Lessons from the Life of David and Bathsheba
In this lesson we look at some practical lessons from David’s sin with Bathsheba. We want to understand what characterizes sin and to know when we are involved in it.
Tag: May
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What is the Bible?
In this lesson, we will seek to answer the question, “What is the Bible.” 1) It means “book.” 2) It is a book of books. 3) It is the word of God. 4) It is the story of God’s work to save man through His Son Jesus Christ. This lesson is designed to help everyone understand what the Bible is. The aim of this lesson is to answer the question “What is the Bible?”
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“He That Sweareth To His Own Hurt”
“LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? . . . He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.” (Psalm 15:1, 4) […]
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What Will I Make of the New Year?
What will I make of the New Year? I will make it a year of 1) love, 2) service, 3) optimism. Each should resolve to make this New Year a year of love, service, and optimism. The aim of this lesson is to exhort each Christian to make the best of this new year that they can make of it!
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In the Resurrection, We Will Be In Jesus’ Image
Being In the Resurrection means 1) We have a resurrected life, 2) We will have a resurrected body, 3) We will live forever in heaven. The hearer should be able to understand the importance of the resurrected life as it relates to eternal resurrection and life in heaven with God and Christ.
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VICTORY
What would have happened had individuals moped around looking depressed and upset at such news?
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God’s Forecasting – Psalm 1
God has a forecast for the righteous and for the ungodly: 1) The Righteous Have a Future, 2) The Ungodly Have a Fate. We need to make appropriate plans because God’s forecasting is never wrong.
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Escape from the Fiery Furnace
As we think about escaping from the fiery furnace, 1) we face the threat of the fiery furnace, 2) we may be thrown into the fiery furnace, 3) that we may thwart the fiery furnace. Each hearer should understand how we have fiery furnaces to challenge our faith.
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Targeting
Over the past couple of years, professional and college football have adapted rules to include a penalty for “targeting.” Targeting is defined as forcible contact with the crown of the […]
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Honesty in Family – Why Tell the Truth?
To be honest with our families we must understand 1) Why we don’t tell the truth, 2) Why we should tell the truth. I hope that each of our families are open and honest with each other permitting Christ to govern our family life.
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Muscle Memory
We train our brain to remember how to do things again and again. I’m glad I don’t every day have to learn again how to walk, or eat, or drink, or talk, etc. We have learned these things and now know how to do them without thinking.
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The Submission of Self to God – Psalm 119:169-176
Submission of self to God means submission of our 1) Tongues, 2) Choices, 3) Souls. In this lesson, we will study Psalm 119:169-176 and talk about how the Psalmist submits himself to God.
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Does the Bible Teach Socialism or Communism?
Socialism/Communism is a political system based on the assumption that the world is economically divided into two classes: the owners of production vs. the workers/producers; the aristocracy vs. the proletariat; the rich vs. the poor; the “haves” vs. the “have-nots.” The object of socialism/communism is to use the power of the government to take away wealth from those who have it and redistribute it to those who do not. It is alleged that this ideology will redress extant social injustices fomented by the privilege the “haves” exercise over the “have-nots.” In this way, society’s ills will be cured, and it will usher in a utopian paradise on earth.
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Cussing in Front of the Preacher
It is not the preacher that a person needs to worry about cussing in front of—it’s God Almighty! And He hears it all!
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“Ivory Palaces”
In this lesson, we will look at the song “Ivory Palaces” and the Psalm from which it comes as we consider its lyrics. Jesus came out of the Ivory Palaces to 1) Bring us joy by his presence, 2) Die on the cross for our sins, and 3) Receive us to His ivory palaces one day. May we better understand the hymn “Ivory Palaces” when we sing it.
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Playing by the Rules
The Bible gives us a set of “rules,” if you will, (they are really commandments) that we should follow so that we may have unity.
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What is Easier?
The point of Jesus’ words was to show by miracle that He had authority.
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How Do You Handle Bad News?
In this lesson, we will study what the Bible teaches regarding how to handle bad news. Our aim is to help each manage the reception of bad news.
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God’s Response to Us
In this lesson, we will study 2 Samuel 22:26-28 noticing God’s response to our attitudes. God is not an idle spectator of our lives but responds to the attitudes that we display as we live life every day. Each person should live their life in the knowledge of God’s presence and response to our lives.
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Is Our Christianity Corroded?
We need to cut out the worldly activities and get more in touch with our brothers and sisters in Christ, attend more church events, and put spiritual talk into our family life.
