Bible Insights with Wayne Conrad

Send us Fan Mail The commission or the command of Jesus to his disciples was and is to preach, or announce and herald the good news of eternal salvation in the person of Jesus the Son of God. The gospel concerns God's unique Son, the Son of Man who came to give his life a ransom for many. The written words of Mark and the Apostle Peter show that the gospel is the act of Jesus the Messiah in h...

Send us Fan Mail For a person to come to genuine faith in Jesus Christ there some necessary understandings that must exist. Otherwise the seed of gospel lands on hard ground and does not take root. A person must be convinced he needs a Savior. This message looks at some necessary beliefs before one can understand and accept the gospel as good news. These truths revolve around God, mankind, sin, re...

Send us Fan Mail In my last podcast we looked at the entrance into worship in which we can sing prayers of praise, adoration and belief to God. The second movement in biblical Christian worship that in which we engage is the acknowledgement of our sins and a calling on God for renewal by fresh cleansing. This movement helps us declare the gospel to one another. We come before a holy God but as sin...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus quoting  Isaiah 56:7 said, my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.” Christian worship includes public prayer as an essential element. This truth is reflected in the title, Book of  Common Prayer used  by Anglicans. Prayer is essential for worship.   But here is a question. How is prayer done in our gathered assemblies for corporate worship? How much are o...

Send us Fan Mail  There are two prominent yearly  feast or religious holidays that feature a lamb sacrifice. The Passover among the Jews although the lambs have not actually been killed since the Jerusalem temple was destroyed in 70 A. D.; however, the festive meal and ritual continue with a substitute meat. In Islam the Greater Eid or The Sacrifice Feast is celebrated with the actual killing of t...

Send us Fan Mail Although we often associate Jesus' Great Commission with his appearance in Galilee and the words recorded in Matthew 28, Jesus gave his disciples the commission on a number of occasions during the 40 days between his resurrection and ascension into heaven.  The first time was on the very evening of the day he was raised back to life, recorded in Luke 24 and John 20. His comma...

Send us Fan Mail After observing the Lord Jesus often in prayer one of his disciples on behalf of all of them ask him to teach them to pray. Luke 11:1-4. In response Jesus said:  When you pray, say: “Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread,   and forgive us our sins,     for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptat...

Send us Fan Mail A Reading of Revelation 5 with portions of a sermon text by  Martyn Lloyd Jones  on Revelation 6-7. To correctly understand the prophecy of John in Revelation we must remember the theme.   The revelation of Jesus Christ that God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place . The book is about the Lord Jesus Christ who is in the midst of his churches who are in the world...

Send us Fan Mail The God of Biblical revelation that Christians confess is Father, Son and Holy Spirit! Why do Christians believe this? It is expressed clearly in a few verses that name the three as one such as Matthew 28:19 and 2 Corinthians 13:14. However it is words of Jesus himself in the teaching he gave his apostles before his death and subsequent resurrection and ascension back to the Fathe...

Send us Fan Mail The Day of Pentecost recorded by Luke in Acts 2 quotes Peter  who said, the ascended Jesus having been exalted at the right hand of God,  has received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, He has poured out this which you both see and hear. The Holy Spirit came as promised by the Lord Jesus. Jesus himself in preparing his apostles for his death, burial and resurrection a...

Send us Fan Mail Forty days after his resurrection from the dead Jesus was taken up in a cloud and received into heaven. The ascension is essential to our salvation. He enters into heaven as our Great High Priest. He fulfills in his own person, his incarnate body both the atoning sacrifice for the sins of his people and his continual intercession for his own. Read Leviticus 16 and then consider Je...

Send us Fan Mail What amazing love and selflessness Jesus displays on the eve of his crucifixion. He prepares his closest disciples, the eleven apostles with words of encouragement and promises. I am leaving he says and sorrow will fill your hearts but you soon see me. He is prophecy his death, burial followed y his resurrection on the third Day. Then he will spend 40 days coming and going in thei...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus spent his last Passover meal with his Twelve Disciples just hours before his arrest and death on the cross. He spent time seeking to prepare them for what was about to happen to him. Surprisingly he talk to them about the most profound doctrines of the Christian faith. At the heart of his message is his teaching concerning the Holy Spirit. In this episode Jesus answers the q...

