TEXTUAL: Psalms | Isaiah | Mark | Luke | Acts | Ephesians | 1 & 2 Thessalonians | 1, 2, 3 John | Jude
SERIES: The Cross | Elementary Principles | The “I Am” Sayings of Jesus | “Know Ye Not?” | Let This Mind Be In You | Neglected Commands | Old Testament Fables & Parables | Parables in Luke’s Gospel | Prayer | Questions the Disciples Asked | Sermon on the Mount | Trees of the Bible
MISC.: Various Topics (2025) | Various Topics (older)
- Who is My Neighbor [The Good Samaritan] (Luke 10:25-37)
- The Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-13)
- “I’m Gonna Need a Bigger Barn!” [The Rich Fool] (Luke 12:13-21)
- Be Watchful, Be Prepared (Luke 12:35-48)
- Fruitless (Luke 13:6-9)
- Inexcusable Excuses (Luke 14:16-24)
- Counting the Cost (Luke 14:25-33)
- The Lost Sheep (Luke 15:4-7)
- The Lost Silver (Luke 15:8-10)
- The Lost Sons (Luke 15:11-32)
- The Unjust Steward (Luke 16:1-13)
- The Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-11)
- The Cross in Prophecy
- God’s Eternal Purpose in the Cross
- The Precious Blood of Christ (1 Peter 1:17-21)
- The Price Paid on Calvary
- Peace Through the Cross of Jesus (Ephesians 2:14-18)
- The Preaching of the Cross (1 Corinthians 1:18)
- The Prayers of the Cross
- The People at the Cross
- Love Personified on the Cross
- The Place of the Cross
Lessons in the Letters of John
- Why Did John Write? (1 John 1:4; 2:1; 5:13)
- Walking in God’s Light (1 John 1:5-2:2)
- Our Love of God and Man (1 John 2:3-11)
- Love Not the World (1 John 2:15-17)
- Many Antichrists Have Come (1 John 2:18-29)
- We are the Children of God (1 John 3:1-15)
- The Ultimate Love (1 John 3:16-24)
- Us Against the World (1 John 4:1-6)
- Responding to God’s Love (1 John 4:7-21)
- Godly Love, Victorious Faith (1 John 5:1-12)
- Confident Christianity (1 John 5:13-21)
- Love for Truth (2 John 1-13)
- Warning Against False Teachers (2 John 9-11)
- What Kind of Example Are You? (3 John 1-14)
- Are You Wise in Your Own Eyes? (Proverbs 26:12)
- Built Together (Ephesians 2:19-22)
- Degrees of Reward and Punishment
- Examine Yourselves [part 1]: Your Relationship to Christ, His Cross, and His Church
- Examine Yourselves [part 2]: Where is Your Focus?
- The Existence of Evil, Pain, and Suffering
- Fear God & Keep His Commandments (Ecclesiastes 12:13)
- In the Garden (John 20:1-18)
- The Birth of Our Lord: Tradition, Scripture, and Our Response
- The Restoration of Holiness (Ezra 9:1-10:4)
- What the Church Should Expect from the Preacher
- What the Preacher Should Expect from the Church
- When Christ was Preached to Christ (Luke 24:13-35)
- Psalm 1: The Blessing of Righteousness
- Psalm 4: The Blessing of Safety
- Psalm 21: The Blessing of Victory
- Psalm 23: The Blessing of God’s Provision
- Psalm 27: The Blessing of Trust
- Psalm 29: The Voice of the LORD
- Psalm 32: The Blessing of Forgiveness
- Psalm 41: The Blessing of Compassion
- Psalm 46: The Blessing of Refuge
- Psalm 53: The Blessing of Deliverance
- Psalm 126: Bringing in the Sheaves
