Supremacy: the state or condition of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status. In Christ dwells all the fullness of the invisible God. GOLDEN TEXT: Colossians 1:15,17 [Christ] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature……He is before all things, and by Him all...
Christians are to have the attitude of Christ in all circumstances. GOLDEN TEXT: Php 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Php 2:7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant. …….The most important aspect of being a Christian...
The Bible is God’s unchanging message for all people. Contemplating and performing are two opposite paths of decision. Many people spend forever thinking about what needs to be done in life. The Spirit will never bring us to contemplation without providing the power to perform. When we spend a lifetime...
God empowers individuals to lead His people in critical times. COURAGEOUS AND DECISIVE LEADERSHIP A. Praying and Trusting God Neh 4:1 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. Neh 4:2 And he spake before...
God calls and empowers individuals to do specific tasks. For two centuries after the captivity, Judah was a Persian province, ruled at intervals by Jewish governors appointed by Persian Kings. This lesson is about Nehemiah, and how he came to be the governor of the Jews in Judah. Nehemiah was...
God forgives those who repent. If we neglect spiritual vigilance and right living, we fall into spiritual and moral decline. This is what happened to the post-captivity Jews in Judah, with the passing of 80 years after the Captivity. When Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in 457 BC, he found that...
God works through His people to accomplish His purposes. Ezr 6:16 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy, Soon after the Jews arrived back in Judah, they began rebuilding...
God rules over all the affairs of humanity. The demise of Israel came in 721 BC, when the nation was destroyed by the Assyrians. The demise of Judah came in 586 BC, when the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem and the temple. Jews (from Judah) were deported as captives to Babylon during...
Christ makes the weak strong in him. Golden Text: 2. Cor 11:16 I say again, let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little. 17 That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it...
God’s Word enables us to recognize and confront false teachers. Golden Text: 2Co 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; Beginning this lesson, simply by reading the title, we find that...
