Kingsword Bible Study

In this episode we look at how Jehoshabeath saved Joash when Athalia was attempting to kill all the royal seed. We look at how her one act of faithfulness changed all of history and how it relates to our calling to be the salt of the earth, especially as it relates to our call to preserve. We're to preserve the situations we find ourselves in and hold the line of faith, that's part of how we stand in the gap just like she did.

In this episode we look at the importance of realigning our attitude to the Word of God when we've found that it's strayed too far and we're murmuring and disputing. We look at how we can bring this realignment about, changing our way of thinking, speaking and acting. We also look at the difference it makes when we do and how it strengthens not only our character but more importantly our witness for Jesus!

In this episode we look at the curse that was given at the fall of man and how it's defined by lack, scarcity and separation. We then go through scripture to show how Jesus came to lift the curse and restore the abundance that man lost in the garden. The devil tries to get us to look at what we don't have, focusing on the lack but we can tap into God's abundance if we make the decision to do so. We have to decide and we look at what that really entails and the difference it'll make. 

In this episode, we look at the fall of Eutychus from the third story window at midnight while the church was gathered listening to Paul preach. We see how his fall parallels the five foolish virgins and how it parallels the modern church of today. We look at the lessons and warnings we can take from his fall so that we can prevent ourselves and the church from falling like he did. We're called to be alert as we watch and pray, preparing for the Master's return!

In this episode, we look at the folded napkin, head wrap, that Jesus left folded in the tomb after He was resurrected. We look at the incredible significance of this seemingly little easily overlooked detail. We then look at how the folded napkin calls for us to get prepared and be ready for the second coming of Christ. We look at the importance of the Word of God and the anointing of the Holy Spirit in our preparation and we look at how we can not only get ready but stay ready!

In this episode we look at why God chose a donkey when Jesus was preparing to enter the city of Jerusalem. We look at what a donkey would mean to those living in that culture and day. We also look at how the donkey fulfilled the prophecy given by Zechariah. We then look through the different reasons that God chose that donkey specifically and what we can learn from those reasons. If Solomon says we can learn from ants and Jesus tells us to learn from the birds, we should be willing to learn from a donkey too, and we have a lot to learn from this one. We're called to embrace our mission and be faithful in the fulfilling in it, just like this donkey. We'll be trained by the Holy Spirit, loosed by Him and led by Him to exactly where He desires for us to be!

In this episode, we look at how we walk worthy of our calling. We first look at what it truly means to walk worthy of our calling and what parts of our life are going to have to be built up for us to do so. We then look at what different elements Paul gives us for walking worthily. First we look at humility, then we look at meekness, then long-suffering, then forbearing one another in love and lastly staying united in the Spirit, keeping the bond of peace. God gives us everything we need to be able to walk worthy of the calling, we simply need to take Him at His Word and act in faith! 

In this episode, we look at the ways in which we're all called to minister. Many think if they don't have a specific title or position then they're not a minister but that's not true. We all are. There's so many ways we can be a blessing to those who need help. We can comfort, encourage, teach, pray for others and so much more. God is our Helper, He's an ever present help in our time of need and it's our responsibility to reflect His help to those around us who need it. Let's start walking in our ministry today!

In this episode, we look at the importance of rest. We look at how the Lord told His disciples to come apart and rest. We look at why we resist the need to rest so often. The Lord knew the disciples needed rest after what they'd been through and He knows that we need rest too, which is why He established rest as part of His will. We look at how we can get past the fear of not being productive enough and how resting in Jesus actually makes us more productive when we yoke ourselves together with Him. We then look at the dangers of yoking ourselves to the wrong people, the wrong entities and wrong ideologies. We go throughout scripture to see the pattern of rest and Sabbath that God established and how we have a responsibility to follow His command to rest in Him and yoke ourselves to Him in our work.

In this episode, we look at how we can deal with and process the bad times we go through in life. We look at why we have times of sorrow and what we can do with that sorrow so that we become stronger. We look at the need to not give up even though the temptation to do so is strong. We have to keep our hope in Jesus and as we do we'll be able to go to the God who specializes in exchange to take our sorrow away and give us joy u speakable and full of glory in its place! 

