Some people love being on the sea. Others of us get sick just thinking about the up and down of all the waves. Whether Jonah was an experienced sailor or not, the rough seas did not seem to bother him as we will see in our Scripture text today. Transition As we study Jonah’s Voyage, […]
In our last session, David was fleeing for his life from his rebel son Absalom. David set up camp in Mahanaim on the east of Jordan just south of the Jabbok River (2 Samuel 17:24). See Map. This is where Ishbosheth, Saul’s son had made his headquarters when he tried to become king. Friends and […]
God has not revealed to us many of the dates of events in David’s life. However, some Bible teachers estimate that his sin with Bathsheba was about 10 years after he became king. Others think it was more like 25 years into his reign. If 10 years is correct, then the remaining 30 years of […]
The story of Jonah is one of the best-known stories in the Bible, yet it is often treated like a fairytale. The thought of being swallowed by a fish and living through the experience seems unbelievable. One fact that we must remember is that our God is a miracle-working God. This event in Jonah’s life […]
Rearing children who will grow up to be godly servants of the Lord is no small task. It is far more than taking them to church on Sunday, giving them a Christian education, and saying prayers with them before bed. Lack of biblical discipline, anger in the home, failure to instil character, failure to control […]
Writing methods and equipment have changed drastically in the 2000 years since Peter wrote his first book. Today we are able to type a letter that our computer can process it faster than the human hands can type. Some programs even type for you as you talk. We can then print it on high quality […]
One of the things that makes the Bible unique and gives credit to the fact that God is the Bible’s Author is that it contains stories of man’s failures as well as his successes. If its writers were not inspired by God, they would have focussed on their successes and left out many of their […]
As Peter’s letter draws to a close, the Holy Spirit guided him to think back over some of what he wrote and to highlight several facts about our great God. He did not want his readers to be discouraged by suffering for Christ. He wanted them to stay focussed and to keep looking up to […]
After several years of war, the nation of Israel was finally at peace for a time. It was during this time that David thought back on his friendship with Jonathan many years earlier. Those reflections brought to his mind the promise he had made to his dear friend long ago. This brings us to the […]
The world has a twisted view of the devil. Cartoons picture him as a horned creature in a red suit carrying a spear. There is NO truth to that picture. He is not a make-believe character. He is very real. The world honours him on Halloween, but he is our dangerous enemy. Transition This morning […]