Charcoal Fire Bible Study

Hosea 1 opens with God calling the prophet Hosea to marry Gomer as a living picture of Israel’s unfaithfulness. Their three children are given prophetic names—Jezreel, Lo-ruhamah (“no mercy”), and Lo-ammi (“not my people”)—as warnings that judgment is coming. It’s a sobering reminder that idolatry and compromise break covenant relationship with God. Yet Hosea’s message ultimately points toward God’s desire to restore a repentant people.

God is uncaused and self-existent, not a created being. Since nothing comes from nothing, something eternal must have always existed—this is God, the uncreated Creator. Revealed as “I AM,” God is eternal, unchanging, and fully sufficient, and His purposes can never fail.

As we kick off this series, Pastor Bills teaches how Romans 1:16–17 reveals that God’s righteousness is not an impossible standard to achieve but a gift received by faith—Christ’s perfect righteousness freely given to sinners who believe. This truth, which transformed Martin Luther, shattered fear, opened Scripture, and set hearts free. Yet God’s righteousness is not passive: Christ, the greater Solomon, established His kingdom by suffering violence and will return as the righteous King who defeats evil so His people may live, rejoice, and dwell securely by faith.

The humility of God is one of the most startling and beautiful themes in the Bible—because humility is something we usually associate with weakness, yet in Scripture it belongs to the all-powerful.

Here’s how the Bible reveals it.

As our study in the book of Luke comes to a close, Pastor Bill teaches how the tomb was empty, hope was alive, and everything changed—Luke 24 tells the story of the risen Jesus turning fear into faith and launching a message meant for the whole world.

As our study in Luke continues, in these two chapters Pastor Bill teaches how Jesus was betrayed and condemned though innocent, Jesus faces the cross with courage and compassion. Even in His final moments, He offers mercy and hope. His death isn’t the end—it’s the turning point that changes everything.

In this teaching Pastor Bill unpacks how it's all about the calm before the storm—Jesus knowingly walking toward betrayal and the cross, sharing a final meal, redefining greatness as servanthood, warning His friends of their coming failures, and preparing them for life and mission after He is gone.

Please be aware the first five minutes of this teaching experienced auto issues.

In our study in chapter 21, Pastor Bill teaches Jesus’ call to stay faithful, stay alert, and stay hopeful as He explains both the coming destruction of Jerusalem and the future events leading up to His return.

As we explore Luke 20, Pastor Bill shows how Jesus exposes the leaders’ hypocrisy, answers their traps with wisdom, and warns the people to beware of proud leaders who reject God’s truth.

Our study in Luke 19 reads like a single call: Receive the King, reorder your life under His rule, and steward His trust until He comes again. How you respond to Him determines everything! In this teaching Pastor Bill unpacks Zacchaeus showing the right response; the Parable of the Ten Minas teaching faithful stewardship amid mixed allegiance and outright rejection; and the Jesus’ tears over Jerusalem.