Tag Archives: Expository Teaching

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 →

Scripture Reference: Galatians 6:1-10 Bearing Burdens – Continued A contrast in aim – continued. From last lesson: The spiritual man would seek to restore the brother in love, while the legalist would exploit the brother. Instead of trying to restore … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Galatians 6:1-10 The story has often been told about the message the founder of the Salvation Army sent to their international convention. General William Booth was unable to attend personally because of ill health, so he cabled the … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Hebrews 4:1-13 God’s Word Will Reveal the Problem (verses 12–13).  The subtlety of the temptation in self-dependence is highlighted by these next verses. The opening word, “For,” strongly ties them to the previous verse since they explain what … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Hebrews 4:1-13 The Rest Obtained Is New-Creation Rest (verses 8–11) – Continued. In the light of the last lesson, it becomes very clear that truly keeping the sabbath is not merely observing a special day (that is but … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Hebrews 4:1-13 The Rest Obtained Is New-Creation Rest (verses 8–11).  Though Jesus is not compared here with Joshua in terms of relative greatness, it is apparent from these verses that the work of Joshua in leading Israel into … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Hebrews 4:1-13 The Time for Response Is Today (verses 3–7). In verses 3–10, we learn the full meaning of the word rest. First, it is a rest which believers of the first century (and today) can actually experience. … Continue reading →

Scripture Reference: Hebrews 4:1-13 Dreams of Utopia have haunted human minds for millennia. When Sir Thomas More, in 1516, wrote the book Utopia, he chose the name because in Greek it means “no place.” Many attempts have been made in … Continue reading →