A preview of a series of lessons coming in 2022 as we walk through the Old Testament book of Numbers. Even though Old Testament books like Numbers can seem daunting and difficult to read through, there are many New Testament passages that teach us the need to read Numbers to find relevance and needed application for our faith today. In this lesson, we overview where the events of Numbers fit in history, then outline the book itself & conclude with considering the value of studying Numbers.
One of the greatest obstacles of confessing sin is that we are often afraid of how others will react if they find out what we’ve done. In this lesson, we look at the dangers of hypocrisy in Jesus’ rebuking the Pharisees, how Jesus then taught His disciples the dangers and solutions to hypocrisy, and then we see these solutions illustrated in Zacchaeus’ fearless, open confession.
This is the final lesson of a year-long series going through Ephesians chapters 5 and 6. Thoughts on prayer and how these thoughts relate to the previous section on the armor of God (verses 10-17).
It can be challenging to truly appreciate the value of what God has given us access to through His word. In this lesson, we first see how David saw the unfathomable glory of God expressed in the heavens, then how David saw God's glory more fully expressed in His word, and finally we see how this culminates in how this changed David's innermost attitude toward God.
Speaker: Bryant Bailles Summary: The enslaving power of sin often causes us to become stuck in cycles of repeating the same sinful decisions and actions again and again. At times,…
At the end of Ephesians, Paul concludes by urging us to be strong in the Lord, to be aware of the nature of our struggle and to put on the full armor of God. In this lesson, we study the importance of understanding the nature of our struggle, the nature of God’s strength and the nature of His armor. Part of a year-long series going through Ephesians chapters 5 and 6.
Confessing sin is uncomfortable, and it is so easy to neglect or resist doing it when it is most needed. And, in 1 John, we are told that confessing our sins is always a necessary part of a working relationship with God. But what does genuine confession look like? In this lesson, we study a contrast between how Saul confessed sin in 1 Samuel without a changed heart and how David confessed sin in Psalms with a broken and contrite heart.
Do you ever feel lost or overwhelmed when you’re trying to navigate through your Bible or read books of the Old Testament? In this lesson, we overview 10 major events that encompass the entire timeline from Creation to the book of Acts and 10 major figures associated with those events. Then, we draw summarizing lessons we can learn when we see the big picture of God’s work as it is all centered on Jesus and His kingdom.
One of the best-known psalms, it is actually repeated almost verbatim in 2 Samuel and is the basis for at least one popular hymn.
What is a local church called to do when a brother or sister in Christ chooses to turn away from God and refuses to listen to the appeals of their brethren? In this lesson, we study the kind of situations where God calls His people to publicly mark and disassociate from sinning brethren, why that is to be done, then we conclude with reflecting on the kind of choices that lead to a hardened heart.