This teaching looks at the truth that there is one and only one God. When Jesus ministered on earth, he was clearly aware of this truth. He directed all glory to his Father, God. He told those who followed him to “have faith in God.” Jesus himself had great faith in God and he encouraged […]

People may emulate and consider many wonderful men and women in the Bible: Elijah, Elisha, Abraham, Moses, David, etc. The greatest example for the Christian is Jesus Christ. Paul the Apostle said that he wanted people to imitate him, just as he imitated Christ. He was not referring to still knowing Jesus after the flesh […]

This teaching considers the very important topic of watching what comes out of our mouths. There is much in the Scriptures concerning the tongue. For example, in Proverbs 18:21 we read, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” Now that is a […]

This teaching examines the underlyng truth that opens the door for healing to be available for all: the atonement from sin by the work of Jesus Christ. By sacrificing Jesus Christ, God has paid the price to make salvation available for all mankind. The salvation that Jesus Christ brought has dealt with the root cause […]

In the conclusion on this series on healing, this teaching looks at the reason why believers today should be able to actively bring deliverance to others. It looks at how every believer has now been made a “new creation”. The old things of the first creation (fashioned after Adam) are to be considered dead and […]

What does it take to have faith? This teaching looks at how having faith in any situation is accomplished by acting on the Word of God. It is not enough just to hear, to mentally assent or to say, “Yes, I know that”. To have faith is to act on the Word. In Romans 10, […]

This teaching considers whether faith can be measured or not. Is it a quantity or something that you either have or not? What does the Bible mean when it uses the terms “little faith”, “great faith” or “increasing faith”? Don’t these imply that it is a quantity? The teaching considers these topics by examining several […]

The fourth part in this series examines healing records from the book of Acts. We take note if anything has changed since the Gospels regarding healing and continue to ask our series of questions about each incident. Mark 16:14-20 Acts 3:1-16John 14:12-14Acts 4:5-10 Acts 4:11-30 Acts 5:12-16 Acts 8:5-7Acts 9:17, 18Acts 22:11-13 Acts 9:32-35Acts 9:36-42Acts […]

The third part in this series on healing examines additional records regarding healing from the Gospels. The following records are considered: Mark 1:21-27 Mark 5:1-8, 15Matt 13:57, 58 Mark 7:31-37 Mark 8:22-25Luke 6:17-19Luke 7:11-16Luke 9:11 Luke 13:10-13Luke 14:2-4 Luke 18:35-43Luke 22:47-51 John 4:46-53 John 5:5-9 John 9:1-7John 11:41-44Mark 16:9-20 We continue to ask these questions […]

This second part in the series on healing looks at records in the Gospel of Matthew. The following records are considered: Matt 4:23Matt 8:1-4Matt 8:5-13Matt 8:14, 15Matt 8:16, 17 Matt 9:1-7Matt 9:27-31Matt 9:32, 33Matt 9:35Matt 11:2-6Matt 12:10-13Matt 12:14-22Matt 14:34-36Matt 15:21-28Matt 15:29-31Matt 17:14-20Matt 19:1, 2Matt 20:29-34 The teaching asks the following questions while reading these records: […]