LHIM Weekly Bible Teaching

Isaiah 42:1-10

1 - Yahweh promised to uphold Jesus, God’s chosen, Yahweh’s delight.

4 - Not disheartened or crushed

6 - I will hold you by the hand and watch over you.

Luke 4:18 - Jesus connected Isaiah 42 with himself.

Luke 2:41-52 - God fathered him from birth.

Matthew 3:13-17 - This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.

Matthew 4:1 - God always led him.

Matthew 4:11 - Angels ministered to him.

Matthew 26:53 - His Father always had his back.

Luke 22:43 - An angel strengthening Him

Matthew 17:1-9 - The Father prepared the Son, gave Him a vision and hope and purpose and direction.

John 5:19, 20, 30; 14:9-11 - God gave Jesus the words to speak, and God brought the works to pass. God always directed him. He led him by the hand.

John 11:42 - God, His Father, always heard him. Jesus was never alone.

YOU ARE NOW GOD’S BELOVED

John 16:23-27 - The reason for Jesus was so you could become Yahweh’s beloved son.

Psalm 68:4-8 - Yahweh is a Father to the fatherless.

Hebrews 13:5-6 - He is always with you.

John 20:30-31

The signs recorded in the Gospel of John were written down so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ [Messiah], the Son of God.

Isaiah the prophet spoke of a time when the Messiah would come. He would cause the blind to see

(Isaiah 29:18; 35:5-6a; 42:7).

Luke 7:20-22

John the Baptist asked if Jesus was the Expected One.

"Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have the gospel preached to them.”

John 9:1-6

This was not something Jesus invented. He was doing “the work of Him who sent” him. There is not a technique for healing the blind. Jesus worked as the Father worked in him.

Jesus healed other blind people, but there is not one particular technique.

Matthew 9:27-31 Two blind men asked for mercy. Jesus asked about their faith and touched their eyes

Matthew 12:22 The man was demon possessed, blind, and mute - Jesus healed him.

Matthew 15:30 Blind and others were cast at Jesus’ feet. He healed them.

Matthew 20:29-34 Two blind men - Jesus asked them what they wanted. He touched their eyes.

Matthew 21:14 Blind came to him in the temple. He healed them.

Mark 8:22-25 Blind man - Jesus led him out &spat in his eyes, then laid hands on his eyes.

Mark 10:46-52 Blind Bartimaeus - Jesus told him his faith made him well.

John 5:2-19 Blind and other sick at pool of Bethesda - Jesus healed a man who had been ill 38 years. He was working as the Father worked.

John 9:6-7

Jesus applied clay to his eyes and gave him a simple command: “Go, wash, in the pool of Siloam.” The man obeyed the words of Jesus. Jesus had just come from the temple (John 8:59). The pool of Siloam was in the lower part of Jerusalem in the city of David.

John 9:8-12 The neighbors question who he was and how he could now see.

John 9:13-17 They bring him to the Pharisees who question him.

John 9:18-23 The Pharisees question his parents.

John 9:24-34 The Pharisees question him a second time and then put him out.

John 9:35-41 Jesus finds him, and he sees Jesus for the first time. “Lord, I believe!”

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2 Timothy 1:7 God has not given us the spirit of fear, cowardice, or timidity.

Genesis 3:7-10 The greatest fear of all is of God. The accuser tempts people to fear God. Because of fear, man hides himself from God.

Romans 8:15-17 The spirit of slavery or bondage causes fear.

Mark 5:2-5, 14-17 The fear of the supernatural causes people to run from our Lord and our God. Many Christians live powerless lives because they are afraid of wrongly applying the manifestations of the spirit.

Exodus 14:10-13 Fear of circumstances, situations, and people tempt people to blame God. Focus on God rather than is vital.

1 Samuel 15:20-24 Saul feared the people, so he disobeyed Yahweh. Many political leaders compromise their integrity to appease the people. Many religious leaders compromise the integrity and accuracy of God’s Word because they fear losing their job, church, or the people.

Galatians 2:11-13 Peter rejected God’s truth because of fear. Fear has ruined more men’s ministries than anything else.

Judges 7:2 and 3 22,000 left because of fear. 300 fearless godly men defeated 135,000.

2 Timothy 1:7:

Power - Acts 2:14; 4:19-220; 2:4; Romans 8:15-17

Love - 1 John 4:15-18 love eradicates fear

Sound mind - 1 Samuel 17; 21:8-15; Psalm 34:1-6; James 1:21

Isaiah 32:14-18; 44:2-5; Ezekiel 36:24-28; 37:12-14; Joel 2:26-29 Throughout the Hebrew Bible, we find several prophecies about the outpouring of God’s spirit. Each of them occurs in the Kingdom age.

Acts 1:3-9 Jesus told the disciples they would receive a baptism in the spirit in a few days. They immediately asked him about when the Kingdom would come, since the outpouring of the spirit and the coming of the Kingdom were linked in their thinking.

Acts 2:1-4, 12-18, 32-33 Finally, we come to the day of Pentecost and the moment when the spirit comes down upon God’s people. Peter looks to Joel’s prophecy to interpret what happened. This is when Christianity goes public.

Acts 4:1-22 When Peter stood before the very same leaders who had orchestrated Jesus’ crucifixion, he didn’t blink. He’s filled with the spirit and bold beyond measure.

Acts 8:26-35 Philip dares to approach the treasurer of Ethiopia while he’s on the road in his chariot. Amazingly, the man converts on the spot!

Acts 17:16-34 Paul preaches to the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers at Athens, apparently unintimidated by their intellectual pedigrees.

