The Bible Notebook

Implications of the Resurrection for Today Matthew 28:1-10 Verse 2 – The angel did not roll the stone away so Jesus could escape the tomb. No thing on earth or elsewhere could possibly prevent the Lord from exiting that tomb. No, instead the stone was rolled away for those seeking the tomb – the disciples [...]

Bible Study: A Prayer for Christ Followers Ephesians 3:14-21 – Read the whole passage first A Small Bit of Commentary Verse 17 – To “dwell” does not mean to simply visit for a while, but to be at home or set up camp. Has Christ set up camp in your heart? He inhabits your heart [...]

Prayers from the Psalms Video Clip: Prayer If you’re really wondering about prayer, the video clip above is a really good thing for you to check out! I don’t know about you, but sometimes I wonder about if God hears my prayers, or answers them, or why I should pray, and other questions, and when [...]

Bible Study: A Plea for Prayer John 15:1-8 – Read the whole passage first A Bit of Commentary Verse 2 – “he prunes” – This thing is necessary for real trees; in order for their branches to bear more fruit, they must be pruned or stripped of imperfections. So, this is God cleaning you of [...]

Bible Study: God’s Good Pleasure Do you ever feel like God is mad for having to save you again or it was a burden for Him to give you salvation and He is not happy giving it? Well, let’s take a look at what the truth is! Problem: You don’t believe God is good. Solution: [...]

Bible Study: Remaining Close to God Remaining Close to God -Maintaining when the feelings aren’t there- Teens For Christ – Chad Peterson 1. Continue loving Jesus Love – choice, commitment, feeling Die to self (Galatians 2:20) Commit to the basics of the Christian life: (These make up three legs of the “stool” of the Christian [...]

Seven “I AM” Statements of Jesus Christ: (John 8:58) “I AM the bread of life” (John 6:35) Does this mean we will never have to physically eat or drink? We no longer hunger for meaning; we have found it. Jesus sustains our eternal destiny; we don’t have to continually seek it. John 6:27, 4:14 “I [...]