- Rebellion and Restoration (Isaiah 1:1-20)
- Isaiah’s Parable of the Vineyard (Isaiah 5:1-12)
- “Here Am I! Send Me!” (Isaiah 6:1-13)
- Songs of Praise and Triumph (Isaiah 25)
- The Highway of Holiness (Isaiah 35)
- Comfort from God (Isaiah 40:1-11)
- God’s Chosen Servant (Isaiah 42:1-10)
- God’s Suffering Servant (Isaiah 52:13-53:12)
- God’s Merciful Invitation (Isaiah 55:1-13)
- Good Tidings We Bring (Isaiah 61:1-3, 10)
- A New Name (Isaiah 62)
- The Old Gives Way to the New (Isaiah 66)
- The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry (Mark 1:1-20)
- The Devil Among God’s People (Mark 1:21-28)
- The Power of Jesus (Mark 1:29-2:12)
- The Great Physician for the Sin-Sick World (Mark 2:13-17)
- To Fast or Not to Fast? (Mark 2:18-22)
- The Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2:23-3:6)
- Engaged? Or Merely Examining? (Mark 3:7-19)
- The Unpardonable Sin (Mark 3:20-30)
- Are You a Part of Jesus’ Family? (Mark 3:31-35)
- What Kind of Soil Are You? (Mark 4:1-20)
- The Growth of the Kingdom (Mark 4:21-34)
- Master, the Tempest is Raging! (Mark 4:35-41)
- Legion (Mark 5:1-20)
- Overwhelmed (Mark 5:21-43)
- His Own Country (Mark 6:1-13)
- Inspired Examples: Good and Bad (Mark 6:14-29)
- Doing the Impossible (Mark 6:30-56)
- Tradition vs. Truth (Mark 7:1-23)
- Jesus Cares for All People (Mark 7:24-8:10)
- Seeking a Sign (Mark 8:11-26)
- Who is Jesus? (Mark 8:27-33)
- Follow Him (Mark 8:34-9:1)
- Only Jesus (Mark 9:2-10, 30-32)
- All Things Are Possible (Mark 9:11-29)
- Avoiding Spiritual Rivalry (Mark 9:33-41)
- And the Fire is Not Quenched (Mark 9:42-50)
- God’s View of Marriage and Children (Mark 10:1-16)
- The Goodness and Severity of the Lord (Mark 11:1-33)
- The Danger of Extremism (Mark 12:1-44)
- Jesus’ Prediction Regarding the Destruction of Jerusalem (Mark 13:1-37)
- “My Betrayer is at Hand” (Mark 14:42-46)
- Attitudes Toward Jesus (Mark 14-15)
- Up from the Grave He Arose (Mark 16)
- The Birth of Jesus (Luke 2:1-20)
- Is Jesus With You? (Luke 2:41-52)
- Temptation (Luke 4:1-13)
- The Authority of Jesus (Luke 4:31-44)
- Launch Out Into The Deep (Luke 5:1-11)
- Forgiveness and Healing (Luke 5:17-26)
- Blessings and Woes (Luke 6:20-26)
- Love Your Enemies (Luke 6:27-36)
- Pride and Prejudice (and a Parable) (Luke 7:36-50)
- The Seed, the Soil, and the Sower (Luke 8:4-15)
- Rejection or Reception? (Luke 8:26-56)
- The Christ and His Kingdom (Luke 9:18-27)
- Are You Listening To Jesus? (Luke 9:28-36)
- When They Had Come Down From The Mountain (Luke 9:37-45)
- Yes, But… (Luke 9:57-62)
- Rejecting God (Luke 10:1-16)
- Who Is My Neighbor? (Luke 10:25-37)
- A House Divided (Luke 11:14-23)
- Beware of Covetousness (Luke 12:13-34)
- Life, Death, and Eternity (Luke 16:19-31)
- The One Who Said, “Thank You” (Luke 17:11-19)
- Persistence in Prayer (Luke 18:1-8)
- In Whom Do You Trust? (Luke 18:9-14)
- Zacchaeus was a Wee Little Man (But a Spiritual Giant) (Luke 19:1-10)
- The Authority of Jesus (Luke 19:47-20:8)
