Using God’s Name in Vain
Posted by Philip Strong | Categories: Choices, Fidelity, Exodus, Matthew
What does this mean and is it really all that serious?
Moses’ Faith
Posted by Philip Strong | Categories: Faith, Exodus, Hebrews
Consider the faith of Moses from Hebrews 11:23-29 (and O.T. narrative references).
Sabbath Rest
Posted by Philip Strong | Categories: Apostasy, Church, Commitment, Genesis, Exodus, Hebrews
Are "we" obligated today to "Remember the Sabbath, and keep it holy?" Were "we" ever obligated to do so? What is the Sabbath and how should it affect Christians today? Take a look at this lesson and see.
Lord’s Supper Questions and Answers
Posted by Philip Strong | Categories: Church, Commitment, Faith, Exodus, Matthew, Luke, Acts, 1 Corinthians
This lesson is just a series of basic questions and answers concerning the Lord's Supper, or Communion. It is hoped that this simple format will provide a biblical platform of understanding for this important aspect of our worship.
Honoring Your Mother
Posted by Philip Strong | Categories: Choices, Fidelity, Obedience, Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Proverbs, John, Acts, Ephesians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy
The text does not specify whether or not Dorcas / Tabitha was either a wife or a mother. It does indicate the she was greatly loved and mourned at her death because of her attitude and activity in life, Acts 9:36,39. The text says that she, "abounded with deeds of kindness and charity..." Such are surely "motherly" characteristics! Our country sets aside the second Sunday in May to honor "Mothers" with their own special day. While the day is not commanded specifically in the Bible, certainly the concept is encouraged in both the Old and New Testaments. This lesson seeks to highlight the biblically-given characteristics of "Mothers" that cause us to seek to honor them as God commands.
Truth and Texting
Posted by Philip Strong | Categories: Choices, Obedience, Exodus, Matthew
As most of my family, brethren, and friends have learned, I don’t “do” texting unless it is by email. If you want to send me a “text” message, it had better be via email if you expect a response- otherwise, just call me….I talk much faster and easier than I type anyway.
Animals, God, and You
Posted by Philip Strong | Categories: Commitment, Growth, Exodus, Numbers, 1 Samuel, Jonah
Hebrews 1:1 says, "God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and many ways,". Have you ever thought about the "many ways" through which God spoke to people "long ago"? He even occasionally used animals to get His point across....
The Lord’s Supper Questions and Answers
Posted by Philip Strong | Categories: Church, Worship, Acts of Worship, Exodus, Matthew, Luke, Acts, 1 Corinthians
What follows is a very brief outline- really just some “bullet points” as the title indicates, regarding the Lord’s Supper.
The Ten Commandments
Posted by Philip Strong | Categories: Salvation, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Romans, Hebrews
I think the next time someone says to me, "If everyone would just obey the Ten Commandments, the world would be a better place, and we could all go to heaven when we die," I will reply with something like, "Really? I never knew you were Jewish and had rejected Jesus Christ as the Messiah!" Then, when they are again able to get their lower jaw to close, I will see if I can explain that the Ten Commandments were a part of God's Law for Israel, and as such, were a binding covenant between them and God from Mt. Sinai only until the cross of Jesus Christ. This PowerPoint lesson endeavors to make it clear that no one is "under" the Ten Commandments (or any other part of the Law of Moses) today, but that all are instead subject to the Law of Christ.
The Compromise of Theistic Evolution
Posted by Philip Strong | Categories: Apostasy, Faith, Genesis, Exodus
The evolutionary mantra seems to be that no matter how far-fetched a theory might be, if you proclaim it loud and long enough, people will believe it. They began attracting youngsters with fascinating tales of dinosaurs that lived millions of years ago, and the evolutionary time-table for the age of the earth has ballooned exponentially since. The question many fail to ask is: “Why does the age of the earth keep increasing in evolutionary models?”