Philippians 2:12-13 2 So then, my dear friends… continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence, for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort—for the sake of his good pleasure—is God.” Thinking it Through God’s word tells us to work out our salvation. Salvation here does not refer to our … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in Philippians 2:12-13” »
Month: December 2021
This is a lesson created by Kingston Tong. Free free to use it for personal use or adapt it to fit your ministry. If you have any questions or additional insight, submit them below. Let’s continue to help our community of faith grow!
Before we leave John 4, let’s look back for a moment. Read again John 4:1-54 and consider what is the Lord saying to you. John 4:1-54 1Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John— 2 although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples. 3 So … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in the Gospel of John 4:1-54” »
Here is lesson 2. Feel free to use it for your personal needs or adapt it to your ministry. If you have any questions or additional insights, let us know. Mike
Read John 4:43-45. Circle the words that stand out to you. What is the Lord saying to you? 43 After the two days he left for Galilee. 44 (Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.) 45 When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in the Gospel of John 4:43-54” »
This is a small group Bible Study for Colossians 1:1-8. I personally created this lesson. Free free to use it for personal use or adapt it to fit your ministry. If you have any questions or additional insight, submit them below. Let’s continue to help our community of faith grow! Mike
Thank you for the question on the recommendation of a Bible book for a deeper walk with the Lord, “What is the best book of the Bible to help me to become closer to God, and why?” I recommend the Epistle of I John, followed by the Gospel of John. For one’s consideration, here are the … Read More “Thank you for the question on the recommendation of a Bible book for a deeper walk with the Lord, “What is the best book of the Bible to help me to become closer to God, and why?”” »
Thank you for the question on Scripture, “Why do you think that the scripture does not include the New Testament?” If I may venture an answer to the question that may help clarify one’s question: The term Scriptures refers primarily to the Old Testaments. One must remember the early Christians only had the Old Testament and … Read More “Thank you for the question on Scripture, “Why do you think that the scripture does not include the New Testament?”” »
Thank you for the question on government, “Romans 13 has implied that we should obey the government as long as its authority is lawful, but we should never obey the unlawful authority of corrupt government. Although implicit, it doesn’t need to be spelled out. Do you agree or disagree?” As a general principle, I would disagree … Read More “Thank you for the question on government, “Romans 13 has implied that we should obey the government as long as its authority is lawful, but we should never obey the unlawful authority of corrupt government. Although implicit, it doesn’t need to be spelled out. Do you agree or disagree?”” »
Thank you for the question on Evolution and the Bible, “Does evolution disprove the Bible, it says after the earth was created Adam and Eve was the first person. But then again evolution was proved to be true, does it disprove the Bible? There isn’t any way to explain this better, so I hope you understand.“ … Read More “Does evolution disprove the Bible, it says after the earth was created Adam and Eve was the first person. But then again evolution was proved to be true, does it disprove the Bible? There isn’t any way to explain this better, so I hope you understand.” »