Verse of the Day – John 8:12 KJV
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Genesis – The book of beginnings, Part 5
Genesis The Book of Beginnings Chapter 2:1-6 In chapter 2, God will begin to tell us in more detail about his creation. But we are not given details about everything. Rather, God focuses chapter 2 on His creation of man. This theme is repeated often in the Bible. God first gives a summary account, then follows with the specific application to man. Man, after all, is the reason for God’s creation. Simply put, God begins now to teach us about…
Genesis – The book of beginnings, Part 4
Genesis – The Book of Beginnings Chapter 1: 26-27 God creates man and woman! In these verses we see four astounding revelations: God uses the pronoun “us.” This is the first glimpse we get of the triune God. God is one person, yet is more than one in His action and unity. In Acts 4:24, we see God the Father. In John 1:1-2; and Colossians 1:15-17, we see the Son, Jesus Christ. And in Psalm 104:30 we see the Holy…
Genesis – The book of Beginnings, Part 3
Genesis The Book of Beginnings Chapter 1:6-25 Verses 6-8 God divides the waters. Essentially, God creates a space between the waters. We call the space sky. God leaves the earth covered in water at this point, and He creates the atmosphere surrounding the earth. In its most common form, we refer to this as the creation of dew, clouds, and fog, but moisture in the air we breathe is essential to man’s existence. This completes the Second Day There are…
Genesis – The book of beginnings, Part 2
Genesis The Book of Beginnings Chapter 1, Verse 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Do you have to see the Creator to recognize the fact that His creation exists? This is just a question to get us started for today’s lesson. The answer to this will help us defend God’s act of creation to those who…
Genesis – The Book of Beginnings
Genesis -The Book of Beginnings Introduction Today we will begin our study of the book of Genesis. Genesis starts with creation and ends with the people of Israel in Egypt after the death of Joseph. Genesis is truly a book of beginnings. It tells us about: The beginning of the universe The beginning of a perfect world The beginning of people The beginning of sin (and suffering) The beginning of nations (civilization) The beginning of our struggle for independence from…
Verse of the Day – Romans 15:5-6 KJV
Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like minded toward one another according to Christ Jesus: That you may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Verse of the Day – Psalms 100:4 KJV
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
Verse of the Day – Psalms 9:1 KJV
I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvelous works.
The Testimony of a Church
Ed It was a sad time. The family, friends and acquaintances were gathered around the grave to say farewell to a brother in law. The cemetery was full of people standing and waiting for the service to begin. The problem was the preacher wasn’t there. Due to an unforeseen event, he would not be able to make it to the graveside service. A quick discussion was held. A decision was made. Ed would say the final words. Ed stepped…
Verse of the Day – Isaiah 25:1 KJV
O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
Verse of the Day – Psalms 63:3-4 KJV
Because thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.