What is the gospel? It is 1) the Good News, 2) the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus, 3) the Power of God to Salvation. Each hearer will be able to answer the question, “What is the gospel?” I want to communicate that the gospel is God’s plan for salvation through Jesus Christ.
So many people are under the impression that the sting of death is death itself. The Bible says otherwise (1 Corinthians 15:56). That is, it isn’t death that is the […]
In this lesson, we will look at the text of 2 Samuel 24:1-25 and note some lessons. Our goal is to learn the text of 2 Samuel 24 and make application.
We affirm the sanctity of life because 1) It has worth, dignity, and value—it is holy, 2) it is worth living, 3) it is worth protecting. In this lesson, I hope to counter the message of our contemporary culture that life is cheap, meaningless, and worthless for those who have no utility and affirm the sanctity of life.
To be honest with our families we must understand why we don’t tell the truth: 1) Fear of Discovery, 2) Fear of Punishment, 3) Fear of Retaliation, 4) Fear of Rejection, 5) Fear of Change. We want all of our families to be open and honest with each other permitting Christ to govern our family life.
In this lesson, we will answer questions about the Lord’s Supper. Each listener should be able to answer why we partake of the Lord’s supper every Sunday and why we use unleavened bread and grape juice.
Teaching our kids to love the church means teaching our kids to love the 1) People who are the church, 2) Powers of the church, 3) Purpose of the church. Each person should desire to love the church like Christ loves the church.
In this lesson, we will look at the identity of God as revealed in scripture. He is 1) The Eternal One, 2) The Creator, 3) The Redeemer. Each should understand who God is in relationship to the creation and our salvation and to impress upon each one the sovereignty and divinity of God.
We find meaning in the Lord’s Supper when we 1) Remember Jesus, 2) Connect with Jesus, 3) Thank Jesus. Each listener will understand that there is objective significance in observing the Lord’s Supper.
In this lesson, we will study of the blood of Christ and that it speaks about 1) The Church, 2) Salvation, and 3) Responsibility. Each hearer should understand the significance of the blood of Christ. I hope to help people think more about the blood of Christ during the Lord’s Supper.
In Revelation 1, we see that Jesus is the 1) Revelator, 2) Uniter, 3) Motivator, and 4) Initiator. In this lesson, we will study what Revelation chapter one says about who Jesus is. Each hearer will know more about who Jesus is.
This lesson will discuss how God defines the relationship of people to their labor. Each hearer should understand that labor is good, but it does not define us.
Jesus died on the cross so that we could be forgiven of sin. Forgiveness means that 1) Every person has an opportunity to be forgiven. 2) God no longer holds our sins against us, 3) We have a standard upon which to forgive one another. Each listener should know what he needs to do to obtain forgiveness, where that puts him in a relationship to God, and to his fellow.
Justice for the Earth entails: 1) Common Justice, 2) Cry for Justice, 3) Coming Justice. Each listener should understand that justice in the earth now is incomplete, but not final. One day God’s justice will be finished through Christ Jesus.
In this lesson we learn that near the cross we find 1) Healing, 2) Heaven, and 3) Help. As an objective of this lesson, the listener will be able to understand scripturally the song “Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross.”
Why did Jesus die on the cross? In this lesson, we will see that God ordained it. The listener should know that God ordained Jesus to die on the cross for him.
In this lesson we will learn that the life is in the blood as we compare the functions of blood with the functions of the blood of Christ: Blood 1) replenishes, 2) removes, 3) repairs, and 4) regulates. Each listener should recognize the function of the blood of Christ as it gives life to the body.
Why is communion important? It is a 1) Declaration of Faith, 2) Demonstration of Fellowship, 3) Deliberation of Forgiveness. The listener should understand the importance of communion in relationship to Christ, others, and himself.
There are two kinds of guilt in the Bible. There is the feeling of guilt when our conscience condemns us—subjective guilt. There is also guilt for doing something objectively wrong. […]
The Bible presents a high view of the worth of each individual person. This view is two-fold. First, there is the fact of a person’s being made in the image […]