I FEARED THE PEOPLEby Dennis AbernathyWhen Israel became unhappy and demanded a king, Saul was appointed.  He started out good, but his life was one of regression rather than growth.  At first, he was humble and honored and glorified God, but it

The Pearl Merchantby Dempsey Collins(Adapted from Juan Ortiz)First, read Matthew 13:44-46.  A pearl merchant had been looking for an exquisite pearl.  He came into a store that had a number of pearls on display under glass.  Then he saw it!

THE GOSPEL - GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR MANby Dempsey CollinsWhat is the righteousness of God in Romans 1:17?Righteousness is from Greek Dikaiosunḕ.“It corresponds to the Hebrew tsedeq meaning rightness” (Zon., p. 723)Right, Just, Justified, Righteous, Right

THE BEATITUDESby Dempsey CollinsThe first part of the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5:3-12) deals entirely with the citizens of the kingdom, their blessedness because of their character.  This section is usually referred to as the Beatitudes (the Englis

“BUT GOD”Ephesians 2 contains a phrase that changes everything – “but God.”“You were,” Paul writes:Dead in your trespasses and sins in which you once walkedWalking the course of this worldFollowing the prince of the power of the airLiving in the passions

TEN ADVANTAGES TO ATTENDING BIBLE CLASSThe training of children in all things, physical and spiritual, is primarily the duty of the home.  God always knows best (Deut. 6:4-7).  The local church can, however, provide an excellent SUPPLEMENT to th

Cancelling Our Covenant with Deathby Dempsey CollinsIsaiah 28:18 – “Your covenant with death will be cancelled, and your pact with Sheol will not stand; when the overwhelming scourge passes through, then you become its trampling place.” God, through the p

The Greatest Commandments (Mt 22:35-40)Jesus was a Jewish prophet.  His ministry was largely a Jewish ministry.  As He preached from town to town, He was hounded by the religious leaders of His day.At one point, Jesus was asked, “Teach

Many great books have been written on the rise and fall of the Roman Empire.  Probably the most well-known is The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, by Edward Gibbon (1737-1794).  Gibbon was a militant agnostic for most of his life, but as he

Never did a man speak as this man, and no one ever, will. When the multitudes heard Jesus, they were amazed at His teaching for He taught as one having authority and not as their scribes! Two millenia have passed and we are still in wonder and awe of Jesu