Psalms 8
Lessons learned from Psalm 8 include: The Lord is the Creator. God put the stars in their places. The heavens are the work of His fingers and tell out His glory and power. Man was important enough for Christ to come and die on the cross. Someday the name of the Lord will be excellent in all the earth.
Psalms 5, 6, and 7
Lessons learned from Psalms 5—7 include: Morning is a good time to lift your heart to God in prayer. Prayer is the resource and recourse when we look at the wickedness all around us. Regardless of what we are suffering, He has already been through it. God will hear and answer our prayer when we are in deep trouble. We don’t understand innocent suffering, but someday God will explain it.
Psalms 3 and 4
Lessons learned from Psalms 3—4 include: God will forgive any believer who comes to Him in repentance. If you fear God you have no man to fear. As a shield, God covers those who are His. We can cry out to God in our distresses, and He will answer. Even in trouble we can know God’s peace.
Psalms 2:1-12
Lessons learned from Psalm 2 include: The Ten Commandments are the cords—man is wanting to be free of them. God is accomplishing His purpose—to bring people to His name. Nothing can change or stop God’s plan.
Psalms 1:1-6
Lessons learned from Psalm 1 include: The delight of God’s man is in the law of the Lord. We are to meditate on God’s Word and allow it to shape our lives and make us grow. God plants us as trees and causes us to grow through His Word and produce fruit. The primary business of a Christian is not soul winning but getting out the Word of God.
Psalms Introduction, 1:1
Lessons learned from the Psalms include: We are to walk by faith and not listen to the counsel of the ungodly. Christ was a happy man, but He carried our sorrows. If we walk with the ungodly counselor we will soon stand with sinners and then progress to sitting with the scorners or atheists. The ungodly leave God out of their lives.
Galatians 6:11-18
What should we boast about? Some in the first century boasted in their accomplishments and skills. Others boasted in their commitment to religious practices. Paul said we should boast only in Jesus Christ and His cross. This final study in Galatians takes us back to basics: It’s not about what we do for God, but what He has done for us.
Galatians 6:6-11
We’ve all heard about sowing and reaping. The Bible talks about it in two ways: By the flesh and by the Spirit. Sow to the flesh and the results are disastrous. Sow to the Spirit and you’re giving the Spirit of God opportunity to build into your spirit and character fruit that will last for eternity. Learn lessons for a lifetime of growing in grace from Galatians 6.
Galatians 6:1-5
The Bible has a lot to say about pride—and none of it is good. In our study of Galatians 6, we learn that without Jesus, we can do nothing. Don’t believe your heart in thinking we can live the Christian life on our own. We need the Lord, we need each other, and we need His Spirit to teach us His Word.
Galatians 5:22-26
What does it mean to “walk with the Lord”? Dr. J. Vernon McGee assures us that learning to walk with God’s Spirit is partly trial and error. We start out looking to Jesus and things are fine. Then something comes along to upset us, and we take our eyes off our Savior. Discover how to stay in step with the Savior in this study.