By Ken R. Speakman Member, Tulip Grove Baptist Church, Old Hickory Focal Passage: Acts 5:25-35, 38-42 As word about the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira spread, a wave of godly fear swept over the church, which now has great power and great fear. Growth continued and believers were now meeting regularly at the Temple and house to house. God gave the apostles power to perform great miracles and many believed,
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: Genesis 15:1-6, 16:1-5, 17:18-19 People often will make promises. However when it comes time to fulfill that promise, they neglect to follow through on their word. Who has not been hurt by having a promise made and then broken? For instance, “I promise I will not tell another person. I promise to be on time. I promise I will
By Ken R. Speakman Member, Tulip Grove Baptist Church, Old Hickory Focal Passage: Acts 4:36-37; 5:1-11 In our last study we observed Peter and John standing before the Sanhedrin with the healed beggar. They had been commanded not to speak of Jesus. They went to the church and told their story. The church broke out in a spontaneous time of prayer (Acts 4:23). The church was growing in spirit and
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: John 15:1-8 Jesus and His disciples had left the Upper Room. They had partaken of the Lord’s Supper and now they were on their way to the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus would pray and later be arrested. Along the way, Jesus used an object lesson from the garden. By looking at the grape arbor, the signs of a
By Ken R. Speakman Member, Tulip Grove Baptist Church, Old Hickory Focal Passage: Acts 4:1-13 We begin our lesson in chapter 4 by turning our attention to events of chapter 3. Peter and John are about to enter the temple when they encounter a lame beggar who has been lame since birth. In the name of Jesus the beggar is healed and begins to leap and jump. This story weaves
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: John 14:1-7 Jesus is preparing the disciples for His return to heaven. Jesus knew that it would be a troubling time in the disciples’ lives as they faced life and death without His physical presence. He knew there would be fear in their hearts. Jesus tells them how to have peace. Belief in Jesus brings peace in troubled times.
By Ken R. Speakman Member, Tulip Grove Baptist Church, Old Hickory Focal Passage: Luke 24:1-12 The importance of Jesus’ death is surpassed only by the wonderful news of His resurrection. Without the resurrection we would have no forgiveness of sin, and all preaching and faith would be in vain (I Corinthians 15:14). Since the Jewish leaders had heard Jesus would be raised from the dead, they called a meeting and
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: John 11:17-27 Jesus tells the disciples that He is going back to Judea because Lazarus has fallen asleep (died). The disciples are surprised that Jesus would want to go back there, because in John 10:31 the Jews tried to stone Him on his last visit to Judea. Jesus is teaching the disciples that they should not be afraid of
By Ken R. Speakman Member, Tulip Grove Baptist Church, Old Hickory Focal Passage: Acts 2: 41-47 Speaking boldly under the power of the Holy Spirit, Peter challenged those who heard him to repent and show the sincerity of their decision by being baptized. He told the crowd that Jesus was the Messiah, God had raised Him from the grave and they had seen Him. Peter’s words pierced their hearts and
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: John 10:7-15, 27-30 Jesus said, “I am the door.” A door basically is an entrance or an exit. When you walk through a door, you enter into one place and exit another one. When we walk through the door named Jesus Christ, we exit a meaningless life and enter into a meaningful life. What do we find when we
By Ken R. Speakman Member, Tulip Grove Baptist Church, Old Hickory Focal Passage: Acts 5:25-35, 38-42 As word about the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: Genesis 15:1-6, 16:1-5, 17:18-19 People often will make promises. However when it comes time
By Ken R. Speakman Member, Tulip Grove Baptist Church, Old Hickory Focal Passage: Acts 4:36-37; 5:1-11 In our last study we observed Peter and John
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: John 15:1-8 Jesus and His disciples had left the Upper Room. They had partaken
By Ken R. Speakman Member, Tulip Grove Baptist Church, Old Hickory Focal Passage: Acts 4:1-13 We begin our lesson in chapter 4 by turning our
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: John 14:1-7 Jesus is preparing the disciples for His return to heaven. Jesus knew
By Ken R. Speakman Member, Tulip Grove Baptist Church, Old Hickory Focal Passage: Luke 24:1-12 The importance of Jesus’ death is surpassed only by the
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: John 11:17-27 Jesus tells the disciples that He is going back to Judea because
By Ken R. Speakman Member, Tulip Grove Baptist Church, Old Hickory Focal Passage: Acts 2: 41-47 Speaking boldly under the power of the Holy Spirit,
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: John 10:7-15, 27-30 Jesus said, “I am the door.” A door basically is an