter 6 of the Book of Acts covers a topic that many assemblies neglect. Verse 1 shows us that God multiplied the church at Jerusalem. … Continue reading Guidance for the End Times (Part 14)
Chapter 5 of the book of Acts begins with a disturbing tale of deception and dishonesty. Two members of the church conspired to deceive the apostles and the church about their charitable character. Remember that chapter 4 ends with members of the church selling their land and houses to provide for the needs of other members. The money for these sold possessions was brought to … Continue reading Guidance for the End Times (Part 13)
What does Jesus want you to do? Do you know? Find out today!!! Continue reading What You Should Be Doing and Why (Part 3)
Have you ever realized that the Sermon on the Mount is three chapters long filled with power packed instructions directly from the Lord Jesus Christ? This powerful message begins in the fifth chapter of Matthew and ends just before the eighth chapter begins. Jesus closes this authoritative teaching with a parable that is often quoted but is seldomly practiced. This parable begins in Matt. 7:24 … Continue reading The Parables of Jesus Christ: Rock or Sand Foundation
In part 1 of this Bible study, we discussed self-examination as the first step to responding to what we may perceive as persecution. It is absolutely essential to take this step because much of what we see as suffering at the hands of others is actually self-inflicted due to living contrary to the word of God. In this part of our Bible study, we will … Continue reading The Christian Response to Suffering and Persecution (Part 2)
Have you ever searched for the word Christian in the Bible? If you have, then you know that this word only appears three times. Acts 11:26, Acts 26:28, and I Peter 4:16 are the only verses where the word Christian appears. In two of these three verses, the noun Christian is shown as a label given by those who did not consider themselves as Christian. … Continue reading Are You Really a Christian?
The 2 Olive Trees 