Jesus’ Ministry to Gentiles

We are to love and minister to all people as Jesus did. My subtitle: don’t be prejudice. A common practice of humans is to compare one person or group with another, and then to pass judgment on the value (worth) of each. This happened in the time of Jesus. Generally, the Jews...
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Live to Please God (Malachi)

True Christianity is evidenced by a lifestyle of faithfulness, obedience, and reverence to God. The name Malachi means “my messenger”; it may be an abbreviation of Malachiah , which means “the messenger of the Lord.” Though we are told nothing about the prophet else where in the...
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Preparing for God’s Presence (Zechariah)

Christians welcome God’s presence by forsaking sin, receiving spiritual cleansing, and walking in the Spirit. Golden Text: Zechariah 4:6 This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. Both Zechariah and...
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Faith for Troubled Times

(Habakkuk) Faith in God enables us to persevere in troubled times. The book of Habakkuk is a specially noteworthy for the difficult questions the prophet posed to God. As a result, this lesson can be especially helpful to students facing difficult circumstances, dealing with the...
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Judgement and Promise

(Obadiah and Nahum) God judges evil, but He is merciful to those who seek Him. Mat 7:7  Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Question: what does it mean to seek and what are we seeking for? Look at what the Lord spoke to...
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Live in God’s Grace

Trusting in Christ, we are saved by grace and live by grace. This lesson is about one of the great themes of the New Testament: God’s grace. John wrote, “the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ” (John 1:17). The grace of God is that undeserved favor...
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Living in the Last Days

We are living in the last age before Christ returns. LIVING IN DANGEROUS TIMES A. Time of Extreme Sinfulness 2Ti 3:1  This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. …….In the last days, in which most believe we are living now, Paul said would be...
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Encouragement for Faithfulness to Christ

The Scriptures command that we be faithful to Christ. At the time the apostle Paul wrote this letter to Timothy, Christians were being persecuted by the Roman Emperor Nero. Paul was in prison at Rome, awaiting his death for the sake of the gospel, and Timothy was at Ephesus,...
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Instruction for Christian Ministry

All Christians are called by God to Christlike, Spirit-empowered ministry. Anointed by God with the Holy Spirit, Jesus went about doing good (Acts 10:38). Christian ministry is not simply doing good. Any person saved or not can show actions of kindness by helping others. But, if...
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Instruction for Christian Living

The Bible is our guide for all aspects of Christian living. The most important advice we could ever take is that instruction of the Bible. While it is always helpful to listen to an elder saint and hear all the testimonies of life, it will never change the heart like seeing God’s...
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