Text: Malachi 3:13 Talking back is a phrase used to describe one who verbally challenges a parent, elder, or superior. When Malachi prophesied, the people were guilty of talking back to God (ex: Malachi 3:13). Several times in this short book, the people openly challenged God’s statements/rebukes. In this lesson, we will briefly consider the […]
August 26, 2013
When Paul Came to Rome
Text: Acts 28:16-17 Paul was forced to appeal to Caesar in order to be saved from the Jews who opposed him. When he came to Rome, the first thing Luke records him doing is calling the Jewish leaders to him. He wanted to explain why he was there and he wanted to teach them the […]
August 26, 2013
Growing Number of Single Moms Who Have Never Married
Text: Genesis 1:27-28 God designed marriage to be between a man and a woman, and that children would be born in this relationship. Our society has long been perverting God’s plan for marriage and the home. Example: Since 1960, the number of single mothers who have never married has risen from 4% to 44% (Pew […]
August 19, 2013
Why Does the Earth Still Stand?
Text: 2 Peter 3:10-14 Peter told those that he wrote to that the end of the world was coming like a thief and he wanted them to be prepared. Why? It could come at any time. Approximately 2,000 years later the earth is still here. Why? The Scriptures give three reasons why the earth has […]
August 19, 2013
Hananiah’s False Prophecy
Text: Jeremiah 28:1-4 Hananiah was a false prophet who opposed Jeremiah and prophesied that God was going to break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar and restore the exiles. Hananiah was like many false teachers today. This lesson will examine the example of Hananiah and seek to answer two questions: #1 – What makes a message true? […]
August 12, 2013
Confessing Sin
Text: 1 John 1:9 Confessing sin is important because it is tied to our salvation. Forgiveness & cleansing are conditioned upon us making confession to God of our sins. So in this lesson, we will spend some time looking at what the Bible says about confessing sins. Confess to Whom? To God (1 John 1:9) […]
August 12, 2013
Why Is Sin So Bad?
Text: Genesis 4:6-7 God warned Cain about sin – its desire was for him, to control him and ultimately to destroy him. Cain did not heed God’s warning about the danger of sin. We need to pay attention to the reasons given in the Scriptures about why sin is so bad for us. Sin is […]