- Self vs. Sacrifice (Luke 20:45-21:4)
- Greatness (Luke 22:24-30)
- The Prayer in the Garden (Luke 22:39-46)
- Following…At A Distance (Luke 22:54-62)
- Jesus Before Pilate and Herod (Luke 23:1-25)
- The King on a Cross (Luke 23:26-38)
- Converted at the Cross (Luke 23:39-55)
- Up From The Grave He Arose! (Luke 24:1-12)
- The Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35)
- Christ’s Kingdom: Now Established or Yet To Come? (Acts 1:4-8; 2:1-21)
- The Gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38)
- Using Good for the Gospel (Acts 3:1-26)
- Boldness in the Face of Persecution (Acts 4:1-31)
- Selflessness vs. Deception (Acts 4:32-5:11)
- Many Signs and Wonders (Acts 5:12-16)
- They Did Not Cease (Acts 5:17-42)
- Solving Problems and Growing as a Result (Acts 6:1-7)
- Stephen: Uncompromising Devotion (Acts 6-7)
- The Gospel Spreads Beyond Jerusalem (Acts 8:4-24)
- Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch (Acts 8:26-39)
- Saul and Ananias (Acts 9:1-19)
- The Conversion of Cornelius (Acts 10-11)
- God Sees and Hears the Righteous (Acts 12)
- The Journey Is On (Acts 12:25-13:12)
- Prophecy and Proof (Acts 13:13-41)
- Reception and Rejection in Antioch of Pisidia (Acts 13:42-52)
- A Miracle, A Mistake, and A Message (Acts 14:8-28)
- The Jerusalem Council (Acts 15:1-35)
- From Contention to Comfort (Acts 15:36-41)
- Paul in Philippi (Acts 16:11-34)
- The Gospel Comes To Thessalonica (Acts 17:1-10)
- Some New Thing (Acts 17:16-34)
- A Message for All Men Everywhere (Acts 17:16-34)
- The One Baptism (Acts 18:24-19:7)
- The Word Grows in Ephesus (Acts 19:11-20)
- Opposition to the Gospel (Acts 19:23-41)
- On the First Day of the Week (Acts 20:7)
- Don’t Fall Asleep, Church! (Acts 20:7-12)
- The Example of Paul (Acts 20:17-38)
- How Committed Are You? (Acts 21:7-14)
- Four Questions (Acts 22:1-16)
- All Good Conscience (Acts 23:1)
- Paul’s Defense Before Felix (Acts 24:10-21)
- Paul Reasons With Felix (Acts 24:22-27)
- The Resurrection: The Basis of Our Hope and Faith (Acts 25:18-19)
- The Ignorance of Festus (Acts 25-26)
- The Storm (Acts 27)
- Unhindered (Acts 28)
- Chosen By The Father (Ephesians 1:1-6)
- Spiritual Blessings In The Son (Ephesians 1:7-12)
- Sealed With The Spirit (Ephesians 1:13-14)
- Paul’s Prayer for Knowledge (Ephesians 1:15-20)
- Christ Exalted (Ephesians 1:20-23)
- You He Made Alive (Ephesians 2:1-10)
- Brought Near By His Blood (Ephesians 2:11-13)
- Christ Our Peace (Ephesians 2:14-18)
- Christ Our Cornerstone (Ephesians 2:19-22)
- Built Together (Ephesians 2:19-22)
- The Mystery Revealed (Ephesians 3:1-7)
- The Eternal Purpose of God (Ephesians 3:8-13)
- Paul’s Second Prayer for the Ephesians (Ephesians 3:14-21)
- Walk Worthy (Ephesians 4:1-3)
- One Body (Ephesians 4:4)
- One Spirit, One Lord, One God and Father (Ephesians 4:4-6)
- One Hope, One Faith (Ephesians 4:4-6)
- One Baptism (Ephesians 4:5)
- Equipping and Edifying in Love (Ephesians 4:7-16)
- From Tragedy to Triumph (Ephesians 4:17-24)
