View our map on places that the Apostle Paul traveled to so he could preach the gospel, and click on the brown location symbols to learn more about each city!
Course Spotlight From Acts of the Apostles: (Unit 3) Paul’s Imprisonment
Many professing Christians believe that the God family is made up of three persons – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, but what is the true nature of God? Who does the Hebrew word ‘Elohim’ refer to? Is the God of the Bible actually this Trinitarian god?
Course Spotlight From The General Epistles: (Part 2) The Letters of John and Jude
We see in Matthew 6 that Jesus taught His disciples how to pray, but what does the passage say about where we should pray? What are the reasons why Christ practiced praying in a secluded place, and instructs us to take the same approach?
Course Spotlight From The Life, Ministry, and Teachings of Jesus Christ: (Unit 2) The Galilean Ministry
As we approach the Feast of Trumpets, take a few moments to review our special segment featuring Dylan King explaining how different trumpets were used in history!
Course Spotlight From God’s Feast Days: Trumpets
Here are a few comments from students answering the “Student Thoughts” question from Unit 4, Lesson 3: Why did Peter deny Christ (Luke 22:54-62)? What can we do in our own lives to make sure we do not deny Him (Matthew 10:32-33)?
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“Why did Peter deny Christ? Here is a man who exhibits great boldness. He is the one that always has a ready answer. He is the one who asked to walk out on the water to Jesus. He tells Jesus that he would not allow Him to be put to death, and he really meant what he said. Here’s is a man, armed with a sword, who attempts to protect Christ from being taken captive. And, he is told to put away the sword! Peter was expecting a Messiah that would institute the Kingdom immediately, and all of a sudden things were not going where he had thought. He had to be very confused, but even so Peter continued to be as close as he dared to Jesus. He and John were the only ones that we see that did follow along. Peter was terribly frightened. His leader was having the unthinkable happen to Him, and all this just didn’t match up with Peter’s concept of what was going to occur. All his bravery was not enough. He could not rely on his own strength. Pushed into the corner, he did what is the human thing. He lied. He denied Christ. Something that only a few hours before, he would have thought impossible. Fear, confusion, and despair, and then the awful knowledge that he had denied the Christ. We can be very thankful that this is included for us to read and to learn from, because there are vital lessons and warnings for us. We cannot do what we must do on our own strength. Our faith and trust must be in Christ and the Father. Things that we encounter don’t always appear as clearly as we would like, and so we have to develop that relationship with Christ and the Father so that we begin to develop the mind of Christ. Peter’s weakness there gives us hope and comfort because we see that upon his repentance he was forgiven. God extended mercy to him as He does to us upon repentance. Peter was relying on his own power and strength and he failed just as we will fail if we think that we can do anything right using only our own power. There may be a time when we will be put to this extreme test, and we have the example of Peter to help us. It is easy to make God in our own image and have it “all figured out,” but when things don’t work out the way we think, we learn to trust that God know what He is doing, and His way is always right.” – MJB