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Beware of  false teachers who claim that the “spirit” of the Word of God does away with the letter of the law of God!  There are those who claim that it is Pharisaic to be zealous for keeping the law of God in its physical letter, such men try to substitute what they regard as […]

It is long past time for the bride to prepare herself to meet her LORD!  The looming Middle East regional war is now close at hand, it will be followed by a genuine peace deal which will almost immediately collapse into the great tribulation!   At the Rabbinic Passover and before Easter – when hundreds of […]

This is intended to cover the basics of proper godly leadership in this life, in preparation to become the kings and priests, the leadership of the kingdom of God.  The job of the priests and Levites was primarily to TEACH the people, set an example of godliness and to effect a reconciliation between the people […]

In Psalm 42 David painted the picture of a thirsty deer lapping up the refreshing waters from a bubbling brook; and Peter admonishes us to crave God’s Word and His righteousness just as a hungry newborn infant seeks to be filled with its mother’s milk. Matthew 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: […]

Whenever Israel followed God, they were victorious; and whenever they tried to fight the enemy their own way, while not being faithful to God, they were defeated.  This is also true in the spiritual sense, concerning our fight against sin. Satan is far smarter and stronger than we are; and whenever we try to fight […]

In 1 Thessalonians 2 Paul provides this warning for the people of God and for all humanity. 1 Thessalonians  2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, […]

Let us explore a few teaching techniques that Jesus used since He is our example and the Master Teacher of all time. This week we will see the importance of (1) repetition, (2) being an example of what we are teaching our students to be (3) presenting the material with purpose and passion and (4) […]

Communicating For today’s purpose there are three main types of communications. 1  To a others in a personal situation. 2  To those who will not respond to personal communications I.E. going to the assembly as per Matthew 18. 3  Public addresses in which a sin is condemned and the gospel of salvation preached. Godly communications […]

When a baby comes into this world he is completely dependent upon his parents. At this stage an infant cannot understand words spoken to it; it is impossible to teach a little baby about God’s Word. But babies can sense human emotions and feelings. They perceive love and comfort through the soothing sounds of their […]

God Commands Parents to Teach Their Children This is the introduction to a series of articles on “Teaching Our children About God”. In this “Introduction” we stress the IMPORTANCE of putting forth the effort to teach our offspring the whole Word of God and that imparting this knowledge and understanding to them is commanded by […]

Jeremiah 10:23 O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.  10:24 O Lord, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. It is not in us naturally to know the way that we should live. We […]

Proverbs 22:6 says:“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it”. This verse is perhaps the most familiar verse in the Bible when it comes to rearing our children.  In this Proverb, Solomon emphasizes the importance of training a child beginning from his […]

But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. (Luke 18:16-17) Matthew 18:1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 18:2 And Jesus called a little […]

For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.” (1 Corinthians 3:9)   Paul told the brethren in Corinth that they were all laborers together with God and that they were God’s husbandry. The Greek word for husbandry meaning, the produce of a cultivated field, and that they were […]

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. (Matthew 10:16) This is a huge topic for discernment encompasses so much; it is about having wisdom, knowledge, right understanding, discretion, prudence, good judgment, perception, insight. No wonder it was the gift that Solomon […]

If we want to know what the true gospel is and what we should preach:  we can do no better than to follow the example of our Lord! Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the […]

This week we thought we will look into what it means to practice godly agape love by “speaking the truth in love”.  The apostle Paul explains in many places in his epistles that the brethren are to teach and to exhort others to live according to God’s truth and righteousness including the times when it […]

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. (Isaiah 40:11) Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 23:2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the […]

A series of events is now moving rapidly towards war in Asia, crisis in Europe, and a New World Order.  Reposted from our News and Prophecy site. Gaza:  In 2014 Israel went to war against Gaza militants invading that territory.  After Israel invaded the strip and indicated that they would eradicate the Gaza militant groups, […]

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.  Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers […]

God is a faithful God!  We are told of His faithfulness in very many places in Scripture. One of my favorite turn-to’s when facing challenges is in Lamentations 3. Lamentations 3:22 It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 3:23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. God in His […]

God Commands Us to REJOICE at His Feasts! Deuteronomy 16:14 And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates. James 1:16 Do not err, my beloved brethren. [do […]

The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord. Psalm 146:10  Psalm 125:1 They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. 125:2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. 125:3 For the […]

People are so very comfortable in their ruts that they want the present conditions to continue on without change. We humans are mostly creatures of habit and it is very true that the more an action is repeated, the more entrenched the habit becomes.  That is how we learn, as repeated actions or thoughts create […]

1 Kings 16:31   And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat [the idolatry of the golden calves of Egypt], that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served […]

Sabbath 3 June, 2017 is the seventh Sabbath after Wave Offering Sunday, making Sunday 4 June, 2017 the Feast of Shavuot called First Fruits or Pentecost.   For the latest on Pentecost and the Spring Festivals please see our Doctrinal Studies at this link.   For additional older studies on Pentecost and the Spring Festivals […]