Good things often come in small packages. Never was this more true than when the Messiah -- our Deliverer-- arrived as a newborn baby in a little town called Bethlehem. In this study of Luke 2:1-15, we learn...

• The answer to an interesting question about "crush" versus "strike" in Genesis 3:15

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Have you ever done something you came to regret? Maybe you acted foolishly, made a costly mistake, or damaged a relationship. Genesis 3 details a decision Adam and Eve would deeply regret -- one with continuing consequences in our world today. In this lesson, we learn...

• Why a snake was talking to Eve

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In his goodness, God created a beautiful, habitable world, and everything Adam and Eve would need to know and worship him. In this study, we learn...

• How Genesis 1-2 is foundation to the rest of Scripture

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Just hours before his execution, Jesus spent time in fellowship with his Father praying in the Garden of Gethsemane. In this lesson, we learn...

• How God's children are sometimes called to suffer deeply

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Jesus is coming soon. Are you ready? One of the most important passages in the Gospels on end times prophecy is found in the Olivet Discourse. In Mark 13, Jesus responds to the question, "When will these things be, and what will be the sign when all will be accomplished?" In this lesson, we discuss...

• Apocalyptic signs that will lead up to the "last days"

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God does not need a temple, yet he chose to establish a temple and accept our worship when it comes from a pure heart. In this study of Mark 11, we learn...

• A chaotic scene on the temple mount

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Want to learn how to lead an adult Bible study? In this workshop session, I share...

• Words of hope for those feeling discouraged in ministry

Thanks for listening. This is part 1 of 3 in a series I taught at the Ministry Connect Conference at Mt. Zion Church of Ontario on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Other sessions will be posted soon.

Few things are harder for a parent than watching their child suffer. We do everything we can to protect and comfort them, but what happens in Mark 9 is almost unimaginable. In this passage, we see...

• A great commotion as Jesus returns from the Transfiguration

James warns us not to be hearers only, but doers of the Word. In this lesson, we discover...

• Biblical patterns of confrontation and change

Thanks for listening. This is part eleven in a 12-week biblical counseling class called "Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands."

The Jews yearned for a Savior who would free them from Roman oppression. What they didn't expect was a Messiah who would suffer and die. In this lesson, we discuss...

• What kind of Messiah did the Jews expect?

Thanks for listening. This lesson is part of a three month Series on Mark in our Sunday Morning Bible Study Community.