Gilbert House Fellowship #131: Colossians, Philemon, Ephesians 1–4
LETTERS FROM Paul in Rome are the focus of this week’s New Testament study, and there is a lot of meat here. Paul addressed errant teachings that threatened to undermine the gospel of salvation by grace through faith at Colossae and Ephesus.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #130: Proverbs 25-29
PROVERBS OF Solomon copied at the direction of King Hezekiah are the focus of our Old Testament study this week. Themes include the wisdom of accepting correction, the foolishness of contending with fools, and the happiness that results from pursuing righteousness instead of wealth.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #129: Acts 24–28
PAUL TRAVELED to Rome in A.D. 60, but not the way he would have wanted.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #128: Psalms 134, 146-150; 2 Chr 8; 1 Kings 9
PRAISE THE Lord! That’s the theme of the Psalms in today’s Old Testament study. We examine a half dozen psalms of praise and find divine council language, making it clear that the psalmists knew that other gods existed, but only one God, Yahweh, created all the rest.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #127: Romans 14–16; Acts 20–23
PAUL RETURNS to Jerusalem in this week’s study, in spite of warnings from believers from Asia to Judea that he would be arrested and possibly killed. But Paul already knew that.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #126: 1 Kings 8; 2 Chr 5-7; Psalm 136
THE CONSECRATION of the Temple on Mount Zion is the focus of this week’s Old Testament study. Solomon prays a prayer of dedication and asks the Lord to always see and hear his people when they call on His Name for forgiveness.Continue Reading