Acts 25:23-26:9 Even knowing that his fate is on the line, Paul shares his testimony with King Agrippa, challenging him to believe in Jesus.

Acts 29:1ff It’s now your time. Stand up and be a witness who testifies boldly in the power of God’s spirit.

John 16:16-24

Jesus spoke of a day coming when his disciples could have Father/son relationship, just as he had.

Who are the children of God?

Romans 9:1-5

Israelites were the adopted children of God. These were the sons of Abraham

(Exodus 4:22; Isaiah 63:16; 64:8; Jeremiah 31:8-9).

This adoption was not based on bloodline, but it was based on having faith in the promise

(Romans 4:1-5; Matthew 3:9; John 8:39-40).

Children of God by Faith

Romans 9:6-8

“It is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise...”

Romans 9:23-26

God promised that a time was coming when those who “were not My people” would be “called sons of the living God.”

Now, in Christ Jesus, all who have faith can be part of God’s family.

Ephesians 1:3-6 He predestined us to the adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself.

Galatians 3:14; 23-29 We are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 4:1-7 We are no longer slaves, but sons, heirs of God.

Romans 8:14-17

Those who are led by the spirit of God, these are the sons of God. And if children, then heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ!

Romans 8:18-25

There is more yet to come when we will receive the full redemption of our body. The creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God!

John 3:1-3

Now we are the sons of God, but there is more yet to come. When he appears we will be like him!!!!

Now we are the sons of God. We are “as he is” in this world. Act like it! Don’t allow the tempter and the accuser to talk you out of your rights as a child of God. Live like a child of God!

Matthew 5:9; Luke 6:35-36; Ephesians 5:1-2; Matthew 7:7-11

Colossians 2:15 The Old Testament has limited information regarding the devil, demons, and the entire spiritual realm. Jesus was the first to expose them for and also to cast out demons.

Origin Revelation 12:3 This event happened sometime after paradise was created and before the flood. According to Ezekiel 28:11-19, anointed cherub who covers was in Eden and was lifted up with pride and sinned against Yahweh. Based on the context of Scripture and not supposition, the cherub became the serpent while in Eden. His first recorded evil act was against Adam and Eve after which he was cursed by God and his destiny foretold.

Genesis 3:14-15 On your belly you will go all the days of your life.

Destiny Ezekiel 28:16-18 He will be destroyed forever by fire, Revelation 20:10-15; lake of fire Jude 7; Matthew 25:41

Appearance 2 Corinthians 11:14 The devil is symbolized by serpent, goat, and the dragon, but this is not how he presents himself. Many of the famous painters like Luca, Signorelli, Goya, etc. made drawings of him as ugly and monstrous.

Mission He endeavors to disgrace and defame Yahweh by misinforming humanity about Him. He also strives to humiliate, destroy, and kill all people while blaming God for his evil. The devil’s titles reveal his large-scale, systematic scheme against Yahweh and humanity.

Genesis 3:1 Serpents are cunning, crafty, and deadly, more so than any other being.

Matthew 4:3-4 He is the tempter. Everyone is tempted by him.

Revelation 12:9 The deceiver - He deceives the whole world.

Revelation 12:10; Zechariah 3:1 The accuser

James 1:13-15 He will stimulate unholy or evil thoughts that tempt us to sin. He can do this many ways. If we bite the bait, he pulls us in, and then we sin. After the sin, he attacks as the accuser burying us in shame, guilt, and condemnation. With these dark thoughts and feelings, we are ashamed to approach God or Jesus, and we wallow in the darkness. Often then we are tempted to do the same thing again to get rid of the pain the first sin caused. Hence, an unvirtuous cycle begins.

Matthew 8:28-34 Jesus has absolute power over the devil and demons, and he lives in us.

Ephesians 6:10-18 The way we fight the devil is summarized here.

1 Corinthians 10:12-13 God will help.

2 Peter 2:9

Luke 6:27-31 Live rightly.

Romans 8:28-39 Have faith in the work of Christ.

Matthew 4 and Luke 4 reveal that Jesus spoke God’s word to the evil one.

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Genesis 1:14-20, 28; Matthew 6:26 “Heaven” refers to the sky, air, or atmosphere.

Isaiah 66:1-2 Heaven is also God’s throne--where He makes plans and rules.

Matthew 6:20; 1 Peter 1:4; Philippians 3:20 Heaven is where our citizenship, treasures, and inheritances are stored with God.

Deuteronomy 10:14; 1 Kings 8:27 Even before Yuri Gagarin punctured the heavens and failed to see God’s throne, the Scriptures recognized God’s “heaven” is actually beyond the sky.

Matthew 5:5; 6:9-11; 19:28-29; 25:31-34 According to Jesus, the destiny of God’s people is not heaven, but living on a renewed earth, which he called the Kingdom of God.

Genesis 3:19; Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10; Psalm 146:3-4; John 5:28-29 In between death and the resurrection on the last day, the dead are unconscious and inactive. Perhaps this is where the epitaph “RIP” originated.

“For I choose to follow not men or men's doctrines, but God and the doctrines by him. For if you have fallen in with some who are called Christians, but who do not admit this, and venture to blaspheme the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; who say there is no resurrection of the dead, and that their souls, when they die, are taken to heaven; do not imagine that they are Christians.” --Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho, chapter 80, trans. George Reith, circa a.d. 165

Ancient religions typically taught that the dead were awake either in a state of reward/punishment or reincarnated into a new body. The Bible stands apart in its teaching that the dead are asleep until Christ returns to resurrect and reign over a renewed world.