Leading Question: How does one grow the fruit of the Spirit? 1. First things first: Matt. 6:31-34. Jesus is clear: If we seek the kingdom of God first, all the other good gifts will be...
Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle
April 30, 2011
Leading Question: How certain can we be that we have the truth? 1. Jesus is the way to truth; he is truth: John 14:6. How does the truth in Jesus relate to all the rest...
Leading Question: Is obedience to the law ever a means of gaining favor with God? 1. Gratitude is the key word: Deut. 4:5-8. If defined in terms of its purpose, God’s law was intended as...
Leading Question: To what extent does self-control simply flow from a changed heart, or does it involve blood, sweat and tears as we grapple with temptations, passions and people who irritate us? 1. Two stories:...
Leading Question: When Paul asked the Corinthian believers if he should come to them with a stick or with love in a spirit of gentleness (1 Cor. 4:21), how did he expect to find the...
Leading Question: What is it that inspires us and enables us to be faithful to people, to God? “Saving” faith is a gift of God. But the result of God’s gifts in our life is...
Leading Question: How can God expect good things from people who are bad? When we talk about “goodness” under the heading of “fruit of the Spirit,” several tantalizing paradoxes emerge. We can address these under...
Leading Question: If we are kind to those who are doing what is wrong, isn’t there a danger that some will conclude that we agree with and even support that which we actually oppose? Some...
Leading Question: How can we become more patient? 1. Becoming more patient. Is patience genetically determined? Or is it possible for even the most high-strung person to become more patient? Would memorizing key “patience” passages...
Theme: The Fruit of the Spirit Is Peace Leading Question: Why have the followers of Jesus so often led out in bloody conflict when their Master both taught and modeled the way of peace? 1....
Theme: The Fruit of the Spirit Is Joy Leading Question: What is the difference between joy and happiness? Can a believer be unhappy and still be joyful? Not only is joy the second trait listed...
Leading Question: When Scripture commands us to love God and love others, including the unlovely, is that something we can choose to do, or is such love simply a gift of God? In his little...
Leading Question: Is it possible to identify true followers of Jesus by their fruit? The basic biblical passage that focuses on the fruit of the Spirit is Galatians 5:13-26. In particular, the nine traits listed...
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Jesus Mingled with People
July 30, 2016
The Priority of the Promise
July 29, 2017
The Curse Causeless
October 29, 2016
Jesus in the Writings of Peter
May 13, 2017
The Character of Job
December 17, 2016
The Church Militant
March 12, 2016
The Cosmic Controversy
March 31, 2018
Josiah’s Reforms
November 14, 2015
Major Themes in 1 and 2 Peter
June 17, 2017
Symbolic Acts
October 31, 2015
Lessons from Jeremiah
December 19, 2015
Jesus as the Master Teacher
October 24, 2020
The Eyes of the Lord: The Biblical Worldview
October 17, 2020
The Law as Teacher
October 10, 2020
The Family
October 3, 2020
Education in the Garden of Eden
September 26, 2020
A Step in Faith
September 19, 2020
A Message Worth Sharing
September 12, 2020
Sharing the Story of Jesus
September 5, 2020
An Exciting Way to Get Involved
August 29, 2020
Developing a Winning Attitude
August 22, 2020
Ministering Like Jesus
August 15, 2020
Sharing the Word
August 8, 2020
Unlimited Possibilities
August 1, 2020
He Touched Me
October 23, 2004
Betrayed and Arrested
June 4, 2005
Living with Lambs
January 21, 2006
70 Weeks
August 5, 2006
A Poem About Old Age
March 24, 2007
Extreme Heat
October 27, 2007
The Power of His Resurrection
June 7, 2008
The Gift of Prophecy and God’s Remnant Church
January 17, 2009
Believing in the Son of God
August 22, 2009
Celebrating Spiritual and Physical Fitness
April 10, 2010
Joab: David’s Weak Strong Man
November 13, 2010
Worship and the Exodus: Understanding Who God Is
July 2, 2011
Lord of the Sabbath
February 11, 2012