Holiness and Hope

The hope of Christ’s return should inspire us to holy living. This lesson is focused on two related themes. First, we are called by God and Christ to holy living, to please God and have a good influence on others. Second, we live in hope that Christ will come again, and in all of...
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STAND FIRM IN CHRIST

In Christ, believers can stand firm through all adversity. In spite of having to endure persecution for their belief in Jesus as the Messiah, the Christians of Thessalonica remained faithful to Christ. Their faith in Jesus Christ was steadfast. To be steadfast means to be firmly...
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Living a Christian Life (Continued)

B. Serve God in Holiness Rom 6:19  I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness....
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Living a Christlike Life

We are saved by grace to live for Jesus Christ. What should be the practical result in our lives of believing what Christians (Christlike) are to believe, as set forth in the gospel, the New Testament, and the whole Bible? The answer to this question is addressed by this lesson....
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God in Three Persons

Christians serve one God, who eternally exists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As orthodox Christians, we confess as do devout Jews, that the Lord [Yahweh] our God is one Lord (Deuteronomy 6:4). However, we go on to say, that the one Lord God in whom we believe, eternal...
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To The Philippian Church (continued)

The true church will remain green with the vine and continuously produce fruit. Just as Paul encouraged the Philippian church, it is necessary that we stay fruitful (vs. 11). The way we grow in the Lord will have its effect not only on us, but on everyone around us. Php...
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The Authority of the Son

All authority in heaven and earth is given to Jesus Christ. This lesson is about who Jesus claimed to be, and from whom he derived His authority to conduct His ministry of preaching and teaching the gospel, and healing and saving people from sin. Central to Jesus is authority was...
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Salvation Through God’s Son

Salvation comes through Jesus Christ alone. GOLDEN TEXT: John 3:3  Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. The greatest need of every person is salvation from sin. As a consequence...
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The Incarnate Son

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is worthy of our worship. This lesson begins a unit of seven lessons about Jesus Christ, the Son of God, as told in the Gospel according to John the apostle. John started at the beginning, telling about the eternal origin of the Son of God and his...
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Paul’s Concerns for the Church

Colossians 2:1  For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; …….meaning of conflict: figuratively an effort or anxiety. The anxiety here is not one of dreaded...
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