Understanding Parables 3 January 2021 AM – Matthew 13:1-3 – Parables21 – Scott Childs Introduction: As you read through the first three Gospels in the Bible, you will soon come upon the parables of the Lord. Read Matthew 13:1-3. In his parables, Jesus talked about all sorts of real life situations. He talked about planting […]
Jeremiah The Fruitless Prophet Lesson 11 – Jeremiah’s Advice Jeremiah 27-29 Date: 30 December 2020 – Jer20 Dates and chronology are based largely on www.generationword.com/notes/jeremiah/prelim-notes.pdf Used by permission. 1. Sign of the Yokes, Jer 27 a. Jeremiah made bonds (restraint, halter) and a yokes and put them on his neck in Jerusalem, and sent a […]
Ruth’s Proposal 27 December 2020 PM – Ruth 3:1-18 – Ru20 – Scott Childs Introduction: In our culture, it is a young man’s privilege of proposing to the young woman that he desires to marry. I have fond memories of the cool spring day that I asked Melody to become my wife. This evening, […]
Rejoice in the Lord 27 December 2020 AM – Philippians 4:4 – Joy – Scott Childs Introduction: The year was A. D. 62. Paul had been arrested for preaching the Gospel more than two years previously. He was presently a prisoner in Rome awaiting his trial. Though he hoped to be released, yet his situation […]
The Time of Christ’s Birth 20 December 2020 PM – Galatians 4:4 – Christmas – Scott Childs Introduction: In Matthew 2:1, we read, “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,” Thus, we know that Herod was […]
Christmas Mysteries Explained 20 December 2020 AM – Matthew 1:21-23 – Christmas – Scott Childs Introduction: The birth of Christ contains mysteries that have no human explanation. No doubt about it, grand portions of the Christmas story are supernatural in nature. Unbelievers mock these mysteries. Sceptics question them. Uninformed Christians avoid talking about these mysteries. […]
Jeremiah The Fruitless Prophet Lesson 10 – The First Siege Begins Jeremiah 21-24 Date: 16 December 2020 – Jer20 Dates and chronology are based largely on www.generationword.com/notes/jeremiah/prelim-notes.pdf Used by permission. 1. The Siege Began (Jer 21). a. Nebuchadrezzar approached Jerusalem and King Zedekiah was fearful (21:1-2). He asked Jeremiah to enquire of the Lord for […]
A Kinsman-Redeemer 13 December 2020 PM – Ruth 2:20 – Ru20 – Scott Childs Introduction: Leslie B. Flynn told a story that illustrates a redeemer. An orphaned boy was living with his grandmother when their house caught fire. The grandmother, trying to get upstairs to rescue the boy, perished in the flames. The boy’s cries […]
Preparing for Success 13 December 2020 AM – Joshua 1:8 – Bible Study – Scott Childs Introduction: Moses had just died. Joshua was now the leader of the nation of Israel. He faced a huge task of leading Israel into the Promised Land and conquering the many enemies and difficulties ahead. Those challenges seemed overwhelming […]
Jeremiah The Fruitless Prophet Lesson 09 – Predictions Jeremiah 45-49 Date: 9 December 2020 – Jer20 Dates and chronology are based largely on www.generationword.com/notes/jeremiah/prelim-notes.pdf Used by permission. 1. Baruch (Jer 45) a. This word came in the fourth year of Jehoiakim 605 (c.f., Jer 25:1; 36:1; 46:2). This connects with Jer 36. b. God had […]