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Growing in Wisdom – a Study of the Book of Proverbs (Proverbs 2:1-11)
The Happy Results of Acquiring Wisdom Do you want to be happy? That is a stupid question – everyone wants to be happy. In fact, it seems as if our society is filled with people who spend an inordinate amount of time trying to find happiness or to be happy. There is...
Jesus Begins His Ministry (Luke 3:21–38)
Please take the time to read the passage (Luke 3:21-38) before the post below. In this passage Luke presents the beginning of Jesus’ earthly ministry. In order to properly understand this passage we need to be aware of certain features: First, Jesus’ earthly ministry...
John the Baptist Begins to Baptize – Part 2 (Lk 3:1-20)
We saw from the previous post on this passage that John the Baptist was not like so many modern-day preachers who use smooth sounding words to ingratiate the audience. John told the people of Israel what they needed to know. Verses 10-14 show us how the people...
Growing in Wisdom – Proverbs 1:20-33
You will recall from previous posts that Proverbs 1:1-9:18 contain the prologue of the book, and the first 7 verses contain introductory material. Beginning in 1:8 and extending to 9:18 are 12 separate poems. In the last post we considered the first poem (vv. 8-19)....
John the Baptist Begins to Baptize (Luke 3:1–20)
Before you read this post, prepare yourself by reading Luke 3:1-20 in your Bible. In this passage, Luke records information regarding John the Baptist’s ministry. Though this passage is one literary unit, because of its length, we will consider its contents in two...
The Obedient Messiah (Luke 2:39–52)
Please read Luke 2:39-52. Two of the key doctrines of Christianity revolve around the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is, first of all, 100% God. He always existed and never came into being (John 1:1; Colossians 1:17), and He shares the same glory and power as...