In this episode, we look at when the Lord called Moses. We look at what the Lord asked him, What is that in your hand? He was asking him what He had right then, in the present moment. We analyze the connection that that has to today and how the Lord is asking us the same thing today in respect to our calling. We also look at why the Lord asked him about his rod specifically and the significance that his rod had. We then look at what he did with the rod and why God did with it. God wants to use us to do extraordinary things for Him if only we'll surrender and make the decision to walk worthy of our calling!

In this episode we look at when the early church was praying for the release of Peter from prison. We see how they did the right thing in praying and in doing so continually and with urgency but then we see how although they were in the same place physically they weren't all together in spirit and in faith. There was division and that division led to them not believing the answer when Rhoda announced it to them. They even called her crazy. We see how God worked amongst them and how in the end they were all unified together by the Spirit of God.

In this episode, we look at when the disciples asked the Lord to increase their faith. We look at why so many times it feels like our faith simply isn't enough. We look at how the problem isn't that we need more faith but that we need to use our faith. Faith is like a muscle, the more you use and exercise it, pushing it past its limits, the stronger it grows. We look at the difference having increased faith makes in both our life and in the church and why it's so important that we trust God, take Him at His Word and take the leap of faith! 

In this episode, we look at the man sitting by the pool of Bethesda waiting for the waters to be troubled. He'd been sick for 38 years. He was paralyzed and unable to move. We see how he was putting his faith in man and man's ability to get him into the waters rather than putting his faith in God for his healing. We look at how many times people don't want to be healed and we analyze why exactly that is. We also look at how the man answered Jesus' question with an evasive answer, not really answering it and we look at what that reveals about him. God wants to heal us in every area of life, no matter what's afflicting us but we have to be willing to receive His healing work in our life and we have to give Him the glory for it. 

In this episode we look at the account of the pool of Bethesda. We look at the area it was in and the name of the pool itself and how there's a special significance in the place of the pool itself. We also look at how the angel would go down at certain seasons and trouble the water, healing the first one that would step into the water. We look at what it meant that the waters were troubled and we look at what season the angel was coming down during. Today it's our season of grace and it's our chance to take the leap of faith and step out into the unknown, trusting God and putting our faith completely in Him.

In this episode, we look at what the Lord tells us about the restoration of His house through the prophet Haggai. First we look at the danger of dwelling on the past. Then we look at how the Lord was commanding those in the government, the church and the land to be strong and do the work of the Lord. Then we look at His promise that His Spirit, even though the church had been lying in waste, still remained with them. We then look at the shaking of the nations and the need of that same shaking from God in the church and we finish by looking at God's promise to fill His house with glory and make it a place for His people to find peace! God will use us to see this restoration through and behold His house filled with glory again!

In this episode we look at how in the days of the prophet Haggai the house of God was lying waste while everyone was worried about their own homes, their own substance and their own prosperity. We look at what the Lord teaches us in the prophet's warning and the similarities that we find happening in the Church today. We also look at how we can fix the problem and see God powerfully restore His house as we, His people, put Him and His house first before ourselves and our own houses. We have to reach out in faith believing God to restore His house to it's former glory!

In this episode we look at the Throne of Grace and how exactly we're called to approach it. We see the difference that coming before it fearlessly, confidently and boldly makes in our obtaining of mercy and our finding of grace. We look at how exactly we obtain mercy and what mercy itself is and we look at how we find grace. We then look at when it is we need grace most and the incredible promise we're given by God to not only help us but help us in the unique way that the Greek words in the verse specify. We can go boldly before the Throne today knowing that God will give us the grace we need, when we need it!

In this episode, we look at the Lord's promise to give His people grace for grace. We look at how the curse brought us into a place of scarcity where even access to God's superabundance of grace was cut off and we look at how God's hand moved throughout history to free His people from the curse of scarcity and bring us back into His superabundance. We also look at what grace itself is and what it reveals to us about the God that we serve. We also look at how God's favor was upon men and women throughout His Word and how that same favor is upon our lives today. As we enter this new year and new season of our lives it's going to be a time of grace for grace, unmerited favor for unmerited favor, spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing and gift heaped upon gift! Let's make the choice today to receive grace from the hand of the Lord!

