More manuscript copies of the book of Esther exist than any other book of the Old Testament. God, in the book of Esther, in lieu of impending genocide of the Jews, using Esther and Mordecai, gives the Jews one of their rare triumphs over their enemies. In 7-points we’ll look at: 1)Background 2)Haman 3)Mordecai 4)Ahasuerus 5)Esther 6)Esther–later years 7)12-Lessons
Bill Grams
Answered Prayer
Does God still answer prayer? Do we believe in prayer? Is it for real? Does it work for you and me? Can prayer help solve problems for you and me? So, how can we make our prayers effective? We’ll look at 7 basic conditions for “Answered Prayer.” 1)Seek and Know God’s Will 2)Believe God 3)Obey God 4)Fear and Humility 5)Be Fervent 6)Be Persistent and 7)Use Christ’s Name. In the conclusion, we look at 8 examples of fruits of answered prayer.
Foretaste of the Millenium
Fascinating, there actually have been a number of Foretastes of the Millennium down through history. We’ll look at 3 countries, who’ve experienced aspects of Foretastes of the Millennium–1-recent, 2-current. Let’s consider how will we compare our ruling in the Millennium. In Country#1–China–it’s amazing–that in recent history 50,000,000 were living in prosperity and at peace under the administration of God’s laws–a Foretaste of the Millennium. Country#2–Bhutan’s inhabitants are content, for their land is without crime, without dire poverty, without the threat of famine and without war. They are at peace with the world and one anothr. Country#3–Singapore, is one of the safest countries inthe world, with a low incidence of violent crimes. For robberies committed after 7pm and before 7am punishment is doubled! Life expectancies are among the highest in the wrld and infant mortality rates are among the world’s lowest. Their people value a strong work ethic and close family relations. They’ve maintained political stability and phenomenal economic growth, with one of the highest per capita GDP’s in the world.
Encouragment
Do we know how to be encouraged? How to encourage others? Have we been discouraged? Let’s look at encouragement in the Bible. 12-points: 1)Having a discouraging day? 4-examples. 2)The Holy Spirit Our Comforter. 3)Ask for an Encourager. 4)Encourage Others. 5)How Often to Encourage? 6)Which Words to Encourage? 7)Mystery Levite–Named “Son of Encouragement” 8)Say Words of Encouragement. 9)Write-Words-of Encouragement. 10)At Feast Encourage People. 11)Do Deeds of Encouragement. 12)31- Biblical Examples of Overcoming Problems to Encourage Us.
Apocrypha
Are the Apocryphal writings: inspired? authorized? quoted? 5-Points: 1)The Catholic claim. 2)Why called the Apocrypha? 3)Scriptures given to the Jews. 4)Which books to be preserved? 5)Apocrypha never quoted in scripture.
Abomination Of Desolation
Regarding Abomination of Desolation–Jesus warned, “Let him understand.” 7-points: 1)Overview Scriptures, 2)Old Testament Precursors, 3)Antiochus Epiphanes–the Forerunner/Prototype, 4)Time of Maccabees to Time of Jesus Christ, 5)1st of 3 aspects of Endtime “Abomination of Desolation” namely–ARMIES surrounding Jerusalem, 6)2nd Aspect–IDOL in the Temple, 7)3rd Aspect–MAN OF SIN in the Temple Holy Place claiming HE IS God.
Psalm 15 Expounded
Next to Psalm 23, this Psalm 15 is the second most popular Psalm. 7-Points: 1)Read the 5-verses of Psalm 15, 2)Look at 12-titles+descriptions of Psalm 15, 3)Look at Psalm 15’s 10-qualifications, 4)Look at Parallel#1–Psalm24, 5)Parallel#2–Isaiah33, 6)Parallel#3–Sermon on the Mount by Jesus Christ, +7)Expound each of the 14-phrases, within the 5-verses.
Oh Jerusalem
1)Names of Jerusalem, 2)Earliest History, 3)Under David and Solomon, 4)Greatest Glory, 5)War Torn, 6)The Destructions, 7)Importance Of, 8)In Muslim Hands, 9)Modern Day Jerusalem, 10)Jesus and Jerusalem, 11)End Time Prophecy, 12)Jerusalem World Capital.
Noah – Life and Times
Part-I: Story of Noah: 1)Billion people, 2)An Age of Evil, 3)Noah found grace, 4)120-year Ark preparation/capacity, 5)The Great Flood, 6)A curse on Canaan, Part-II: Additional material: 7)Lamech–Man of Violence, 8)Noah’s life threatened–forced to flee, 9)Noah’s day compared to ours, 10)Criminals who lived for centuries, 11)Mankind could have been better, 12)Noah and the Work of God, 13)The Deluged, 14)Conclusion: a)3-worlds b)Noah’s Future c)9 lessons from Noah.
Samuel – Life and Character
We are preparing to be priests and kings in the World Tomorrow. God regards Samuel an outstanding priest. He was judge, prophet, priest and authored 5 books. 12-points are examined: 1)Samuel’s unusual birth and vow, 2)Eli’s wicked sons, 3)God appears and speaks in person to Samuel, 4)Philistines capture the ark of God, 5)Samuel preaches repentance, 6)Schools of the Prophets, 7)God’s government rejected, 8)Samuel establishes the monarchy, 9)God and Samuel dealing with Amalek, 10)Samuel and David’s relationship, 11)Samuel’s last years, including authoring a book on royalty behavior, 12)Witch of Endor–was Samuel brought up from the dead?