Here are my essays, etc. regarding the Bible and Christianity.

• The Gospel — An outline of what the Bible has to say about salvation and the Gospel.
• Topical Studies:
  • The Ministries of the Holy Spirit — This study outlines the passages which discuss the ministries of the Holy Spirit in the Christian's life.
  • Why do we give gifts at Christmas? — A short study on what we should remember in our gift giving.
  • Follow Your Heart? — This is very common advice today, but has been around for a long time. In fact Jeremiah the Old Testament prophet has a lot to say about this.
  • Apply It to Your Life — Am I applying what I am learning to my life? Is my worship making a difference in my life?
  • Biblical Joy — When things are going bad, really bad, do I have to have joy? How do I have joy
  • Giving — This is a study of the principles presented in the New Testament that instruct us how and what to give.
  • What the Bible Teaches About Baptism — With regard to Baptism, as with everything else, the Bible must be our ultimate source of truth, not our opinions or what we have always believed. These are my notes from studying what the Bible has to say about Baptism.
  • Proverbs 3:1-10 — I want a long life that the Lord blesses, don't you? Proverbs 3:1-10 gives many promises of long life and blessing, but each promise follows some change that we need to make in our lives. These are changes worth inspecting closely and implementing.
  • Envy — A word study on the usage of Envy.
• Old Testament character studies:
  • Notes on the life of Joseph — Collected and miscellaneous notes on the life of Joseph.
  • A Passion for God: Moses — And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend (Exodus 33:11). What can we learn about having a close relationship to God from Moses's life?
  • Taking on Giants: Joshua — Notes on the book of Joshua.
  • Namaan's faith — Briefly follows the growth of Namaan's faith and the transformation of his life.
  • Hebrews 11: The Hall of Faith — This is a study on faith from Hebrews 11. We can learn a lot about faith by looking back to many of the Old Testament heroes and watching how faith was real in their lives.
• New Testament character studies:
  • God's Sovereign Timing — A study of the calling of Paul to the ministry, focusing specifically on God's control of the situations and using seemingly bad events for good.
  • The Woman Who Anointed Jesus' Feet — All four Gospels record a crying woman who anointed Jesus with costly ointment. This is a simple comparison of those four stories.
• Great Hymns of the Faith