Text: Matthew 5:43-48 I recently saw a statistic indicating that the number of mosques in Texas went from almost none in 1980 to over 300 today. Many see nothing wrong with this, and others actually think it is good. The problem is that Islam is an ideology of oppression and death. As numbers grow, so […]
Those Who Kill the Body
Text: Matthew 10:28 Jesus gave the twelve disciples a limited commission to “go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel” (Matthew 10:6). He told them that not everyone would receive them (Matthew 10:14) and that they would face persecution (Matthew 10:17-18). But He also told them not to fear those who would harm […]
A Disciple’s Influence
Text: Matthew 5:13-16 In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus described the character of those who would be His disciples. In our text, He made it clear that His disciples would have an impact on the world around them. He used three analogies – the salt of the earth, the light of the world, and […]
Letter to the Church in Pergamum
Text: Revelation 2:12-17 This is the third in a series of lessons 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 well, […]
Letter to the Church in Smyrna
Text: Revelation 2:8-11 This is the second in a series of lessons 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 well, […]
Who Was Joshua?
Text: Deuteronomy 34:9 Recently we studied Moses who led Israel out of Egypt and through the wilderness for forty years. Moses was succeeded by Joshua who would lead the Israelites into the promised land. Under his leadership, they would conquer and take possession of the land. In this lesson, we will highlight a few lessons […]
Understanding Faith through Cain and Abel
Text: Hebrews 11:4 In the last couple of lessons, we’ve looked at some things we learn from the beginning of the Bible – certain things about God through the creation and about Satan through the Garden of Eden. In this lesson, we’re going to move to the next chapter and look at the account of […]








