To listen to this lesson,  click here .  By the end of John 1, a critical question presents itself - what is the Gospel to you? How do you view it?  We are shown several different responses and reactions to the Good News about Jesus. The question we need to be asking ourselves is, “What is the Gospel to me?” Is it a Curiosity, but Nothing More? To the religious leaders, the good news that John was proclaiming about Jesus and His kingdom was just a matter of curiosity.  Some were not even interested enough to go themselves – they sent a group to find out (John 1:19).  What about us - a re we content to take someone else’s word at face value when it comes to something as important as the Gospel? They asked detailed questions about John and what he was teaching based upon their knowledge of Scripture (John 1:20-25).  As we notice from the questions – their knowledge of the Scriptures was flawed.  Many today, because they do not st...

To listen to this lesson,  click here .  Imagine yourself out in the middle of a field far away from any lights of town on a clear night.  Have you ever looked up at all the stars sprinkled throughout the night sky and felt overwhelmed at the vastness? It seems David was doing this exact thing when he was writing Psalm 8. The Question Asked in the Old Testament (Psalm 8). David writes:  O LORD, our Lord,  How excellent is Your name in all the earth,  Who have set Your glory above the heavens!  Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants  You have ordained strength,  Because of Your enemies,  That You may silence the enemy and the avenger.  When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,  The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,  What is man that You are mindful of him,  And the son of man that You visit him?  For You have made him a little lower than the angels,  A...

Will we receive Jesus or will we reject Him? To listen to podcast of this lesson,  click here .  We ought to study the Bible not just to know facts, but to apply those things we learn to our lives.  Studying the life of Jesus is not just some educational exercise – it is meant to change us completely.  As we come to know more about Jesus, we will all be faced with a decision of eternal consequence – will we receive Him or not? Will we take Him for Who He is, or will we attempt to make Him be what we want Him to be? Let's consider some reasons why some do not receive Jesus, and then examine ourselves.  The Worldly Do Not Know Him (John 1:10).  The Bible gives us reasons why some do not know the Lord. Some do not know Him because  they are not concerned about the truth and coming to know the truth (John 18:33-38). Some do not know Him because  they trust more in man’s power than God’s power (John 19:6-11). Still, others do not know Him b ...