Practical Bible Teaching

In our country, where freedom is cherished, exalted and honored, there are still multitudes who are enslaved. Any form of legalism is dangerous to the life of faith. It is a mistake, then, to think that we need laws, rules and regulations to make sure that a Christian remains a Christian.

2000 pigs were not able to contain what a single individual had held within his being. (a little longer than usual due to a beautiful five-minute hymn at the end.)

What does God think of you and what you do? Are you constantly looking over your shoulder to see if you are about to be struck by a lightning bolt? In this brief  (16 min.) encouraging message, you will discover something that many people are afraid to believe. I hope you will find something here to make you smile from the inside out.

What is the difference between unbelief and a lack of faith? Does God require you to have faith in order for you to be healed? Is God obligated to perform according to your faith?

What does it take to be converted? How can we aid the process for someone to be converted to our beliefs? Should we even be trying? The apostle Paul gives us much understanding as we consider his life and teachings.

Have you lost hope? Has the world situation with all its uncertainty caused you to feel lost? Are you not sure of what it is that you are feeling in this time? This is common, but not necessary. There is a bigger picture than what we see directly in front of our eyes.

The resurrection of Jesus is the focal point of the Christian faith. Many in the course of history have tried to disprove the fact of Jesus being raised from the dead. If the resurrection did not happen as told, then our faith is useless and we are fools.

Division in our society is more marked today than ever before. Christians should not be a part of this division, but we are. Do we just accept this as that’s the way it will always be? Is there anything that can be done about this?

The Bible shows us that Jesus has done all that we need in order to be right with God. There is nothing we can add to "IT IS FINISHED!"

Bad stuff happens to both good people and bad people. We often want to know why it happened, what caused it; but that is not what we need to know. There is something far more important for us to understand about our struggles in this life.

The story of the Transfiguration of Jesus is much more than just the glorification and approval of Jesus. It contains a valuable lesson for our understanding of the Bible.

Confession , according to its usage in the Bible, is a part of the wisdom of God. The wisdom of God is marked by a great variety of colors. It is likened to the facets on a cut diamond—no one single facet shows off the beauty and integrity of the diamond.

Have you ever been given an ABSOLUTE guarantee that the product or service you purchased will perform EXACTLY as promised? No. We get a guarantee that it will perform as promised or our money back, but there is no way the guarantee can cover any and all possibilities of failure from the moment of purchase. You are guaranteed that you will be satisfied—even if that means EVENTUALLY. God's guarantee...

1 Cor. 13 describes what love looks like. Since God is love, then we can gain an understanding of how God deals with us by applying these qualities to our image of the Father. One of those qualities in the love chapter is that love never ends. If God’s love never ends, then at what point of your rebellion will God finally give up and say, "That's it!! You're done!"

How is convincing someone they are a sinner considered to be good news? Does the gospel of Jesus really require that we convince someone that if they don’t repent, they are going to hell? Listen to find out what Jesus said was the good news.

Behold the man! We mainly focus on the divine nature of Christ. What about the humanity of Christ? How should we view that?

Life would be much simpler if we only had to do things once, but that just isn't the way things work. EXCEPT concerning what Christ has accomplished for us, as us, on our behalf.

Decision-making does not have to be a gut-wrenching experience. We do ourselves a disservice by not practicing the simple steps outlined for us in Paul's letter to the Philippians.

I apologize for the technical difficulties. We used a new iPhone 13 to record, and there are some sound glitches which I have no idea how they got there or what to do about them. The old phone had video difficulties out of the box, which we never got fixed. Now I've got audio difficulties out of the box. HELP!!!

"intercessor, advocate and pray" are each words that have taken on religious meanings quite apart from their original intent. Nonetheless, Jesus fulfills every aspect of each of them. Learn how these words are used and it may change the way you view your trials.

Jesus is/was a contradiction to everything the Jews held dear. He is also a contradiction to every thing religion holds dear. He is SO MUCH MORE than all we can imagine.

The doctrines of GRACE are once again being maligned by those who do not understand. May this episode help someone to come to a better understanding of what God has done and is doing.

The story of Zaccheus gives us clues about how to share the gospel. Jesus accepted Zaccheus before little Zack believed and repented.

We do not need to prove others wrong in order to prove that we are right. Let the powers that be hear your truth without criticizing or antagonizing.

Shall we receive good from God and not evil? (Job 2:10) A difficult concept for us to wrap our minds around.