Jesus’ Ministry to Gentiles
We are to love and minister to all people as Jesus did. My subtitle: don’t be prejudice. A common practice of humans is to compare one person or group with another, and then to pass judgment on the value (worth) of each. This happened in the time of Jesus. Generally,...
Live to Please God (Malachi)
True Christianity is evidenced by a lifestyle of faithfulness, obedience, and reverence to God. The name Malachi means “my messenger”; it may be an abbreviation of Malachiah , which means “the messenger of the Lord.” Though we are told nothing about the prophet else where in the Old Testament, his...
Preparing for God’s Presence (Zechariah)
Christians welcome God’s presence by forsaking sin, receiving spiritual cleansing, and walking in the Spirit. Golden Text: Zechariah 4:6 This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. Both Zechariah and Haggai minister to the...
Faith for Troubled Times
(Habakkuk) Faith in God enables us to persevere in troubled times. The book of Habakkuk is a specially noteworthy for the difficult questions the prophet posed to God. As a result, this lesson can be especially helpful to students facing difficult circumstances, dealing with the questions that often accompany such...