All Posts Tagged With: "bible study"
Never Give Up, No Matter the Odds – Your Personal Bible Study
When we’re deep into the study of the Bible, we don’t want to get so hung up on the main teaching of a passage that we overlook any of the jewels God buried in it for us to uncover. To fully appreciate the power of God’s word we need to slow down and digest all [...]
2Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
To Set the Record Straight…
We all know the story of Noah and the flood and how he gathered the animals two by two and brought them into the Ark–a male and female of each kind so after the flood the world could be replenished. That’s what we’ve always heard. Now let’s see what the scriptures actually say.
The [...]
Getting to Know Christ
If you’re going through a tough time and need something to lean on outside yourself… if you have difficulty understanding how God can be Father, Son and Holy Spirit–all three and still just “one”… if you cannot fathom how Jesus was both God and man at the same time…
…then an in-depth study of the [...]
Bible Study: “Hastening the Coming Day of God”
Ever since Biblical times, people have speculated as to the timing of the end of the world as we know it. Well-meaning scholars have foolishly set dates for Jesus’ expected return even though clearly warned in scripture that no one knows the day or hour but the Father in heaven. However, although we do [...]
28Jul2010 | Gail Knox | 0 comments | Continued
Seven Biblical Principles for Overcoming Despair – Your Personal Bible Study
As children, we have dreams of what we want to be when we grow up. As grown-ups, we dream of what we want to accomplish before we die. Our dreams motivate us and encourage us to work hard. They keep us on target. They keep us from giving up. But what do we do when our dreams are shattered?
25Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Nothing But the Word of God
On occasion God reveals Himself through His Word in what could be called a “Holy Silence.” This is the kind of silence in which you can hear a pin drop in an audience of thousands. As if all the air is completely sucked out of the room.
You may have been fortunate to have experienced a [...]
Illuminations – Studying God’s Word for Life
I must have said the “magic words” a dozen times or more before anything changed in my life. It’s not that I didn’t want to become a Christian—it’s that I was trying to do it on my own. But no matter how hard I tried to clean up my act, I couldn’t. Not long after [...]
24Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Carving Up the Good News
by M. Thurston
“Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.”—Proverbs 30:5
It is an established fact that the majority of America’s founding fathers were Christians. In fact, out of the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence, fifty-three were Christians. A notable exception was Thomas Jefferson. He [...]
Attaining to the Resurrection from the Dead: Your Personal Bible Study
Paul uses the word “resurrection” twice in the rather long sentence that begins in Philippians 3:8 and runs through the end of verse 11. The first use of the word clearly refers to the resurrection of Jesus following His death on the cross and subsequent burial of His human form in the grave.
_ Read Philippians [...]
A Thorn in the Flesh: Your Personal Bible Study
In 2 Corinthians 12:7, Paul refers to the fact that there was given to him “a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.” This poses the question: What does Paul mean by the thorn in the flesh that was given him? We have [...]
25Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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