Text: Acts 10:34-35 Our text is a passage commonly used to show that God is willing to welcome anyone to come to Him if they will meet His conditions of pardon (to fear Him and do what is right). However, rather than thinking about what this means for “anyone,” let us consider what it means […]
Mediocre Christianity
Text: Revelation 3:15-16 The church in Laodicea was condemned for being “lukewarm.” They thought they were in “need of nothing,” but they were not spiritually healthy. They needed to “be zealous and repent.” At times, we may be like the Laodiceans – not what we should be, but not completely unfaithful either; not zealously serving God, […]
The Unknown God
Text: Acts 17:22-31 When Paul was in Athens, he was bothered by the idols that filled the city, which prompted him to teach in the synagogue and market place. His message piqued the interest of the philosophers, and they wanted to hear more. The people were “very religious,” but the God of heaven was “unknown” […]
God the Father
Text: John 1:18 The Scriptures teach that there are three persons of God – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19). In our text, John stated that seeing the Son of God (Jesus) helps us to understand God the Father. The gospel accounts describe various aspects of the relationship between Jesus and […]
The Providence of God
Text: Acts 24:1-3 The providence of God is something many Christians take for granted. But if they try to explain it, the description is often ambiguous, speculative, and uncertain. What makes it even more difficult is that the only time the English word providence is used in the Bible, it is referring to a human […]
The God of Israel
Text: Exodus 5:1-2 There are several names, phrases, and descriptions used for God throughout the Bible. In this lesson, we are going to focus on one of these – He is the God of Israel. When Moses first came to Pharaoh to tell him to let the people go, he described God in this way. […]
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Text: Exodus 3:1-10 There are several names, phrases, and descriptions used for God throughout the Bible. In this lesson, we are going to focus on one of these – He is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. When God called Moses to lead the people out of Egypt, this is how He first identified […]








