FTGC-33a 890108PM One word more than any other defines the lifestyle of 1st Century Christians: homothumadon. In the NKJV of the Bible that Greek word is translated One Accord. A unique Greek word, used in 10 of its 11 New Testament occurrences in the Book of Acts, helps us understand the uniqueness of the Christian [...]

FTGC-33 210815AM Good morning dear small group friends. We got in really late last night from ten days teaching that overview of Revelation for High School students. It was such a blessing. Here is my launch for you in Acts 2 this week Praying for a grand time in God’s Word for each of you. [...]

FTGC-32c 100404AM Jesus rose triumphantly over sin, death, and Hell after being captured and killed during the greatest crime the world has ever witnessed. On a cross of wood, with carpenter’s tools, and “on a skull-shaped hill, on a sunny day outside of Jerusalem nearly 2,000 years ago when MANKIND MURDERED THEIR MAKER ”. There, [...]

FTGC-32b 990404AM Last words are often long remembered. For those we love last words are always treasured. Often they are a distillation of their life. From the pulpit of Calvary, upon the Cross Christ spoke seven times. In each instance an ocean of redemptive truth is distilled into a drop of divine speech. Please turn [...]

FTGC-32a 040822PM CHRIST’S BURIAL WAS COSTLY: It cost Joseph and Nicodemus — They gave their time to Jesus. • They learned about Jesus. Probably in their studies together during the many months following Nicodemus’ first meeting with Jesus, the two friends spent much time in the 53rd chapter of Isaiah. There especially was the sacrificial [...]

FTGC-32 210808AM John 19-20 Greetings this new Lord’s Day. This is our next small group session of the 52 Greatest Chapter Summary of the Bible. As we reported in yesterday’s July update, we are still on the road teaching (after the wildfire smoke circuit of classrooms in the northwest for July). But the good news [...]

FTGC-31 210801AM Bonnie & I are preparing to travel for the next two weeks. I am teaching one week of Bible Interpretation, then the second week is an Overview of the Book of Revelation. It has been amazing to revisit all my past courses and distill down the essence of what God wants us to [...]

FTGC-30a 020407AM As an added resource on our 52 Greatest Chapter Study this week, here is a special lesson on Jesus explaining the Gospel to Nicodemus. One of the best-known verses in the Bible is framed by one of the strangest scenes in the Bible. What are we learning this morning? John 3:16 and the [...]

FTGC-30 210724AM Thanks for praying as we traveled and taught. We were able to do 10 days of remote classrooms in 5 states: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho & Montana; and saw such amazing responses that the Lord prompted. While we were traveling we heard that one of those participating in the classes is a VietNam [...]

FTGC-29 210704AM Bonnie & I are teaching in Montana this week, way up near Canada to a ministry that sends the classes to British Commonwealth students. It is all part of our Biblical Hermeneutics classes this month. There are so many fires in both Canada and the Western USA these days we see haze much [...]