Why Do We Pray in the Name of Jesus?
There seems to be some confusion in the minds of some members of the Church as to the reason we pray in the name of Jesus. They don't seem to have a problem with doing it, but I get the [...]
How Can I Have More Meaningful Prayer?
I recently asked the readers of my newsletter to respond and let me know what kinds of things I could address that would be helpful to them. One person responded with a concern that it was difficult to make prayers [...]
OT24-2022 – My Heart Rejoiceth in the Lord
Week 24 is scheduled for study June 6-12, 2022. This week is a collection of uplifting topics. They tell us to trust in God, that Christ can turn tragedy into triumph, we need to obey His word, and we can [...]
OT23-2022 – The Lord Raised up a Deliverer
Week 23 is scheduled for study May 30-June 5, 2022. The lessons we learn this week are that God is always faithful, the sins surrounding the Israelites are still here and in powerful force today, and that when we are [...]
The Excuses We Make that Get Us into Trouble
Photo by José Alejandro Cuffia on Unsplash It is easy for us to point the finger of accusation to ancient Israel for their fickle way in which they did or did not serve God. Let's look at some [...]
OT22-2022 – Be Strong and of a Good Courage
Week 22 is scheduled for study May 23-29, 2022. Courage requires doing things that intimidate us. Sometimes being faithful to God takes us into uncomfortable circumstances. We never have to worry about whether God will be faithful. Our worry should [...]
OT21-2022 – Beware Lest Thou Forget the Lord
Week 21 is scheduled for study May 16-22, 2022. Did you know there is a kind of love that is based on moral grounds rather than emotion? That is the love we will be judged on. This is also the [...]
Can We Really Love on Command?
Photo by Wesley Tingey on Unsplash.com This article is the result of studying day 1 of the week 21 lesson in Deuteronomy (page 91) of Come, Follow Me. In these chapters God directly commands us to love Him. [...]
The Lesson of Lettie’s Stitches
Despite our views to the contrary, we all live in an all-to-perfect world. Our tolerance for anything less than complete and whole has gone by the wayside in many cases. This is a story of someone who knew the value [...]
OT20-2022 – Rebel Not Ye Against the Lord, Neither Fear
Week 20 is scheduled for study May 9-15, 2022. This week's lessons demonstrate that when we rebel against God we have reason to fear. When we don't rebel there is no reason to fear. Day 1 This outline highlights some [...]
OT19-2022 – Holiness to the LORD
Week 19 is scheduled for study May 2-8, 2022. For me, this week's watchcry is "Become holy!" All the lessons are about this subject. Day 1 As you study the scriptures, pay attention to spiritual impressions you receive about way [...]
The Tabernacle and Sacrifice
This lesson is all about the language of God. In other words, it is about the symbols God uses to teach us of Him and His ways. Symbolism is found throughout the scriptures, but perhaps nowhere so densely as in [...]