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 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 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 […]
August 5, 2013
Point Out These Things to the Brethren
Text: 1 Timothy 4:6 A preacher’s job is not to find some new thing to present to his audience every time he preaches. He is simply to “preach the word” (2 Timothy 4:2) – informing, challenging, and reminding them; but there will be nothing new (Galatians 1:8-9). The verse of our text reminds us of the […]
July 29, 2013
The Great Gain of Godliness
Text: 1 Timothy 6:3-10 Why do we serve God? Some are motivated by a hope of material gain. Others are motivated by spiritual gain. Many are motivated by both. In this lesson, we will consider Paul’s words to Timothy about the dangers of being motivated by material gain and what is the great gain of godliness. The […]
July 29, 2013
The Good Confession
Text: 1 Timothy 6:11-14 Confession is an important part of being a Christian. In this lesson, we will focus on confessing Christ as we consider the “good confession” that Timothy made. We Must Be Willing to Confess Publicly: “in the presence of many witnesses” (1 Timothy 6:12) – demonstrates that one has a strong conviction, […]
