INTRODUCTION TO EPHESIANS The Epistle to the Ephesians was written by the Apostle Paul during his imprisonment in Rome (60-61 A.D.). Ephesus was an important trade center and the leading city of....
INTRODUCTION TO ROMANS Romans is the gospel according to Paul. Paul was a highly educated Pharisee. While he was vigorously persecuting Christians, he met the Risen Christ, who forgave him and ca....
INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John's Gospel was written by "the disciple whom Jesus loved" (Jn 21:7,20,24). He was an eye-witness to Jesus' life, death and resurrection (19:26; Acts 1:21,22)....
YOU HAVE THE WORDS OF ETERNAL LIFE John 6:41-71 Lesson #17 Key Verse: 6:68 This Jewish crowd tasted the grace of God when they ate the bread Jesus provided. But instead of joyfully and gratef....
JESUS, THE BREAD OF LIFE John 6:22-40 Lesson #16 Key Verse: 6:35 The crowd that gathered around Jesus in verse 2 gathered because of Jesus power and love in healing the sick. They were simple....
THE WITNESSES John 5:30-47 Lesson #14 Key Verse: 5:44 In chapters 5-12 the author describes Jesus' testimony to the Jewish leaders. He earnestly wanted them to accept him as their Messiah and....
JESUS FEEDS 5000 John 6:1-21 Lesson #15 Key Verse: 6:5,8 There are seven miracles or signs recorded in the Gospel of John. This reading contains two of them. Jesus' signs are not for the purp....
THE AUTHORITY OF THE SON John 5:19-29 Lesson #13 Key Verse: 5:24 "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has cr....
GET UP! PICK UP YOUR MAT AND WALK John 5:1-18 #12 Key Verse: 5:8 Many men spend their lives waiting for someone else to help them. They expect people to help, but no one can really solve anot....
INTRODUCTION TO JUDGES The book of Judges covers the period of history between the death of Joshua and the establishment of the monarchy. Judges 21:25 says, "In those days Israel had no king; eve....
INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JOSHUA After Moses' death Joshua became the shepherd of Israel. He was a soldier. He was a young man at the time of the Exodus. He became Moses’ aide. He fought....
INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY Deuteronomy is the 5th book of Moses. It provides the theological undergirding of the Old Testament. Its name means "a repetition or second giving of the law." Moses a....
INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS The book of Numbers is the fourth book of Moses. Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt. The mighty hand of the Lord delivered them from bondage in Egypt and brought them o....
INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS The key verse of Leviticus is 11:45b: "Be holy, because I am holy." God is holy. He wants his people to be a holy nation and a kingdom of priests (Ex 19:5-6). But people....
INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS Exodus is the second book of Moses. It begins with Abraham's descendants in slavery in Egypt. They had become a great multitude, but their life in slavery was hell. Pharaoh....
Genesis, the first book of Moses, is the book of beginnings. Through Genesis study, we can understand why our world is like it is, and where we must look to find a solution to its many problems. We al....
"Jesus replied, 'You may go. Your son will live.' The man took Jesus at his word and departed." The author of John's Gospel states his purpose in writing this Gospel in John 20:31: "These are writ....
The Samaritans of the village of Sychar were a despised people. No one expected them to believe and receive Jesus. But when Jesus passed through their country, something happened. Jesus humbled himsel....
"...but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water willing up to eternal life." Jesus' early ministry in Judea was ver....
"He must become greater; I must become less." John the Baptist was the first witness to Jesus. He set a standard that few if any can match. He was a servant of the word of God; he put his own pri....
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