Textual Studies
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Genesis - Hopeless without God (Gen 1-11)
Genesis - Abraham: Father of the Fearful (Gen 12 & 20-21)
Genesis - Abraham: Let Go & Don't Be Afraid (Gen 12, 13 & 15)
Genesis - Abraham: Walking & Talking with God (Gen 17-18)
Genesis - Abraham & God: Coming To Trust Each Other (Gen 22)
Genesis - Abraham: Father of the Faithful (Gen 15:6;Rom 4;Gal 2-4;Heb 11;Jas 2)
Genesis - Jacob: A Life of Wrestling (Gen 25-37)
Genesis - Joseph: God's Image to the World (Gen 37-50)
Genesis - Enkidu Reads Genesis
Exodus - Yahweh: The God Who Saves
Exodus - Yahweh: The God Who Is To Be Feared
Exodus - Yahweh: The God Who Is with Us
Exodus - Yahweh: The God of Power
Exodus - Yahweh: The God of Purpose
Exodus - Yahweh: The Jealous God
Exodus - Yahweh: The Jealous God (revised & expanded)
Exodus - Yahweh: The Covenant-Making God
Exodus - Yahweh: The God of Law
Exodus - Yahweh: The God of Grace
Exodus - Yahweh: The God of Glory
Exodus - Yahweh: The God I Have Discovered
Ten Commandments (1) - You Shall Have No Other Gods in My Presence
Ten Commandments (2) - You Shall Not Make for Yourself an Idol
Ten Commandments (3) - You Shall Not Make Wrongful Use of the Name of Yahweh
Ten Commandments (4) - Remember the Sabbath Day by Keeping It Holy
Ten Commandments (5) - Honor Your Father and Your Mother
Ten Commandments (6) - You Shall Not Kill
Ten Commandments (7) - You Shall Not Commit Adultery
Ten Commandments (8) - You Shall Not Steal
Ten Commandments (9) - You Shall Not Bear False Witness
Ten Commandments (10) - You Shall Not Covet
Psalms - In God We Trust (Pss 8 & 33)
Psalms - God's Way Is Best (Pss 1 & 19)
Psalms - The Lord Is My Shepherd (Pss 23 & 121)
Psalms - Who May Approach God? (Pss 15 & 24)
Psalms - God Answers Prayer (Pss 13, 57 & 86)
Psalms - Where Is God When We Need Him? (Ps 88)
Psalms - Vengeance, Justice & Love (Ps 109)
Psalms - Listen to Me!--God (Pss 50 & 81)
Psalms - I Have Sinned (Pss 32, 51 & 130)
Psalms - God Is Good (Ps 73)
Psalms - The Almighty King (Palm Sunday) (Pss 47, 93 & 99)
Psalms - The Psalms & The Passion (Easter) (Pss 2, 16 & 22)
Psalms - From Mourning to Dancing (Pss 30 & 138)--forthcoming
Psalms - The God of Glory (Pss 29, 96 & 98)--forthcoming
Psalms - The LORD Is God (Pss 100, 103 & 117)--forthcoming
Psalms - Praise the Lord! (Pss 146 - 150)--forthcoming
Ecclesiastes - A Philosophy of Life
Habakkuk - What in the World Is God Doing? (Hab 1-2)
Habakkuk - What in the World Are We To Do? (Hab 3)
Hosea - Heartbroken for the Heartless (Hos 1-3)
Hosea - In the Courtroom with God (Hos 4-14)
Haggai - Now or Never (Hag 1)
Haggai - Glory Days (Hag 2)
Malachi - Are You Bored with God?
