Share Introduction to 2 Thessalonians By Phyllis Corbin / last year 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 / last year 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 / last year 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 […]
Share Gifts of the Holy Spirit Lesson 7 By Phyllis Corbin / last year Gifts of the Holy Spirit Lesson 7 Working of Power: Definition: Supernatural, Holy Spirit given intervention into the natural with supernatural natural acts of healing, expelling demons etc. And when the sabbath day came, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? […]
Share Gifts of the Holy Spirit Lesson #3 By Phyllis Corbin / last year THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT COURSE [CON’T} LESSON # 3 8) MERCY: Definition: Supernatural Holy Spirit given ability to give loving kindness and compassion toward people “or the one exhorting, encouragement, the one sharing, in simplicity, the one taking the lead in diligence, the one showing mercy, in cheerfulness.” Or he that exhorteth, on […]
Share An Excellent Sermon Without Words By Phyllis Corbin / last year An Excellent Sermon Without Words A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the preacher decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The preacher found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for his preacher’s visit, […]
Share Born of Water and of the Spirit By Phyllis Corbin / last year BORN OF WATER AND THE SPIRIT Acts 2:38 (KJV) Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. “Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be […]
Share The Major Prophetic Signs of the End Times By Phyllis Corbin / last year The Major Prophetic Signs Prophetic Signs of the End Times and the Return of Jesus Christ, compiled from prophetic scripture in the Bible. I. SIGNS OF THE END OF THE AGE 1. False Christs Scripture: Matthew 24:4-5 2. Wars and Rumors of War Scripture: Matthew 24: 6 & Revelation 6:3-4 Examples: Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, […]
Share What Happened to Jonah? (2:1-2) By Phyllis Corbin / last year 2018What Happened to Jonah?? (2:1-2) I. Introduction A. Many commentators feel that one of the great miracles in the book of Jonah is that Jonah remained alive in the belly of the fish. 1. Some go to great lengths to prove Jonah had plenty of oxygen for the three full days he spent there. 2. […]
Share God Cares For His Prophets By Phyllis Corbin / last year God Cares For His Prophets (Jonah 3:1-3) I. Introduction A. In this book, we have seen how God controls nature, how He answers prayer, how He goes to such great pains to accomplish His purpose. 1. One of the things that have interested me is to see how God cares and goes to such great […]