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"Beware brethren lest there be any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God, but exhort or encourage one another, while it is called today lest we be hardened, through the deceitfulness of sin." The Hebrew writer in Hebrews 3:12-13, encourages fellow Christians with a Hebrew background to not give up on Christ and go back to the old way of life. As we think today about th...

The Scripture says as it relates to the Christian life, ‘let us lay aside every weight and the sin that does so easily ensnare us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.’ Welcome you today to our final lesson in the wonderful Book of Hebrews. This book has exalted the majesty and the supremacy of Christ. In these final two chapters, chapters 12 and 13, the writer will encour...

"For every house is built by someone, but he who built all things is God,” Hebrews 3:4. Welcome you to our study of the wonderful book of Hebrews. I want to encourage you if you haven't got your Bible handy to locate that, as we're going to study together in the Word of God today. Today we're continuing our study in the book of Hebrews. This is such a powerful message about the superiority of Chri...

‘God who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets has in these last days spoken to us by His Son,’ Hebrews 1:1-2. Welcome to the wonderful study of the Book of Hebrews. The superiority of Christ is on display throughout the Book of Hebrews and we're so glad that you've joined us for this study. As we're studying the Book of Hebrews, Hebrews Chapter one...

"This man, after he'd offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of the throne of God," Hebrews 10:12. Welcome to our study of the book of Hebrews. We want to encourage you to find your Bible and have it handy as we're going to be studying the word of God today on this wonderful subject of the majesty and supremacy of Christ and his covenant. Hebrews chapters one through se...

In Hebrews 7:14, the scripture says, "It is evident that our Lord sprang out of Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood." Hebrews teaches us very clearly that Jesus is the ultimate priest because He is of the order of Melchizedek. Welcome to our study of the book of Hebrews, in which Hebrews exalts the majesty and the power of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. As always, we...

In Hebrews 7:14, the scripture says, "It is evident that our Lord sprang out of Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood." Hebrews teaches us very clearly that Jesus is the ultimate priest because He is of the order of Melchizedek. Welcome to our study of the book of Hebrews, in which Hebrews exalts the majesty and the power of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. As always, we...

Hebrews 8:12-13 says, God said, in that New Covenant, He's made the first obsolete, ‘what is growing old’, the writer will say, ‘is ready to vanish away.’ Welcome to our study of the superiority of Christ and His covenant as found in the book of Hebrews. As always, we want to encourage you to locate your Bible and have it handy as we're going to look to the Word of God in our study of the majesty...

The apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 14:15, "I'll sing with the spirit, and I'll sing with the understanding. I'll pray with the spirit, and I'll pray with the understanding," 1 Corinthians 14:15. We welcome you today to our study of worshiping God through our singing. What a great subject the idea of worship is. We have the privilege to bring God the honor and glory with our voices by the singi...

The apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 14:15, "I'll sing with the spirit, and I'll sing with the understanding. I'll pray with the spirit, and I'll pray with the understanding," 1 Corinthians 14:15. We welcome you today to our study of worshiping God through our singing. What a great subject the idea of worship is. We have the privilege to bring God the honor and glory with our voices by the singi...

The scripture says, “God is spirit and those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth,” John 4:24. We welcome you today to our study of the subject of worship. Worship is one of great things you find in the Bible, as man has that ability and that privilege to humble himself before his maker and to praise and honor and magnify God for the many wonderful blessings and benefits He's given...

The Bible says that ‘the disciples came together on the first day of the week to break bread,’ Acts 20:7. We welcome you today to our study of worshiping God through the actions of partaking the Lord's Supper, and giving. Today we're thinking about two various aspects of ways that we worship God, and especially as we worship God corporately, together with God's people, and through the action of gi...

Toward the end of the book of Judges, we're told a very important key about the problems that keep rising up. The Bible says in Judges 21:25, ‘In those days, there was no king in Israel. Every man did what was right in his own eyes.’ If you ever want to see anarchy at work, the book of Judges deals with that a great bit. In this lesson we're thinking about a very dark time, probably some of the da...

In Joshua 1:7, the Bible says: 'Only be very strong and courageous, and observe to do all the law that I have commanded you.' Welcome to our study of the Book of Joshua. Joshua is such a wonderful book that tells us about the people of God, coming into the land of Canaan, receiving that Promised Land that God has blessed them with, and ultimately the great leadership of Joshua himself. In this les...

Moses said to that new generation, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength, Deuteronomy 6:5. Welcome you today to our study of the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy. That big word, Deuteronomy, breaks down into really two English words, which are pretty simple. It just means law again, or second law. To the new generation, separate from...

In James 4:14, the scripture asked a thought-provoking question, "What is your life?" Welcome to our study of this very important subject. What is your life? Why are you here? What's life all about? What are we trying to get out of life? Why am I on this earth? What is my purpose while I'm here? We hope that you'll locate your Bible and have it handy as we're going to look to the Word of God today...

The apostle Paul said, “Rejoice in the Lord always and again I will say rejoice,” Philippians 4:4. Welcome to our study of the joy of salvation, as we bring our soul-saving lesson series to a close. We want to emphasize how good it is to be saved and what a joy it is to be a child of God and to be a Christian. We hope that you've got your Bible handy and that you'll be encouraged to study with us...

The Word of God says, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” Genesis 1:1. If the book of Genesis is the book of beginnings in the Old Testament, then friend, the book of Acts is also the book of beginnings in the New Testament. Genesis is found in the Old Testament, the very first book, but close to the beginning of the New Testament, Acts, is all about things that begin. Specif...

The word of God says, "Be sober, be vigilant. Your adversary, the Devil, walks about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour," I Peter 5:8. We welcome you today to our study of ‘Knowing the Enemy.’ To understand how to win the battle, a big part of that is understanding who the enemy is. Today we're going to be thinking about what the Word of God has to say concerning Satan, our great enemy...

The Apostle Paul so beautifully said, "By grace are you saved through faith," Ephesians 2:8. Welcome today to our study of salvation by grace, by the grace of God, through faith. We hope that you'll get your Bible, and have it with you, as we're going to look to the Word of God. Sometimes people think of these as forces, religious forces that are kind of diametrically opposed. It's either by grace...

In Hebrews 9:22, the Bible says, ‘Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.’ When we think about the power in the blood that wonderful song that Christians often sing, ‘there is power, there is power, there is wonder-working power in the blood of the lamb’- how true that idea is. Without the shedding of blood there would be no hope for the child of God. Today we're going to th...

The Bible says, ‘God wants all men to be saved and come to knowledge of the truth.’ Welcome to our study of: ‘Do You Really Want to Go to Heaven?’ When you think about God's plan, God's plan and God's desire is that He wants all to be saved. In fact, the God you read about in the Bible, the Bible says in 2 Peter 3:9 that ‘He's not slow concerning His promises, as some men count slowness, but He's...

The Scripture says it is appointed to man once to die, then the judgment, Hebrews 9:27. Welcome you today to our study of: ‘Are you ready to die?’ Of course, naturally, when one thinks about that question, they would say, ‘well, no, I'm not ready to die.’ The Christian is more ready than anybody else for that great day to come. As you think about the idea of death, we're going to look to the Word...

Many times when presented with the truth on baptism being essential to salvation, people raise the objection "What about the thief on the cross?" Welcome to our study of that subject. Is the thief on the cross a good reason not to be baptized today for the remission of your sins? That's the question we're going to answer from the word of God. When sometimes people are presented with the truth abou...