Category Archives: Bible Studies

“How can I give you up, O Ephraim?”

HOSEA | Lesson 3 | Lesson Notes/Talking Points Read Hosea, chapters 8.1 – 11.11 INTRODUCTION I / ch 8.1-14 / YAHWEH CONTINUES TO SOUND THE ALARM FOR THEIR COMING DESTRUCTION & ENUMERATE THEIR TRANSGRESSIONS – ESPECIALLY THEIR IDOLATRIES II / … Continue reading

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When I would heal Israel…

Hosea | Lesson 2 | Lesson Notes/Talking Points Read Hosea, chapters 4-7 INTRODUCTION ch 4.1-19 / Yahweh convenes His court of sovereign Justice and begins to present His case against faithless, adulterous Israel ch 5.1-7 / VERDICT: Following His indictments … Continue reading

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faithless wife … FAITHFUL HUSBAND

HOSEA | Lesson 1 | Lesson Notes/Talking Points Read Hosea, chapters 1-3 INTRODUCTION I / ch 1.1 / MEET HOSEA II / ch 1.2 – 2.1 / YAHWEH COMMISSIONS HOSEA TO MARRY A WIFE WHO WOULD PROVE TO BE UNFAITHFUL … Continue reading

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Yahweh restores! Hope in Him!

Amos | Lesson 4 | Lesson Notes/Talking Points Read Amos 8.1-9.15 INTRODUCTION I / ch 8.1-14 / THE FOURTH VISION ‘SHOW’: A BASKET OF SUMMER FRUIT II / ch 9.1-10 / THE FIFTH VISION ‘SHOW’: THE LORD STANDING BESIDE THE … Continue reading

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Five Simple, Essential Questions to Ask of Every Text

I have developed these Five Simple, Essential Questions to Ask of Every Text by teaching and training myself over years of daily Bible reading, study, and meditation. These are the questions I have asked of the text as I sought … Continue reading

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God’s Clear Call to Holiness & Sexual Purity

Over the course of the past year, I have been engaged in some courses offered through Biblearc.com, developed under the auspices of Bethlehem College and Seminary. Biblearc is a web-based source for Bible study tools and instruction designed to instruct … Continue reading

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COLOSSIANS: Lesson Notes / Talking Points

COLOSSIANS LESSON NOTES / TALKING POINTS Here are the Lesson Notes/talking Points for the studies we have conducted in our Sunday School class from Colossians. There are five sets of Lesson Notes in this one composite paper. I have kept … Continue reading

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