In this episode, we look at the importance of God's governing of our life on an individual level. We also look at how the government is upon His shoulder and why it's on His shoulder specifically. We also look at what that means in our life. We look at the connection it all has to our burdens and what our calling is once God has lifted our burdens from us. Today we need to let God govern our lives and take our burdens upon His shoulder!

In this episode we look at who our savior, Jesus, is. We go through what Isaiah had to say about the coming Messiah. We break down His prophecy looking at how he said he would be wonderful, counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father and the prince of peace, and see what Jesus operating in each of these roles means for us today. We also look at how He's Emanuel and how that fact is the foundation upon which all else rests and we look at what it means for our life, our destiny and our relationship with God.

In this episode, we look at the story of the Prodigal Son and how we ourselves have all been the prodigal at some point in our life. We look at the different things he lost when he decided to leave home and how we lose the same things when we decide to walk away from God and the house of God. Then we look at his return and how we can come back home if we're on the run from God. Our Heavenly Father desperately wants us to return but we have to come to our senses like the prodigal and decide to come back. Then we look at the mistakes the elder brother made and how we can avoid making the same mistakes.

In this episode we look at the importance of being in the spirit, especially when we go to church. We look at John's experience when he was in the spirit on the Lord's day and how the things he experienced should be the same things we experience every time we gather together in the house of God. We look at the importance of being filled with the Holy Ghost and the importance of staying filled so that we can walk and live in the Spirit every day and everywhere we go!

In this episode we look at how the Church is in desperate need of having its joy restored. With its joy restored its strength will be restored as well. Once we have joy, even and especially during the hard times of life, we'll find that, that joy, produces endurance in our life which goes on to produce maturity and experience which leads to hope. We need hope, without it we have absolutely nothing in this life. We look at each step in this cycle and we look at the hope that we have in Jesus and how we can start this cycle in our life and in the Church today! We can find joy and hope again right now!

In this episode, we look at God's promise of restoration for His people. We look at how He told Israel that He would give them back all the years locusts ate. God is a giver and He always gives with abundance even when restoring. Sometimes this process takes some time and we look at what we're called to do while we're waiting for that promise to manifest. We all need restoration and we all have an inheritance of a double portion blessing that God desires to give us if only we'd receive it!

In this episode, we look at Jesus' rebuke of Peter, when He said to him, ‘Get thee behind me Satan'. We look at what led up to this, why He said it and what it really meant. We also look at the one other time He used this rebuke against Satan himself when He was being tempted in the wilderness. We look at what Satan's plan was by exploiting Peter and his will to his advantage and the dangers we should strive to avoid as we seek to know and do God's will! 

In this episode, we look at the boy who brought the five loaves and two fish. We study his sacrifice, his ability to let go and his faith. We then look at the widow woman who gave up her last meal for Elijah and how she overcame her doubts, fears and anxieties. We look at how we face the same things as she did so many times and how it's so important that we take the leap of faith and let go so God can bless and multiply what we give Him! Today's our day of blessing and multiplication!

In this episode, we look at the pattern that God has established for all of our lives. In Romans 8, we find the pattern of foreknowledge, predestined, calling, justification and glorification. We take an in-depth look at each of these steps, why God put it in the plan, what it is, how he brings it about and what change it brings about in our life. We look at the overall result of this incredible pattern in the life of believers. We need to make the choice today to submit to God's pattern and let Him do the work that He does best!

In this episode we look at how not only are we not saved by works but how we're also not called by works either. So many times we make arbitrary, un-biblical criteria for why we or someone else couldn't possibly be called but that's not how God calls us. God doesn't call us because of our works but in spite of them. We look at God's criteria and then what we need to do about our call. We note the importance of remaining in our call and walking worthy of our call. Let's make the choice today to walk in God's divine call upon our life!

In this episode, we look at how we do spiritual warfare in the tabernacle, in the Church. We look at what the Lord shows us in Leviticus when dealing with the Levites and the children of Gershon. We look at the main three ways we do our warfare as we perform the service of the tabernacle and what that service actually entails. We go through the importance of our warfare, the armor we've been given to do it and the difference it makes when we do what God is calling us to do!

