Bible Commentaries

Isaiah 24:1-23 — wicked/unsaved [2] Faithful/people of God. God only sees 2 races of people: It isn’t by color. It isn’t black & white…it is Jew & Gentile. He will pay no attention to economic or social status. (4) See 2 Pet.3:10. (5) Q: So why the punishment of the Tribulation? [1] They weren’t good stewards of earth. [2] They twisted the instructions of God. [3] They violated his laws. [4] They broke his everlasting covenant. ALL CREATION

Isaiah 24:1-23 — wicked/unsaved [2] Faithful/people of God. God only sees 2 races of people: It isn’t by color. It isn’t black & white…it is Jew & Gentile. He will pay no attention to economic or social status. (4) See 2 Pet.3:10. (5) Q: So why the punishment of the Tribulation? [1] They weren’t good stewards of earth. [2] They twisted the instructions of God. [3] They violated his laws. [4] They broke his everlasting covenant. ALL CREATION

Ezekiel 4:1-17 — quench(extinguish)] The Significance! (3) The Babylonian army, like an iron wall, will soon surround Jerusalem. [2] EZEKIEL’S SLEEPING HABITS! (4:4-8) ​​​​​​​The Length of the Siege! The Symbols! (5-7) Lie on Left Side – 390 days for the years of Israel’s sin. Lie on Right Side –40 days for the years of Judah’s sin. Lie on his Back w/arms tied – The Significance! (4,8) Each day(390 + 40) represents on year

Matthew 8:28-34 — secondary to swine. (34) A whole city coming out to meet Jesus. A whole city unanimous in their appeal to Him. Their appeal? depart from us! :( Jesus indulges man’s wishes. He immediately left & didn’t return! In Mt.15 the disciples tell Jesus, do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying? (12) Jesus’ response...Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. Chiling words...Let them alone. But know the opposite can

Luke 24:1-12 — you of Resurrection Joy! ​​​​​​​He is alive forevermore! Rev.1:18 “I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore.” THE ANGELS AT THE TOMB! (5-8) (7) Forgotten words come back w/fresh meaning when circumstances have changed & we have made progress in knowledge & character. An encouragement for parents who have had kids that have walk away from the truth. If you have stored truth in

Acts 4:23-37 — isn’t it better to shake things up there? Their prayer was immediate, united, unselfish, undaunted, & Scriptural. GREAT POWER! (4:32-33a) ​​​​​​​Here we have a concept that was brought up in 2:45, now amplified. The early believers were living in harmony & unity. [1 heart, 1 soul] Proof of this was expressed in the sharing of their resources with one another. Through the charity of the wealthier members, like Barnabas, the poor received

Romans 14:1-13 — opinion ESV Background: A lot of issues in that day on how the food was prepared, if it was sacrificed to a pagan god? So here it was: the Carnivores vs the Herbivores; the meat-eaters vs the plant-eaters; the Juicers vs the Vegans; In-n-Out vs 5 Guys! The abstainers had concluded that what was wrong for them was wrong for everyone! (3) Do you consider yourself a mature believer? – If so, love demands that you defer to the immature believers in the family. Love protects

Romans 3:21-31 — being fools for Christ's sake (1 Cor. 1:20, 21); we are made free by becoming His bond servants (Rom. 6:10); we wax strong by being weak (2 Cor. 12:10); we triumph by defeat (2 Cor. 12:7-9); we find victory by glorying in our infirmities (2 Cor. 12:5); and we live by dying (2 Cor. 4:10,11). Title: Supreme Paradox [How can a holy God forgive guilty people?] Outline: Three Metaphors & Three No’s. As a teaser...I will prove at the end, we can be saved by works! THREE

1 Corinthians 13:8-13 — Unmindful, he bends to kiss her crooked mouth and I am so close I can see how he twists his own lips to accommodate to hers, to show her that their kiss still works. (Richard Selzer, M.D., Mortal Lessons: Notes on the Art of Surgery, 1978, pp. 45-6) Pray: Ps.2:12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry,...blessed are all those who put their trust in Him. We long for a day when the abstract will be made concrete; where narrative will boldly illustrate the didactic(teaching). (adapted from

1 Corinthians 15:35-58 — hopeless the Greeks were when they thought about death. Inscriptions on tombs in ancient Greece & Rome indicate that death was their greatest enemy, that they saw no hope beyond the grave! In Christ we have life & hope! In ch.15 Paul has gone to great lengths to prove the resurrection of the body of the Corinthian believers, by proving 1st the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead. The resurrection of Jesus from the tomb was only the beginning of a great harvest! TWO

