Ezekiel Sermon 1: Ezekiel's Call and Commission (19:21)
The book of Ezekiel consists of a series of prophetic visions and messages directed toward exiles in Babylon over a twe... more
Ezekiel Sermon 2: The Peril of Idolatry (19:25)
In chapter 8 Ezekiel receives a vision of the temple complex where the Lord reveals to him the idolatrous practices of ... more
Ezekiel Sermon 3: The Principle of Individual Responsibility (14:18)
Ezekiel 18 sets forth the principle of one's individual responsibility before God. The exiles in Babylon complained of an unj... more
Ezekiel Sermon 4: The Certainty of God's Judgement (20:31)
The prophecies against Jerusalem eventually came to pass. God keeps his word, and, apart from repentance, his judgments are c... more
Ezekiel Sermon 5: Judgement Upon the Gentile Nations (17:16)
Wedged between the prophecies against Jerusalem (4-24) and the prophecies of future restoration (33-48) are messages against the Ge... more
Ezekiel Sermon 6: False Shepherds and the One True Shepherd (19:22)
Although certainly responsible for her own sins, Israel's failure to keep the Mosaic covenant was directly related to the fai... more
Ezekiel Sermon 7: Israel's Restoration and Renewal by a Sovereign God (17:35)
Although plundered by other nations the Lord commanded Ezekiel to “prophesy to the mountains of Israel” of their comple... more
Ezekiel Sermon 8: The Climax of Ezekiel's Visions: The Return of God's Glory (15:43)
The concluding section of Ezekiel (40-48) consists of the prophet's visions of a renewed Israel, thus continuing the theme be... more
Daniel Sermon 2: Standing Firm in Perilous Times (https://vimeo.com/289136226)
Today’s lesson explores further the courage and faithfulness of Daniel and his three friends. These godly young men were &nbs... more
Daniel Sermon 1: an Example of Godly Wisdom and Courage (18:00)
After the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, a young God-fearing Jew by the name of Daniel was among the ... more
Daniel Sermon 3: God's Power to Exalt and to Humble (17:54)
Daniel displayed his God-given wisdom to interpret divine revelations on two occasions that called for great courage. In 4:10-17, &... more
Daniel Sermon 4: Daniel's Steadfast Faith (18:17)
Nebuchadnezzar eventually passed from the scene and, following the defeat of his successor, Belshazzar, Babylon came under Persian ... more
Daniel Sermon 5: Daniel's Remarkable Vision (18:39)
Bible scholars recognize that Daniel 7 may be the most significant chapter in the book. Up to this point, the reader &n... more
Daniel Sermon 6: Daniel's Intercession for Israel (17:54)
Today’s lesson focuses primarily upon Daniel 9 but also briefly upon Daniel 12:1-13. Daniel 9 records one of the greate... more
Job and Ecclesiastes Lesson 6 - The Speech of Elihu (16:57)
Elihu, the last human participant in the debate with Job, appears in chapter 32. His speeches take up the next six &nbs... more
Job and Ecclesiastes Lesson 7 - God's Appearance and Job's Response (21:44)
In the end, God finally spoke, but not in a manner anticipated by Job or his friends. Along the way, Job desired ... more
Job and Ecclesiastes Lesson 9 - Probing Life Questions (17:35)
Today’s lesson covers selected passages in three different chapters of Ecclesiastes. Each of the passages offers wisdom in re... more
Job and Ecclesiastes Lesson 10 - Warnings Concerning Wealth (14:53)
In 1 Timothy 6, Paul warns of the "love of money", yet he also states that God richly supplies us with all ... more
Job and Ecclesiastes Lesson 11 - Wisdom For Life (17:07)
Ecclesiastes 7-8 carries the theme of man’s inability to discover the plan of God in the face of life’s complexit... more
Job and Ecclesiastes Lesson 12 - Wisdom in Light of Life's Uncertainties (16:46)
The theme of wisdom for daily living expounded in chapters 7-8 continues in chapters 9-11. How should one live in light... more
Job and Ecclesiastes Lesson 1 - The Testing of Job's Faith (22:01)
The life of Job is one of the best-known stories in the Old Testament. The book opens with a description of an &n... more
Job and Ecclesiastes Lesson 2 - Job's Anguished Search for Answers (19:49)
Job refused to curse God forthrightly, but he came close to doing so by cursing the day of his birth. His intense... more
Job and Ecclesiastes Lesson 3 - Do the Wicked Really Suffer? (16:38)
The second round of speeches by Job and his friends begins in chapter 15. The friends’ perspective on the root ca... more
Job and Ecclesiastes Lesson 4 - Seek God's Wisdom in Suffering (16:39)
Job 28, the "wisdom chapter," is distinct from the rest of the book. The chapter serves an important purpose as an &nbs... more
Job and Ecclesiastes Lesson 5 - A Blameless Life (22:44)
In the book's Introduction Job is described as a "blameless and upright man who feared God". In the debate with his &nb... more
Job and Ecclesiastes Lesson 8 - The Emptiness of Life Apart from God (21:53)
In Ecclesiastes we encounter the ponderings of a wisdom teacher (traditionally identified as Solomon) concerning the harsh realities &nbs... more