- The Integrity of the New Man (Ephesians 4:25-32)
- The Christian Walk (Ephesians 5:1-17)
- Redeeming the Time (Ephesians 5:15-17)
- Do Not Be Drunk With Wine (Ephesians 5:18)
- The Music of the Church (Ephesians 5:18-21)
- The Husband and His Wife — Christ and His Church (Ephesians 5:22-33)
- Children and Parents (Ephesians 6:1-4)
- Whether Slave or Free (Ephesians 6:5-9)
- I’m in the Lord’s Army (Ephesians 6:10-20)
- The Short Biography of Tychicus (Ephesians 6:21-24)
Lessons in the Letters to Thessalonica
- Paul’s Gratitude for the Church (1 Thessalonians 1:1-5)
- A Life Worth Imitating (1 Thessalonians 1:6-10)
- A Culture of Caring (1 Thessalonians 2:1-12)
- The Treasure of Our Faith (1 Thessalonians 2:13-20)
- Paul’s Care for the Church (1 Thessalonians 3:1-13)
- The Will of God: Your Sanctification (1 Thessalonians 4:1-8)
- Christian Love & Ambition (1 Thessalonians 4:9-12)
- Comfort Through Hope (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
- The Day of the Lord (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11)
- Christian Responsibilities (1 Thessalonians 5:12-28)
- Pray Without Ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
- The Glory of God’s Power (2 Thessalonians 1:1-12)
- The Mystery of Lawlessness (2 Thessalonians 2:1-12)
- Chosen, Called, and Comforted (2 Thessalonians 2:13-17)
- Principles for the Church (2 Thessalonians 3:1-18)
- Jude’s View of Himself and Others (Jude 1-2)
- Contend Earnestly for the Faith (Jude 3-4)
- Examples of Apostasy (Jude 5-11)
- The Ungodly False Teachers (Jude 12-16)
- Remember the Words (Jude 17-19)
- Responsibility to Self and to Others (Jude 20-23)
- Glory to God (Jude 24-25)
Elementary Principles (Hebrews 6:1-2)
- Elementary Principles: The Benefits of Baptism (Romans 6:1-11)
- Elementary Principles: Eternal Judgment
- Elementary Principles: Faith Toward God
- Elementary Principles: Laying on of Hands
- Elementary Principles: Resurrection of the Dead
- Elementary Principles: The “What?”, “Who?”, and “Why?” of Repentance
- I Am Gentle and Lowly in Heart (Matthew 11:28-30)
- I Am Teacher and Lord (John 13:13)
- I Am the Bread of Life (John 6)
- I Am the Good Shepherd (John 10)
- I Am the Light of the World (John 8:12)
- I Am the Resurrection and the Life (John 11)
- I Am the Vine (John 15:1-8)
- I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6)
- The Benefits of Baptism (Romans 6:1-11)
- The Choice of Obedience (Romans 6:12-23)
- Dominion of the Law (Romans 7:1-6)
- The Church is God’s Temple (1 Corinthians 3:16-17)
- The Danger of a Little Leaven (1 Corinthians 5:6)
- Judging the World and Angels (1 Corinthians 6:1-8)
- Humility (Philippians 2:5-8)
- Compassion (Matthew 14:13-21)
- Peace (Luke 2:8-14)
- Confidence in the Power of God (Matthew 17:22-23)
- Holy (1 Peter 1:13-16)
- Love (1 John 4:7-11)
Old Testament Fables & Parables
- Trees Making a King (Judges 9)
- The Poor Man’s Ewe Lamb (2 Samuel 12:1-13)
- The Parable of the Guilty Son (2 Samuel 14:1-14)
