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  • Vbs Training Outline

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on May 31, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,894 views

    Outline that gives the ABCs for adults to share Jesus with children during Vacation Bible School and Beyond

    Why was VBS Started? Unofficially, it's possible to trace the roots of VBS as far back as the 1870s, when the Methodist Episcopal Church offered summer Sunday school institutes to the general public near Lake Chautauqua, New York. In 1873, Bishop John H. Vincent proposed the movement should ...read more

  • A Prophet Like Moses

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 28, 2014
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,555 views

    Jesus is the Prophet like unto Moses, and all His words are truth.

    JESUS: A PROPHET LIKE MOSES. Deuteronomy 18:15-20. 1. A Prophet raised up by God (Deuteronomy 18:15). John the Baptist was asked, ‘Are you that Prophet?’ (John 1:21). His answer was an emphatic, ‘No!’ So people began to wonder if it was Jesus (John 6:14). 2. From your own people (Deuteronomy ...read more

  • The Ascension Of Elijah.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 19, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,572 views

    Passing on the mantle: issues of succession in the church.

    THE ASCENSION OF ELIJAH. 2 Kings 2:1-12. I. ASCENSION The taking up of Elijah by the LORD prefigures the ascension of the Lord Jesus, and anticipates our own meeting with Jesus in the air. 1. Elijah’s ascension was attended by horses and chariots. As Elisha and the sons of the prophets ...read more

  • A Hymn To The Mercy Of God

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 4, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,363 views

    The correct response to the love of God, is to put our trust “under the shadow of His wings”.

    A HYMN TO GOD’S MERCY. Psalm 36:5-10. This beautiful meditation on the excellence of God’s loving-kindness, is encompassed within an oracle concerning the transgression of the wicked. Like a beautiful portrait set against a dark and gloomy background, the centrepiece is highlighted by the use of ...read more

  • The Valley Of Trouble As The Door Of Hope

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 29, 2013
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,513 views

    From our many backslidings, to "you shall know the LORD."

    THE VALLEY OF TROUBLE AS THE DOOR OF HOPE. Hosea 2:14-20. Hosea’s own rocky marriage stands as a metaphor for the troubled relationship between the LORD and Israel. Just as Gomer was unfaithful to Hosea, so Israel broke covenant with the LORD (Hosea 1:2). One harbinger of hope is discovered - ...read more

  • Reaching Out To Samaria

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 26, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,660 views

    The gospel is not only for Jerusalem and Judea, but also for Samaria, and all the nations.

    REACHING OUT TO SAMARIA. Acts 8:5-25. I. ORIGINS OF THE SAMARITANS 1. The schism (1 Kings 11:26-40; 1 Kings 12) 2. The city of Samaria (1 Kings 16:23-24) 3. The province of Samaria (2 Kings 17:5-41) People of the land unfriendly to returning Jews 1. Hindered building the Temple (Ezra ...read more

  • Who Stands In Awe Is Blessed

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 4, 2014
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,909 views

    When we put our trust in the righteous LORD we shall not lose our reward.

    WHO STANDS IN AWE IS BLESSED. Psalm 112. Like its immediate predecessor, Psalm 112 is an acrostic poem, using the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet in order as the opening letter of each line. This can best be represented in English by: “Alleluia. “Blessed is the man…” (Psalm 112:1). The ...read more

  • Look Up And Praise The Lord

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 28, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,759 views

    A summons to praise our God, with reasons attached.

    LOOK UP AND PRAISE THE LORD. Psalm 147:1-11, Psalm 147:20c. Why “Praise the LORD” (Psalm 147:1)? There are two possible readings of the answer: “For it is good/ pleasant/ delightful to sing praises to our God” (cf. Psalm 92:1); or “For He is good/ gracious/ beautiful” (cf. Psalm 27:4). It could ...read more

  • A Call To Practical Holiness

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 30, 2016
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,996 views

    A holy walk is best seen in our attitudes to others.

    A CALL TO PRACTICAL HOLINESS. Leviticus 19:1-2; Leviticus 19:9-18. In the midst of Jesus’ best-known ethical sermon, the Lord taught the foundational motive for right Christian living: ‘Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect’ (Matthew 5:48). In many respects ...read more

  • A Praying Poet Appeals For The Righteousness Of The Lord

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 8, 2016
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,034 views

    Jesus is all our righteousness, and all our righteousness is in Him (cf. 1 Corinthians 1:30).

    A PRAYING POET’S APPEAL FOR THE LORD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS. Psalm 119:33-40. In the midst of this wonderful symphony about the Torah, the law of the LORD, there are also some petitions and prayers. This particular section uses several causative verbs, asking the LORD for things which He has promised ...read more

  • A Solemn Feast Day

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 8, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,967 views

    A summons to resounding praise.

    A SOLEMN FEAST DAY. Psalm 81:1-7. This Psalm opens with a summons to resounding praise (Psalm 81:1-3), with reasons to do so attached (Psalm 81:4-7). It continues with an address by God, beginning with a commandment, with a promise attached (Psalm 81:8-10); and going on to upbraid the people ...read more

  • Honey Out Of The Rock

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 11, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,732 views

    Even now, God is waiting to forgive.

    HONEY OUT OF THE ROCK. Psalm 81:8-16. If we allow that the summons to praise (Psalm 81:1) is a call to celebrate the kingship of the LORD, it is because He, and He alone, is God (Psalm 81:9-10; cf. Deuteronomy 6:4-5). Psalm 81:8. “Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto you: O Israel, ...read more

  • Yea And Amen In Christ Jesus

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 29, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,979 views

    The integrity of God. The integrity of the preached message. The commonality of Christian community.

    YEA AND AMEN IN CHRIST JESUS. 2 Corinthians 1:18-22. On account of his decision to postpone his planned second visit to Corinth, the Apostle Paul was facing the accusation of vacillating. Is it ‘yes, he’s coming’ or ‘no, he’s not coming’? wondered his opponents. Paul is quite clear: ‘I was ...read more

  • Spirituality, Diversity, And Gifts.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 18, 2021
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,409 views

    No-one can say Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.

    SPIRITUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND GIFTS. 1 Corinthians 12:1-11. 1. Concerning spirituals (1 Corinthians 12:1-3). “Now concerning spirituals,” begins this passage (1 Corinthians 12:1). This may be masculine, ‘spiritual people’. However, given the emphasis away from individualism to “Jesus is ...read more

  • A Tree Planted By The Waters

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 5, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,599 views

    The two states of being, the two ways of life: confronting our own hearts.

    A TREE PLANTED BY THE WATERS. Jeremiah 17:5-10. The prophet Jeremiah’s response to the political and international situation of his day was, “Thus says the LORD” (Jeremiah 17:5). And what does the LORD say? He says, in effect, that there are two states of being, and two ways of life: and ...read more

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