By Brent Moore Pastor to Adults, First Baptist Church, Clarksville Focal Passage: Luke 24:1-12 The resurrection of Jesus is essential to the Christian faith. The hope of all the followers of Christ hinges on this being true. Jesus spoke often about the events that must transpire in order for Him to complete His mission. The resurrection early that Sunday morning is Jesus coming through on His promise.

By Brent Moore Pastor to Adults, First Baptist Church, Clarksville Focal Passage: Zechariah 8:1-8; 9:9-12 J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a book turned into a movie called Return of the King. The premise of the book is a king must rise up from a certain blood line to defeat evil and bring peace to Middle Earth (fictional place in Tolkien’s works). In the book a king does take his rightful place on the

By Brent Moore Pastor to adults, First Baptist Church, Clarksville Focal Passage: Obadiah 1:1-4, 10-17 Obadiah is a tiny book dedicated to the judgment of the Edomites. As such it does not begin or end on a positive note for Edom. The book is an opportunity to see both a warning for destruction and a lesson on guarding your heart “lest you too shall fall.”

By Brent Moore Pastor to Adults, First Baptist Church, Clarksville Focal Passage: Zephaniah 3:8-17 This section in Zephaniah begins with waiting on the Lord. But it is not a calm waiting like a person on a retreat in the woods hoping to hear from God. It is more like a soldier on the ground under attack waiting for airstrikes to blow out the enemy.

By Brent Moore Pastor to Adults, First Baptist Church, Clarksville Focal Passage: Zephaniah 1:1-11 Everyone will be held accountable. That can be both a comforting and terrifying statement depending on where you are in life. It is comforting if you realize no one will escape the gaze and justice of God. The unfair boss, the back stabbing friend, or the abuser will have their deeds brought to light. It can be

By Brent Moore Pastor to Adults, First Baptist Church, Clarksville Focal Passage: Nahum 1:1-8 As teachers of the Bible we want to be helpful to those under our hearing. Often, we rush to practical application in a text without highlighting the truths of who God is. Nahum is clear in this text that God is jealous, sovereign, good, and just. Our job as instructors is to put God on display. The

By J.D. Davis Senior Pastor, Dublin Baptist Church, Dublin, OH Focal Passage: Nehemiah 10:28-39 This week’s lesson marks the end of our study in Nehemiah. We have seen Nehemiah handle opposition and call the Jewish people to obey the Old Testament law. This week’s lesson focuses upon the Jewish people making a commitment to keep the commands of God. Together, the people make a sworn oath to follow the Law.

By J.D. Davis Senior Pastor, Dublin Baptist Church, Dublin, OH Focal Passage: Nehemiah 9:32-37 One of the amazing things about my children is their memory. They do not seem to hear me when I remind them of their chores, but let me forget to do something they wanted to do and I am immediately met by “But Dad, you promised.” They remember my promises and do not hesitate to remind

By J.D. Davis Senior Pastor, Dublin Baptist Church, Dublin, OH Focal Passage: Nehemiah 8:1-12 I was taught the FAITH evangelism strategy in Auburn, Ala., almost 20 years ago. I went because my church was planning on making it their method of outreach and since I was on staff, it was a good idea that I be trained in it. I did not go because I wanted to learn more about

By J.D. Davis Senior Pastor, Dublin Baptist Church, Dublin, OH Focal Passage: Nehemiah 7:1-8 I have had the privilege of being a part of helping to start two new churches. I have arrived early on Sunday morning and set up folding chairs in a gym for the morning worship and stayed to take them down and put them away. There were a lot of inconveniences along the way, but there