Readable Notes
Recent Lessons or Submissions (within the last 6-8 weeks)
3/30/2025 - Studies in Malachi #6: Preparing the Way of the LORD. A study of the predictions in Malachi (and Isaiah) of John the Baptist, and of Elijah still to come. Also the connection between our need to prepare our hearts to seek God, and the fact that it is God working in us, preparing our hearts. How to prepare for what God has for us to do, without knowing yet just what that entails.
3/30/2025 - Studies in Malachi #5: Starting into the Messianic and Millennial prophecies portion of the study. There will be a time when the whole earth is filled with God's glory, with the Messiah Jesus reigning in Jerusalem as a great King and Judge. This will be the fulfillment of the promises that the meek will inherit the earth. then we look at several reasons why this is important to us right now.
Audible Lessons
3/23/2025 - Studies in Malachi #4: Robbing God. When we withhold "tithes" and offerings, we are really robbing from God. Giving is to be regular, generous, done with the right motivation and attitude, and must go to places that will build the Kingdom, not work against it. This lesson also looks at a similar issue in the book of Haggai, where God was resisting the people because they were neglecting the rebuilding of the temple.
3/16/2025 - Studies in Malachi #3, Judgment Will Come; Serving God is Not in Vain. Next in this series is the people's offense of denying evil, and that God will really judge it, and then saying that to serve God is vain and profitless. Also there is a look at seven specific sins they are accused of.
3/9/2025 - Studies in Malachi #2, Issues of Marriage: Continuing with the offenses of the people against God. First, the sin of intermarrying with the heathen, and secondly, the associated problem of "dealing treacherously with the wife of thy youth" by divorce. We see the importance of staying free from entanglements that would lead us into spiritual decline and idolatry, and also the necessity of being true to our marriage covenant
2/23/2025 - Studies in Malachi #1: An introduction to Malachi, and then various observations on the offenses of Israel against God, in chapters 1 and 2, with lessons we can apply to ourselves.
2/9/2025 - Guided Unto Glory #3: An exposition of Rom. 8:28-30 where it shows the divine plan in a succession of foreordination, predestination, calling, justification, and glorification.
1/26/2025 - Hindrances to Receiving the Baptism in the Holy Spirit: Several reasons why some people do not receive, or refuse to accept the validity of this experience. This is an attempt to clear up some confusion about the matter.
1/19/2025 - Guided Unto Glory #2: An exposition of the second half of Psalm 73:24 - "Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory." The encouragement and hope we have of ultimately being received into God's glory.
1/12/2025 - Guided Unto Glory #1: An exposition of the first half of Psalm 73:24 - "Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory." How can we be guided by God's counsel?