- The Parable of the Escaped Prisoner (1 Kings 20:35-43)
- Isaiah’s Parable of the Vineyard (Isaiah 5:1-12)
- The Linen Sash (Jeremiah 13:1-11)
- Two Eagles and the Vine (Ezekiel 17:1-24)
- The Lion Kings (Ezekiel 19:1-14)
- The Boiling Pot (Ezekiel 24:1-14)
- The Plant and the Worm (Jonah 4:6-11)
- Solomon’s Prayer: Wisdom (1 Kings 3:3-15)
- Prayer that is Honorable (1 Chronicles 4:9-10)
- The Marvel of God’s Provision (1 Chronicles 29:10-20)
- Nehemiah’s Prayer (Nehemiah 1:4-11)
- The Prayer of Agur (Proverbs 30:7-9)
- The Prayer of Daniel (Daniel 6:10; 9:3-19)
- The Prescription for Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)
- Pray Like a Disciple (Matthew 6:13b)
- The Privilege of Prayer (Matthew 7:7-11)
- A Mother’s Prayer (Matthew 15:21-28)
- Praying in Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-46)
- Persistence in Prayer (Luke 18:1-8)
- In Whom Do You Trust? (Luke 18:9-14)
- The Lord’s Prayer (John 17:1-26)
- Pray Without Ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
- Praise Through Prayer (James 5:13-18)
- “How Do You Know Me?” (John 1:43-48)
- The Disciple’s Questions in Matthew 24
- “Why Could We Not Cast It Out?” (Mark 9:14-29)
- “Lord, Do You Want Us to Command Fire to Come Down from Heaven and Consume Them?” (Luke 9:51-56)
- “Lord, Is It I?” (Matthew 26:20-25)
- “This is a Hard Saying; Who Can Understand It?” (John 6:48-60)
- “Who Then is the Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” (Matthew 18:1-4; Mark 9:30-37)
- “Teacher, Do You Not Care That We Are Perishing?” (Mark 4:35-41)
- “Lord, To Whom Shall We Go?” (John 6:66-69)
- “Up To Seven Times?” (Matthew 18:21-35)
- “Are You Going There Again?” (John 11:1-10)
- “But Lord, What About This Man?” (John 21:15-21)
- “Lord, Will You At This Time Restore The Kingdom To Israel?” (Acts 1:1-8)
Lessons from the Sermon on the Mount
- The Character of the Kingdom’s Citizens (Matthew 5:1-12)
- Our Relationship to the World (Matthew 5:13-16)
- Murder (Matthew 5:17-26)
- Adultery (Matthew 5:27-32)
- Oaths and Revenge (Matthew 5:33-48)
- The Motivation Behind Our Actions (Matthew 6:1-18)
- Materialism (Matthew 6:19-24)
- Futility of Anxiety (Matthew 6:25-34)
- “Judge Not, That You Be Not Judged” (Matthew 7:1-6)
- Ask, Seek, Knock (Matthew 7:7-12)
- Choose Your Path Wisely (Matthew 7:13-27)
- The Trees in Eden (Genesis 2 & 3)
- By the Terebinth Trees of Mamre (Genesis 18:1-8)
- The Tree at Marah (Exodus 15:22-27)
- Under the Palm Tree of Deborah (Judges 4-5)
- Saul in Gibeah Under a Tamarisk Tree (1 Samuel 22:6-19)
- Planting Trees with Solomon (Ecclesiastes 2:1-11)
- A Lesson from Grace (Titus 2:11-14)
- A View of God in the Eyes of Nahum (Nahum 1:2-3,7)
- Always Abounding in the Work of the Lord
- “And,” Not “Or”
- Are Premillennial Theories True?
- Are There Degrees of Reward and Punishment in Eternity? (Matthew 6:19-21)
- Attributes of Apollos (Acts 18:24-28)
- Baptism in the Book of Acts
- Baptism in the Letters
- Becoming a Soul Winner Like Jesus
- Can He Depend On You?
