Category Archives: Expository Teaching

Scripture Reference: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 Remember What God Is to You Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort. – 2 Corinthians 1:3. Paul began his letter with … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 The man who was called in his day “The Greatest Preacher in the English-speaking World,” John Henry Jowett pastored several prominent churches, preached to huge congregations, and wrote books that were bestsellers. He once wrote: … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Matthew 1:18-25 Joseph and the Birth of Jesus, Our Immanuel When the angel had finished speaking, Joseph awoke, believed, and “did as the angel of the Lord commanded him.” That is, he “took [Mary home as] his wife” … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Matthew 1:18-25 Joseph, Mary, and Immanuel According to Matthew, the blessed side of the Immanuel prophecy has now come. God has fulfilled it in the birth of Jesus. The promise of military deliverance for Ahaz prefigured something far … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Matthew 1:18-25 Ahaz and Immanuel – Continued From last lesson: God had offered Ahaz a gentle deliverance, but Ahaz wanted a mighty warrior. Now, God says, Ahaz would find one. The mighty army of Assyria would come and … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Matthew 1:18-25 Ahaz and Immanuel – Continued From last lesson: Ahaz was not a believer, yet God sent Isaiah the prophet to offer him a gracious blessing. Isaiah said, “Do not fear, and do not let your heart … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Matthew 1:18-25 The Child’s Name and Mission – Continued Three times in the gospel of Matthew we hear that Jesus is God with us: in the beginning, at its midpoint, and at the end. It is a crucial … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Matthew 1:18-25 Conceived by the Holy Spirit – Continued From last lesson: “An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Matthew 1:18-25 Conceived by the Holy Spirit Mary and Joseph are betrothed (legally pledged to be married), however, not yet married, when the account of Jesus’ birth begins. “Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Matthew 1:18-25 “Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit” (Matthew … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: John 3:1-18 The Incarnation’s Purpose (John 3:16-18) – Continued From last lesson: The fact that Jesus provided this life does not mean that everyone automatically has it. It is available, but as stated earlier, only to the ones … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: John 3:1-18 The Incarnation’s Purpose (John 3:16-18) Some interpreters feel that Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus actually ended with John 3:15. They hold that John 3:16-21 is solely the apostle’s commentary. However, in light of all other Scripture, I … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: John 3:1-18 The Conversation With Jesus (John 3:2-15) – Continued From last lesson: Nicodemus was so ingrained to the natural that he still didn’t comprehend the spiritual. So he asked, “How can these things be?” If he, a … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: John 3:1-18 The Conversation With Jesus (John 3:2-15) – Continued Jesus introduced His answer to Nicodemus with the words “Most assuredly” (verses 3, 5, 11). “I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: John 3:1-18 The Conversation With Jesus (John 3:2-15) Note that Nicodemus opened the dialogue with a compliment for Jesus. “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God.” In Nicodemus’ mind he knew that no man … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: John 3:1-18 “Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ “ A man living in a luxurious penthouse in some major city can be as lost from God as much as any man … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Galatians 6:1-10 Sharing Blessings – Continued From last lesson: If we try to keep going without proper food and rest, we will faint. How important it is to “wait on the Lord” to get the strength we need … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Galatians 6:1-10 Sharing Blessings – Continued From last lesson: God has also told us to be careful where we sow, and it is this principle that Paul deals with here. He looks on our material possessions as seed, … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Galatians 6:1-10 Sharing Blessings Just as “one another” is a key phrase in the Christian vocabulary, so is the word fellowship (translated “share” in verse 6). From the very beginning of the church, sharing was one of the … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Galatians 6:1-10 Bearing Burdens – Continued A contrast in attitude – continued. From last lesson: The word “gained” used in Matthew 18:15-35 is the same word Paul uses in 1 Corinthians 9:19-22 to refer to winning the lost … Continue reading →