The Book of 2 Samuel Review Questions from last week’s lesson: What is in the book of 1 Samuel? How does 1 Samuel help us today? Answers: Hannah praying for a son and the birth of Samuel. Samuel hearing God’s voice in the night and mistaking it for Eli. Saul becoming king of Israel. David…
What is this I see? Peter was given a strange vision to prepare him for what was next in God’s plan. It presented a strong message that we cannot correct God’s word.
How big is your church? That’s one of the most common questions I get asked as a pastor. Western minds seem naturally drawn to think in terms of bigness. We encounter bigness as we go through the book of Acts, but there is also smallness. We find many common, ordinary people in this book and…
Now what? Saul’s life had been radically changed on that road to Damascus. Not only had Jesus saved him, he also called him to preach his Gospel to Jews and Gentiles. This passage shows how Saul got started on that right away.
The Book of 1 Samuel Review Questions from last week’s lesson: What is in the book of Ruth? How does Ruth help us today? Answers: Ruth tells the story of Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth. Naomi’s family go to Moab because of famine in Israel. Her husband and her two sons die, leaving her and…
How could two enemies become friends? Saul of Tarsus was the last man Christians in Damascus wanted to see. He was persecuting Christians with exceptional zeal and had now gone outside Jerusalem. He was converted just outside Damascus, but Ananias’ reluctance was understandable. Saul showed the fruit of a completely changed life and became a…
What was it that drew you to Christ? When we consider the circumstances around our own conversions, we recognize how different they can be between people. Conversions come at different ages, times of life, and circumstances, but if we keep going back in our experience, we eventually get to a point in the history of…
The Book of Ruth Review Questions from last week’s lesson: What is in the book of Judges? How does Judges help us today? Answers: Judges tells the history of Israel after the death of their leader, Joshua. Israel tries to complete the conquest of Canaan, but fails to drive out all the inhabitant nations. The…
What about this Ethiopian? The Gospel had spread to the Samaritans with important implications for the salvation of non-Jews. So what about this Ethiopian eunuch? Does anything prevent him from salvation and baptism?
The Book of Judges Review Questions from last week’s lesson: What is in the book of Joshua? How does Joshua help us today? Answers: Joshua recounts the history of the conquest of Canaan. Joshua leads the second generation of Isrealites into the promised land. The book has a number of familiar accounts—Rahab and the spies,…