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As we continue reading through the Bible by the end of this year, I trust you are finding this project helpful and enriching.  The Bible declares repeatedly, God is love.  Nowhere is this more graphically portrayed than in the prophetical book Hosea, where...

In Daniel 9 you find him praying in the light of God’s Word.  Listen to his experience: “In the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures according to the Word of the Lord given to Jeremiah…that the desolation of Jerusalem would la...

Some Bible events are easily remembered because of the vivid picture they imprint in one’s mind.  Daniel in the Lion’s den is one of them. In Daniel 6, the king who admired Daniel was hoodwinked in a plot to kill Him.  He had no choice but to follow throug...

As you read the book of Daniel, you’ll find in chapter 2 that Nebuchadnezzar had a dream.  He called in the wise men in his court to interpret the dream, but because he wanted to make sure they were authentic, they had to tell him what the dream was.  They...

In our project of “read it through in two,” that is, read through the Bible in two years, let’s go back now to the minor prophets of the Old Testament, beginning with Daniel. Phillips Brooks might have had Daniel in mind when he said, “Do not pray for easy...

As we conclude our reading and study of the book of Acts, did you notice how often God communicated with individuals or did things on behalf of individuals at night?  God delivered Christian leaders from prison during the night, spoke words of encouragemen...

There is one final point I wanted to address before leaving our chapter study of Acts 20.  What did Paul mean in Acts 20:26? “Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of all men.”  Well, if you go to Ezekiel 3:18 – 21, you’ll...

In our study of Acts 20 we identified a title, key verse, significant truth, cross- references, difficulties and some applications.  Now let’s develop an outline. The Title we already identified: Paul, An Example of Faithful Ministry.  Three main points wo...

As we continue reading through the book of Acts let’s do a chapter study of chapter 20.  This will involve establishing the following: a title, a key verse, significant truth, cross references, any difficulties you’ll want to study further or that others m...

Today I’d like to start a study of Acts chapter 15, using the Focus and Amplify approach to the study.  Read the chapter over a number of times and decide what the focus is in this chapter.  When I did this, the focus I came up with was “decision-making.” ...

In our biographical study of the life of Stephen we collected information about his life.  Now let’s correlate it into an outline. For the Title I put: Qualified to Serve.  Then I established four points. 1. Spiritual Maturity.  Being full of or controlled...

In our last visit I shared what can be known about Stephen’s life based on what can be found in the New Testament book of Acts 6:1 – 8:2; 22:20.  Let’s collect the information to prepare for correlating it into an outline. To do a character analysis using ...

A Spirit directed and empowered witness is seen in the book of Acts in the life of Stephen. Human interest always stimulates concentration and captures the imagination.  We perk up when we see or hear how someone else manages their life.  This is especiall...

Acts 1:8 gives us a clear outline and title for the book.  Let me read it from the Williams translation. “You are going to receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you must be witnesses for me in Jerusalem and all over Judea and Samaria, and ...

We’ve now read and studied the major prophetical books of the Old Testament.  As a change of pace, let’s read and study the book of Acts in the New Testament.  Then we’ll return to the minor prophets before reading and studying Romans through the rest of t...

Before we leave the book of Ezekiel let’s look at chapter 47.  I am intrigued by the description of a river flowing eastward from the temple in Jerusalem.  It says it will flow eastward into a sea, and it will make the sea water fresh.  In fact, it says it...

When you come to the close of the prophetical book of Ezekiel in your reading you’ll face a tremendous turnaround.  God had departed from the temple and Jerusalem as described in Ezekiel 9-11.  The temple was destroyed, the city laid waste, and Ezekiel was...

Does your faith waiver at some of the questions God asks you?  Ezekiel was shown a valley full of very dry bones in Ezekiel 37:1-14.  Then God asks him, “Can these bones live?”  Human reason would say “No.”  But the very fact that God asks, implies maybe t...

The 3rd of the Ten Commandments declares, “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.”  As you read the Bible there are many ways in which we misuse God’s name.  It’s more than just using the Lord’s name in vain or frivolously.  The way we live ca...

I have visited a number of times the area described in the prophecy against Edom found in Ezekiel 35.  We saw the remains of the famous city of Petra.  Throughout this prophecy God emphasizes He would make this area desolate. As we walked down the entrance...

Being called to shepherd or pastor God’s flock is an awesome responsibility.  Listen to what God expects of those who shepherd his flock, as found in God’s prophecy against the shepherds of Israel in Ezekiel 34.  They should take care of the flock, strengt...

I’d like to read what God said to Ezekiel in Ezekiel 33:31-32: “My people come…and sit before you to listen to your words, but they do not put them into practice.  With their mouths they express devotion, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain.  Indee...

As we saw in our consideration of the city of Tyre’s tragic end resulting from her pride, I pointed out that the same principles apply to individuals.  Ezekiel 28 illustrates this.  But as Ezekiel describes the downfall of the king of Tyre he goes beyond a...

The story about the city of Tyre is fascinating.  It was a mighty sea power, a center of trade.  But it also took advantage of others by dealing unjustly.  In the midst of their prosperity they became proud.  And pride always goes before a fall.   Ezekiel ...

In Ezekiel 22:30, God says, “I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none.”  God looked for someone to stand in the gap but couldn’t find ...