God lovingly forgives those who repent of their sins. Psalm 51 is believed to be the psalm of King David’s repentance, after he was confronted by the prophet Nathan regarding his sins about Bathsheba. It lays bare David’s genuine sorrow and repentance for the terrible sins he had committed-adultery, deception...
The Lord heats the cry of His people for deliverance. We all wish for our lives to be trouble-free. We begin each day hoping that things will go our way. Unfortunately, life is never quite that simple. We all face stretches of life when times are tough. Psalm 40 outlines...
God is good and worthy of all praise. The Psalm in today’s lesson has been viewed as a thanksgiving as well as a wisdom Psalm. Both themes are prominent and interdependent. The beginning of wisdom is founding one’s life in a reality where God is praised and offered thanksgiving as...
God gave the Holy Spirit so every believer in Christ may be filled with the Spirit. Pentecost Sunday serves as a reminder and celebration of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the early church, told in Acts 2. John the Baptist had preached that the Messiah would baptize people...
Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, leads and cares for His sheep. In this unit of Bible study, we will survey some of the key psalms of David (73 of the 150 psalms are attributed to David). Because the psalms are one of the most read and treasured portions of Scripture,...
The Spirit empowers God’s people for ministry to one another. In 1 Corinthians 12, The chapter on which this lesson is based, Paul says the church is a living organism, the body of Christ. In this chapter, in verses 8-10, is the well-known list of the nine gifts of the...
God gives Christians grace to live a godly life. Just as it is natural to grow physically, so it should be natural to grow spiritually. It is God’s desire that we continue to grow in Christ from the moment we are saved. Growing up in Christ is a process that...
(Photina) No one is beyond the reach of God’s love and grace. Jesus went to where the sinners were. He met them on their turf; whether at a water well in Samaria, a beach, a pier, the marketplace, on the road, on a hillside, or even at the local tax...
Devotion to Jesus Christ is necessary for transformation and spiritual growth. GOLDEN TEXT: Mark 16:9 Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. …….I have always wondered why it was Mary Magdalene that...
It is more than just going to a church and being affiliated with the body, our life must show we are the body of Christ. GOLDEN TEXT: 1 Corinthians 12:27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular……..To me the strongest point of this scripture is where it...
