Tag: Bruce Johanson

The Final Word

• Lesson 2 for the week of April 7 to April 14

It was a day in April that would define the history of the church forever: April 18, 1521. An august tribunal of church officials, and even the emperor himself, had gathered together in Worms, Germany...

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The Voice From Heaven

• Lesson 1 for the week of March 31 to April 7

The title of this week”s study, “The Voice from Heaven,” might at first lead one to think about the heavenly voice that was heard at the baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:17; Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22)....

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The Holy Spirit in the Last Days

• Lesson 13 for the week of June 17 to June 24

Key Texts: Joel 2:28, 29; Acts 2:14-24; Acts 3:19-20; Revelation 18:1-5 The lesson this week concludes our study of the Holy Spirit. It is fitting that this last lesson asks us to think about the...

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The Sin Against the Holy Spirit

• Lesson 12 for the week of June 10 to June 17

The lesson this week raises a subject that is often the one people are most concerned about when dealing with the Holy Spirit. The concern arises from Jesus’ words found in Mark 3:28, 29. In...

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The Restorer

• Lesson 11 for the week of June 3 to June 10

A beautiful picture emerges from the passage above. The restoration God is working on does not just include the planet. It includes the heart as well. Wayward wills, minds, and desires will be transformed, restored...

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Life Through the Holy Spirit

• Lesson 10 for the week of May 27 to June 3

Key Text: John 6:63 The lesson this weeks is built on the biblical idea that human beings, left in their natural state, are far from God and bent toward going away from Him. Left this...

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The Christian’s Guide

• Lesson 9 for the week of May 20 to May 27

Key Texts: John 16:13; John 14:26 The Bible is very clear that one of the significant works of the Holy Spirit is to provide guidance for believers as they find their way along life’s way....

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The Fruit of the Holy Spirit

• Lesson 8 for the week of May 13 to May 20

The lesson this week is on the subject of the fruits of the Spirit. It is, arguably, the loveliest lesson of the whole quarter for it reminds us that, while traveling along the Christian way,...

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Gifts of the Holy Spirit

• Lesson 7 for the week of May 6 to May 13

The Bible very clearly teaches that one of the tasks the Holy Spirit undertakes is that of giving to believers various abilities called “gifts” that are given not for personal advantage of aggrandizement, but in...

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The Baptism of the Holy Spirit

• Lesson 6 for the week of April 29 to May 6

This week, we take on the discussion fo a topic that has surrounding it, a measure of controversy – the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. The point of controversy has to do with whether this...

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The Promise Fulfilled

• Lesson 5 for the week of April 22 to April 29

This week’s lesson focuses on Acts 2:1-4. This is commonly called the story of Pentecost where, according to the promise of Jesus, the Holy Spirit manifested itself in a remarkable manner. Of a sudden, there...

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The Promise of the Holy Spirit

• Lesson 4 for the week of April 15 to April 22

One of the most amazing references to the Holy Spirit and His work is found in the last half of John 14. Of particular note is John 14:16, “And I will pray to the Father,...

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Jesus and the Holy Spirit

• Lesson 3 for the week of April 8 to April 15

The Bible gives every clear evidence that the Holy Spirit acted on and interacted with Jesus during his whole stay on earth. To start, the spirit had much to do with Jesus’ birth. Notice Luke...

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The Holy Spirit Symbolized in Scripture

• Lesson 2 for the week of April 1 to April 8

The Bible writers, in their efforts to give us a clearer understanding of the holy Spirit, often resort to the use of symbols in their writing. The symbols they use are things known and understood...

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