Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ

First Kings 13 set the tone for the spiritual condition of the northern nation called Israel under the reign of King Jeroboam. Some time back we studied about a man of God coming to Jeroboam and pronouncing judgment for his sins. Jeroboam attempted to have the man of God arrested, only to have his arm […] The post REWIND: Get Behind Me, Lord (1 Kings 14:1-20) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

The year is 605 BC, the year of the Babylonian invasion by Nebuchadnezzar into the nation of Judah. This was the first of three invasions until Jerusalem was captured, the nation destroyed, and the majority of the people are carried away into captivity. Jehoakim is the king of Judah at this time and God is […] The post REWIND: Jeremiah 36, Cutting Out God’s Word appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

We have a song in our songbook titled, “Where Could I Go?” The first verse talks about the difficulty of facing temptations. So then the question is asked, “Where could I go but to the Lord?” The second verse speaks about having good neighbors. But when my soul needs manna from above, where could I […] The post Incomparable Sovereign: Where Could I Go But To The Lord? (Isaiah 40:18-27) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

We are coming to a text in God's word that is full of controversy and resistance. But we should not be surprised by this because of what the apostle Paul declared earlier in Romans 1. In Romans 1:21 we learn that when we do not honor God and give him thanks then we will become […] The post The Corruption Without the Gospel (Romans 1:24-27) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

In Isaiah 40, the Lord speaks through Isaiah to his people to give them comfort. The greatest comfort you can ever have in this world is knowing God. No one cares about you more than God does. God wants the people to see him the right way. The people think that God does not care […] The post Wise Creator (Isaiah 40:12-17) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

In Romans 1:18-20 the apostle Paul has made a very important point regarding the gospel. No one has an excuse before God. There is no one in the world that can say on the day of judgment that they are excused from knowing God. Why? The reason why all are without excuse is because God […] The post The Exchange of the Gospel (Romans 1:21-25) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

How do you look at God? When you think about God, what do you think about? What characteristics about God come to your mind? How you look at God will change everything about how you live your life and how you will live before him. For example, in Matthew 25 when we read the parable […] The post Saving Shepherd (Isaiah 40:9-11) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

The apostle Paul has begun his letter to the church in Rome by proclaiming to them the gospel. In the first six verses of Romans sets forward that the gospel is concerning the Son who descended from David and was declared to be the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead. […] The post The Wrath of the Gospel (Romans 1:18-21) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

We are talking about how to have a heart for the city. In the lesson this morning we looked at the first seven verses of Jeremiah 29 where Jeremiah writes a letter to the exiles who have been captured and now living in Babylon. Jeremiah tells them how they are to live while in Babylon. […] The post A Heart to Wait in the City (Jeremiah 29:8-32) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

One of the consistent messages that Jeremiah has been proclaiming that has been recorded for us in our recent studies of Jeremiah is that the people who have been captured by the Babylonians are not returning soon. False prophets have been proclaiming that the captured people as well as the captured articles of the temple […] The post A Heart For The City (Jeremiah 29:1-7) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

The first day of the week has arrived. Mary Magdalene and the women came to the tomb and found the stone taken away. Rather than believing Jesus had risen from the dead, the women believe that the body has been moved. Peter and John also go to the tomb. But verse 9 tells us that […] The post REWIND: Believe (John 20:19-31) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

Jesus has explained that the cross is the history changing moment for the world. The cross is the judgment of the world, the neutralization of Satan’s power, the exaltation of Jesus as the Christ, and means by which the world can be drawn to the Father through Jesus. After saying these things, John 12:36 tells […] The post REWIND: Unbelief (John 12:37-50) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

One of the problems that Jeremiah is facing as a prophet of God is that there are so many false voices that are telling the people things that God did not actually say. We have seen in our study of Jeremiah many statements about the false prophets who are leading the people astray (cf. Jeremiah […] The post A Heart To Test All Things (Jeremiah 27-28) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

We are looking at pictures of our atonement in our theme for this year. In our first lesson we considered the pictures that show Jesus as the one who will bear our sins, carrying them away far from us. Our sins have been cast into the depths of the seas and have been removed from […] The post Jesus Is Our Passover appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

How do you think about God's word? What is your attitude toward it? Psalm 19 gives an amazing declaration about how the righteous look at the word of God. They are more desirable than gold— than an abundance of pure gold; and sweeter than honey dripping from a honeycomb. In addition, your servant is warned […] The post A Heart For God's Word (Jeremiah 26) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

Our theme for this year is a focus on Jesus and what he did to save us. In particular, we are going to look at all of the pictures that the scriptures give to describe our atonement. There is not a single picture or single teaching describing the work of Christ. So what I wanted […] The post Jesus Is Our Sin Bearer appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