Send us Fan Mail  Since we know that Jesus himself raised at least 3 people from the dead how can he be called the Firstborn from the Dead? This designation ties Jesus actions on behalf of his people with the consummation at the end time.  Bible Insights with  Wayne Conrad Contact: 8441 Hunnicut Rd Dallas, Texas 75228 email: Att. Bible Insights Wayne Conrad gsccdallas@gmail.com (Good Shepherd Chur...

Send us Fan Mail There are only two directed commanded worship actions that the Lord Jesus gave to his church, All other worship elements are found in both the First and the New Testament. These two commanded rites or rituals are the baptism of those who repent and believe the gospel and the observance of the Lord's Table. There are many facets to the teaching on the Lord's Supper . This...

Send us Fan Mail This is the year 2022 and last Sunday we began our worship service with the proclamation Christ is Risen and the response of the people He is risen indeed. Today the Day called Easter was celebrate in the eastern churches such as the Orthodox. There is a difference in the yearly calendars use by the Western churches, so again our service begin with Christ is risen. He is risen ind...

Send us Fan Mail In the fourth year of his ministry Jesus of Nazareth the Messiah went to Jerusalem for the expressed purpose of dying on behalf of his people. Why did Jesus died on the cross?  Bible Insights with  Wayne Conrad Contact: 8441 Hunnicut Rd Dallas, Texas 75228 email: Att. Bible Insights Wayne Conrad gsccdallas@gmail.com (Good Shepherd Church) Donation   https://gsccdallas.org https://...

Send us Fan Mail After the ordeal of the trials, abusive treatments and beating Jesus is led away to be nailed to a cross. Here he hung for 6 hours but during that time he uttered 7 sayings or words. This message considers the first word from the cross. Bible Insights with  Wayne Conrad Contact: 8441 Hunnicut Rd Dallas, Texas 75228 email: Att. Bible Insights Wayne Conrad gsccdallas@gmail.com (Good...

Send us Fan Mail In Luke 9:51 we have this statement-  he set his face to go to Jerusalem. An older translation says it in the words of Isaiah 50:7, therefore I have set my face like a flint, to go to Jerusalem. From this point on in Luke's narrative Jesus is traveling to Jerusalem with his eyes fixed on what awaits there for him. Interesting this beginning of the travel log of Jesus six mont...

Send us Fan Mail The life of the Christian in this world is often pictured as spiritual warfare. We are exhorted to fight the good fight of faith and to put on the full armor of God so that we can stand against the devil and his attacks Three pieces are provided as body wear to protect the soldier at all times. So put on the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness and have our feet shod wi...

Send us Fan Mail After Jesus told the story of the Sower or farmer who scattered seed to the crowd His disciples asked him for the meaning of the story. Luke introduced the context in chapter 8 with these words:Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him. Jesus tells the story to the crowd without reference to...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus of Nazareth was and is a master teacher. One of his most effective ways of teaching was the use of parables. Possibly the most famous of them is known as the Parable of the Sower. This episode looks at Mark's account in chapter. As part of the crowd following Jesus that day what lesson would you have received? Most people still only receive this general meaning and appl...

Send us Fan Mail There is a real personal being of supreme evil known by the titles Devil or Satan. We must be aware of him butChristians are not to live in fear  of him. He is a defeated foe because of Jesus death on the cross descent into hades and glorious resurrection and ascension. And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Luke 10:18 And having disarmed the powers and...

Send us Fan Mail In his letter to the Galatians Paul defends the gospel of God's grace. He had become a Christian only by the sovereign intervention of God in his grace given in the Lord Jesus Messiah. This is the good news he had proclaimed in Galatia that they had embraced. If one comes to faith in Jesus the Savior it is by God's intention - his call and our response of faith. Beware o...

Send us Fan Mail Paul writes his letter to the churches in Galatia in defense of the pure gospel he had preached among them. His opening words ,however, are full of good news from God. Before he begins his passionate defense he gives a brief summary of the gospel he had believed and that they had received. We can not effectively defend  the gospel without a clear definition of its content. Bible I...