By Craig Scott
3700 Lake Wheeler Rd.
Raleigh NC 27603
Anxiety, stress, fear, despair are in the air and God's people are not immune… address and overcome these negative emotions and thoughts with a strong sense of purpose. But not just any purpose, God’s purpose which does not fail or...
The consecration and redemption of the first born through the payment of a ransom price is built into the memorial meaning of the biblical festival of unleavened bread. It is something we are to remember and teach to others as...
The Church of God’s understanding of the spiritual lessons built into the festival of unleavened bread are built upon the words of Jesus Christ and the apostles.So let us keep the festival… the the spirit of the new covenant. Putting...
The bible indicates that offering salvation to all human beings comes in stages 1 Corinthians 15:22-26. ALL will be made alive but each in turn: First - Christ is raised from the dead to eternal life Then - those who...
Jesus' example of observing and eating the Passover on the evening that marks the beginning of the 14th day of Nisan was a conscious reset of the Passover. It would be a reset to the original pattern established and recorded...
Under the terms of the OC Israel observed Passover each year to remember their deliverance from bondage in Egypt and protection from the death of the firstborn in all the land of Egypt. Under the terms of the NC the...
Pharaoh had been warned that this confrontation would lead all the way up to the death of every Egyptian firstborn son... unless he humbled himself and submitted to YHWH. Each of the successive plagues upon Egypt would be an increasingly...
The time has come for Moses to return to Egypt. God intended for Moses to have face to face interaction with Pharaoh. What’s really going on is that through Moses God would have His demand delivered directly to the man...
Moses would only become the person God could use to deliver His holy nation after additional training. The great man of words and action needed meekness, humility, and patience. He would learn these traits through 40 years as a...
Exodus is part of an unfolding story. It's a continuation of the Genesis account of Abraham's family. But their history is also your history.
Sound doctrines and beliefs must be based on the word of God... absorbing the content... teaching it to others... supporting those who teach... supporting the authority that is behind it... intellectually... administratively... emotionally... financially... and spiritually. If we do this...
Jonah’s story challenges assumptions. Assumptions about what it means to be “chosen”… not a free ticket but a responsibility. Assumptions about the power of human freedom within the framework of prophecy and the will of God. The account we have of...
Jonah 1:1 this verse allows us to find Jonah in 1 Kings 14:23-25. He came from a town in northern Israel on the south coast of the sea of Galilee near Nazareth. He appears to be a part of the company...
How we dress (especially for special occasions) comes and goes as the decades and centuries roll by. Given enough time jackets and ties will disappear… but the principle of dressing for the occasion will not.
Why Proper Teaching About the Holy Spirit MattersTeaching the holy spirit is a third person in a trinity causes confusion. What the bible actually reveals is a better, and more functional, explanation about how God is at work within you… of how...
Knowing & Understanding GodJeremiah 9:23-24 God wants us to know and understand Him... and He wants us to then pattern our lives after what we know. Because that is how we will get joy and pleasure from the gift of eternal...
The seventh day of the week is the Sabbath of the Most High God. On this day we are to rest from our work and assemble ourselves before Him. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "The Church Jesus Built"...
We proclaim the coming kingdom of God... like Jesus did, like the apostles did… and the early Church did. We know the rule of God on earth does not come about by human efforts or pretensions of progress... the rule of...
The relevance of the day of Atonement for new covenant believers is covered in the book of Hebrews. It directly addresses two of the four main themes of the day. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "What Really Happens...
Resurrection from the dead and the gift of eternal life is the “hope” of all mankind. To no longer fear or anticipate death. The scriptures teach that ALL will be raised (John 5:28) but that there is an order in...
Joel uses a contemporary plague of locusts to issue a general call to repentance in light of the coming Day of the Lord. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "The Horsemen of Revelation" Full details are at this link:...
Today, lets look at prayer as a form of self discipline. We'll discuss some helpful techniques to improve and focus your prayer life and then a brief discussion on the content or prayers. Get a FREE copy of our eBook...
Daniel 10-12 The Final Vision: King of the North and the King of the SouthThis is the longest and most detailed of the visions given to Daniel. It adds detail to previous visions but without the symbolism or riddle. The focus of...
Sins of hostility and enmity are about how we think about others. Do we think of a treat others as friends, or enemies... are they family or are they rivals? This applies within the Church and outside the Church. If...
Holiness can be undermined by bitterness… leading to defilement… leading us to becoming godless and profane. Along the way I’m going to add definition to: Holiness - set apart for a God given purposeBitterness - focusing on the negativeDefilement -...
Sexual SinsWhen I first introduced the sin lists of Paul I pointed out to you that sexual sin seemed to be at the top of most of the lists. If order is a form of ranking then overcoming sexual sin is a...
