The book of Obadiah is one of the smallest books of the Bible, and often overlooked. Just because it’s small doesn’t mean it is any less important than other books contained in God’s word. Today we will do a short overview of this small book, and touch on why it’s important to us today. If you are interested in doing a free bible study on the book of Obadiah, you can find it on our Short Bible Studies page. OVERVIEW…
I always use verses to relate everything I talk about back to scripture, back to God and His word. But this time I can not. I can’t because I have not been in His word myself.
Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.James 5:16 Do you have a hard time asking people to pray? Me, not so much. I often ask for prayer when I am going through a tough situation, or something important is about to happen, for me or my family. How often do you admit that you have a sin you are struggling with?…
How to submit to God, and what does it mean? As a Christian you probably have heard many times that you need to submit to God. You may or may not already know what this means or think that you know what it means. But, let me ask you this. Do you know how to submit to God? Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you – James 1:7 MY STORY I lack self-confidence, and…
Laying up treasures in Heaven Do you remember the saying “You can’t take it to Heaven”? The bible tells us that we should be laying up for ourselves treasures in Heaven. Despite all of our possessions on earth, there is one treasure you can take to heaven! Begin this lesson in prayer. QUESTIONS: How would you define the word treasure? Read Matthew 6:19 What are some earthly treasures? Read Matthew 6:20 What are some Heavenly treasures? Read Matthew 6:21What makes something…
New Heaven New Earth God has made mention in scripture of the many promises He has made, some past and some still to come. So far we have covered His promise of salvation, that He won’t leave us or forsake us, and His promises in the beatitudes, but in this study we will be looking at a promise to come, the new heaven and new earth! (Click here to go to the links for all the lessons.) Before starting this…
The Beatitudes are made up of an action/emotion on our part, and then followed up by a promise from God.
Instead of studying each promise, we are going to focus more on this passage as a whole
God’s promise, He will never leave you or forsake you Hebrews 13:5 says that He will never leave you nor forsake you. In this lesson we will search scripture to find out why God gives us this promise, God will never leave you or forsake you, and the meaning behind it. Read Hebrews 13:5 Read Hebrews 13:5-6. What is the promise that God gives us in the end of verse 5? What does God want us to be able to…
Types of promises in the Bible Sometimes to get through this life, through the month, year or even today, you need to hold tight to the promises of God. Each of us look to different types of promises in the Bible, from God, for the encouragement that we often need. TYPES Unconditional – This promise rest only with God. Nothing or no one has anything to do with this kind of promise. An example of this promise is when God…
We will highlight some facts about the birth of Jesus, some you may know, some you may be hearing for the first time. Either way, it’s important to our faith to understand Jesus’ humble beginning.