What did Noah’s Ark and the Lord Jesus Christ have in common? This just goes to show you that God knows the future and knew exactly what to record about the ark in order to picture the Lord Jesus Christ.
I. Make thee an ark… (Genesis 6:14)
The Lord first warns of his impending judgment and...
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Bible Studies You Can Teach
Noah’s Ark and Jesus Christ
Believer’s Baptism
I. What is a Believer’s Baptism?
A. It is the believer’s identification with Jesus Christ – a public testimony that one has accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior. Matthew 10:32,33; Acts 2:41
B. It symbolizes what happened when I was saved. Water baptism is a physical representation of the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord...
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Prayer
The Basics of Prayer
What Prayer Is
Prayer is talking to God
The Bible is the Lord speaking back to us
We have the ear of God through the Lord Jesus Christ
Hebrews 4:14-16—we have been offered access to the throne room
Isaiah 59:2—sins had separated us from God
Jesus Christ makes the mediation—1 Timothy 2:5
John 14:13—the authority...
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The Judgment Seat of Christ
Did you know there are rewards and losses for Christians depending on how they live after they receive Jesus Christ? The judgment is called the Judgment Seat of Christ and it is likened to an athletic event.
I. Only those saved will appear
• Romans 14:10
• 2 Corinthians 5:10
II. The Nature of the Judgment
• 1 Corinthians 3:13-15
• What quality—what sort...
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What is Sin?
Seven times in your Bible it is said “this is sin”, and define sin. It’s not what we’d normally think of sin: like adultery, lying, stealing, murder…
The Everyday life of a person without God
An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. Proverbs 21:4
Notice what this...
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What About Healing?
WHAT PURPOSE DID HEALING SERVE?
Everyone that was healed eventually died, so what was the point?
Jesus’ purpose was to prove the identity of the Messiah
Mark 15:24—His ministry was exclusively to the Jews at first
What about Gentiles that got it? Jesus always recognized faith (Matthew 8:10—Jairus, 15:24—Syro Phonecian)
One of the curses...
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How Do I Fight Temptation?
The Source of Temptation
It is not God
People ask why did you do this to me God?
James 1:13—God does not tempt man
The devil is the originator of all temptation
Matthew 4:1-11—temptation of the Lord Jesus Christ
Genesis 3—Temptation of Adam and Eve
1 Chronicles 21:1—Temptation of David to number Israel
Job 1-2—Temptation of...
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I Can’t Understand My Bible
God is the Author
1Thessalonians 2:13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that...
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Prophecies of Jesus Christ’s First Coming
The TEST of the Bible is Prophecy
Deuteronomy 18:21-22 & Isaiah 41:21-29
No other religious writings come close to the massive amount of prophecy in the Bible.
Mohammed said the end of the world would be in the 7th cent. AD. He also said it would be in the 10th cent. AD.
JW’s Watchtower prophesied the end of...
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Fear of the Lord
What is the fear of the Lord?
The Bible distinguishes between fear and reverence—Hebrews 12:28-29
Reverence used in the Bible as worshipping a King by bowing on the ground
i. 2 Samuel 9:6
ii. 1 Kings 1:31
iii. Esther 3:2
Fear is used in the Bible as being very afraid—this is our topic, the Fear of the...
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Brother James Knox has some excellent material on the Family. Click here for the following series.
01/28/2010 Origin of the Family
01/31/2010 Purpose of the Family
02/04/2010 The Head of the Family
02/07/2010 The Help Meet of the Home
02/11/2010 A Christian Union
02/14/2010 The Duties of The Husband
