Text: Nehemiah 8:1-8 This passage describes Ezra the priest reading the book of the law to the people. It shows how the word of God can be effectively presented by the speaker. It also shows how the word of God can be appropriately received by the audience. How to Effectively Present the Word of God […]
October 8, 2012
“In the Beginning Was the Word”
Text: John 1:1-3 The book of Genesis begins with the phrase, “In the beginning God…” (Genesis 1:1). John makes an unmistakeable parallel here in introducing his audience to Christ – the Word (John 1:1, 14). The point is clear – Jesus is equal with and one with the Father. These first three verses in John’s […]
September 24, 2012
He Who Trains My Hands For War
Text: Psalm 144:1-4 The war that David spoke of in this psalm involved physical fighting. We are not engaged in the same type of conflict in our service to God (2 Corinthians 10:3-4). But there are lessons to be learned in David’s words that we can apply to our spiritual war today. The Lord is […]
June 25, 2012
Spirit of Faith
Text: 2 Corinthians 4:13 Paul compares his faith to that of the psalmist. Godly people have always had this type of faith in God, even if they were under a different law during the Old Testament. We need to have “the same spirit of faith” today. Faith Enables Us to Endure Hardship Paul had just […]
May 21, 2012
The Desire for Unity
Text: Psalm 133 Unity is good and pleasant, but we must understand what kind of unity this is Unity Must Be Based Upon God’s Word Unity compared to oil used to anoint Aaron (v. 2) – there were specific instructions given as to how this oil was to be made (Exodus 30:22-25) We are to […]
May 7, 2012
So That They Might Be Taught War
Text: Judges 3:1-2 Those who lived during the time of Joshua were given the land and promised victory over their enemies (Joshua 23:4-5,14). But a new generation arose that would need to continue to deal with these enemies (Judges 2:8-10, 20-21). This was to test them (Judges 2:22) and teach them war (Judges 3:2). We […]