In our last lesson we talked about overflowing in contentment. Discontentment leads to all kinds of problems in this life. Not only does it lead to problems in the present, it can also draw you away from the pain and pierce you with many sorrows (6:10). The apostle Paul teaches us another picture of how […] The post REWIND: Live Generously (1 Timothy 6:11-21) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

Our theme this year, though disrupted by the coronavirus, has been the theme of Overflow. Jesus told his disciples that out of our hearts would flow streams of living water. So we have asked this question through the year: what flows out of us? It was not initially planned this way but two of the […] The post REWIND: Finding Contentment (1 Timothy 6:3-10) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

We have spent a number of our lessons this year talking about how to have hope when crushed by trials, when hopeless because of suffering and loss, when feeling alone, and when tempted. All of these difficulties of life, from temptations and trials to sinning and being alone can cause us to be anxious. In […] The post REWIND: Hope When Anxious (James 5:1-5) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

The first word in Matthew 6:25 is the word, “Therefore.” Before we can enter this paragraph about worry, we need to reconnect to the prior paragraph. In verses 19-24 Jesus told us to treasure heavenly treasures and not earthly treasures. Make your treasure in heaven and not on earth. This idea is going to lead […] The post REWIND: Hope When Worried (Matthew 6:25-34) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will […] The post REWIND: Fearless: Anxious For Nothing appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

It seems that there is so much to be anxious for in life. Work brings anxiety. Life choices bring anxiety. Family brings anxiety. ISIS and terrorism brings anxiety. The world is full of anxiety. Yet the scriptures are going to teach us how we can overcome and defeat anxiety. The apostle Paul is going to […] The post REWIND: Defeat Anxiety (Philippians 4:2-7) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

We have been looking at this section in Jeremiah's prophecy in which we see the Lord teaching how to have a heart for God. As we come to Jeremiah 25 we are coming to a chapter that most people are not going to be happy reading. We live in a time in our society where […] The post A Heart From God's Wrath (Jeremiah 25) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

Romans 1:16-17 is the thesis for this letter. Paul is not ashamed of the gospel because the gospel is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes. But then Paul continues by saying that in the gospel, the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith. Romans 1:17 has so much written […] The post The Faith of the Gospel (Romans 1:17) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

I want to begin the lesson by hearing a promise that God makes: I will give them a heart to know that I am the LORD, and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart. (Jeremiah 24:7 ESV) God says that he […] The post A Heart To Know God (Jeremiah 24) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel…” (Romans 1:16). It is a bold statement that I want us to think about as we begin this lesson. Paul was not ashamed of the gospel. Do you feel ashamed of the gospel? We do not want to be ashamed but we can certainly be tempted to […] The post Not Ashamed of the Gospel (Romans 1:16) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

Our culture has coined a phrase that we consider to be new. People will speak about “my truth.” I expect that you have heard this phrase used before. In fact, we are encouraged to speak “our truth.” You are told that you need to speak “your truth.” The idea is that there is something that […] The post A Heart For Truth (Jeremiah 23:9-40) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

Listen to what Paul says: “I am a debtor…” (Romans 1:14). We do not want to be debtors. We do not want to have obligations. We try to free ourselves from every debt. But this is a good debt. Paul embraces the fact that he is debtor and it is understand the debt of the […] The post The Debt of the Gospel (Romans 1:8-15) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

There are many New Testament scriptures that speak about the glory of God as seen through the amazing work of our Lord Christ Jesus. But we can miss the depth of what those images and teachings are giving because we do not know intimately what the prophets were proclaiming. Often the New Testament assumes we […] The post The Righteous Branch (Jeremiah 23:1-8) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

I want to begin the lesson today by asking an important question. What is the gospel? If someone were to come up to you, could you answer this question? If your neighbor asked you, “What is the gospel?”, what would you tell them? What exactly is the gospel? Now if you have grown up in […] The post The Gospel of God (Romans 1:1-7) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

We are in a section in the prophecy of Jeremiah where we are learning about having a heart for God. In Jeremiah 20 we saw the terrible treatment of God's prophet. Jeremiah is mocked, scorned, and verbally abused. His close friends seek revenge on Jeremiah because of his teachings. Jeremiah was arrested, beaten, and put […] The post The Way of Life or Way of Death (Jeremiah 21-22) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

We are looking at how to fight against the temptations that our enemy, the devil, is using to attack our faith. Our enemy wants us to doubt God, doubt God's love, doubt our relationship with God, and doubt that God cares for us. There are many, many doubts that the devil launches at us so […] The post Doubting His Promise (Matthew 4:8-11) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

We are beginning a new series called A Heart For God. We are going to be looking at how to have a heart for God when life is particularly painful while trying to live for God. We would think that doing the right thing would keep us safe. We want to think that if we […] The post Fire In My Bones (Jeremiah 20) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

