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Category Archives: New Testament
Jesus’ Training of His Apostles
The five documents in this series explain the process by which Jesus prepared His Apostles to carry on His ministry after His return to heaven. An understanding of this process is almost totally lacking in the typical evangelical fellowship of … Continue reading
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Philippians
The church fellowship at Philippi was the first such church established in Europe by the Apostle Paul. He wrote this letter several years later in order to encourage the believers and to convince them of the importance of following the … Continue reading
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Revelation
The theme of this book is “The Victory of Jesus and His Followers Over Satan and His Helpers.” At the present time, given the conditions in our world, it does not seem that things are going the way of victory … Continue reading
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James
This letter was written to help believers who were “facing trials of many kinds.” James was one of the spiritual leaders of the early Church in Jerusalem when he wrote this letter. The recipients were Jewish background believers who had been forced … Continue reading
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Colossians
This letter has an important place in the New Testament because of its unique description of Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul wanted his readers to understand that Jesus was completely adequate for every spiritual need. Paul exalts Christ as the … Continue reading
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Kingdom Parables
The use of parables and picture-stories was not an unusual method of teaching in the first century. Many of the Jewish rabbis used illustrations taken from everyday life to help their disciples to understand the main points of their teaching. … Continue reading
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Ephesians
The Apostle Paul’s letter to the Church in Ephesus is a concise, yet comprehensive, explanation of important theology as well as of practical help for believers. The objective of this series is “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, … Continue reading
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Sermon on the Mount
Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount was the beginning “lesson” in the training program of the twelve apostles and it continues to be a very important part of the spiritual education of every believer. From the Sermon on the Mount believers … Continue reading
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Gospel of Luke
This series primarily focuses on the public ministry of Jesus. A secondary objective is the focus on Jesus’ training program of the twelve apostles. There are forty (40) messages in this series. Luke 1:1-4 pdf; Luke 1:1-4 download .doc … Continue reading
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I Peter (Conference Presentations)
This set of messages was prepared for and has been presented to national leaders in former Soviet Central Asia and on the sub-continent of Asia, both areas in which local fellowships are harassed by official government policies and opposed by … Continue reading
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I Peter
The Apostle Peter understood what it was like to live and minister in difficult circumstances. He had faced opposition from Jewish religious leaders. He was imprisoned and flogged. He dealt with dishonesty in the church. He lived through times of … Continue reading
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I John
The Apostle John wrote this letter to believers in order to give them assurance of their salvation. John was concerned about the spiritual health of his readers, his spiritual family. He thought it necessary to summarize and restate the … Continue reading
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Hebrews
This letter was originally written to encourage believers from a Jewish/Hebrew background. It was written to exhort these believers to “go on lest they fall back” into a form of apostasy. However, the letter fills a timeless need. Believers from … Continue reading
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Encounters with Christ
This is a series of messages from the Gospel of John describing the interactions between Jesus and individuals from several walks of life. There are nine (9) messages. 1. Encounter of Christ with Humanity – John 1:1-18 (pdf) (download .doc file) … Continue reading
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