Tag Archives: Expository Teaching

Spiritual Nuggets 4/14/2023

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

Fear God In Ecclesiastes 5, the author stops to consider God’s place in the heavens and our place on earth. He acknowledges that there is a great gulf of understanding between who God is and who we think He is. … Continue reading →

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Waiting For The Light To Shine – 3

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture References – Micah 7:1-9, 18-20 Taking up from the last lesson we see that Micah found a connection between the absence of trust and immorality. If we are not willing to be responsible enough to be trustworthy, as individuals, … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/13/2023

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

The Kingdom of Heaven is Like . . . Few in the world have sold everything to pursue an idea. Yet Jesus claims those who discover the kingdom of heaven are willing to do so. “The kingdom of heaven is … Continue reading →

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Waiting For The Light To Shine – 2

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture References – Micah 7:1-9, 18-20 Looking back on the last lesson we see that Micah may have overestimated his situation, but his conclusions were not drawn in haste. There was ample evidence all around that evil was winning over … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/12/2023

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

What Kind of Hearer Are You? While parables were often told to make truth tangible, in Matthew 13, we find that this wasn’t always the case. When His disciples question why He speaks in parables, Jesus quotes the prophet Isaiah: … Continue reading →

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Waiting For The Light To Shine – 1

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture References – Micah 7:1-9, 18-20 The sense of the predominance of evil at work all around us is at times debilitating. As best we can tell, there is little good in our lives and our world that goes unchallenged … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/11/2023

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

Noteworthy Stories When God’s promises are lavished on Abram in Genesis, we can’t help but feel a bit surprised. It seems undeserved—mainly because we know nothing about Abram. We haven’t had a chance to weigh his wisdom or foolishness, something … Continue reading →

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A House, Not Hand-Made

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture Text – 2 Corinthians 5:1-5 I’m glad that we share a belief that one of the ways God speaks to us is through the Holy Scriptures, and furthermore, that part of what God says to us in the Bible … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/10/2023

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

Judging the Time and Seasons We often have difficulty judging the events in our lives and then responding appropriately. Although God has placed eternity “in our hearts,” we don’t know the reason or the outcome of our life’s events (Ecclesiastes … Continue reading →

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You Are A Royal Priesthood

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

And take some blood from the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. Then he and his sons and their garments will be consecrated. – … Continue reading →

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Faith From The Beginning 4/08/2023

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

The Renown of Abraham CONSIDER the prominence, the standing, of the record devoted to Abraham in our Bible. The first two thousand years of human history, starting with Adam being expelled from the garden are all covered in eleven chapters … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Your Heart Be Troubled

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture Text – John 14:1-3, 18-19, 25-27 The fourteenth chapter of John’s Gospel falls into a portion of Scripture which has been called Jesus’ farewell discourse. Jesus and His disciples were facing the reality of Jesus’ death and the grief … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/07/2023

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

A Time For Everything “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). The Bible’s most famous poem has inspired writers for generations, yet has not been improved upon. In a few short, … Continue reading →

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Obedience, Trials and Tribulations – 3

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture References – Isaiah 50:4-9; Luke 19:28-40 It is clear that there is one reason for the Servant’s suffering—because he is an obedient servant of God. That’s also the only reason Jesus suffered, isn’t it? In our Old Testament lesson, … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/06/2023

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

I Did It My Way Frank Sinatra was wrong to do things “his way.” In Genesis 11, we see people uniting in building what seems like a great triumph of humanity—until we realize what their work is all about. They’re … Continue reading →

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Obedience, Trials and Tribulations – 2

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture References – Isaiah 50:4-9; Luke 19:28-40 Suffering is no confirmation of obedience to God. A human being with a conscience and a normal range of emotion is equipped to suffer. There is suffering that comes to us precisely because … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/05/2023

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

There’s An Answer Finding the right path to take in life is an ongoing challenge. It’s easy to flail in the realm of possibility rather than face the realities in front of us. Waiting upon the Lord is no easy … Continue reading →

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Obedience, Trials and Tribulations – 1

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture References – Isaiah 50:4-9; Luke 19:28-40 One of the lies we tell children in our culture is that if they are “good” and do what is “right” then they will not be hurt. This principle is true at first, … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/04/2023

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

Listen, Build and Listen Again More often than not, what we want is not what God wants. We desire wealth, notoriety, or influence. In our ambition, we can lose sight of the very God who created us. In the story … Continue reading →

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Christ Intercedes For Us

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Roland Ledoux

Romans 8:34: Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. (NKJV). Who then will condemn us? No one—for … Continue reading →

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