(Audio File) The Bible is filled with many wonderful things, but of all found there, nothing compares to the gospel message of Jesus Christ. Yet, when I teach about this salvation plan explained in Acts 2:38 necessitates repentance, baptism in Jesus’ name, and the infilling of the Holy Ghost, I am often asked if that applies […]
GROW Part 1 / Lesson 4 – BORN AGAIN BY FAITH 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed […]
Lessons 4A, 4B, & 4C GROW Part 2 / Lesson 4A – SAINTS AND SIN Audio: 4A Let’s begin this lesson by defining some of what we will talk about in this fourth lesson. These include: Sin: biblically it means “an offense” (see Strong’s H2403 and G266). The Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary says […]
Audio: 3A & 3B GROW Part 2 / Lesson 3A & 3B – SAINTS The New Covenant gospel transforms sinners into what the Bible calls “saints.” This process is often called “sanctification.” Webster’s 1888 Dictionary defines sanctification as follows: SANCTIFICA’TION, n. [See Sanctify.] The act of making holy. In an evangelical sense, the […]
Part 1 / Lesson 2 – THE ETERNAL ONE GOD The writer of Hebrews said that when we come to God we must first believe that “He is.” The Bible shows that Jesus was God incarnate. This teaching is the single most defining issue of the New Testament. The word “incarnate” in Latin means “in” and “flesh.” […]
Free will is defined as: “the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate; the ability to act at one’s own discretion” (Webster’s 1828 Dictionary). Confusion about free will often derives from a misunderstanding about God’s love. This confusion usually comes from the accusation that a God that allows mankind to suffer sin or the […]
Psalms 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. This ‘east to west’ reference is more than a map coordinate, for within this statement is a glorious promise that Jesus was to fulfill for you and for me. Why “east to west”? To guard against […]
Luke 7:15-18 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother. And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath VISITED HIS PEOPLE. And this rumour of him went forth throughout […]
Jonah 1:1-4, Jonah 1:14-17; Jonah 2:1-10; Jonah 3:4-5, 10 What would happen to the account of Jonah if his whale had died? Here are some possible answers to this question: Nothing since the Old Testament says it was a “GREAT FISH.” Jonah becomes wealthy from the sale of whale oil and retires. While blubbering in […]
The devil is a liar. When he speaks, he speaks lies. His words are not without reason for each is tailor-made to destroy the soul of a man or woman. One of his favored deceptions is to take God’s Word and twist it to his own benefit. One way the devil does this is making […]
