Want to learn more about Resting in Christ? Use these Bible Studies for personal devotion, group Bible studies, or teaching a church class. Below are links to the lessons in this 13-part series.
Introduction: Has life changed for you? Go back twenty-five years. That was about the time when I first purchased a cell phone and began to use email. The great news was that I did not need to look for a public phone when I traveled, and I did not have...
Introduction: Self-examination is sometimes painful. I've been a rebel in the past and you may have been one too. Aging may have something to do overcoming a rebellious attitude because young people seem especially attracted to rebellion. The Bible shows us that...
Introduction: Many people look back over their lives and wonder why it did not go better. Some who are younger wonder why others seem to enjoy a better life. Even very successful people feel restless and dissatisfied. How about you, are you satisfied with your l...
Introduction: Last week we looked at some of the Fruits of the Spirit. One we mentioned is "peace," which is the third fruit. See Galatians 5:22. Does peace have anything to do with rest? I think so. It seems difficult to find rest if you lack peace. Would you...
Introduction: How do you feel about choosing to become a Christian? As the end of the earth gets closer this will be an issue that many revisit. No one likes to be in trouble. No one likes others to insult and abuse them. For many years the mai...
Introduction: One of my greatest blessings is that I have an excellent relationship with my family. How is your relationship with your family? In Lesson 3 we discussed what Jesus said in Matthew 10 about bringing division to families. Is the assumpti...
Introduction: Last week studied the dysfunction in Joseph's family and the terrible results of that awful relationship. Joseph suffers, but God blesses him. God's blessing might not be completely obvious to the ordinary bystander. But, we see God's h...
Introduction: How many times has someone come to you for help, and you realize that something is not right? What they think they need is not really what is needed. For example, some one comes to you (once again)to borrow money. What that perso...
Introduction: I love the Sabbath because I value having a weekly day of rest. Since I like to keep busy and do constructive things, I end up with many deadlines in my life. One of them is writing this lesson every week. Much of my work is something t...
Introduction: Last week we spent time studying Jesus' teachings on the Sabbath as found in Matthew 12. This week we continue our study of how, exactly, Jesus kept the Sabbath and what He taught about our approach to the Sabbath. Let's dive into the B...
Introduction: Hebrews 4 takes our Sabbath rest to a new dimension. It brings to our attention that our Sabbath rest is more than a weekly rest. It seems to be more like a state of mind. In recent years, I have read some who argue that the Hebrews 4 “Sabbath Rest” means that we no longer need to follow the Fourth Commandment’s weekly rest on Sabbath. Oddly, they believe in a weekly rest, but because of Hebrews 4, rest on Sunday. The logic of this escapes me. Let’s look for ourselves at Hebrews 4 and see what we can learn about its full meaning!...
Introduction: How do you react when God takes you out of a role that you enjoy, and places you in a role that you don't like? Truth be told, the new role makes you very nervous. Prophet Jonah knows a lot about this kind of change. Let's dive into our...
Introduction: Right now it seems that in the United States our freedoms are under unprecedented attack. My guess is that wherever you live in the world the feeling is the same. Governments have taken drastic measures to limit personal liberty in ligh...
