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What Good is the Church?

I love Romans chapter 16.  It’s one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. It’s primarily a list of names…all of them fellow-servants with the Apostle Paul.  People he valued highly.   Some of them he greets, because they are in Rome, and some of them he sends greetings from, because they are with him.   WhatContinue reading “What Good is the Church?”

Psalm 119 Intro Week – “This is a Piece of Art!”

Are you studying with us through Psalm 119?  Great!  This is our Intro Week. Click on the Psalm Intro to the left, read it through, and then start working on your assignment for this next week…you’ll see it at the end of this Intro.  As you start studying Week #1 on your own this weekContinue reading “Psalm 119 Intro Week – “This is a Piece of Art!””

Jonah – “6.8 Billion and Counting…”

   Jonah Bible Study The first person I ever witnessed to was my sister, Barbara. I asked Jesus to be my Savior in the spring of 1965.  I remember sitting in a little Baptist church in Tucson, Arizona, realizing, for what seemed like the first time in my life, that Jesus had died for me. Continue reading “Jonah – “6.8 Billion and Counting…””

Joel – When Disaster Strikes

Joel – “When Disaster Strikes”. In just 2012 alone: A mass murder, killing 7, at Oikos University in Oakland, California March 2–3, 2012, a deadly tornado outbreak occurred over a large section of the Southern United States into the Ohio Valley region. The storms resulted in 40 tornado-related fatalities, 22 of which occurred in Kentucky Tornado-related deaths also occurred inContinue reading “Joel – When Disaster Strikes”

Take Good Care of Your Pastor

 “Now we ask you, brothers, to respect those who work hard among you, who are over you in the Lord and who admonish you.  Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. “ (I Thessalonians 5:12, 13a) I’m writing this with a smile on my face, because maybe a Pastor’s wifeContinue reading “Take Good Care of Your Pastor”

Would You Like to Join Me in a 22-Week Study of Psalm 119?

I remember being told that my grandfather worked, for a short time, in a copper mine in Bisbee, Arizona.  I heard the story of the time he lost his hat while working underground in the mine.  It was a miner’s hat – the kind with a light (in his case, probably a torch) built intoContinue reading “Would You Like to Join Me in a 22-Week Study of Psalm 119?”

Malachi – “Looking for His Coming”

Malachi.    Questions are a great way to start a conversation.   When the right question is asked, everyone in the conversation is given an open door to say what they are thinking…and to learn in the process. The Old Testament prophet, Malachi, knew the art of conversation.  He presents his messages to God’s people inContinue reading “Malachi – “Looking for His Coming””

Hebrews – “Jump Off the Fence!!!”

Hebrews. As born-again believers we are tempted to say we love and trust Jesus, but are really  trusting other things and people to lead us and guide our decisions. The writer to the Hebrews is speaking to a group of people so very much like us.  Many of them, whether believers or still unbelievers, are hesitantlyContinue reading “Hebrews – “Jump Off the Fence!!!””

Haggai – “A Bag With Holes”

Haggai.  When the people of Israel first arrived back in their land after their captivity in Babylon, they were full of desire to do things God’s way.  They immediately began to rebuild the temple – the place they could worship the One, True God and show the rest of the world what He was like.Continue reading “Haggai – “A Bag With Holes””

2nd John – “Cults and False Religions”

2nd John. Think about it.  There’s nothing preventing a group of people from gathering together and calling themselves a church, is there?  What if that group of people really didn’t even believe Jesus was the Savior of the world?  What if that group of people wanted to call themselves a church, but didn’t believe anythingContinue reading “2nd John – “Cults and False Religions””