Focal Passage: Genesis 12:1-3, 15:5-7, 17:7-11  God’s promises in Scripture always point to the covenants He has made with His people.  The last two lessons saw God’s mandate for humanity to be fruitful, replenish and steward the earth. This week’s lesson focuses on the covenant of redemption and blessing founded in God’s calling and promises to Abram.  Through the Lord’s interaction with the patriarch we learn that blessing is not

Focal Passage: Genesis 9:1-13  God had every right to judge humanity completely. The intentions of mankind were “nothing but evil all the time.” (Genesis 6:5) Yet God’s grace found Noah. Through Noah the Lord preserved humanity and His promises of redemption.  For 150 days the waters prevailed on the earth. Once the waters receded and the Lord instructed Noah and his family to come out of the ark on dry

Focal Passage: Genesis 1:26-30, 2:16-17, 3:16-19  The Bible is replete with the promises of God. They unify the testaments into an overarching story about God’s intervention within history to accomplish His plans. From Creation to the Cross, from the Exodus to the end of all things, God’s assurances have comforted His people to know that He who promised is faithful (Hebrews 10:23). Within the narrative of God’s formation of the

Focal Passage: II Corinthians 9:6-15  The topic of giving always heightens emotions in people, especially, in modern day culture. You will find extremes at both ends. There will be those who emphatically embrace the ideology of giving and those who depose it. The majority will fall somewhere in the middle.   I don’t understand why people have such a problem when it comes to the question of giving. I must

Focal Passage: I Thessalonians 5:4-15  In this study we are going to look at how we are to live life together as believers in Christ. We will look at the lives of those who are no longer with us and those that remain here on earth.  We will be looking at the fact we all have experienced the same grace and the same eternal promise in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Focal Passage: Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16  A call from Christ unto salvation when accepted is immediately met with a call for service — service to the One who saved us by obeying His teachings and living a life worthy of the calling we have received. And, service to one another in love to help grow and encourage each other.   We all have weaknesses just as we all have strengths. And

  Psalm 34:1-3, 8-10, 15-18  There can be no debate about the fact that worship is essential in the lives of all those who believe in God and are called according to His purpose. But not all believers understand the importance of it, nor how or why it should be practiced. If you were to ask, you would probably receive as many different definitions for worship as the number of

Focal Passage: Colossians 1:9-14; 21-29  There are a lot of discussion these days on how to go about fulfilling the Great Commission. If we break it down, we find it has two parts. One, we are to make disciples. In other words, we are to help others find salvation through Jesus Christ. Secondly, after making disciples, we are to teach them everything Jesus commands us to do.   The first

Focal Passage: Matthew 28:18-20;  II Corinthians 5:16-21  Everyone living today who has accepted the free gift of grace and found salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ has done so through the testimony of others. None of us experienced the physical presence of Jesus as the disciples did. We didn’t see first-hand the miracles He performed. None of us heard Him speak or walked by His side.   Everything we know

Focal Passage: I Peter 2:1-12  In this study we will be discussing the church. When the word church is used, most peoples mind immediately goes to a building, a place, a structure that is inanimate made with brick and mortar.  But in Scripture, the church is a living, growing, maturing, entity.  Its body is comprised of all who believe in and follow its head the Lord Jesus Christ.   For