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 | The Names of God | 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 (2026) | Various Topics (older)

The Names of God

• Jehovah-Jireh: The Lord Will Provide (Genesis 22:1-14)

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Neglected Commands

• Fear Not
• Do Not Gossip!

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Various Topics (2026)

• Coming soon…

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Lessons from Psalms

• 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

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Lessons from Isaiah

• 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)

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Lessons from Mark

• 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)

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Lessons in Luke

• 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)

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Lessons in Acts

• 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)

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Lessons from Ephesians

• 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)

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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)

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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)

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Lessons from Jude

• 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)

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The Cross

• 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

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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

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The “I Am” Sayings of Jesus

• 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)

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“Know Ye Not?”

• 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)

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Let This Mind Be In You…

• 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)

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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)

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Prayer

• 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)

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Questions the Disciples Asked

• “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)

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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)

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Parables in Luke’s Gospel

• 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)

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Trees of the Bible

• 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)

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Various Topics

• 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)
• Are You Wise in Your Own Eyes? (Proverbs 26:12)
• Attributes of Apollos (Acts 18:24-28)
• Baptism in the Book of Acts
• Baptism in the Letters
• Becoming a Soul Winner Like Jesus
• Built Together (Ephesians 2:19-22)
• 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
• Degrees of Reward and Punishment
• 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
• 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
• Fasting
• Father, Forgive Us
• Fear God & Keep His Commandments (Ecclesiastes 12:13)
• 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)
• In the Garden (John 20:1-18)
• 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 Birth of Our Lord: Tradition, Scripture, and Our Response
• 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 Restoration of Holiness (Ezra 9:1-10:4)
• 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 Church Should Expect from the Preacher
• What the Preacher Should Expect from the Church
• What the Sinner Must Know
• What Will You Do With Jesus?
• When Christ was Preached to Christ (Luke 24:13-35)
• Why Keep Jesus Waiting?
• With
• With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
• The Worship of the Church
• Worthy Art Thou
• You Are Responsible