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    Five Bad Kings (1 Kings 16)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 3, 2025
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    What can we learn from five bad kings of Israel? Let's look at 1 Kings 16.

    What characteristic was common to the kings of Israel that made them bad? What can we learn from this? Let’s look at five kings of Israel in 1 Kings 16. What was God’s message to King Baasha king of Israel by the prophet Jehu? Now the word of Yahweh came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Elijah's Drought (1 Kings 17)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 3, 2025
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    What can we learn from a lonely, rejected prophet that fits the life of a true believer? Let's look in 1 Kings 17.

    Did God provide for a man who told the truth, but was ignored by the world? Is the life of a true follower of God often lonely? Let’s look at 1 Kings 17. While God punished Israel for its idolatry by a drought, did He provide for a prophet? Elijah from Tishbe, who was one of the settlers in ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Elijah Stands Alone (1 Kings 18)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 4, 2025
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    Must a servant of God sometimes stand alone? Let's look at 1 Kings 18.

    If we speak for God, must we be willing to stand boldly alone in the face of opposition? Are we really alone? Let’s look at Elijah’s loneliness in 1 Kings 18. What did Ahab assign to Obadiah because of the famine in the land? Now it happened after many days that the word of Yahweh came to Elijah ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ellijah's Depression (1 Kings 19)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 6, 2025
     | 263 views

    Are depression and persecution sometimes the result of serving God? Let's look at 1 Kings 19.

    After great accomplishments for the Lord, are persecution and depression sometimes normal? Does God come to us with gentle encouragement? Let’s look at 1 Kings 19. What did Jezebel threaten to do to Elijah after she heard the news? Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    The 4 Rules (Acts 15)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Aug 31, 2025
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    What four rules would help Jew and Gentile fellowship over a meal?

    Did four rules promote table fellowship between Jew and Gentile? Were the seven laws of Noah a basis for this decision? Let’s look at Acts 15. Did some early Christians believe that circumcision and the law of Moses were still required? But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Timothy Joins Paul (Acts 16)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 2, 2025
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    Do we do mission work like Paul?

    How did Timothy join Paul’s ministry? Did the Holy Spirit direct the mission? Let’s continue Paul’s second missionary journey in Acts 16. Did Timothy join Paul and Silas as they spread the decisions made by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem? Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Confronting Idolatry (Acts 17)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 5, 2025
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    Do we have our own idolatry that needs to be confronted?

    Can we enter a pagan, idolatrous culture and find some who will listen to the Gospel? Is our modern materialism also idolatry? Do we verify what is preached by studying the scriptures? Let’s look at Acts 17. When Paul preached in Thessaloniki how many came to faith in Jesus as Messiah? Then they ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Leaving The Synagogue (Acts 18)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 6, 2025
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    Was leaving the synagogue symbolic of the Gospel to the Gentiles?

    Why did Paul abandon the synagogue in Corinth and go to the Gentiles? Did Apollos need permission from anyone to preach Christ? Let’s review Acts 18. Where did Paul go after leaving Athens and where did he begin preaching? After these things Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth. And he ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Gospel Struggles (Acts 19)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 7, 2025
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    Do missionaries struggle still?

    Did some get rebaptized? Did Paul leave another synagogue? What was a healing cloth? Did occultists burn their books? Were idol makers angry? Let’s look at Acts 19. What did Paul do with disciples of John the Baptist? Is rebaptism often needed? While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Missionary Principles (Acts 20)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 9, 2025
     | 113 views

    Do Paul's journeys teach us some principles for today?

    Do missionaries often face danger? Are they still heroes of the church? Is training local leaders then leaving them in charge still good practice? Let’s look at Acts 20. Did Paul discover a plot against his life and take a different route? Are modern missionaries often in danger? When the uproar ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Paul Beaten (Acts 21)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 9, 2025
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    Are Christians still beaten for their faith?

    If you knew you were going to be beaten and imprisoned for the Gospel like Paul, would you still go? Let’s look at Acts 21. On his journey home to Jerusalem, did Paul meet with brethren along the way? Did they warn him not to go to Jerusalem? Now when we had parted from them and had set sail, we ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Addressing A Crowd (Acts 22)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 10, 2025
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    How did Paul address a crowd of fellow Jews?

    Would Paul’s willingness to walk into danger allow him to address many Jews and the supreme council, the Sanhedrin? Does preaching the Gospel sometimes involve great personal sacrifice? Let’s look at Acts 22. Why would Paul address the crowd in their sacred language? “Brethren and fathers, hear ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Addressing The Council (Acts 23)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 12, 2025
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    Persecution from within.

    Were many Jews in Jerusalem unwilling to accept Paul’s teaching about Jesus? Have many churches repented of doctrinal error or stubbornly hardened their hearts? Let’s review Acts 23. Did Paul speak plainly to the Jewish Council in Jerusalem? Now looking intently at the Council, Paul said, ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Addressing Felix (Acts 24)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 16, 2025
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    Why did God have Paul address governor Felix.

    Did Paul’s imprisonment enable him to share Christ with the Governor? Does persecution have a divine purpose? Let’s review Acts 24. What were the high priest’s accusations about Paul before Felix the governor? And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Addressing Festus (Acts 25)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 18, 2025
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    Are we willing to go to dangerous places for the Gospel?

    Did Paul’s enemies bring him before another governor? Are we willing to enter dangerous places for the Gospel? Let’s look at Acts 25. After Antonius Felix left office, did Paul appear before Porcius Festus? Festus then, having arrived in the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist