Mark 1:29-34 (Part 1 – Jesus is My Healer)
MARK 1:29-34 29 As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. 30 Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her. 31 So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left…
Read MoreNovember 2 | By Faith Abel Gave God His Best
Hebrews 11:4, “By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.” Most people know the story of Cain and Abel; sadly, the only part they remember is that Cain…
Read MoreLesson 2: Overcoming Laziness.
Definition A hindrance is something that prevents us from being obedient to God’s commands. Scripture Reading Proverbs 18:9, “One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.” Main Points LAZY IN WORK: The Bible clearly teaches that if a “man doesn’t work, they shouldn’t eat,”(2 Thessalonians 3:10), therefore every able-bodied adult…
Read MoreNovember 1 | Heroes of the Faith
Hebrews 12:1, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” The Bible is full of inspiring stories about ordinary people that did extraordinary things because God…
Read MoreOctober 31 | Overcoming Ageism
Joshua 14:10-12, “10 “Now then, just as the Lord promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved about in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old! 11 I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m…
Read MoreOctober 30 | Overcoming Losing Your First Love
Revelation 2:4, “Yet I hold this against you: you have forsaken the love you had at first.” The most tragic thing to lose in your walk with God is your first love. The first love we have for Jesus is priceless and incomparable to any kind of love in this world. Love is defined as, “strong…
Read MoreOctober 29 | Overcoming Bad Time Management
Ephesians 5:16, “Making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” Every person on earth has the same 24-hour day. Most people sleep for eight hours, work for another eight and then mismanage the other eight hours. The big question is, “What are you doing with your eight hours of manageable time?” If you…
Read MoreOctober 28 | Overcoming Discouragement
Exodus 6:9, “Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor.” Have you ever felt like giving up on God? Maybe you weren’t going to become an atheist but you were tempted to stop praying and having faith for things to change because of your…
Read MoreActs 2:14-21 (Part 7 – 10 Aspects of Prophecy
ACTS 2:14-21 14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! 16…
Read MoreMark 1:21-28 (Part 6 – 17 Spirits to Cast Out)
MARK 1:21-28 21 They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22 The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. 23 Just then a man in their synagogue who was…
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