He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. – Luke 17:6 NIV It is the part of a wise teacher to endeavour both to elevate and to humble his disciples. He will… Continue reading Luke 17:6 Bible Study Guide: If You Have Faith as Small as a Mustard Seed

Matthew 6:13 NIVAnd lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’ I. The Ordeal Of Temptation There are two matters of meaning at which we must look before we begin to study this petition in detail. (i) To modern ears the word tempt is always a bad word; it always means… Continue reading Matthew 6:13 Bible Study Guide: The Defense Against Temptation

John 15:5 NIV“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. NEVER forget that in the Lord is our righteousness and strength. We are not sufficient to think rightly of ourselves, but through Him we… Continue reading John 15:5 Devotional: Apart From Me You Can Do Nothing

God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” – John 4:24 NIV Jesus had told the Samaritan woman that the old rivalries were on the way out, that the day was coming when controversy about the respective merits of Mount Gerizim and Mount Zion would be an irrelevancy, that… Continue reading John 4:22-26 Bible Study Guide: The True Worship

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. – 2 Timothy 1:7 NIV The apostle here adds a reason for the injunction just given. I. NEGATIVELY . “For God did not give us the spirit of cowardice.” 1 . This refers to the time of the ordination of Timothy… Continue reading 2 Timothy 1:7 Bible Study Guide: The Divine equipment for arduous service in the Church

Romans 8:26-30 NIV 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God. 28 And… Continue reading Romans 8:26-30 Bible Study Guide: All Is Of God

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. – 2 Peter 3:9 NIV There are in this passage three great truths on which to nourish the mind and rest the heart. (i) Time… Continue reading 2 Peter 3:9 Bible Study Guide: The Mercy Of God’s Delay

I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” – Lamentations 3:24 NIV It is not “The Lord is partly my portion,” nor “The Lord is in my portion”; but he himself makes up the sum total of my soul’s inheritance. Within the circumference of that circle lies all… Continue reading Lamentations 3:24 Bible Study Guide: The Lord is My Portion