- Christian Sacrifice
- Church Discipline and Fellowship
- Closer To Thee
- Come and See (John 1:29-51)
- Commitment to the Lord (Mark 12:28-30)
- Compassion for the Lost (Matthew 9:35-38)
- Counterfeit Religion
- Deludedism
- Demon Possession
- Ephesians 6:10-12 — The Enemy We Face
- Ephesians 6:13-17 — The Equipment We Wear
- Ephesians 6:18-20 — The Energy We Employ
- Ephesians 6:21-24 — The Encouragement We Receive
- Fasting
- Father, Forgive Us
- Flee! Follow! Fight! (1 Timothy 6:11-12; 2 Timothy 2:22-23)
- Go To Your Brother
- God Exists
- God Has Spoken (Hebrews 1:1-3)
- God in His Mercy and His Love
- God is Gracious
- God is Holy (and We Should Be Holy, Too!)
- God is Just
- God is Longsuffering
- God is Love
- God is Merciful
- God Provides
- God’s Dress Code (Galatians 3:26-27)
- Good Friends
- Growing Through Giving
- He Loves Me
- Heaven Holds All To Me
- How Do We View Our Own Sins?
- How Do We View Another Person’s Sins?
- I Said To Myself
- The Identity of the Church
- In Christ
- In The Beginning Was The Word… (John 1:1-5, 14)
- Into Our Hands
- Is the Bible Really Inspired by God?
- It’s Time To Work!
- Jesus Is All The World To Me
- Jesus is the Answer
- Jesus the Creator, the Savior, and the Judge
- Lamps Without Oil (Matthew 25:1-13)
- Laying Again the Foundations
- Learning from Aquila and Priscilla (Acts 18:1-4)
- Learning from the Past (1 Corinthians 10:1-11)
- Let No One Deceive Himself
- “Lord, If It Is You!” (Matthew 14:22-33)
- Lost Religious People
- Love One Another (1 Peter 1:22-23)
- Mission: Possible (With God)
- No Vacancy (Luke 2:1-7)
- O the Depth and the Riches
- One More Night with the Frogs (Exodus 8:1-15)
- Onesiphorus, the Profit Bringer (2 Timothy 1:16-18)
- The Organization of the Church
- Our God, He Is Alive
- Partakers of the Divine Nature (2 Peter 1:1-4)
- Personal Responsibility in Evangelism (2 Timothy 2:2)
- Prepare Yourself to Lead: Lessons from Joshua (Joshua 1:1-9)
- Ready to Give a Defense (1 Peter 3:15)
- Refill Your Cup With Christ (Colossians 3:1-4)
- Safety With God
- Silence that is Sinful (2 Kings 7:3-10)
- Some New Thing (Acts 17:16-34)
- Stand and Fight (2 Samuel 23:11-12)
- Stay Positive
- That Which Is Precious To Peter
- The Beatitudes of Revelation
- The Christian’s Responsibility (Galatians 6:1-10)
- The Christian’s Speech
- The Faith of Abraham
- The Gospel Comes To Thessalonica (Acts 17:1-10)
- The Growth of the First-Century Church
- The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Rules The World
- The “I Am” Statements of Paul (Romans 1:14-16)
- The Importance of Bible Study
- The Importance of Encouragement (Acts 4:36-37)
- The Importance of a Good Example
- The Life of a Godly Mother (1 Samuel 1-2)
- The Role of Women in the Church
- The Tragedy of Sin (Genesis 3:1-13)
- There Is A Habitation
- Transformed and Conformed (Philippians 3:17-21)
- True Worship (Oft We Come Together…)
- Types and Antitypes: The Passover Lamb and The Christ
- Two Covenants
- Wandering from the Truth
- Waste Not
- “We Wish To See Jesus”
- What a Young Person Can Do
- What Do They See When They Look At You? What Do You See When You Look At Them?
- What Do You See When You Look At Jesus? (1 Timothy 1:12-15)
- What Does It Mean To Be A Christian?
- What Have You Purposed?
- What Is The Church?
- What is Truth?
- What Makes a Strong Church?
- What the Sinner Must Know
- What Will You Do With Jesus?
- Why Keep Jesus Waiting?
- With
- With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
- The Worship of the Church
- Worthy Art Thou
- You Are Responsible
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