Teacher: Dan Gallagher

Our ability to find and experience joy affects almost every area of our lives. Not only does it impact our relationships with our spouses, family, co-workers and friends, it also has much to do with our ability to endure. It is joy that allows the children of God to endure great suffering, persecution, public insult and even the confiscation of their property. In this teaching, Dan Gallagher helps us to understand what joy is and what it is not, what we all can do to develop more joy, and some of the things that block us from the joy the Lord wants us to have. We believe you will find this teaching both enlightening and helpful in increasing joy in your life.

Teacher: Dan Gallagher

Almost two thousand years ago Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do you say I am?” This is the most important question that any person could ever answer and, in many ways, it still echoes through the world to this very day. In part one of this teaching, “Who Do You Say I Am?” Dan Gallagher explains why there was so much confusion about the Messianic identity of Jesus among those he interacted with. Then, in part two of this teaching, Dan discusses how despite many Christians’ deep devotion to him as their Lord and Savior, their daily actions seem to indicate that they really do not know “who he is,” at least not in a practical way. We believe you will enjoy this teaching as you gain a new perspective for Jesus’ question and look more deeply at how you answer it.

Teacher: John Schoenheit

God had an interesting problem to solve before He ever created the universe. How could He allow people (and angels) to have genuine free will, and yet have a way to righteously exclude them from His everlasting Kingdom if they decided to be evil? He did it by setting up a decree long before He ever created mankind. In this teaching titled “The Wages of Sin is Death,” John Schoenheit explains why God established this decree and how it provided for humble and loving people to have a wonderful everlasting future. John also takes time to show from the Word that “death” means “death,” and those who are not saved will be annihilated in the Lake of Fire, not tormented forever. We pray that this teaching will help you to see God’s love and justice very clearly, and will strengthen you in your walk with the Lord.

Teacher: John Schoenheit

Every indication is that as Christians we are in for some difficult times ahead. But this is nothing new. Historically there have been various times and places where things were very difficult for believers. One of the books that can help us navigate through tough times is 2 Timothy. Paul was in jail and about to lose his life, the Church was being heavily persecuted, and believers were abandoning the faith. In the midst of that, Paul wrote to Timothy the small letter we know as 2 Timothy, giving very sage advice on what to do personally and how to move the Church forward. That advice is as valuable today as it was 2000 years ago.

Teacher: Dan Gallagher

Any worthy goal is only achieved through endurance, and the key to endurance is how much we are inspired by the goal. For Christians there is no greater goal than the rewards that we will receive from the Lord when we all appear before his throne. In this month’s teaching, Dan Gallagher refers to the seven letters to the seven congregations in the Book of Revelation and shows how Jesus seeks to inspire the believers in their faithfulness, overcoming, and endurance by some wonderful promises. Although we believe the Book of Revelation is written to a future people, we are promised that all who read, hear, and take to heart the words of that book will be “blessed.”

Teacher: Dan Gallagher

This month we are blessed to provide you with a two part teaching on obedience presented by John Schoenheit and Dan Gallagher. Knowing the truth is important, but God wants us to couple our knowledge with obedience. In Part One, The Obedience Model of Pleasing God, John Schoenheit demonstrates how it is more important to know a little and obey what we know, than it is to know a lot and obey only a little. Jesus consistently spoke of “pleasing God,” not in terms of knowing Him, but of obeying Him.

In Part Two, Doers—Not Hearers Only, Dan Gallagher makes the point that God desires an obedience-based relationship with mankind. He also shows through personal example and various sections from the Word of God that obeying, or doing, is more important than “knowing.”

We believe this teaching will inspire you in your discipleship journey to do what Jesus said to do.

Teacher: John Schoenheit

This month’s teaching, “The Lord Cometh!” is by John Schoenheit. Life is difficult, and in order to live day by day in a godly manner it is important to have a clear vision of the Hope. In this information-packed teaching, John starts in Genesis 3:15 with the promise of a Deliverer who would make things right in the world, and goes through the Old Testament, pointing out different aspects of the Hope of Israel as it is portrayed in the Old Testament and Gospels. John points out how, as the time got closer to Christ’s coming, information about him and the deliverance he would bring became clearer and more specific. Then he explains chapters 24 and 25 of Matthew, picking out highlights and connecting them back to the prophecies of the Old Testament.

Teacher: Dan Gallagher

Anyone who oversees others is taking care of God’s most valuable possession, His people. As such we must recognize that there are four major responsibilities that every godly leader has – to be a provider, protector, prophet, and priest. In this teaching, Dan explores various aspects of each of these four roles and how they relate to everyone, both those who lead and those who are being led by others. This teaching includes various biblical references and examples, as well as, examples from Dan’s personal life. This teaching closes with Dan showing how Jesus Christ gave us a clear example of each of these roles in his personal life and ministry as he epitomized the role of a servant-leader.

Teacher: John Schoenheit

Understanding the dispensations, or administrations, in the Bible is essential to understanding the Bible itself. God has always related to the world as His household, and just as in any household, from time to time the rules change. That is why, for example, God’s commands concerning the food we eat have changed in Scripture. If we understand the administrations, we can better understand God’s changing of the rules, which ones to obey and which have been made obsolete by newer rules.

Teacher: Dan Gallagher

Despite the benefits that we all can receive from godly confrontation, most people hate the very idea of being confronted, and either avoid it altogether or fail miserably when they finally do it. Conflict is an ever-present relational reality, and godly confrontation is the mechanism we all can learn to employ to resolve it. When done properly, confrontation is a very effective tool for promoting peace and helping us grow in pure-heartedness. In this teaching Dan Gallagher provides the biblical basis for godly confrontation as well as providing valuable insights on how to be more effective in developing this necessary relational tool. This teaching is a must for all who seek to grow in godliness and to help others do the same.