In this episode, we look at the days of Eli the high priest and see how in his day it was a time of no open vision where the Word of God had become precious and rare. We look at how that happened, what the effects of it were and how it was resolved. We look at how Amos foretold of a famine of the hearing of the Word of the Lord and how the Church is undergoing such a famine today. We look at why God chose Samuel and raised him up to be the man for the hour to usher in a new era of restored vision for God's people and how we can do the same for the Church today!

In this episode we look at what it means for our eye to be single and the importance of following this command of the Lord. We look at why God said this and what it actually means for us today. We study its connection with vision, light and oil and what all of those are symbolic of. We need vision and we need to use it to perceive and understand all that's going on in the supernatural all around us. Let's make the choice today to follow God's commands and let our eye be single!

In this episode, we look at Jesus' parable about the mote and the beam and what we can learn from it for our own lives and walks of faith. We look at what exactly the mote and the beam are, what they symbolize, the differences between them and what the result of having them and looking for them are. We can't look for motes in the eyes of others while we ignore the beam in our own, we need to cast it out and let the Holy Spirit move freely in our life!

In this episode, we look at the Lord's command to judge not. We look at what it actually means to judge and why we do it. We look at the root causes of judging and how we can address each of them individually. We also look at the unique dangers of judging and the damage that it can do both to the church and to our outreach to the world. We need to make the choice today to follow the Lord's command to judge not.

In this episode, we look at the ten spies report of the Promised Land and how their evil report led to the entire generation not being able to enter in to what God had for them. We also look at how Caleb and Joshua were the two that gave good reports of the land and how they were able to go in and possess what God planned for them. We look at the promised land in our life and how when we listen to the wrong people we can be prevented from entering in to what God wills for our lives. We also look at the importance of speaking good about what's to come and the importance of keeping faith no matter what. We need to make the choice today to enter in to what God has for our lives!

In this episode, we look at the importance of standing through our spiritual battles and what that means for us. We first look at Israel's battle in the natural, as they were led by Jehoshaphat. The Lord told them to stand and He would fight the battle for them. We look at what exactly we do while we stand and the difference that it makes when we do so in faith. 

In this episode we look at the lessons we can learn from the burning bush. The burning bush is representative of us, the Lord uses it to show us how we should be in His presence. We should surrender, be engulfed in the fire of God, sanctified, protected and so much more. God is desiring to teach us through the bush if only we'll listen. Today we can be engulfed in the fire of God!

In this episode, we build on what we've been talking about the past two weeks, about the importance and power of prayer. In this episode we specifically look at the importance of the prayer of faith. We look at what makes a prayer a prayer of faith and what it is about it that makes it so powerful. All our prayers can and should be prayers of faith. Those are the powerful prayers that get answers and make a real difference! Today we're called to pray in faith, believing for and receiving what God has for His people!

In this episode, we look at the intercession of the Holy Spirit. We all know well those times when we want to pray, we want to pour out our hearts to God but we just can't find the words, we don't know what to say. It's during those times when we feel helpless that the Holy Spirit intercedes for us, on our behalf. He says what we're unable to say, in a way better than we ever could have. He intercedes in perfect accordance with His perfect will, so we can be sure that what's He's praying about will come to pass in His perfect timing. We may not know the specifics of what He's praying for but we know that He is, and that's enough to make us feel the peace and comfort that we can only find in Him. Why be afraid when the Comforter is interceding for us. 

In this episode, we look at the exchange of prayer. We look at what prayer actually is. We look at how we commonly understand it and how God defines it in His Word. We serve a God of exchange and prayer is no exception to this. We look at what exactly we exchange during prayer and how we do so. God listens when we pray, He loves to speak with us but we have to be ready and willing to sacrifice as we make the exchange with Him and then we can rest in His promise that He'll take care of it. Prayer is our most important asset which is why it's so important that we understand it and faithfully do it. 

In this episode, we look at how in Acts chapter 6, when God was increasing and multiplying the Church, the devil sent his attacks. He caused disruption by dividing the Greek widows against the Hebrew widows. We look at the effect this division had on the church. The leaders could've fallen prey to these same distractions but they didn't, they stayed true. We look at how specifically they did that and why they did it. We have the same callings that those men of God were called to, prayer and the study of the Word of God, we too, when we see the devil dividing the Church, need to stay true and faithful to our callings, knowing that that's where we derive our power from. We need to make the choice today to stay true and to stay faithful!