The 70 weeks prophecy is the essential prophecy of the bible: ◾ It ties into Persian history with the proclamation which allows us to figure out the start of the countdown ◾ It provides numbers that allow us to predict...
On all these sins of the tongue I hope that looking into the meaning helps you identify and avoid “sins of the tongue”. They are... Deceit Whispering Backbiting Reproach Reviling Clamor Hater of God Evil Speaking Filthy talk Foolish talk...
Intro Paul’s Sin ListsDigital media company Buzzfeed made a billion dollar business out of click-bait headlines like “10 things you must do now if you want to…” or “7 Reasons You Shouldn’t…”. People love lists! You’ll even find lists in...
The biblical holy days are presented to us as 3 seasons of harvest, two grain harvests in spring and early summer, then a produce harvest in the fall. The first festival season is Passover and Unleavened Bread, the second is...
Christ as Head of the 7 Churches of RevelationRevelation chapters 2 & 3 contain messages written for and sent to the 7 Churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.l Each receives its own short, personalized message from the head of...
Leaving SinJust as Israel was commanded by God to march boldly out of Egypt… you have been told [and are being reminded today] to come out of sin. Sin is violations of God holy perfect commandments… but beyond actions and...
Mark 16:9-11 as a human being… Mary Magdalene was nobody special really. What made her special is Jesus’ appearance to her... Likewise, you are nothing special, [not a gathering of the beautiful, the rich, the elite] what makes you important, significant, noteworthy...
Jesus’ Baptism Matthew 3:13-171. Jesus came to John to be baptized even though He had no sins to be forgiven and washed clean from. 2. When John questioned Him about submitting to baptism Jesus said that it was necessary to establish an...
Did Jesus Death By Crucifixion Really Happen? Since the very beginning there has been opposition to God's truth and His church. Some opponents even make the bold claim that Jesus death by crucifixion never happened.Keep Reading »
God put the first Passover in place among the people of Israel just days before they would gather up all their stuff leave behind the slavery they had known in Egypt. Egypt did not want to let them go… God...
The 3.5 year period Jesus spent preaching and teaching was filled with amazing activity. He healed the sick, raised the dead, quieted the storm, cast out demons, and proclaimed the coming kingdom of God... Yet, out of the tens of thousands He reached,...
The Word who was God and was with God became flesh and blood and lived like one of us. But how can a God become a human being? Many people stumble and become confused about the person and life of...
Contemporary research has determined that one of the main reasons young people abandon God, scripture, church is confusion and doubt about Genesis 1. What is the biblical explanation for the world before Adam and Eve? Get a FREE copy of...
The Rebellion That Causes DesolationDaniel 8:1 Most bible reading people agree that Daniel chapter 8 is a vision providing greater detail concerning the Greek empire that will follow Persia in the succession of gentile kingdoms. So it expands upon Neb's dream of the...
Did Elijah Really Go to Heaven?2 Kings 2:11 The average person reads about the fiery chariot that swoops down and takes Elijah up into heaven and assumes it means that Elijah was taken up into the spiritual realm where he would...
What Is a Human Being?Is it a spiritual soul temporarily encased in a physical material body... is the spiritual soul good while the flesh and blood material body is bad?... What happens at death? ... The material body obviously disintegrate...
God's plan for salvation and eternal life involves a confrontation with evil. Our confrontation with through a 7 step program of repentance, forgiveness, overcoming, spiritual discernment. Then the final two steps are direct intervention by Christ, and destruction of the...
The 7th chapter of Daniel is the turning point in the book. The first half of the book gave us the story of Daniel's life and background: a man of impeccable character, a man of great wisdom, great skill, a trustworthy...
Philippians 4:1-3 Now we get to the real-life circumstances that caused Paul to write this letter to the congregation in Philippi. Up to this point Paul has given instruction on unity, and positive interactions among the members of the congregation. He covers these...
We live in the age of technology, or science applied to solving the practical problems of life. Discoveries in physics, chemistry, math have allowed us to develop complex machines, to invent powerful drugs, to peer into the structure of atoms,...
How Spiritually Mature People ThinkPhilippians 3:1 we begin with a call to rejoice which is one of the over-arching themes of the letter. Because we understand the truth of what God is accomplishing in the world we can have a positive,...
Living Lives Worthy of the GospelIn the 1st chapter of Philippians, Paul lets the members know about the dangerous situation he finds himself in. He might be put to death for preaching the gospel, although he expects a better outcome.Paul considered the situation as...
Christ's second coming to planet earth is announced by a mighty trumpet blast Matthew 24:31-32.Two long awaited event take place at His coming: 1) the resurrection of those who are in Christ 2) the time when he will take up His...
What Will Be The Sign of Your Coming?First let’s review Jesus’ first coming…Scripture tells us the Word [who was God and was with God] set aside His glory to come to us in the form of a flesh and blood...
