Scott LaPierre Ministries

Job longed for a mediator, advocate, and redeemer in the midst of suffering. This teaching explores how the book of Job points forward to Jesus Christ and how Job's suffering, intercession, rejection, and restoration provide pictures of the Savior.

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Are children innocent? The Bible describes young children as innocent before they can distinguish good from evil and reach the biblical age of accountability. This study examines passages such as Jeremiah 19:4 and Psalm 106:38, explains why I believe babies who die go to heaven, and distinguishes their innocence from the responsibility of older children to repent and believe in Christ.

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The tax collector prayed, "God, be merciful to me, a sinner," and went home justified, or declared righteous (Luke 18:13). How do we explain this when he didn't offer any sacrifices? He offered what God wanted: "the sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart" (Psalm 51:16-17).

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The Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector reveals how righteousness is and is not attained. The Pharisee in Luke 18:9-12 shows that righteousness is not attained by works. The tax collector shows that righteousness is attained by grace through faith.

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Mary and Martha show why devotion to Christ must take priority over service. Comparing Luke 10:38–42 with John 12:1–8, this message considers Mary's choice to sit at Jesus' feet and why Martha's later service did not receive the same rebuke.

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Spiritual rest is the rest God gives His people through faith—a rest pictured by Israel’s Promised Land and explained in Hebrews 3–4. It is not merely physical inactivity or a geographic place; it is the soul’s rest that comes from believing God and entering what He provides.

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This teaching traces male leadership through creation, patriarchs, priests, kings, apostles, and elders. It considers 1 Timothy 2:12 and related passages, explaining Scott LaPierre's understanding of the biblical pattern for leadership in the home and church.

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Hebrews 4:1–13 invites us to consider the rest God provides. This teaching from Work and Rest God's Way explains Sabbath rest in relation to Christ's finished work and asks what it means to receive that rest through faith.

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Luke 10:38–42 teaches that sitting at Jesus’ feet and listening to His Word must take priority over even good and necessary service. Martha was distracted with much serving, while Mary chose the better portion by listening to Christ.

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Trials and suffering are unavoidable in a fallen world, but Scripture teaches Christians to endure them with faith, hope, and an eternal perspective. This resource gathers biblical teaching on suffering, God’s sovereignty, perseverance, and the good He can accomplish through hardship.

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