Deuteronomy, chapter 30, verse 19: I call Heaven and Earth as witnesses today against you that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore, choose life that both you and your descendants may live. Life is a choice, and each [...]

Welcome to a brand new week, and today we start a new study from the book of First John. 1 John 1: 1: That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, [...]

Genesis 3:1-15: «And I’ll put enmity between you and the woman, between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.» This statement was directed to the serpent that had tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden of [...]

We are looking at God’s deliverance of Israel from Egypt as they walk out of Egypt into the land that God has promised them, and we’re learning lessons about how God dealt with them. So we go to Exodus chapter 13, verse 18: so the Lord led the [...]

Proverbs 3, verses 9 and 10, honor the Lord with your possessions and with the first fruits of all your increase, so your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine. Our relationship with God is based on honor. As a [...]

Today is Good Friday. We remember the death of our Lord Jesus Christ. Luke 23:46–47. And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, he said, «Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.» Having said this, he breathed his last. So when the centurion [...]

Exodus 4, verse 11 and 12. So the Lord said to him, «Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have I not the Lord? Now therefore, go, and I’ll be with your mouth and teach you what to say.» God is speaking [...]

John 41 to 42. And many more believed because of His own word. Then they said to the woman, «Now we believe not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him, and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.» What a [...]

We’ve been looking at the fact that the Christian life is a race. It’s something that we pursue. When we give our life to Jesus Christ, we make a commitment, and that’s a good commitment. That’s what Hebrews chapter 12, verses 14 and 15, talks [...]

Ruth 1:16 But Ruth said, «Entreat me not to leave you or to turn back from following after you, for wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.» Ruth was a daughter-in-law of [...]

Genesis 3:9: Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, «Where are you?» This is, incidentally, the first question asked in the Bible. God posed the question to Adam after Adam and Eve had disobeyed God and felt unworthy to be in His [...]

John 1:22: Then they said to him, «Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say of yourself?» How would you respond to that question, «Who are you?» Sometimes we answer the question by stating our name; other times [...]

Exodus chapter 31, verses 4 and 5: to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work all manner of workmanship. This is the continuation of the instruction God gave to Moses [...]

Genesis 1, verse 12: «And the Earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the fruit tree that yields fruit whose seed is in itself according to its kind.» And God saw that it was good. Today, we are exploring the [...]

Proverbs 12:14: A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him. A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The fruit of your mouth is the words that you [...]

John chapter 4, verses 28 to 30. Then the woman left her water pot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, «Come see a man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?» Then they went out of the city and came to him. [...]

Genesis 1, verse 24: Then God said, «Let the Earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping things, and beasts of the Earth, each according to its kind.» And it was so. Our minds produce ideas, our hands manufacture [...]

1 Timothy 1: 17 Now to the King Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. That’s a good note on which we end our study of First Timothy chapter 1, and I trust that you’ve learned a little bit [...]

We look at verse two of Psalm 8. «Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants, you have ordained strength because of your enemies, that you may silence the enemy and the avenger.» Putting it into context as to when the psalm was written, David now [...]

Psalm 51, verse 12: «Restore to me the joy of your salvation and uphold me by your generous Spirit.» Psalm 51 is a Psalm of David. It is believed that David wrote this Psalm at a time when he had grievously offended the Lord. He had sinned against [...]

So, John 4:10, Jesus answered and said to her, «If you knew the gift of God and who it is who says to you, 'Give me a drink, ' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.» At the beginning of their conversation, [...]

Proverbs 3:19 and 20: The Lord, by wisdom, founded the earth; by understanding, He established the heavens. By His knowledge, the depths were broken up, and clouds drop down the dew. The world we live in is the fruit of God’s wisdom. Everything we [...]

Matthew 21:19: And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, «Let no fruit grow on you ever again.» Immediately, the fig tree withered away. It is just stunning to see what Jesus did to this fig [...]

Exodus 4:10. Then Moses said to the Lord, «Oh my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.» Moses had doubts about himself and the mission that God had called him [...]

Proverbs chapter 26, verses 15 and 16. The lazy man buries his hand in the bowl. It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth. The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly. I just like the constructions in the book of [...]

Joshua chapter 1:6 Be strong and of good courage, for to this people, you shall divide as an inheritance the land which He swore to their fathers to give them. Joshua needed assurance. God told him, «No man, no situation shall be able to stand [...]

