God Is Good
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...
Baptism in the Holy Spirit (Pentecost Sunday)
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...
God Leads His 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,...
Spiritual Gifts in the Assembly
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...