In the Word

JUDAS ISCARIOT … FACE OF THE BETRAYER

John 12:5-6; John 6:66-71; Matthew 10:1-8; Luke 22:1-6; Matthew 26:14-16; John 13:27-30; Matthew 26:47-50 and finally Matthew 27:1-7. It has always amazed me that…

Lesson 8 - Stories About Waiting … Understanding God’s Promise

Jesus told two final parables in the days before His death on Calvary — the Parable of the Tenants and the Parable of the Ten Virgins. He…

Lesson 7 - Stories About Treasure … Understanding God’s Economy

Jesus had a lot to say about wealth, but it wasn’t what people expected. Today’s parables feature two rich men who had everything the w…

Lesson 6 - Stories About Asking … Understanding God’s Heart

The disciples knew that Jesus didn’t pray like the Pharisees and they observed the result in His life and ministry. They sensed that He was…

Lesson 5 - Stories About Serving … Understanding God’s Expectations

We live in a very “what’s-in-it-for-me?’ type world. No one wants to commit to anything that doesn’t enhance their own bottom line. …

Lesson 4 - Stories About How to Treat Others … Understanding God’s Forgiveness and Compassion

The Pharisees had a hard time seeing their own need for God’s mercy. They were confident they were keeping…

Lesson 3 - Stories About Who’s In and Who’s Out … Understanding God’s Guest List

The Pharisees made a great show of entertaining one another; and the guest lists for their dinners were all about who w…

Lesson 2 - Stories About Lost Things … Understanding God’s Love For Us

Jesus talked about a very common experience in this set of parables in Luke 15 — the loss of something precious and valuable. He …

Lesson 1 - Stories About Listening … Understanding God’s Word

Jesus often used familiar, everyday situations to teach His followers powerful truths. These parables may be very familiar to us but beca…

Exodus 17:8-16. This short passage of Scripture teaches us so much about Biblical Leadership. You will be challenged and encouraged all at the same time!

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Lesson 4 - An Example in Perseverance

1 Kings 21:1-28; 1 Kings 19:19-21 and 2 Kings 2:1-15. Elijah was an incredible man of prayer. He knew what it was like to persevere even when he was hated and rej…

Lesson 3 - When Fear Overwhelms and Depression Sets In

1 Kings 18:40-19:18.

As Christ followers, we know that the extremes of life teach us to trust Him, they draw us closer to Him, and conform us to H…

Lesson 21 - An Exceptional God

Kings 17:12-18:40.

Elijah knew that nothing is impossible for God. In his encounter with the prophets of Baal we learn the truth that all religions are not the same and t…

Lesson 1 - An Ordinary Man

1 Kings 17:1-15.

We know nothing about the Prophet Elijah other than he came from the town of Tishbe in Gilead. No one knows about his family or his education, all we do know…

Lesson 8 - The Way to Life

Luke 7:11-17; Luke 8:40-56; John 11:1-53; Matthew 12:38-41 and 1 Corinthians 15:17-22. No study of miracles would be complete without considering those in which Christ raise…

Lesson 7 - The Way to Restoration

Mark 9:14-29; Mark 5:25-33; Luke 8:47-48; Matthew 8:2-4 and Luke 17:12-19. The miracles in today’s lesson involve broken people who struggled with needs no earthly pe…

Lesson 6 - The Way to Usefulness

Luke 5:4-11; John 6:5-11; Matthew 14:19-21; John 21:4-17. Astonished by a miraculous catch of fish, the disciples could only wonder what the Lord meant that He would u…

Lesson 5 - The Way to Peace

Mark 4:35-41; Matthew 14:22-33. What do you do when following the Lord gets hard? When problems arise and you find yourself struggling in ways you never imagined? The disci…

Lesson 4 - The Way to Wholeness

John 5:1-16. Most were too busy to notice the crumpled figure of the man on his mat; yet, in the midst of so many, Jesus saw him. And the question He asked the paralyti…