Peace on Earth

Text: Luke 2:8-14 For many in the religious world, the Christmas holiday is a time to focus on the birth of Jesus. The Bible is silent about Christians celebrating this, but it was a praiseworthy event when it happened. In our text, angels praised God after Jesus’ birth. In their praise, they talked about peace on […]

Christ Is Better Than the World

Text: Colossians 2:8-15 Paul encouraged the Colossian brethren to remain faithful to Christ (Colossians 2:6-7). He also warned of the danger of being taken captive (Colossians 2:8). Essentially, there were two paths before them – the way of Christ and the way of the world. The world uses various tactics to make its way seem […]

Big Words in the Bible (Part 1): Propitiation

Text: Romans 3:21-26 In this series, we are looking at some big words in the Bible. All of them are “big” in terms of importance; but for some of them, we may be unsure of what they mean. In this first lesson, we will be looking at the word propitiation. This helps describe the sacrifice of Jesus […]

Letter to the Church in Laodicea

Text: Revelation 3:14-22 This is the seventh and final lesson in a series on the seven churches of Asia addressed in Revelation 2-3. Through John, Jesus sent a letter to each church, which He also shared with the others and with us as well. The letters described challenges they were facing, what they were doing […]

Will All Good People Be Saved?

Text: Romans 3:9-12, 23 Many believe that all “good” people will be saved. Yet just because someone is “good” does not mean that he/she will be saved. In our lesson, we are going to look at a few examples of “good” people who still needed to be saved. Then we will notice the reason WHY […]

Renewed Day by Day

Text: 2 Corinthians 4:16 Many see the start of a new year as a time of renewal. The idea is good; however, as with all things, it is important that we think about it Biblically. There are a few passages in the New Testament that talk about being renewed. Let us consider what these passages […]

Cleansing Ten Lepers

Text: Luke 17:11-19 Throughout Jesus’ earthly ministry, He performed various miracles to demonstrate His divine power. The miracle we are discussing here was when Jesus healed ten men of leprosy. What one of them did afterward was remarkable. As we study this miracle, as with every Bible passage, it is important to understand the context. This miracle teaches […]