The Gospel of Christ-TGOC

To the young evangelist, Timothy Paul said, “This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I am chief,” 1 Timothy 1:15. Welcome to our study of 1 Timothy. Timothy is a young evangelist who has been placed in the town of Ephesus to preach the gospel and to build up the Lord's church. Paul is writing to encourage Timothy along th...

“The song of songs, which is Solomon's,” Song of Solomon 1:1. Welcome to our study of Songs of Solomon. In this series of lessons, we've been looking at the main ideas and the key concepts and making practical applications along the way to the living messages of the Old Testament. Our purpose in studying Old Testament books is given to us in Romans 15:4. The Bible says ‘the things that were writte...

"For the Lord gives wisdom. From his mouth come knowledge and understanding," Proverbs 2:6. Welcome to our study of living messages of the Old Testament. Today, we study the book of Proverbs, one of my favorite books of many in the Old Testament for its practical, wise advice on daily living. It is full of topics for each of us- from love, to fear, to money, to raising children, and a host of topi...

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Acknowledge Him in all your ways and He'll direct your path,” Proverbs 3:5-6. Welcome to our study of the beautiful and wise Book of Proverbs. Proverbs is all about the gaining of wisdom for practical use in everyday life. Some books we open to, for example, the Book of Romans or the Book of Hebrews may have a strong do...

Solomon said, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter. Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man,” Ecclesiastes 12:13. As we think about practical books in the Old Testament, Ecclesiastes is one of those books that transcends time and covenants. Man is always looking for meaning in life. What's life all about? Why am I here? Where am I going? How am I going to g...

This four lesson series discusses the Nature & Origin of Satan; His Names & Appearances in Scripture; How Satan Works part 1 and part 2

In 2 Corinthians 2:11, the Bible says, "Lest he take advantage of us, for we are not ignorant of his devices." Welcome to our study of how Satan works. We don't want to be taken advantage of by Satan, and we don't want to be ignorant concerning his devices. In this second part of our series on how Satan works, we want to consider some other avenues Satan tries to get into my life and get into your...

“The Scripture says that we are not to let Satan take advantage of us, for we are not ignorant of his devices,” 2 Corinthians 2:11. Welcome to our study of the nature of Satan, God's enemy and man's. Today we're thinking about how Satan tries to work and to get into my life and to get into yours and destroy us in a spiritual sense. The Bible affirms Satan has many tools he uses in his arsenal of d...

“Be sober, be vigilant, for your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour.” Welcome to our study of Satan, the enemy of God and the enemy of man. In this lesson, we're thinking about the appearances of Satan in scripture and the names that Satan is called by that help us understand both what he is doing and how God describes him and what his nature is like in...

“The Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which is lost,” Luke 19:10. Welcome to our study of the Gospel of Luke. As we think today about Luke's message in those final chapters in the gospel of Luke, Luke chapters 17 through 24, we now see everything coming to a climax in Jesus’ life as He prepares to shed His blood and die for humanity. Luke chapter 17 Jesus reminds us of what our real du...

“In answer to those who came looking for Jesus, Jesus said ‘Did you not know I must be about my father's business?’” Luke 2:49. Welcome to our study of the gospel of Luke. As we think now about the book of Luke, in this third lesson in the book of Luke, Luke chapter 9 Jesus now gets to the heart and core of what real Christianity is all about. Ask yourself this: What does it mean to be a Christian...

Jesus said, “Did you not know, I must be about my father's business?” Luke 2:49. Welcome to our study of the gospel of Luke. In our living messages of the New Testament, we have taken the books in the New Testament, and we are trying to get the key ideas and some of the main thoughts in each book. One of the overriding things that we will see in the book of Luke is that Jesus is all about the Fath...

"And Jesus increased in wisdom, in stature, and in favor with God and man," Luke 2:52. "And Jesus increased in wisdom, in stature, and in favor with God and man," Luke 2:52. Welcome to our study of the gospel of Luke. As we think today about Luke and his message of Jesus as the ideal person, we think about Jesus' humanity and His deity combined as the Son of Man and Son of God, bringing salvation...

“Through the Lord's mercies, we are not consumed because His compassions fail not, they are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness,’ Lamentations 3:22-23. Welcome to our study of our amazing God and His tender mercy. In this lesson, we're thinking about how the mercy of God is what makes our God such an awesome God and what that means to the Christian life.  Click "Download Transcript" for...

Welcome to the study of our awesome God. In this series of lessons, we're thinking about the God that we serve, His nature, His characteristics, and what it is that He gives His children that is so amazing and so awesome. In this lesson we're thinking about our awesome God, and His wonderful salvation. I want each of us to know and be reminded how wonderful our awesome God's salvation is. Think ab...

Welcome to our study of our amazing God and His indescribable gift of Jesus Christ. The picture of that gift is so beautiful in the pages of Scripture. James 1:17 tells us ‘every good and perfect gift,’ where does it come from? ‘Comes down from above.’ From who? ‘From the father of lights with whom there is no shadow or variation of turning.’ Surely the good gift of Jesus Christ, we realize the so...

“Every good and every perfect gift comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom there is no shadow or variation of turning,” James 1:17. Welcome to our study of our amazing God, and His awesome peace. In this lesson we're considering how the peace of God is such a wonderful blessing of having God in one's life.  Click "Download Transcript" for the complete lesson.

"It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man," Psalm 118:8. This is the middle verse in the book of Psalms. It really kind of sets the theme for Psalms itself, in that, we put our trust in God and His word, not men, and our lives will be richly blessed. We're so glad that you joined us for our study of the book of Psalms. What an encouraging study Psalms is, and its material th...

In Luke 24:44 our Lord said, "All things must be fulfilled which are written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the Psalms." Welcome to our study of the book of Psalms, as we're going to be thinking about Jesus Christ and the prophecies that relate to Him in the book of Psalms and some other encouraging verses for the child of God in Psalms as well. (The full transcript is available...

“There was a man who lived in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and shunned evil,” Job 1:1. Welcome to our study of the beautiful Book of Job. Job has been such an encouragement to so many people who face difficulty and struggles in life. We're excited to think about the theme and the message of this wonderful book. (The full transcript is a...

"Who knows whether you've come to the kingdom for such a time as this," Esther 4:14. Welcome to our study of the beautiful book of Esther that highlights the providence and care of God for His people. We're so glad that you've joined us for our study. Find your Bible and have it ready as we study the book of Esther. One of the things that is unique about Esther is that in the Bible, Esther is the...

"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives unto the death," Revelation 12:11. Welcome to our study of the Book of Revelation. In this lesson, we're continuing our idea of seven keys to unlock the Book of Revelation. Revelation has confused a lot of people. People are either so scared of it, they never read it, or there are som...

"The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave him to show his servants things which must shortly take place," Revelation 1:1. Welcome to our study of the book of Revelation. The book of Revelation takes two spectrums in people's mind. Either they are so afraid of studying it because they've had difficulty with the images and the pictures that they very rarely read it, or Revelation has kind of be...

"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. 'Yes,' says the Spirit, 'that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them,'" Revelation 14:13. Welcome to our study of the book of Revelation. This is our final lesson in this series on Revelation. In our three previous lessons, we looked at seven keys that will help us unlock the book of Revelation. And then in our last lesson, we over...