OLD TESTAMENT COMMENTARIES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Jews Under Persia A Comprehensive Study in Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, and parts of Daniel. This is a supplement resource that chronologically orders the events of the Jews and Scriptures during the empires of the Medes and Persians. (Refer to my commentaries on these Scriptures for the actual notes.)….. Outline & Commentary on Joshua PDF The Jews Under Persia. PDF Outline & Commentary on Ezra. PDF Outline & Commentary on Nehemiah. PDF Outline & Commentary on Zechariah. PDF Outline & Commentary on Esther. PDF Outline & Commentary on Haggai. PDF Outline & Commentary on Malachi PDF
NEW TESTAMENT COMMENTARIES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jesus, the Power of God A comprehensive study in the Gospel of MARK. Outline, commentary and suggested 40-week schedule. ...PDF
VARIOUS RESOURCES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Zerubbabel See 1 Esdras 3-5 (RSV). PDF
God Restores His People A Comprehensive study in the book of Ezra. Outline and commentary coming soon.
Rebuilding Jerusalem and Its People's Purity A Comprehensive study in the book of Nehemiah. Outline and commentary coming soon.
Rebuild God's Temple A Comprehensive study in the prophecy of Haggai. Outline and commentary. PDF
God's Promises and Protection of His People A Comprehensive study in the prophecy of Zechariah. Outline and commentary coming soon.
Biblical Silence The Scriptures do not address everything that exists, yet the Scriptures are not silent about how we are to interpret the "silence of the Scriptures." This study analyzes some faulty hermeneutics and examines what the Scriptures say when the Scriptures are silent. PDF
The Lament of a non-Christian "I do not do the good that I want to do, but I practice the evil that I do not want to do." When Paul wrote this (Rom 7:19), was he talking about the Christian life? Or was he talking about something else? This study focuses on Rom 7:4-25 in order to show that Paul is not talking about the Christian life in this context. Instead, Paul is talking about the struggle of a non-Christian trying to be righteous without God. Paul is lamenting what it is like not having God's Spirit. PDF
Political Slander Slander is one of those sins that is largely ignored. This study examines the seriousness of this sin with a strong focus on the slander against those in government--one of the more popular objects of slander today. ...PDF
The Order of Events at Christ's Second Coming I've taken all the Scriptures I could find that talk about events at the Second Coming. I have ordered them in chronological order to the best of my ability. PDF
How Does One Walk in the Light? John tells us to "walk in the light." That sounds great, but how do we do that? The answer is clear: it is all about confession. PDF
A Lost Wallet What can we learn from the stress we feel when we lose things? What should our response be to God who deeply cares for us? PDF
LORD'S SUPPER TALKS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Halo of Thorns A golden halo is a symbol of holiness. However, there was a time when Jesus wore a halo of a different kind. PDF
This IS My body; This IS My blood Does the bread and fruit of the vine become, symbolize, or represent Christ's body and blood? The Lord's Supper is both physical and spiritual food. How does that help us understand how the Lord's Supper is to be a Communion? PDF
Casting Your Cares on Jesus When partaking the Lord's Supper, what things should we bring? Should we leave everything at the door in order to focus on the cross, or should we bring our sins and our baggage to the cross? PDF
Forty Lashes What was Jesus' flogging/scourging like? More importantly, what kind of meaning does it have for us? PDF
Prayers from the Didache There is a first-century work called the Didache. In it, there are three prayers that first-century Christians prayed when they partook of the Lord's Supper. Here are those prayers. PDF
Jesus is the Bread of Life It wasn't really the manna that was bread from heaven, but Jesus Christ Himself. His body is real food and his blood is real drink. PDF
They Look a Lot Like Me All those who had a hand in killing Jesus are not so different from me. Who is it that I should look like? PDF
What It Means to Examine Yourself What is it about ourselves that we should examine when partaking of the Lord's Supper? PDF
CONTRIBUTION TALKS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2Corinthians 9:7 What does it mean to give without reluctance, not out of necessity, and cheerfully? This is a full explanation of 2Cor 9:7. PDF
Buying Without Possessing In 1Corinthians 7:30, Paul writes an interesting phrase: "those who buy as though they did not possess." What would that look like in our giving? PDF
Living Free from All Excess John Wesley gave a powerful lesson about how to live a life of giving to the needy. His example is a reminder for all Christians to live free from excess by recognizing the difference between needs and excess. PDF
Using Scripture Only Gathering nearly all Scriptures on Christian giving, this is nothing but Scripture itself! PDF
What Costs Me Nothing Both rich King David and a poor widow can teach us the same, powerful lesson about sacrificial giving. Does our giving cost us nothing, or is our sacrifice just that: a sacrifice? PDF
Widow-like Giving When Jesus taught about the highest standard in our giving, he brought our attention on a poor widow in his day. What is the lesson Jesus wants us to learn from that widow? PDF