Share Encouragement for Christian Living By Phyllis Corbin / a day ago 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13 Encouragement for Christian Living The apostle Paul dreamed a great dream for the people of Greece. Having been persecuted and pressured to leave the Greek city of Thessalonica he longed to return to the city and encourage the new ministry there. However each time he tried to return Satan “thwarted” him. Satan […]
Share What Happens When You Die By Phyllis Corbin / last week What Happens When You Die? 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 The apostle Paul addresses the question, what is the fate of those who die “in Christ” before He returns? The believers in the Greek city of Thessalonica knew that Jesus has risen from the dead and alive and that He would return. They had been taught to […]
Share Where is Hell Anyhow? By Phyllis Corbin / a couple of weeks ago Where is Hell Anyhow? 1. Introduction A. Because of our teaching on the subject of Sheol and Hades, it would be helpful for us to complete the subject by giving some consideration to the doctrine of Hell. 1. What does the Bible teach about hell? 2. The English word “hell” is used 53 times in […]
Share Jonah – A Type Of Israel By Phyllis Corbin / a couple of weeks ago Jonah – A Type Of Israel (Jonah 3:1-2) I. Introduction A. Surprised, stunned and confused, Jonah sat on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea after he had been disgorged by the fish. 1. What would he do now? It wasn’t long before God would let him know. 2. Notice in our text – no sooner […]
Share The Futility of Works (1:12-13) By Phyllis Corbin / last month THE FUTILITY of Works (1:12-13) I. Introduction A. The offer that Jonah makes to the Mariners was a voluntary one. 1. Keep in mind that Jonah is a type of Christ in his death and resurrection. 2. That is definitely stated in the N.T. by the Lord Jesus Himself Matt 12:40. 3. He is clearly […]
Share Evening Prayer For All Needs By Phyllis Corbin / last month Evening Prayer for all Needs Merciful Jesus, during Your life on earth You showed great concern for the sick and the infirm. Have compassion now on all those who are sick or in pain. Grant them a healing of mind and body and restore their strength and spirit. Comfort them with the knowledge that we […]
Share The Festival of Booths By Phyllis Corbin / last month THE FESTIVAL OF BOOTHS On the first day of the month, New Year’s Day, the Israelites heard the laws for the first time. They took inventory of their lives and the reading of the Law produced a great flood of tears. But the people were encouraged by their leaders to rejoice and feast together. The […]
Share Introduction to 2 Thessalonians By Phyllis Corbin / a couple of months ago Introduction To 2 Thessalonians Thessalonica, the capital of Macedonia, occupied a strategic location in the first–century missiology and world evangelism. There was an ancient saying that “So long as nature does not change, Thessalonica will remain wealthy and prosperous.” She was a wealthy city with fertile soil, forest and mineral deposits in the area. Thessalonica […]
Share The Sleeping Prophet By Phyllis Corbin / a couple of months ago THE SLEEPING PROPHET (Jonah 1:1-3) I. Introduction A. God commanded Jonah to arise and go to Nineveh but Jonah did a 180 and went in the opposite direction . 1. He arose all right, not to obey the Lord but to follow his own desires and inclinations. 2. Instead of going east – he started […]
Share Introduction to 1 Thessalonians By Phyllis Corbin / a few months ago Introduction to 1 Thessalonians The beginning of the church at Thessalonica is found in Acts 16:6-10; 17:1-10. It was in Macedonia, the kingdom of Alexander the Great, that Paul landed. The city stood on the Thermaic Gulf with its hot springs and famous harbor. Xerxes, the Persian, had his naval base there when he invaded […]
