Dear Follower. Thank you for reading my Mini Bible studies this past year. Thank you also to those of you who have supported me financially. God will bless you indeed for your faithful giving to this vital ministry. I am looking for ways to reach the whole World with the Gospel of Christ by enlargingContinue reading “Light in the Darkness.”
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2. THE BOOK OF HEBREWS.
THE HONOURED SAINTS. Today, we focus on the courageous men and women in the, “Faith Hall of Fame.” Though they lived in different times and places and faced many challenges, they had one thing in common: Loyalty to the Lord their God. Hebrews 11:35-36 is a perfect example of a powerful passage that encourages us,Continue reading “2. THE BOOK OF HEBREWS.”
WHAT DOES CHRISTMAS MEAN TO YOU?
Just last week, a person said to me, “Christmas is just another day.” Sadly for those people, it’s just how it is; they really don’t like Christmas, so it’s just “another day” Is that what Christmas means to you? Another day just to be tolerated. WHY IS CHRISTMAS SO IMPORTANT? Is it because you canContinue reading “WHAT DOES CHRISTMAS MEAN TO YOU?”
1b THE BOOK OF HEBREWS.
THE HALL OF FAITH! Come with me now as we walk down the Hall of Faith to view the lives of great men and women of faith. We will see faith in action, faith in sacrifice and faith unto death. Faith that overcomes fear and doubt. The kind of faith that brings victory over everyContinue reading “1b THE BOOK OF HEBREWS.”
1a THE BOOK OF HEBREWS.
INTRODUCTION. PAUL ENCOURAGES PERSECUTED BELIEVERS. Hebrews was written to new believers of that Church who were exposed to fierce persecution, including physical assault and imprisonment. The author is said to be Paul the Apostle due to its style of writing. Weary from intense Tribulation, Jewish Christians in particular were tempted to return to the familiarity ofContinue reading “1a THE BOOK OF HEBREWS.”
THE BOOK OF PHILEMON.
THE RUNAWAY SLAVE! Paul’s letter written from a prison in Rome to Philemon is a personal one to him as a friend. Philemon as a wealthy slave owner who lived in Colosse. Onesimus was a runaway slave who had become a Christian. (His name means prosperous.) BACKGROUND. It appeared that Onesimus, the slave of Philemon,Continue reading “THE BOOK OF PHILEMON.”
THE BOOK OF TITUS.
WHO WAS TITUS? Titus was a Gentile Christian and one of Paul’s converts during the Apostle’s ministry. He accompanied Paul and Barnabas to Jerusalem 17 years after Paul’s conversion. Titus was not the closest of Paul’s friends, but Paul loved him and called him “My son.” When Paul learned that Apollos was about to goContinue reading “THE BOOK OF TITUS.”
2. THE SECOND BOOK OF TIMOTHY.
ALL SCRIPTURE GOD BREATHED. In both the first and second Timothy, Paul reinforces, clarifies, and amplifies the charge he has given Timothy verbally. See Tim 1:4. Note how many times the word “charge” is used by Paul to Timothy. A CHARGE … Don’t teach any other Doctrine but teach what is True Doctrine. A CHARGE …Continue reading “2. THE SECOND BOOK OF TIMOTHY.”
1. THE EPISTLE OF TIMOTHY.
The first book of Timothy presents the most explicit and complete instructions for leaders of God’s Church in its organisation and life. This includes Sections on appropriate conduct in Church gatherings. The qualifications of Elder and Deacons. The proper order of Church discipline. HOW PAUL MET TIMOTHY. Paul visited Lystra, where he met Timothy’s motherContinue reading “1. THE EPISTLE OF TIMOTHY.”
2.THE SECOND BOOK OF THESSALONIANS.
JESUS’S RETURN. THE VICTORY OF JESUS CHRIST’S RETURN. This book of the second Thessalonians was written around AD 51-52. It builds up on the themes of the first letter, emphasising the return of the Lord Jesus Christ and the need to remain faithful during periods of persecution and uncertainty. The letter also addresses the issueContinue reading “2.THE SECOND BOOK OF THESSALONIANS.”