Want to learn more about The Role of the Church in the Community? 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: God is under attack! His integrity and His authority as Creator, Designer and Redeemer have been undermined by Satan from the beginning. The attack continues today. The question for every human is "What role do you play in the contest between good a...
Introduction: What does "dominion" mean? The Commonwealth of Virginia, where I live, is called the "Old Dominion." When I looked this up in Encyclopedia Virginia, I discovered that Virginia was the first of the "overseas dominions of the kings and queens of Engla...
Introduction: Did you ever consider the "rule of law" as a program to benefit the poor? To refresh your recollection, the term "rule of law" means that people live under established laws, not under the constantly changing moods and commands of a ruler. I recently...
Introduction: When you think about the work of the Holy Spirit in the Bible, do you focus mostly on the New Testament? Can you refine that even more, by saying that an emphasis on the Holy Spirit starts with the book of Acts? This week we discover a spotlight on t...
Introduction: Recently, I read an article suggesting local churches should discover the needs of the community (in that case a problem with drug abuse), and then focus on helping the community with its problem, instead of focusing on weekly worship. From time to...
Introduction: Jesus and the Pharisees had different approaches to converting sinners. Jesus ate with them. The Pharisees thought sinners should aspire to be like them. We know converting sinners is an important business because conversions cause joy in heaven. How...
Introduction: Christians going through difficult times often say that God is refining their character. If we make bad choices, we generally learn a lesson the hard way. None of us wants bad things to happen. The idea that God allows bad things to happen to make us...
Introduction: My wife thinks that I need to improve when it comes to sympathy. Whenever someone in the house is sick, she knows my first thought is "I hope I don't get that!" When I see some tragedy in the life of another, my mind goes to what that person did or...
Introduction: In last week's study we touched on the issue of God's timing when we face suffering. When life is not going well, and we need Jesus' help, sometimes it seems as if He is not helping. Like the story of the resurrection of Lazarus, it might be that God...
Introduction: Over the years, I've come to the conclusion that what God desires most in my life is an attitude of trust in Him. What do you think God desires most of you? I imagine that if I heard your answers, I could tie them all to trust. If you think that God...
Introduction: Do you have knowledge about marketing? I don't. But, I do have some common sense. My guess is that the first principle of marketing is to believe in your product. Our lesson this week encourages us regarding God's attitude toward us. Another importan...
Introduction: The Bible recounts how Peter and Paul worked in the cities to share the gospel. The amazing thing is that each man used a different approach to capture the attention of his audience. How should we approach sharing the gospel in the cities in the end...
Introduction: Do you sometimes worry about whether Jesus is really coming again? In a court of law, "gold standard" evidence is when your opponent admits a fact is true. In Matthew 8:29 two demons (fallen angels) first admit that Jesus is the "Son of God" and the...