Luke - The Parable of the Good Samaritan as an Example Story
Luke - The Grateful Samaritan (Luke 17:11-19)
Galatians - Christ Living in Us
Galatians - Living by the Spirit
Galatians - Set Free for Loving Service
Galatians - The Centrality of the Cross
Philippians - Prayer as Thanksgiving & Petition (Phil 1:1-11)
Philippians - Paul: The Preaching Prisoner (Phil 1:12-30)
Philippians - Jesus: The Great Example (Phil 2:1-11)
Philippians - Living as Children of God (Phil 2:12-18)
Philippians - A Priceless Pair (Phil 2:19-30)
Philippians - Learning to Count (Phil 3:1-11)
Philippians - Keep Going! (Phil 3:12-4:1)
Philippians - Getting Along with One Another & Enjoying It! (Phil 4:2-9)
Philippians - God Will Take Care of Everything You Need (Phil 4:10-23)
James - Faith under Fire (Jas 1:1-18)
James - Just Do It! (Jas 1:19-27)
James - Pandering to Partiality (Jas 2:1-13)
James - Faith That Works (Jas 2:14-26)
James - Taming the Tongue (Jas 3:1-12)
James - Call to Conversion (Jas 3:13-4:10)
James - Examples of Arrogance (Jas 4:11-5:6)
James - Faith under Fire (Jas 5:7-20)
Revelation - A Book To Be Understood (Rev 1:1-8)
Revelation - A Vision of the Transcendent & Triumphant Christ (Rev 1:9-20)
Revelation - Ephesus: Loyal but Lacking (Rev 2:1-7)
Revelation - Smyrna: Suffering Saints (Rev 2:8-11)
Revelation - Pergamum: Hell's Headquarters (Rev 2:12-17)
Revelation - Thyatira: Toilsome but Tolerant (Rev 2:18-29)
Revelation - Sardis: Dead or Alive? (Rev 3:1-6)
Revelation - Philadelphia: The Church with an Open Door (Rev 3:7-13)
Revelation - Laodicea: The Church with a Closed Door (Rev 3:14-22)
Revelation - Into God's Presence: Understanding Worship (Rev 4:1-5:14)
Revelation - Opening the Scroll: The Central Message of Revelation (Rev 6:1-11:19)
Revelation - War of the Worlds (Rev 12:1-16:21)
Revelation - The Battle of Armageddon (Rev 16:12-16)
Revelation - The Victorious Christ (Rev 17:1-22:5)
Revelation - Seeing What Is Real: The World of Revelation
Revelation - "To Everyone Who Conquers": The Promises to the Faithful

Topical Studies
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Advent 1 (2002): The Coming Lord - The Longing for His Coming
Advent 2 (2002): The Coming Lord - He Is Coming Soon
Advent 3 (2002): The Coming Lord - The Joy of His Coming
Advent 4 (2002): The Coming Lord - The Celebration of His Coming
Advent 5 (2002): The Coming Lord - Beholding & Believing the Lord Who Has Come
Advent 6 (2002): The Coming Lord - Back to Life as Normal?
Advent 1 (2004): Hope for a Future
Advent 2 (2004): Hope for a Messiah
Advent 3 (2004): Hope for a Home
Advent 4 (2004): Hope Realized!
Easter 1 (2003): The Royal King (Palm Sunday)
Easter 2 (2003): The Risen King (Easter Sunday)
Easter 3 (2003): The Reigning King (After Easter Sunday)
Easter (2004): What Easter Means to Me
Eschatology Study Notes: The Completion of Creation
Church: The Identity, Nature & Mission of God's People (1 Pet 2:4-10)
Communion / Eucharist: The Lord's Supper (Passover/Last Supper Background)
Communion / Eucharist: The Lord's Supper (Christian History Background)
Cracking "The Da Vinci Code": Truth, Faith & Knowledge - Can They Get Along with Each Other?
Cracking "The Da Vinci Code": Was Mary Magdalene the Wife of Jesus?
Cracking "The Da Vinci Code": Was Mary Magdalene the First Apostle?
Cracking "The Da Vinci Code": The Gospel Truth - Which Books Belong in the Bible?
Cracking "The Da Vinci Code": When Did Jesus Become Divine?
Cracking "The Da Vinci Code": What If God Was One of Us?
The Voice of the Devil: "Did God Really Say?" (Gen 3:1-13)
The Voice of the Devil: "Does Job Fear God for Nothing?" (Job 1:1-2:10)
The Voice of the Devil: "All This I Will Give You If..." (Matt 4:1-11)
The Voice of the Devil: "Submit!...Resist!" (Jas 4:7; Eph 6:10-18)
God & the Problem of Evil: What in the World Is God Doing? (Hab 1-2)
God & the Problem of Evil: What in the World Are We To Do? (Hab 3)
God & the Problem of Evil: A Just God for an Unjust World (Ps 73)
Friend & Family Sunday (Spring 2003): What a Friend We Have in Jesus (John 15:9-17)
Friend & Family Sunday (Spring 2004) - Christ in You (Gal 2:20; 4:19)
Fall Blastoff Sunday (Fall 2003): New Creation (2 Cor 5:17)
Prayer - Jesus: An Example of Prayer (Luke)
Prayer - Jesus: A Teacher of Prayer (Luke 11 & 18)
Prayer - The Lord's Prayer (Matt 6:5-15; Luke 11:1-4)
Prayer - Jesus' High-Priestly Prayer (John 17)
Prayer - Persevering Together in Prayer (Acts)
Restoration Movement - Christ in You: The Goal of the Restoration Movement (1)
Restoration Movement - Christ in You: The Goal of the Restoration Movement (2)