When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place…. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:1-4 During the Jewish economy, the influence of God’s Spirit had been seen in
Pentecost
Onward and Upward
I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. Philippians 3:8 To love God supremely and our neighbor as ourselves is to keep the first four and the last six commandments. God has
Like Christ
By which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature. 2 Peter 1:4 Christ is an open fountain, an inexhaustible fountain, from which all may drink and drink
A New Creation
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation. Galatians 6:15 The grace of Jesus Christ alone can change the heart of stone to a heart of flesh and make it alive unto God. Men and
Eavesdropping
Go down to the camp with Purah your servant, and you shall hear what they say. Judges 7:10, 11 When Gideon stood at the head of thirty thousand men to make war against the Midianites, he felt that unless God should
Receive to Give
I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. 1 Corinthians 3:6, 7 The work of building up the kingdom of Christ will
A Disciple’s Walk
Just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. Romans 6:4 Those who would be His disciples He invites to take His yoke upon them and
A Disciple’s Answer
Then he arose and followed Elijah, and became his servant. 1 Kings 19:21 During the three years and a half of barrenness and famine, the family of Shaphat had become familiar with the mission of Elijah the prophet, and the Spirit
Nicodemus, the Interview
Unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:3 Nicodemus held a high position of trust in the Jewish nation. He was highly educated and possessed talents of no ordinary character. With others, he had
Opportunity Knocks
Do you want to be made well? John 5:6 The healing of the sick man at Bethesda has a lesson of priceless worth to every Christian, a lesson of solemn and fearful import to the unbelieving and the skeptical. As the
Revealing the Father
He who has seen Me has seen the Father. John 14:9 The fact that the people were more interested in Christ’s teaching than they were in the dry, tedious arguments of the Jewish teachers maddened the scribes and Pharisees. These teachers
The Judgments and Statutes
The Story of Redemption The Judgments and Statutes Moses wrote these judgments and statutes from the mouth of God while he was with Him in the mount. If the people of God had obeyed the principles of the Ten Commandments,
Written in Tables of Stone
The Story of Redemption Written in Tables of Stone To leave them without excuse, the Lord Himself condescended to come down upon Sinai, enshrouded in glory and surrounded by His angels, and in a most sublime and awful manner made
God’s Eternal Law
The Story of Redemption God’s Eternal Law The law of God existed before man was created. The angels were governed by it. Satan fell because he transgressed the principles of God’s government. After Adam and Eve were created, God made
The Peril of Idolatry
The Story of Redemption The Peril of Idolatry Again, God would guard the children of Israel from idolatry. He said unto them, “Ye shall not make with Me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.”
God’s Law Proclaimed
The Story of Redemption God’s Law Proclaimed After the Lord had given them such evidences of His power, He told them who He was: “I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt,
God’s Manifestation in Awful Grandeur
The Story of Redemption God’s Manifestation in Awful Grandeur “And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet
Preparation to Approach God
The Story of Redemption Preparation to Approach God The Lord then gave Moses express directions in regard to preparing the people for Him to approach nigh to them, that they might hear His law spoken, not by angels, but by
The Law of God – TSOR Ch18
The Story of Redemption Chapter 18—The Law of God This chapter is based on Exodus 19 and 20. After the children of Israel left Rephidim, they came to the “desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before
Jethro’s Visit
The Story of Redemption Jethro’s Visit Before Moses left Egypt he had sent back his wife and children to his father-in-law. And after Jethro heard of the wonderful deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt, he visited Moses in the wilderness,
Delivered From Amalek
The Story of Redemption Delivered From Amalek “Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: tomorrow I will stand on the top of the
Water From the Rock
The Story of Redemption Water From the Rock They journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, and pitched in Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink. “Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us
The Manna
The Story of Redemption The Manna “And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. And when the
A Lesson for Our Day
The Story of Redemption A Lesson for Our Day The unbelief and murmurings of the children of Israel illustrate the people of God now upon the earth. Many look back to them, and marvel at their unbelief and continual murmurings,
Israel’s Journeyings – TSOR Ch17
The Story of Redemption Chapter 17—Israel’s Journeyings This chapter is based on Exodus 15:23-18:27. The children of Israel traveled in the wilderness and for three days could find no good water to drink. They were suffering with thirst, “and the people
Deliverance at the Red Sea
The Story of Redemption Deliverance at the Red Sea “And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto Me? Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: but lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine