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Teaching from June 12, 2022
Ruth 1:1-5 – Hopeless Times! Really!
G.K. Chesterton in his work Signs of the Times said, “Hope means hoping when things are hopeless, or it is not virtue at all…As long as matters are really hopeful, hope is mere flattery or platitude. It is only when everything is hopeless that hope begins to be strength.” As we begin to look at the Book of Ruth today we will see that the main character lived in…
Matthew 5:13-48
2 Corinthians 12:14-13:14 – Test Yourself
“Latimer wrote Ridley once that when he was settled and steadfast about his own salvation he was as bold as a lion, but if that hope became eclipsed he was fearful and afraid and was disqualified for service. Many are disqualified for ser-vice because they are continually doubting their own…
Matthew 5:1-12
2 Corinthians 12:1-13 – Heaven on Earth
The Bible tells us very little about heaven, which explains why one theologian described it as “an unknown region with a very well-known inhabitant.” That inhabitant is none other than Jesus Christ, and heaven is only heaven, because He is there. James Packer wrote that “For those who have learned…
Matthew 4:12-25
2 Corinthians 11:16-33 – The Ministry is Not for Wimps
Union General W.T. Sherman defined courage “to be a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.” As we will learn in today’s lesson, the apostle Paul in the fulfillment of his ministry perfectly fit that definition of courage. He knowingly faced danger at…
Matthew 4:1-11
2 Corinthians 11:1-15 – Full of Boloney
“A story is told about a dinner party where the guests were expected to stand after the meal and recite something for the group. A famous actor was present, and he recited the twenty-third Psalm with great dramatic flair and emotion, and sat down to great applause. Then a very simple man got up and…