Ezekiel 3:3 – Then he said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.” So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth. In this study, we will tackle the act of eating the scroll by its figurative meaning. Continue reading
James 4:7 – Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. In this study we will examine the direct relationship between submitting to God and resisting the devil, and the qualities that we need to have in order to do so. Continue reading
Nahum 1:2 – The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The Lord takes vengeance on his foes and maintains his wrath against his enemies. In this study, we’ll examine the case study of post-Jonah Nineveh, focusing on the one aspect of God’s personality that we often overlook – the jealous God whose wrath is terrifying. Continue reading
Psalm 43:4 – Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God. In this study, we will examine what it means to let God be our exceeding joy; and doing so will affect our relationship with him. Continue reading
Numbers 6:24 – The LORD bless you and keep you; In this study, we will examine the very first verse of this 3-verses long Aaron’s prayer of blessing and how it can be applied to our own lives and situations. Continue reading
2 Samuel 10:12 – Be of good courage, and let us be courageous for our people, and for the cities of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him. In today’s study, we will pay special attention to ‘may the Lord do what seems good to him’ and explore how the concept of risk fits within the lifestyle of Christianity. Continue reading
1 Peter 2:9 – But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. In this study, we will decipher the huge message in this verse bit by bit and consider what these ‘identities’ mean. Continue reading
Galatians 6:7 – Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. In this study we will examine the notion of mocking God – and what it really means in the context used by Paul towards the Galatians. Continue reading
Romans 9:18 – Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden. In this study, we will examine what it means for God to harden the hearts of people, bearing in mind its strong relation to mercy. Continue reading
Matthew 7:3 – Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? In this study, we will examine the circumstances behind this verse that led to Jesus preaching it as a teaching. Continue reading
1 Chronicles 4:10 – Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. Continue reading
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