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Will God really provide for His children?

In 1 Kings 17, God feeds the prophet Elijah by ravens and sustains a starving widow through a famine. In this sermon, Dr. Toby Holt shows how the God who provided then will look after His people now.

Questions this sermon answers:

1. What was Elijah's situation? He was in hiding from wicked Ahab and Jezebel, and God provided for him in the wilderness — even using ravens to bring him food.

2. What happened with the widow of Zarephath? Down to her last meal, she trusted God's word through Elijah, and her flour and oil did not run out through the famine.

3. What does this teach us? That God cares for His own and provides what they need. The God of the ravens and the widow's jar will look after you.

"For thus says the LORD God of Israel: 'The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the LORD sends rain on the earth.'" — 1 Kings 17:14 (NKJV)

Speaker: Dr. Toby Holt is President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, and his sermons have been downloaded more than 1.9 million times on SermonAudio. Find more verse-by-verse Bible teaching at newgeneva.org; support this ministry at newgeneva.org/give.

God doesn’t need us to do anything.

However, He invites us to do a great deal!

Specifically He gives us jobs of great importance.

How then should we respond?

That will be the focus of today’s study in Matthew 10.

Questions That We’ll Answer:

A) What is the harvest field, and who are the laborers?

B) Why did Christ tell His apostles not to rely on their provisions?

C) What jobs and responsibilities do you and I have this year?

Speaker: Dr. Toby B. Holt

Elisha was bald. Very bald.

In 2 Kings 2, the youth noticed – and mocked him for it.

How did Elisha respond?

Well, not in a way that you might expect.

He cursed the youth – and two bears came out to maul them.

So, what’s the deal with that? For some, it seems like an overreaction.

Other Questions That We’ll Answer:

A) What was so sinful about the youth’s actions?

B) Why was Elisha justified in the response?

C) What do these events tell us about God?

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Toby Holt

‘To everything there is a season,

a time for every purpose under heaven.’

– Ecclesiastes 3:1

In life, there is a time to be born and a time to die.

There is a time to kill and a time to heal.

There is a time of war and a time of peace.

In today’s study, we’ll consider the various cycles of our existence.

Questions That We’ll Answer:

A) Who wrote this famous passage, and why?

B) Why is life futile ‘under the sun?’

C) What makes things different ‘under heaven?’

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Toby Holt

What is your ‘finish line?’

Your life and choices are taking you somewhere.

One decision at a time, you are closer to a destination.

The question is: what sort of destination is it?

That will be the focus of today’s study in Philippians 3.

Other Questions That We’ll Answer:

A) What does our past have to do with our future?

B) What did Paul say about his own history?

C) What does it mean to ‘press toward the prize?’

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Toby Holt

Will you walk in the light or the darkness?

In 1 Thessalonians 5, Paul reminds believers that they are "sons of light" living in a dark world. In this sermon, Dr. Toby Holt calls Christians to live as agents of light amid the shadows of this age.

Questions this sermon answers:

1. What were the Thessalonians anxious about? The future — especially the coming "day of the LORD" and the fate of those who had died.

2. How did Paul comfort them? By assuring them they belong to the light and the day, not to the darkness, and are destined for salvation through Christ.

3. How should this change how we live? We are to live awake and self-controlled, as people of the light, encouraging one another while we wait.

"You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness." — 1 Thessalonians 5:5 (NKJV)

Speaker: Dr. Toby Holt is President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, and his sermons have been downloaded more than 1.9 million times on SermonAudio. Find more verse-by-verse Bible teaching at newgeneva.org; support this ministry at newgeneva.org/give.

In John 21, Jesus talked about His ‘return.’

He would leave.

In due time, He would come back.

But for what purpose? And at what point?

That will be the focus of today’s study.

Questions That We’ll Answer:

A) Why did Jesus suggest that John would remain?

B) How do the events of 70AD relate to this passage?

C) How does John’s gospel conclude?

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Toby Holt

How many times had Peter ‘denied’ Jesus?

Three.

How many times did Jesus ask Peter if he ‘loved’ Him?

Three.

In today’s study of John 21, we’ll see the forgiveness of Christ, and the commissioning of Peter.

Questions That We’ll Answer:

A) What caused Peter to recognize Jesus on the beach?

B) What did Jesus mean by ‘feed My sheep?’

C) How does this passage apply to our own lives and leadership?

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Toby B. Holt

Skepticism is NOT a fruit of the Spirit.

In John 19, Jesus died.

In John 20, He was resurrected.

And after that, He appeared to His apostles in the Upper Room.

However, one was missing. And he didn’t believe the other ten.

The ‘doubts’ of Thomas will be the focus of today’s study.

Questions That We’ll Answer:

A) What are the proofs of Christ’s resurrection?

B) What else do we know about ‘Doubting Thomas?’

C) What does this text teach us about ‘faith?’

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Toby B. Holt

He Is Risen!

In John 19, Jesus died. But He didn’t stay dead.

In John 20, He rose from the tomb (just as He said He would)!

And in doing so, He made possible our own resurrection.

That will be the focus of today’s study in the Gospel of John.

Questions That We’ll Answer:

A) What are the proofs / evidences of the resurrection?

B) Why were two angels sitting on either side of the grave slab?

C) What did Jesus say to Mary Magdalene at this time?

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Toby B. Holt