Bible Studies

Each of these Bible studies is designed with an eye toward application. Without practical application to our lives, the Bible becomes little more than a history book with some nice stories. It is my passion to share the truth of the Scriptures through an inductive Bible study methodology, i.e. what does the passage say, what does it mean, and how does it apply to my life?

It is clear from the Bible that the primary ministry of Jesus, when He walked the face of the earth, was a teaching ministry. The reason for that was the people had such a great need to understand. It is my conviction, as an evangelical Christian, that the need of the average person today is not very different. Most Christians today have a great need to understand and grow in their personal faith journey.

These studies are not designed for pastors, scholars or seminary professors but for anyone who desires to pursue a greater understanding and appreciation of the Scriptures and their Author.

Creation to Noah — Genesis Chapters 1-9

Genesis is the book of beginnings; it provides a dramatic account of the origins of mankind and his universe, the intrusion of sin into the world, the catastrophic effects of its curse on the race, and the beginnings of God’s plan to bless the nations through His seed. Genesis is in the Bible primarily to…

Galatians

Galatians has been called the “Magna Charta of Christian Liberty.” This little letter has at various times throughout church history called God’s people out of the bondage of legalism back into the “liberty of freedom.” It has also been called “the cornerstone of the Protestant Reformation” because of its emphasis on salvation by grace through…

Ephesians

The Book of Ephesians enables us to view God’s creation from an alpine altitude. When we study this book, it is as though we have climbed a high mountain peak, because the book gives us that kind of perspective on what God has created. Recall the opening scenes in “The Sound of Music” movie, where…

Colossians

The Book of Colossians was written by the Apostle Paul while he was imprisoned in Rome. A primary purpose of Paul was to correct the heresy/ false teaching that had sprung up in the city of Colossae. Paul never explicitly describes the false teaching he opposed in his letter to the Colossians. The nature of…

1 Corinthians

First Corinthians is the “problem book” in the sense that Paul addresses the problems that faced the congregation in the wicked city of Corinth. As such, it is most needed by today’s churches. The divisions……hero-worship of leaders, immorality, legal battles, marital problems, and regulation of spiritual gifts…..are all addressed. The city was going in the…

The Life of Abraham – Genesis Chapters 12-25

Abram was a native of Ur of the Chaldeans which was located in modern day Iraq. From there he was called by God to leave his own country and people and journey to a new land, where he would become the founder of a new nation, the nation of Israel. He obeyed the call unquestioningly and (at…

Ruth

The Book of Ruth is one of the most fascinating and important short stories that anyone has ever written. As a piece of literature it is almost perfect. The German poet Goethe called it “the loveliest complete work on a small scale” ever written. Alexander Schroder, a literary critic, wrote: “No poet in the world…

Mark

Mark is widely considered to be the earliest of the Gospels. Mark was not a disciple of Jesus during Jesus’ ministry or even an eyewitness of Jesus’ ministry. He accompanied the Apostle Peter and listened to Peter’s preaching. He based his Gospel on the eyewitness account and spoken ministry of Peter. Some think of Mark…

Gospel of John

Considering the Gospel of John, Leon Morris wrote that it is a pool in which a child can wade and an elephant can swim. It is both simple and profound. Its stories are so simple that even a child will love them, but its statements are so profound that no philosopher can fathom them. This…

The Early Church – Acts Chapters 1-12

The first 12 chapters of the book of Acts describe the establishment of the New Testament church under the direction of the Holy Spirit. Peter is the main character. The rest of the book of Acts — chapters 13 through 28 — chronicles the experiences of Paul’s missionary journeys. The events recorded in Acts cover…

Romans

In Corinth, on his third missionary journey, Paul wrote the Epistle to the Roman church. Paul did not plant the church at Rome. By the time Paul wrote Romans, the church in Rome was famous throughout the Roman Empire for its faith. The greatest and most evident theme of Romans centers on the Gospel of…

Philippians

The church in Philippi, the first one founded by Paul in Europe, dates from the apostle’s second missionary journey. It was the first city to be evangelized in Europe as described in the account of the first known convert on the continent of Europe, Lydia, a seller of purple cloth, from Thyatira. When she accepted…

Hebrews

The author of the book of Hebrews, as well as the identity of the original readers, is unknown. The title “The Epistle to the Hebrews” implies that they were Jewish Christians. This book is addressed to a local gathering of believers who discovered the reality of persecution over which they exercised no control. It addresses…

James

James, the writer of this epistle, was evidently the half-brother of our Lord Jesus Christ (Galatians 1:19) and the brother of Jude, the writer of the epistle that bears his name (Matthew 13:55). This James was not the brother of the Apostle John, the son of Zebedee, who suffered martyrdom early in the history of…

1 Peter

When the city of Rome burned in 64 AD, the Romans believed that their emperor, Nero, had set the city on fire, probably because of his incredible lust to build. In order to build more, he had to destroy what already existed. The Romans were totally devastated. Their culture, in a sense, went down with…

Jude

The Book of Jude is in the Bible to teach us that: we must be careful to remain faithful to the faith. He warned of the danger of departing from the faith once-for-all delivered to the saints (v. 3). The subject of Jude, then, is the peril of apostasy: departure from the truth. Apostasy is…

Revelation

The subject of the Book of Revelation is Jesus Christ (1:1). It is an unveiling of Him—His person, His power, and His program—for the rest of history. Revelation is all about Jesus; when the credits are rolled out…He is the leading character, the director, and the producer. When the Oscar’s are given out, He is on…