In John’s Gospel, Jesus tells Israel’s religious leaders: “You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me,” (John 5:39, NIV84). The Scriptures he is referring to are of course what we call the Old Testament.…

February 28, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print, and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscovertheBook.org There are almost three thousand biographical portraits in the Bible. In fact, the Bible is the single greatest source of biographical information from antiquity. There are more different…

The first great event in the life of our Savior was his incarnation when the Holy Spirit overshadowed a young Jewish peasant girl from Nazareth and she supernaturally conceived a child. This event is hinted at in the 40th Psalm when King David writes: “ ... Behold, I have come; in the scroll of the book…

SEPTEMBER BBC SUMMER IN THE PSALM – PS. 139:17-18 “GOD IS THINKING OF YOU” NKJ PSALM 139:17-18 HOW PRECIOUS ALSO ARE YOUR THOUGHTS TO ME, O GOD! HOW GREAT IS THE SUM OF THEM! IF I SHOULD COUNT THEM, THEY WOULD BE MORE IN NUMBER THAN THE SAND; WHEN I AWAKE, I AM STILL WITH YOU. INTRO: REMEMBER YOUR FIRST…

LET’S BRAG ON GOD! PT1 Psalm 107:1-2 Intro: Cleveland may not be the ideal location for athletic super stars. Cleveland can’t brag about winning multiple Super Bowls, World Series or NBA Finals. There is one thing that Cleveland can brag about, and that is the world’s most dedicated, die-hard fans. It…

Reading the words of the Psalmist, “The words of the Lord are pure words” (Psalm 12:6), brought to mind the words of the Apostle Paul – “Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst” (1 Timothy 1:15). God’s Word is…

A recording of the entire worship service. In Psalm 4, David prays to God about the trouble he is facing because of his enemies, then he turns to his enemies and speaks truth to the lies, telling them how to change, then turns once again to God to find his ultimate joy, peace, and security.

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Filled with the Holy Spirit, let us speak the Word of God with boldness. The reading from Proverbs begins with the words, ‘Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public squares’(Proverbs 1:20) and ends with the words, ‘whoever listens to me will…

By Pastor Glenn Pease A little girl was saying her prayers, and her mother suggested she ask God to get uncle John a job. The little girl considered this a good idea, and so she included this in her requests. The next evening when it was time to say her prayers again the mother reminded her to pray for…

Psalm 1 Introduction Never before in history has so much biblical scholarship been available to Christians. In days gone by (and in some lands today), merely to possess a copy of the Bible in your native tongue was considered a rare privilege. Now we have more than a dozen translations and paraphrases…

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Satan is very busy. Remember – God is in control. Satan is very busy – ‘going to and fro on the earth…walking up and down on it’. Why is Satan ‘roaming through the earth’? – ‘Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour’(Job 1:7;…

Psalm 1 (The Blessed Man) There are only two kinds of men on the earth-the blessed man and the cursed man. There are only two ways or paths to take-God’s way and man’s way. There are only two destinies after death-eternal life and eternal death. I. The blessed man A. What a blessed man must not do (v.…

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost The one treasure that lasts for ever – the treasure of salvation. ‘A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies… Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised’(Proverbs 31:10, 30). We are to seek…

The Blessings of a God-fearing home (Psalm 128:1-6) Jeremiah 32:40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. What does it mean to fear the Lord? Those who live in…

If you talk to people who do not believe, or who have walked away from faith, they will often tell you that the reason for their unbelief is the evil and injustice that they see in the world. How can a loving and all-powerful God allow the things that we see in our world on a regular basis? This very…

INTRODUCTION: We are in a stretch of the psalms which record David’s trials before coming to the promised throne. This psalm is a cry of faith from a very beleagured and dark time. Since the reference is simpy to “the cave,” this is probably the time when David and his six hundred men hid in the cave…

Through the Valley by Ken Ulmer Text: Psalm 23 Topic: Why we should persevere through difficulty Big Idea: When we are in the valley, God is preparing a blessing for us on the other side. Keywords: Adversity; Circumstances and Faith; Difficulty; Disappointments; Endurance; Enemies; Experiencing God;…

The move from one year to the next serves a useful purpose. I’m not talking about giving us a day off, an excuse for a party, or providing a time when we can watch football all day long. There are more valuable benefits. First, the change of years helps mark the passage of time. It gives us a reference…

Though we, like David, have valid reasons to fear our own undoing, we have faith that God will save us because of the One who is greater than David.

PSALM 4 “NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP” JULY 15, 2008 BBC INTRO: IF SLEEP WERE A CREDIT CARD COMPANY, MANY OF US WOULD BE IN DEEP TROUBLE. MANY OF US WOULD GET CALLS FROM SLEEP CENTRAL WANTING TO KNOW WHEN WE ARE GOING TO GET A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP. MANY OF US WOULD RESPOND WITH I AM TAKING THE MIN. PAYMENT…

We live in a world of airbrushed images and finely chiseled bodies. In our dealings with many companies (and government agencies) we are known by our account numbers rather than our names. If you need to talk to someone from a large company you may spend a good amount of time listening to a computer…

There are few things quite as frustrating as working at something that turns out to be an apparent waste of time. In my attempts to write I have at times found that months of labor on a manuscript results in a book that is not worth reading. It is a frustrating time to debate whether you should keep…

Introduction The Congregational preacher of old, D.L. Moody, tells the story of an incident that occurred during the last mutiny on the land of India, while under British control. The English were besieged in the city of Lucknow, and were in momentary expectation of perishing at the hands of the fiends…

October 29, 2017

Chuck Swindoll begins his reflections on Psalm 46 with these words that immediately show us the relevance of Psalm 46, We deny it. We fake it. We mask it. We try to ignore it. But the truth stubbornly persists – we are weak creatures! Being sinful, we fail. Being prone to sickness, we hurt. Being mortal,…