Matthew 26:36-50 All that transpires in the text before us took place at Gethsemane in the space of about three hours. We see Jesus praying[Read More…]
Sunday School
Basic Bible: Doing the Father’s Work
John 5:19-29 The words before us were spoken by Jesus to “them” — Jews who sought to kill Jesus because He had broken the sabbath[Read More…]
Basic Bible: Overcoming Temptation with the Word
Matthew 4:1-14a “Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit . . .” (v. 1). Jesus, God manifest in the flesh, received the Spirit from[Read More…]
Basic Bible: Jesus’ Baptism
Mark 1:4-13 The baptism of Jesus by John the Baptizer is recorded in all four gospels. Each account of John’s ministry is different. All four[Read More…]
Basic Bible: Blessing of Spiritual Fruit
Galatians 5:18-6:10 “But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law” (v. 18). The law is a list of do’s[Read More…]
Basic Bible: Blessing of Godliness
II Peter 1:3-14 “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him[Read More…]
Basic Bible: Blessing of God’s Comfort
II Corinthians 1:3-11 There is a gap in time of approximately one year between Paul’s two epistles to the church at Corinth. The two epistles[Read More…]
Basic Bible: Blessings Amid Trials
James 1:1-8, 12-18 In verse 1, James identifies his audience as “the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad.” James was the recognized leader of the[Read More…]
Blessing of Belonging in Christ
I Corinthians 12:14-31 “Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular” (v. 27). Paul uses “ye”, the plural form of you, to[Read More…]
Basic Bible: Blessing of Liberty in Christ
Galatians 5:1-17 In verse 1, Paul urges the Galatians to stand fast in the liberty which is realized through Christ and not to be entangled[Read More…]