Category: Bible Study
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Restoration, Resurrection, and Repentance Part 3
If you missed Parts 1 and 2 of this series on Acts 3, start here. To get to the point of faith there is a step we have to take: repentance. Mitchell Chase says, “Sin brings judgment and death. Repentance is the way to life and restoration.” Kevin DeYoung defines repentance as sorrow for sin…
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Restoration, Resurrection, and Repentance Part 2
If you missed Part 1 of this series on Acts 3, you can read it here. Remember the scene. Peter in the temple, so it is Jewish men he addresses in this message. They have just been amazed and astounded by a miracle, wondering what kind of power it is Peter and John have. So,…
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Restoration, Resurection, and Repentance Part 1
In women’s Bible study this year we’re going through the book of Acts, the only book of history in the New Testament. I had the privilege of teaching Acts chapter 3, which begins with Peter, John, and a lame beggar at the temple at the hour of prayer. The hour of prayer would have been…
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Luke 14:7-14 – The Least
“One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully. . . . Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, ‘When you are invited by someone to a…
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Jesus: God’s Son Part 2
If you missed last month’s post on what it means for Jesus to be refered to as God’s Son, you can find that here. Luke chapter 4 picks up with Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. This is the last event that prepared Jesus for his public ministry. We usually say Jesus’ baptism was the start…
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Jesus: God’s Son
Have you ever thought about what it means for Jesus to be referred to as God’s Son? Many of us are familiar with the Christmas story, where the angel tells Mary, “‘And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and…
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Our Advocate and Propitiation
1 John is a beautiful letter (or some might say sermon) from the apostle John to the churches in Asia Minor. These believers were being enticed by false teaching, but he speaks with authority and affection the truths he learned from Jesus, encouraging the people to stand firm in the truth and not be led…
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The Christmas Story: From Sarah to Mary
Matthew begins his telling of the Christmas story with a genealogy that most people probably skip right over. He starts with a summary: “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham” (Matthew 1:1). The family line was traced through the males, but for us ladies, I want…
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God is Faithful to His Word
When I was in college, I went with my home church on a week-long mission trip to Honduras where we did Vacation Bible School type programs in some villages, and I loved it. Long story short, I got connected to a school in a different area of Honduras that provided free Christian bilingual education to…
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Don’t Despise Discipline
This summer I am leading a group through my Wise Worship study on the book of Proverbs, and in reading back through, these two verses from chapter 3 have stuck with me. If you are familiar with the book of Proverbs, you know it is all about wisdom, and these verses deal with the wisdom…
Alexa Bailey 