These are my notes for a lesson on Romans 8:33-34 that I taught at a nursing home in Raleigh, NC, in December 2017. Romans 8:33-34 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. Why did Christ come to earth as a man?...
These are my notes for a lesson I taught on Psalm 46 at a nursing home in Raleigh, NC on December 11, 2016. To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling....
These are my notes for a lesson I taught on Psalm 117 at a nursing home in Raleigh, NC on March 20, 2016. Call to Worship: Hebrews 12:28-29 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire. Scripture Reading 1: Lamentations 3:22-26 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness....
These are my notes for a lesson I taught on 2 Corinthians 5:17 at a nursing home in Raleigh, NC on December 6, 2015. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. - 2 Corinthians 5:17 Days of Creation — Genesis 1 The Bible opens by telling us that In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth....
The following is a lesson I taught on Psalm 103 at Wears Valley Ranch in 2009. How great is God’s love for His people? As Christians, we should be overwhelmed with the goodness of God’s love toward us. The great story of the Bible, the great news it reveals to us is that while we are dead in our sins God has forgiven us in Christ. While we were dead in our sin, while we were dwelling in darkness, while we were lost in the ignorance of our sinful hearts—God called us out of darkness into His marvelous light....
The following is a lesson I taught at Wears Valley Ranch in 2008. Think about being in a place where you are totally helpless and will not live unless someone or something saves you. What would you hope to happen in that situation? Say you were drowning in the ocean; would you want someone to throw a rock to save you? Would you count on another drowning person to rescue you?...