In this episode, we look at what it means to stand in the gap by intervening in prayer. We look at the conditions that led to the wall of righteousness being broken down and there being gaps in the wall, how the leaders were corrupt and the priests involved in a conspiracy. We look at how we can stand in the gap and what it's like in the gap. We study the importance of praying in the gap and the work our prayers accomplish. We need Nehemiah's in this day and we can be the ones who stand in the gap, pray and make the difference that we're believing to see!

In this episode, we look at the importance of humbling ourselves, both as it relates to its connection to God healing our land and also in every area of our life. We look at why true humility looks like in our day to day life and the false counterfeit that the devil tries to offer in its place. We look at the difference true humility makes in our life in the course of our nation and most importantly in the Church. When we humble ourselves, God will exalt us!

In this episode, we look at the evil spirit that came upon Saul when he was trying to kill David. We look at who or what this evil spirit is. We look at how the same evil spirit tried to kill Joseph, Jacob, Mordecai and Daniel, amongst many others throughout history. This is the very evil spirit that attempted and failed to kill Jesus, Himself. We look at how this spirit operates and how we can come against and overcome it. Our God is our protector and we're safely secure in His hand. With Him we're ensured the victory! 

In this episode, we look at how the Church is designed to grow. We look at how God called man to do the planting and watering but how God is meant to give the increase. True growth is the work of the Lord not man. He draws, attracts and gives men the desire to come to Him. We need to be faithful in doing our jobs so God can do His. We need to not only grow in numbers but also in depth. Our relationship with God needs to grow deeper and deeper. That's what real growth looks like for the Church!

In this episode, we look at Jesus' command to never look back. We look at why we shouldn't look back and what the result is when we do. We also see what exactly it is that we're looking back to. The fate of Lot's wife serves as a sufficient warning of the dangers of looking back. We need to keep our eyes looking ahead, going forward with a fixed purpose not allowing the devil to distract us. The prize of the high calling of Christ Jesus is the reward we'll receive if we push forward and never look back!

In this episode, we look at the bronze serpent that Moses made. When people looked at the serpent lifted up on the pole they'd be healed from the poisonous bites the serpents had afflicted them. We look at why the Lord commanded Moses to do this, the significance of it and what we can learn from it today. We also look at how Jesus said when He is lifted up in the same way, He'll draw all men unto Him. Jesus can heal us in the natural and spiritual. Today we need to lift up Jesus and look to Him for healing in every area of our life!

In this episode, we look at our Father's house. We look at how we get into Father's house. We see that Jesus is the door and we look at how exactly we open the door. We need a key and see what specifically the key is. There are people who don't want us to have the key, even in the Church. They're the religious elites, the legalists, the holier-than-thou Christians who don't use the key themselves and don't want you to either. They want to force you to find some other way to get into Father's house but there's only one way and that way is Jesus! Let's make the choice today to come home to Father's house! 

In this episode, we look at Mary's sacrifice of the alabaster box. We look at the significance of the box, what she did with it, and how she used its contents. We look at what this tells us about worshipping through our serving and ministering. Last week we saw Mary worshipping by being with God, now we see her worshipping by doing for God. We look at how we can do the same in our worship in a practical way. We also look at the devices the enemy uses to steal our worship and what we can do to guard ourselves against them. Let's make the choice today to worship in action!

In this episode, we look at the importance of being with God like Mary who sat at Jesus' feet listening to Him and adoring Him while her sister Martha was busied and worried by everything going on in the house. We look at how our worship must be rooted in love and how being with Him provides the necessary foundation for our worship to be done in spirit and in truth. We look at the effect of Mary's worship and the lessons we can learn from her. We also look at how Martha allowed the devil to steal her worship and missed her chance to be with God. Today we need to make the choice to get alone with God and simply be with Him, listening to Him and adoring Him.

In this episode, we look at what constitutes true worship. We know the Lord says that we must worship in spirit and in truth. We look at the two elements of this type of worship and see how we can integrate both of them into our worship. Worship is one of the most important things for us to do as believers and it's essential that we have an understanding of how to do it, why we do it and what it does. Let's make the choice today to worship in spirit and in truth.