JOHN THE BAPTIST’S BIRTH PROMISED

Luke 1:5–19 Zacharias was a priest. He was a spiritual man. He was humble and poor. He and his wife had no children. Both now are growing old. He had been faithful to God all his life. God does bless those who are faithful to Him. Faithfulness shows: (1) concern for God, (2) consecration to...

God’s Plan for Your Life

“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at they right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16:11). I. God’s Path for You “Thou wilt shew me the path of life” (Ps. 16:11). A. God’s design and order can be seen everywhere—in the planetary systems, the leaves...

Conversion

1. By God. 1 Ki 18:37; Joh 6:44; Ac 21:19. 2. By Christ. Ac 3:26; Ro 15:18. 3. By the power of the Holy Spirit. Pr 1:23. 4. Is of grace. Ac 11:21, 23. 5. Follows repentance. Ac 3:19; 26:20. 6. Is the result of faith. Ac 11:21. 7. Through the instrumentality of a. The...

Access to God

1. Is of God. Ps 65:4.2. Is by Christ. Joh 10:7, 9; 14:6; Ro 5:2; Eph 2:13; 3:12; Heb 7:9, 25; 10:19; 1 Pe 3:18.3. Is by the Holy Spirit. Eph 2:18.4. Obtained through faith. Ac 14:27; Ro 5:2; Eph 3:12; Heb 11:6.5. Follows upon reconciliation to God. Col 1:21, 22.6. In Prayer. See Prayer....

Coping with Care

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you” (1 Peter 5:7). I. Some Are Care(less) “… [the] city that dwelt carelessly … how is she become a desolation …” (Zeph. 2:15). A. There are many careless people in today’s world. Their lives are in jeopardy—physically and spiritually....

Prayer for a Baptized Person

Most holy and merciful Father, when your Son our Lord and Savior gave commission to his disciples to teach all nations, baptizing them in your name, and teaching them all his commandments, he did also promise to be with them always even to the end of the world. In faith in this promise and in...

New Testament Reading Plan Week 1: Mark 1–5

Dig deeper in Mark 1–5 with these prompts. Based on what you see in Mark 1, what’s the main message of the book of Mark? What words or themes do you see repeated in Mark 1–5?“Mark wrote his fast-paced Gospel (‘immediately’ is used 42 times by Mark, and only 19 times in the rest of...