Lesson 8: Who is the Holy Spirit? (part 3)
Lesson 8: Who is the Holy Spirit? (part 3)Read: 1 Corinthians 12-13 - www.bible.com/bible/59/1cor.12.esvThere are many other subjects concerning the Holy Spirit we could study here, but we will look at only one more at this time. That one subject is…
Lesson 9: Trusting a God We Can’t See (part 1)
Lesson 9: Trusting a God We Can’t See (part 1)Read: Hebrews 11 - www.bible.com/bible/59/heb.11.esvHow can I trust a God I can't see? This is a question of faith and is the subject of our next few lessons.First, I would like to ask a question. I will…
Lesson 10: Trusting a God We Can’t See (part 2)
Lesson 10: Trusting a God We Can’t See (part 2)Read: Luke 16:19-31 - www.bible.com/bible/59/luk.16.esvWe learned about extremes of belief about our faith in God in lesson 9, and continue today.We must actually have faith, it must actually exist in…
Lesson 11: Trusting a God We Can’t See (part 3)
Lesson 11: Trusting a God We Can’t See (part 3)Read: James 2:14-26 - www.bible.com/bible/59/jam.2.esvWhat does real faith look like? We find the answer in James 2:14-26 - What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have…
Lesson 12: Trusting a God We Can’t See (part 4)
Lesson 12: Trusting a God We Can’t See (part 4)Read: 2 Corinthians 12:7-13 - www.bible.com/bible/59/2cor.12.esvDaniel’s example in the last lesson is another great model of faith in God – we have faith in God's plans and not our own. This is the fin…
Lesson 13: Why Did Jesus Have to Die Such a Terrible Death? (part 1)
Lesson 13: Why Did Jesus Have to Die Such a Terrible Death? (part 1)Read: Mark 15:16-41 - www.bible.com/bible/59/mar.15.esvMost of us have seen the movie made a few years ago called "The Passion of the Christ." It portrayed in graphic detail the suf…
Lesson 14: Why Did Jesus Have to Die Such a Terrible Death? (part 2)
Lesson 14: Why Did Jesus Have to Die Such a Terrible Death? (part 2)Read: Romans 3:1-31 - www.bible.com/bible/59/rom.3.esvLet me remind you of a little story we find in Acts 5. The new Christians in Jerusalem have been helping each other out in diff…
Lesson 15: Why Did Jesus Have to Die Such a Terrible Death? (part 3)
Lesson 15: Why Did Jesus Have to Die Such a Terrible Death? (part 3)Read: Philippians 2:5-11 - www.bible.com/bible/59/php.2.esvLet's look at another story, one Jesus told us. A king was throwing a party for his son's wedding. He'd made all the arran…
Lesson 16: Why Did Jesus Rise Again From the Dead? (part 1)
Lesson 16: Why Did Jesus Rise Again From the Dead? (part 1)Read: 1 Corinthians 15:12-32 - www.bible.com/bible/59/php.2.esvWe do not often think about why Jesus rose from the dead. If we do, it's usually attributed to the fact Jesus was God and there…