How did Jesus' teachings portray the Great Controversy? In what way did Jesus describe the struggle between good and evil? How can we have rest in Jesus? In what ways does He lighten our burdens? With all the challenges we face in life, can this rest Jesus offers truly make a difference? What does the parable of the sower reveal about how people respond to the gospel? How does it portray the struggle between good and evil? What kind of ground best represents you and I? What did Jesus teach about foundations? How can we make Him our rock?
Topic: Knowing God
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Who is God to you? What can God do in your life? Based on Exodus chapter 3, John Spellman speaks on who God is and what God does. How does God introduce Himself to humanity? How can we begin a personal relationship with God? What does God do when we come to know Him? How can we see the providential hand of God at work? What evidence of God's interaction with humanity can we see today? These questions are explored in the story of Moses' first encounter with God. Learn how God can make all the difference in your life today.
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?
John Spellman preaches at the Beit Shalom SDA Church in Manhasset, NY. Sermon is based on Jeremiah 28. The story of a false prophet, named Hananiah, who contradicts Jeremiah's message. With two prophets saying entirely opposing things, how could a person decipher which message was really from God? Was it the popular message? Was it the message everyone wanted to hear? With so many opposing voices in today's world, how can we know which one is truly from God? What did the people of Judah, during the reign of Zedekiah, choose? How does this compare with what people are choosing today?
What can we learn from Peter's outreach to the gentiles? How did it contrast from Paul's? What can we learn from the story of Cornelius and the conversion of his friends and family? What important lessons did Jews of the early church have to learn? What might that mean for the church today? Does culture or race matter when it comes to salvation? This week as we explore these lessons we'll look at the stories of early gentile converts to Christianity.
What does the Bible teach us about God and missionaries? What is a missionary and what is their mission? In what ways is God Himself a missionary? What took place in the Garden of Eden that caused humanity to be lost? How did Jesus Christ address that problem? What were the consequences of Sin? Why did Adam and Eve fall? What implications does this have for missionaries today? Why did God choose to operate through missionaries instead of heavenly beings or doing the work Himself? This week we tackle many of these subjects as we explore God as a missionary.
Why did so many people misunderstand Jesus' first advent? Why was he rejected by many of the religious leaders of His time? Are we today in any danger of making the same mistake that they made? What can we learn from Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem? What do Jesus' actions, when He overturned the money changers and through certain people out, teach us about Jesus? This week we explore Jesus and His entry into Jerusalem before going to the cross. We tackle these subjects from the perspective of Luke.
What was it about Jesus that made Him such a great teacher? What were Jesus' teaching techniques? What gave Him the authority with which He spoke? How did Jesus demonstrate His authority? Whom did Jesus reach out to? What can we learn from the parables about Jesus as a master teacher? This week we explore these questions from Luke's perspective and Jesus' blessings and woes from the Sermon on the mount.
What was the mission of Jesus? How is that mission expressed in His parables? What do we learn in the parables about how God views the lost? How do these stories demonstrate the character and love of God? This week as we study the book of Luke, we explore some of the parables as we look at Luke's understanding of Jesus' mission. We will look at the parable of the lost sheep, lost coin, prodigal son, rich man and Lazarus, and the servants entrusted with talents.
Based on 2 Kings 6, John Spellman preaches on Elisha and his mentoring of the sons of the prophets. When an expensive piece of equipment is lost to the bottom of the Jordan river, all seems hopeless. What message could this hold for our church today? What encouragement could those facing life's circumstances gain? Why did God allow such an expensive loss in the first place? What can we learn about God through the miracle performed? This message focuses on how the gospel is not about us, but about God. It is a message about the need for less self and more Holy Spirit direction.
This week we begin studying the book of Proverbs written by Solomon. What is the meaning of these wise sayings? Why did Solomon write them? Where did Solomon get his wisdom from? Is wisdom something to work for, or is it something given and received? What is the greatest source of wisdom and how can people obtain it today? Is there a difference between worldly wisdom and heavenly wisdom? As we begin our study on the book of Proverbs we will look at Solomon's call to wisdom and tackle many of these questions.
What does James mean by perfection? How is our faith perfected? What is God's means of helping us to grow in faith? Does God expect the impossible? Is it really possible to pray without wavering? Why does God want our faith to grow. This week we explore these topics and how they impact our faith experience.