Bible Study Lessons
My wife and I currently attend a Lutheran church. We were initially drawn to the church because of its proximity to our home and the Wednesday night meals. As empty nesters who had recently arrived in town, we wanted to be able to connect with others. We found that we could easily converse with people … Read more
Since I have already written a series of posts on Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday, I will continue my series on the church. Leadership is a major issue of concern. Who do you trust? Who can you trust? In the first century a variety of religious teachers existed: Sadducees, Pharisees, Essenes, Stoics, Epicureans, … Read more
Where should you go to church? In some places, the choice can feel overwhelming because many cities have dozens if not hundreds of churches. Plus, some churches claim to be the only true church. Are they right? What should you do? I know this is not a dilemma for everyone. Some people simply go to … Read more
What does Christ want his followers to do? There’s more than one answer to that question, but I have been struck by one thought in particular: spread the gospel. Consider Mark 3:13-15: Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. He appointed twelve that they … Read more
“The greatest literary problem in the New Testament is: What is the matter with the Gospel of Mark? Something happened to the end of it.” (Croy, 11) Three of the four Gospels have happy endings. Jesus appears to his disciples after his resurrection then he gives them the Great Commission (Matthew) or he ascends … Read more