Want to learn more about The Wonder of Jesus? 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: When a potential client first tells me his story, I often feel like I am looking at a purse being dumped out on my desk. There are so many facts to consider, but just a few of them have any relevance to the client's legal claim. My job is to sift th...
Introduction: In my limited exposure to history and world religions, the claims about Jesus seem unique. Judaism is either waiting for a Messiah or has lost interest in the subject. Islam's highest claim for someone who once lived on earth is "prophet." The "god-k...
Introduction: A friend sent me a video clip from an Oprah television show in which Oprah argued vigorously that there are many different paths to truth and heaven. She is not alone. This is the philosophy of the day - everyone has an equally valid opinion. The one...
Introduction: Most of my e-mails these days end with the closing "Blessings." Exactly what would you think this means? My thought is to have God bless the person to whom I'm writing. But, that does not answer the question: "What is a blessing?" What am I wishin...
Introduction: Last week we studied Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and the kind of attitude it teaches that we should have if we want to be happy. Attitudes result in actions. This week we look at the kinds of actions which Jesus displayed towards us. Are these the sa...
Introduction: Do you ever wish that God would sit down with you and explain exactly what He thinks you should and should not do? No need to be in doubt. Now you can know! I've had those thoughts many times. Sometimes Jesus' teachings are confusing. On the othe...
Introduction: Have you ever had a spiritual leader who had an approach that did not fit your style? Did some new worship ideas make you uncomfortable? Our lesson this week is about some of Jesus' conduct which was quite puzzling. It made a lot of people angry. Whe...
Introduction: Serious Christians view life as a progression. They steadily (or maybe unsteadily) make progress towards holiness. Their desire is to become more trusting, more obedient, more of a true servant of God. Whenever I've thought about this or read about...
Introduction: When I first started driving a car, I was concerned about how to stay in my own lane. This was important because 99% of the roads in my area only had two lanes. People in the adjacent lane would be driving towards me at a high rate of speed! I came u...
Introduction: If you read these lessons regularly, you know that I always consider the logic of the Bible text. If I were in the sandals of those listening to Jesus, how would I react? What is logically the message from God? One message which I have historically h...
Introduction: Have you ever had some really good news that was pretty bad news for someone else? If you were in their presence, how did you react? If you have emotional intelligence, you were probably restrained about your good news and said something comforting...
Introduction: Have you ever had someone ask you, "What have you done for me lately?" Our studies for the last two weeks have been the death and resurrection of Jesus. How glorious was Jesus' triumph over death! But, that was over 2,000 years ago. Is that the end o...
Introduction: What is next for the believer? Last week we learned how we can have confidence in our salvation. What does salvation do for us? We are not going to dwell on this point, but salvation lets us avoid hell. The edge of the "Great Dismal Swamp" is not to...