Proverbs chapter 8, verse 12: «I, wisdom, dwell with prudence and find out knowledge and discretion.» Wisdom doesn’t just walk alone. You can’t simply say, «I’m so wise,» while other aspects of your behavior are not wise. It’s like the old story of [...]

Psalm 4:3: «But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly. The Lord will hear when I call to Him.» This verse, verse three, is a response to verse two. Yesterday, we looked at verse two. In verse two, David is asking, «How long? [...]

Proverbs 3:11 — 12: My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor detest His correction. For whom the Lord loves, He corrects, just as a father the son in whom he delights. We have been looking at the Book of Proverbs, and chapter 3 starts [...]

Hebrews 12: 12 — 13: Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down and the feeble knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed. This is the word of encouragement to us; we need [...]

We start a new week, and we’ll be looking at the Book of Joshua, Chapter 1. We start from verses 1 and 2: After the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Joshua, the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, [...]

Well, we are ending our teaching on fruitfulness today. For the last two weeks, we’ve been focusing on fruitfulness. We’ve talked about how God created man to be fruitful, and that the Earth itself is made to be fruitful. We’ve talked about what God [...]

John 4, verses 21-22. Jesus said to her, «Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem worship the Father. You worship what you do not know. We know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews.» So [...]

Galatians chapter 6, verse 7: Do not be deceived; God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. This is an eternal principle; it’s at the heart of all of life’s principles, the timeless principle of sowing and reaping or cause [...]

We read from Hebrews 12:28: «Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.» As Christians, we belong to a kingdom, and we belong to a kingdom [...]

Proverbs chapter 8, verse 3 and 2. She takes her stand on the top of the hill beside the way where the paths meet. She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entrance of the doors. We’re always trying to get wisdom, and people say, [...]

Well, this is day number four of our 40 days of power. And I trust that you’re getting into the swing of things as you wait on the Lord and as you pray. Please be part of the prayer effort. Be part of your brothers and sisters who are praying [...]

Today we conclude our teaching on choices, and this is the seventh part. I want you to take time to go through what we’ve learned throughout the week. Listen to them over again and ponder them, because they are guidelines to help us make the right [...]

Hebrews 12: 1. Therefore, we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. The Christian life is [...]

Proverbs chapter 10, verse 19: In the multitude of words, sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise. One of the ways in which we make mistakes in life is in what we say, and the passage appropriately states that where there are so [...]

One of the reasons why I like Psalm 19 so much is the structure and progression of the psalm. It starts with a general revelation of God: the heavens declare the glory of God. Then it moves to special revelation of God: the law of the Lord, the word [...]

This week, we are looking at the Book of Proverbs, and we’re going to focus on Proverbs chapter 3. So we start with Proverbs 3:1 and 2: My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my commands; for length of days and long life and peace, [...]

Proverbs 3:3 and 4: Let not mercy and truth forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart, so you will find favor and high esteem in the sight of God. In addition to the word of God becoming a rule and our command, [...]

Luke chapter 18, verses 32 and 33. For he will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked, insulted, and spit upon. They will scourge him and kill him, and the third day he will rise again. These are the words of the Lord Jesus Christ. Remember [...]

This is our last reading for Joshua chapter 1, verses 16 and 17. So they answered Joshua, saying, «All that you command us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. Just as we heeded Moses in all things, so we will heed you. Only the Lord [...]

Jeremiah chapter 32 verse 41: Yes, I rejoice over them to do them good, and I will assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and with all my soul. Those are the words of the Lord to His people when He talks about their return from exile. [...]

Luke chapter 23 verse 3 and 4. Then Pilate asked him saying, «Are you the king of the Jews»? He answered him and said, «It is as you say». So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, «I find no fault in this man». Because the Jewish leaders [...]

Well, this is Christmas Eve, the day before Christmas, and we’re in Luke’s Gospel, chapter 2:4 and 5. Joseph also went from Galilee to the city of Nazareth in Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and [...]

Welcome to a new week. We start a new study from the book of Exodus. Exodus 3:1: «But Moses said to God, 'Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt? '» Moses had a very supernatural [...]

Today is Resurrection Sunday. Christ is risen, and He is risen indeed. Luke chapter 24, verses 5 and 6: «Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, 'Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not [...]