Lesson 7: Ultimate Loyalty: Worship in a War Zone (Matthew 6, Joshua 5 & 8)

Introduction: Top American universities such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Duke, Emory, and William & Mary all started out as religious institutions. Harvard and Yale were intended to train members of the clergy. Today, no one considers Harvard, Yale, or Princeton religious schools. What happened?  They lost sight of their religious goals. One of the things I love about Regent University is that year after year our religious goals are constantly being reinforced. Is this a problem for Christian families? Do very religious parents find that the next generation loses its religious focus? How can that be prevented? Our study this week gives us some important clues. Let's jump into our study of the Bible!

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The Current Quarter’s Bible Studies on Joshua.

Lesson 6
The Enemy Within
(Joshua 7 & 8)
In Joshua chapter 6 God destroyed the walled city of Jericho. The people watched as God collapsed the massive walls. It was an absolutely glorious victory for the Israelites. Previous to that they ...
Lesson 5
God Fights for You
(Genesis 15, Joshua 8, Leviticus 18, Deuteronomy 2
Are you surprised that one of our lessons on Joshua contains almost no readings from Joshua? That is our situation this week! Why is that? When my wife and I moved to the Virginia Beach area, she p...
Lesson 4
The Conflict Behind All Confl
(Joshua 5 & 6)
Do you love it when a reasonable and logical plan of action comes together in success? I do. In our study of the Bible we have been looking at some difficult to understand plans of action. Before c...
Lesson 3
Memorials of Grace
(Joshua 3 & 4)
How do you approach problems in your life? Have you ever thought about "consecrating" yourself as a solution to a problem? We will follow the Israelites as they are about to begin the conquest of t...
Lesson 2
Surprised by Grace
(Joshua 2 & 9)
How many times have other Christians told you that something was a "gray" area or that the matter was "complicated?" I'm often suspicious that comments like that are an attempt to avoid admitting t...
Lesson 1
Recipe for Success
(Joshua 1)
Would you like to be successful? You know, of course, that book stores and the Internet have all sorts of "How to" instructions? How to be happy. How to be content. How to be more efficient. How to...

Emotional Intelligence

Can the Bible help you get promoted at work? Can the Bible increase your pay? Can the Bible help you keep your job? Improve your marriage? The answer is “Yes!” The Bible teaches principles of “emotional intelligence” that can actually help you to be smarter and get along better. Bruce Cameron, the writer of these Bible studies and a law professor, has published a paper written for lawyers which presents 17 Bible-based rules of emotional intelligence which God gave us to improve our lives. Best of all, Professor Cameron’s paper is free and you do not have to be a lawyer to understand it. To get your free copy, first click on this link. Second, when you see the title of the paper (EI, EI, Oh What an Employee), click on the “One-Click Download” and the paper will download to your computer as a PDF. If you have friends who want to read the paper, have them go to the website and download it as well.