April 18, 2022
April 24 | Perfect Action
Many of the religious leaders of Jesus’ day failed to rejoice when the hurting were helped. The religion police were more interested in procedures than people.
Series: Study
April 11, 2022
April 17 | Perfect Love
“Holy Week,” as it is called, is a demonstration of perfect love. Even while enduring the cross, sustaining the solemnity of the tomb and experiencing the victory of the resurrection, Jesus continued to love and serve others.
April 4, 2022
April 10 | Perfect Judgment
The woman poured out her repentance in several ways—weeping (in contrition) over Jesus' feet, letting her hair down so she could use her “glory” as a towel, kissing his feet, and pouring expensive perfume on them.
March 28, 2022
April 3 | Perfect Compassion
He "touched the bier" (somewhat like a casket). This made Jesus unclean. but he immediately destroyed the evidence of uncleanness by raising the young man from the dead. People must have been shocked. . . .
March 21, 2022
March 27 | Living and Holy Sacrifice
After 11 chapters of doctrine in Romans, Paul shifted his focus to duty in this chapter. . . .
March 14, 2022
March 20 | Holy Root, Holy Branches
Did the Old Testament Israelites stumble in their faith? Yes, but did they stumble in an irrecoverable way? Not at all! In fact, God used their stumbling as an avenue for the Gentiles to come into God’s plan. . . .
March 7, 2022
March 13 | The Holy Commandment Exposes My Unholiness!
The law was intended to make God’s people holy. In the end, the law underlined their sinfulness.
February 28, 2022
March 6 | Raised to a Holy Life
Second to love, holiness is probably God’s greatest quality. It is God’s “otherliness,” setting him apart from his creation. . . .
February 21, 2022
Feb. 27 | Justified and Saved
In Romans 9–11, Paul marked out how God’s salvific plan related to both Jews and Gentiles. The Jews had some definite advantages over the Gentiles, but sometimes they compromised those advantages. . . .
February 14, 2022
Feb. 20 | Called, Justified, Glorified
In Romans 8, everyone and everything is groaning—creation, believers, and the Holy Spirit. But through all the groans, believers know they were called, are being justified, and will be glorified.
February 7, 2022
Feb. 13 | Justified by Faith
If grace is God’s love for us that we do not deserve, then faith is how that grace is appropriated in our lives.
January 31, 2022
Feb. 6 | Justified by Grace
As the Justifier, how can God stay true to his character and punish sin (that is, how can he be “just”), and at the same time release the offender (i.e., the sinner) from punishment? Grace is the answer.
January 24, 2022
Jan. 30 | Righteous Relationships
Faith that does not produce faithfulness is not worth a fig. The new right standing with God that has been created by the gospel has a practical side. Doctrine always shows up in duty. . . .
January 17, 2022
Jan. 23 | Righteous Remnant
Romans 9–11 is often neglected in many Christian churches. Depending on where one falls on the nuances of Calvinism and millennialism, the content is challenging. . . .
January 10, 2022
Jan. 16 | Righteous Abraham
Be careful of idolizing Bible characters. They all have feet of clay, and they can marginalize God as the real hero of the biblical narratives. That being said, Abraham is an imitable model of righteousness. . . .
January 3, 2022
Jan. 9 | Righteous Judgment
Our first two lessons in Romans deal with God’s righteous character evident in his wrath and judgment. Beneath the radar was the tension between Jew and Gentile in regard to salvation.
December 30, 2021
Discovery Bible Study
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December 27, 2021
Jan. 2 | Righteous Wrath
Romans has been responsible for more church revivals than any other New Testament book. This month, students will learn that God is righteous, and therefore judgment should be left in his hands.
December 20, 2021
Dec. 26 | Unexpected Hope
We move from the joy of the shepherds spreading the good tidings of Christmas (last week’s lesson) to the Sadducees asking Jesus about the future (this week’s lesson).
December 13, 2021
Dec. 19 | Unexpected Response
While they were keeping watch over their flocks at night, an angel of the Lord appeared to them . . .