1 Corinthians 4:1-21 — prominent or authoritative, all believers are merely oarsman on a ship, responsible to their Captain, Jesus Christ. Its entrusting someone else to steer the direction you are going. You just row. I think the greatest imagery of this...was the Epic 1959 film, Ben Hur. Ben-Hur or Charlton Heston was a galley slave for 3 years, as slave "Number 41." Watch 3 min. Clip! ​​​​​​​Battle Speed; Attack Speed; Ramming Speed. Rest. Steward

2 Corinthians 1:12-24 — Jesus - George Whitefield said, “When I die the only epitaph that I desire to be engraved upon my tombstone is "Here lies George Whitefield; what sort of man he was the great day will discover." WHAT YOU HEARD IS NOT WHAT I SAID! (15-22) ​​​​​​​Here they misjudged Paul by his Words! [Paul you don’t keep promises!] (15,16) Paul’s writing this letter from Macedonia (ad55-57). Read 1 Cor.16:5-7 where he “promised”

2 Corinthians 2:1-17 — didn’t come to Corinth, but wrote them instead. He wrote hoping the church would get some matters straightened out before he visited them. Paul’s goal was never to knock a man down, but to help him to get up! FORGIVENESS! (5-11) ​​​​​​​General Oglethorpe(Gov. Of Georgia) once said to John Wesley, “I never forgive and I never forget.” To which Wesley replied, “Then, Sir, I hope you never sin.” Background:

Philippians 2:1-11 — necessarily bring millions to tears or to attention. Why, then, the shock here?But the person most responsible for the emotional impact of the disaster is the one known at first simply as “the man in the water.” (Balding, probably in his 50s, an extravagant mustache) He was seen clinging with 5 other survivors to the tail section of the airplane. This man was described by Usher and Windsor as appearing alert and in control. Every time they lowered a lifeline and flotation ring to him,

Philippians 3:1-11 — &...] Yep...all my works, squished right there on the bottom of my foot! (9) Faith in Christ is the sole ground of acceptance with God! [Luther called, The great exchange!] This was why the whole reformation was fought. The 5 solas (5 Latin phrases) emerged during the Protestant Reformation & summarize the Reformers' basic theological beliefs in contradistinction to the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church of the day. Sola scriptura (Scripture alone) is the

Titus 1:10-16 — of us who make motion pictures are teachers, teachers with very loud voices.” (George Lucas, accepting a lifetime achievement award at the Academy Award ceremonies, March 1992 (quoted by Edwin A. Roberts, Jr., in the Tampa Tribune, April 5, 1992). Christianity Today, Vol. 36, no. 8.) (12) This quote wasn’t invented by some tourist who had a bad stay at Crete’s Quality Inn. Paul quotes from Epimenides, a famous figure of Crete, who was considered to be a prophet…who

Hebrews 12:4-11 — & get them into shape & condition; yet we get nervous or upset when God does the same for their/our spiritual lives. 
 The writer here gives us 7 reminders regarding Gods loving parental discipline: DON’T FORGET IT (5a) Yes, many have forgotten today the importance of disciplining children. Parents seem too distracted & too exhausted to protect & care for their children in this way. The ancient world found it incomprehensible that a father could possibly

Hebrews 2:1-18 — home before dark.” Have you drifted away from your early faith? Or from your fidelity to God? Consistent reading? Serious & passionate prayer times? Church attendance? Giving? Fellowship? Communion? Witnessing? BUT WE SEE JESUS (5-9) This Psalm exalts the dignity of man. Vs.5 should read “You have made him a little lower than God.” We are the greatest of God’s creations, for we are made in the image of God. Why are we so messed up/mixed up today? Modern

James 3:13-18 — well-educated king, he recognized that he lacked the wisdom which only God could provide. (11,12) A 1000 years later James is writing on this same subject. He counseled his listeners, follow Solomon’s lead...Ask for it! (1:5) Remember from vs.1 there are 2 basic tools all “teachers” use to communicate...their tongue & their lives! Last week we dealt with the tongue see Slides #2-5. This week we deal with Wisdom Slide #6. Wisdom in the

1 Peter 3:7-12 — Him. The hindering of prayers is a form of God’s “fatherly discipline”. He does not stop loving us, but He is apparently not interested in communing w/us about other things, when such serious sin is going on. In Mt.5 if a believer is worshiping God & remembers he wronged someone, Jesus says go immediately & deal with it, then come back to worship. To take the time to develop & maintain a good marriage is God’s will! Husbands recap: [1]Know your wife