▪︎ Simple – Ps 116:6; 1Sam 2:4, 8, 9; ▪︎ Infants – Matt 11:25; Luke 10:21; ▪︎ Unlearned – John 3:10-11, 12; ▪︎ Foolish – 1Cor 1,2; ▪︎ Weak – 2Cor 12:9, 10; ▪︎ Outcasts – Micah 4:6-7; ▪︎ Shepherds – Gen 46:34;

▪︎ Gen 3:14, 15; Gen 6:1-6; ▪︎ Ps 68:21, 23; Ps 2:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; ▪︎ Luke 17:26-27, 28-29, 30; ▪︎ Heb 1:10-11, 12; ▪︎ 2Peter 2:4, 9; 2Peter 3:10, 11; ▪︎ Jude 6; Rev 11:18;

▪︎ From the king’s dream – Dan 4:13, 17; Dan 4:23; ▪︎ Prophets sought to know – 1Peter 1:10, 11; ▪︎ Angels long to look – 1Peter 1:12; ▪︎ Sought by prophets and kings – Luke 10:23-24;

▪︎ God calls us to shepherd His flock – 1Peter 5:2-3, 4; Examples from Old Testament ▪︎ Evil shepherds in Israel, Ezek 34:2, 4; ▪︎ Israel disciplined, Ezek 34:5, 6, 8, 10; ▪︎ God Himself is the Master Shepherd – Ezek 34:12, (Full context – Ezek 34:11-16) ▪︎ Jesus the Messiah is the Chief Shepherd … Read more

▪︎ God specifically nullifies ( ► ) man’s fleshly behavior, his human efforts – 1Cor 1:28-29; ▪︎ God specifically chooses the weak and foolish to humble the arrogant – 1Cor 1:27; ▪︎ All of man’s efforts are in the flesh – 1Cor 3:3-4; ▪︎ God speaks His Wisdom through His people – 1Cor 2:6; ▪︎ We are … Read more

▪︎ Mystery of God’s Wisdom – 1Cor 2:6-7; 4:1-2; 9:16-17; Col 2:2, 3 ▪︎ Mystery of the Gospel… Rom 16:25, 26; 1Cor 1:27, 15:3-4; Eph 6:19; Col 4:3-4; ▪︎ God’s Secrets – Deut 29:29; Rom 11:33-34, 35; 1Cor 2:16; Luke 17:20, 21; ▪︎ He hides Himself to be our Savior – Isa 45:15; ▪︎ He … Read more

Isa_66:2 –       2“For My hand made all these things, Thus all these things came into being,” declares the LORD. “But to this one I will look, To him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word. Look: ▪︎ God seeks those completely devoted to Him – Isa 66:2; 2Chron 16:9;▪︎ God … Read more

▪︎ 1Cor 1:5 – In everything we are enriched in Christ. ▪︎ 2Peter 1:3 – fully supplied. ▪︎ Eph 1:3 – blessed with every spiritual blessing. ▪︎ Eph 3:20 KJV – exceedingly above all that we could expect.

▪︎ Jesus took for Himself the title Son of Man… Matt 8:20, 9:6; This was in reference to many Old Testament passages, one good example of which is Psalms 80:17. It comes right after the Psalmist describes God calling His people, the Israelites out of Egypt… Psalms 80:8-9 and planted them in the Promised Land… … Read more

Virtual Counterfeits: ▪︎ Satan’s temptation of promised life, wisdom and knowledge – Gen 3:4-5;   (full text – ) vs. ▪︎ God’soriginal plan – Gen 2:23, 24-25;▪︎ Imitated righteous of the Pharisees vs. righteousness of God – Matt 5:20; ▪︎ Pornography and the lusts of the flesh vs. marriage – Matt 5:27-28; ▪︎ Modern day quantum physics … Read more

▪︎ Gen 3:14, 15; Numb 24:17; Ps 89:23; ▪︎ Rom 16:19-20; Eph 3:10;▪︎ Isa 26:21, 27:1;    see also … Jesus Vanquished Satan at the Cross

▪︎ He is our example – John 13:14-15; ▪︎ Follow godly leaders – 1Cor 11:1; Heb 6:11-12, 13:7; ▪︎ Be an example yourself – 1Thes 1:6-7; 1Peter 2:21;    see also … Don’t be an Imitator of the Church, Rather Obey God

▪︎ Jesus walked in lock-step with God – John 5:19; John 5:30; Rom 15:18; ▪︎ True Christians are to follow His example – Matt 4:19; John 14:12; John 20:21; ▪︎ Jesus did exactly what the Father commanded – John 14:31; ▪︎ Jesus said exactly what the Father told Him to say – John 12:49-50; ▪︎ … Read more

▪︎ 1Cor 2:12, 13, 14; ▪︎ John 9:39, 40-41; ▪︎ Deut 29:3-4; Job 12:24-25; ▪︎ Isa 29:10, 42:20, 59:9, 10; ▪︎ Rom 11:8, 9-10; Prov 28:5; ▪︎ Mystery of Parables – Matt 13:13, 16… (full text – )