We are looking at how to fight against the temptations that our enemy, the devil, is using to attack our faith. Our enemy wants us to doubt God, doubt God's love, doubt our relationship with God, and doubt that God cares for us. There are many, many doubts that the devil launches at us so […] The post Doubting His Protection and Care (Matthew 4:5-7) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

The apostle John is writing to help Christians know if they have eternal life (cf. 1 John 5:13). John does not want anyone to be deceived regarding their relationship with God. He wants us to evaluate our walk so that we can know if we are walking in the light or if we are walking […] The post Love Assured (1 John 3:19-24) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

We are looking at how to fight against the temptations that our enemy, the devil, is using to attack our faith. In last week's lesson we observed the first step that the devil uses against us is doubt. Our enemy wants us to doubt God, doubt God's love, doubt our relationship with God, and doubt […] The post Doubting His Provision (Matthew 4:3-4) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

The apostle John is writing to help Christians know if they have eternal life (cf. 1 John 5:13). John does not want anyone to be deceived regarding their relationship with God. He wants us to evaluate our walk so that we can know if we are walking in the light or if we are walking […] The post What Is Love? (1 John 3:10-18) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

We are beginning a short series called Filters where we are going to talk about how to look at temptations properly so that we can overcome them. The apostle Paul claimed that there is no temptation that is unique to you. Listen what he taught in 1 Corinthians 10:13. No temptation has overtaken you that […] The post The Doubt (Matthew 4:1-2) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

The apostle John has proclaimed a glorious truth for us to hear. “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God, and so we are” (1 John 3:1 ESV). We have been placed into an amazing, undeserved relationship with the Father, being called his children. […] The post The Power of Love (1 John 3:4-10) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

The teacher of Ecclesiastes brings us to the final conclusions regarding his look at life. Remember that this book began with the teacher trying to determine what a person gets for all of his efforts in life. What is the gain? What is the advantage? What is the benefit? Do you get the payoff for […] The post The End of the Matter (Ecclesiastes 12:9-14) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

We are starting a new series this evening in which we are going to examine God's love and how his love is to change who we are and how we live. Now it is important to remember the purpose that the apostle John has for writing his first letter. John says he writes these things […] The post See God's Love (1 John 3:1-3) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

We are coming to the end of our series called Don't Waste Your Life as the book of Ecclesiastes explores what is the gain and advantage for all your effort in this world. We are now coming to the concluding wisdom for life in the final chapters of the book. In Ecclesiastes 10 the teacher […] The post The Bottom Line (Ecclesiastes 10-12) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

We have noted how God has sent Jeremiah on some missions as a living parable to teach the people regarding their condition and what God is doing. We have seen Jeremiah use spoiled linen undergarments to show how the people have defiled themselves. Jeremiah was not allowed to be married or go to funerals, weddings, […] The post I Am The Clay (Jeremiah 18-19) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

We enter a new year full of new hope and high expectations. This year is going to be different. This year is going to be better. This year we are going to do what we did not get down this last year. This is going to be our year. But you also know that you […] The post Frustrated (Ecclesiastes 8-9) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

Our culture often wisely will emphasize the need to live a balanced life. Popular life coaches will speak to the need for not being excessive in certain areas of your life. But this is not a new idea. Rather, the need for balance in life is a biblical teaching that you find in the scriptures. […] The post Balance (Ecclesiastes 7:14-29) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

We are in a series called Flourish where we are looking what was preventing God's people from having a flourishing, blessed relationship with their God. In this series we have seen that the people have ruined themselves because they have refused to listen to God, making them useless for God's purpose (Jeremiah 13). The people […] The post Purer In Heart (Jeremiah 17) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

As we come to Ecclesiastes 7, the teacher is going to tell us the things that are better in life. The book has been attempting to determine what we gain for all of our work and effort on earth. What do we get for all that we put into this life? What is the advantage […] The post The School of Life (Ecclesiastes 7:1-13) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

God often would require strange activities from his prophets in order to teach the people to whom the prophets served. When we studied Ezekiel, we saw that he had to lay on his side for a year to get the people's attention and to teach them what God's word was. We already have seen Jeremiah […] The post But He Gives More Grace (Jeremiah 16) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

The teacher of Ecclesiastes has been giving his instructions so that we will not waste the time of our lives that God has given to us. The teacher has been trying to find out what gain we get from all of our effort and work on earth. So he is exploring different areas of life, […] The post The Calculus of Contentment (Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:12) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

Please open your copies of God's word to Jeremiah 15 and I want to begin our lesson by listening to the startling words of Jeremiah 15:1. Then the LORD said to me, “Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them out of my sight, and […] The post The Blame Game (Jeremiah 14-15) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.

We have been spending our time in a series called Don't Waste Your Life where we are paying attention to the teacher of Ecclesiastes. He is looking at life and determining what is the gain or benefit for all the work that we do while on this earth. The point of each of these messages […] The post Watchful Words (Ecclesiastes 5:1-7) appeared first on Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ.