This Bible Study expounds on the 2nd coming of Jesus. When will Jesus come? How will we know? Will this be a literal event? How can we be sure we're not deceived?
What will the second coming of Jesus be like? Will it be a visible event? Will He come in bodily form? Will Jesus come personally, or will He send a representative. With so much confusion about how and when Jesus will come, can we truely be sure about anything? What does the Bible have to say on this subject? What can we know about the second coming? How can we know when it's near? What will conditions on the earth be like?
As Jeremiah's ministry continues, his experience parallels that of Jesus. He is rejected, his warnings despised, he is falsely accused, and sentenced to death. How does God bring Jeremiah through this experience? How are things similar in our time? Why do people reject warnings? Was Jeremiah's message all about doom and gloom or was there hope in his words? Was the message of repentance unique to Jeremiah? Or, was it uniform among the prophets, apostles, disciples of Jesus, and Jesus Himself? Can a Christian avoid the topic of the judgment?
The Bible uses many symbols in both the Old and New Testament. What can these symbols teach us today? Why did the nation of Judah practice the most grievous sins of the surrounding nations? What symbols were used in the Old Testament? How did Jesus use symbols in His ministry? How are symbols used in the prophetic books of the Bible? This week we'll be focusing on symbols in the book of Jeremiah and how God used those symbols to communicate with His people and warn them.
Jeremiah has a very human response to his pain and suffering resulting from being rejected as he spoke the Word of the Lord. What lessons can we learn about suffering and going through hardship resulting from standing for our faith? Will God's people today have a similar experience? What did Jeremiah learn about his weaknesses and what God does in spite of human weakness? How did Pashur respond to Jeremiah? What was God trying to say to the people of Judah? Is prophecy conditional or always fulfilled once a prophet utters the words?
Who were the last five kings of Judah? How did God reach out to them? What was there response to the message of Jeremiah the prophet and God's Word? What lessons can we draw from this for our time today? What made many of the kings of Judah so stubborn? How was Josiah's reign different? What did Josiah do during his reign that contrasted the other kings and what message does that hold politicians in today's time? In this lesson we cover Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah. We explore the events that led to the Babylonian captivity and the parallels with today.
What is the Kingdom of God? What are it's characteristics? What did Jesus teach about this kingdom. What is required for entry? What are the two phases of this kingdom and when does each begin? Is it possible to experience the kingdom of God today? What great hope are we still looking forward to? We tackle these questions in this week's lesson as we explore the kingdom of grace and the kingdom of glory.
Christine Carter and Andrew Whitaker discuss end time events leading up to the Ultimate Deliverance: the 2nd Coming of Jesus.
John Spellman preaches on preparation to meet God. Is going to Church and going through the motions of religion really enough? What did Paul mean by "form of godliness"?
What is the mission of the church? To whom did God entrust the gospel commission? Do our choices impact the outcome or destiny of souls? What did Jesus do to equip us for this task? What does it mean to witness? What exactly do we bear witness of? Should a Christian be a secondary source? How does the Bible use the symbolism of light and darkness? These questions and many others are explored in this week's lesson.