Articles

John 15 Outline 1-11 | Jesus – the True Vine, Father – the Vinedresser, and Disciples – the Branches 12-17 | Disciples are to love one another 18-25 | Disciples and the World 26-27 | The Spirit’s Testimony from the Father about Jesus Reflections In this chapter, Jesus continues His Last Supper discourse giving His final instructions to His disciples before His ...

II Timothy 3 Outline 1-9 | Difficult times will come with men exhibiting false godliness 10-17 | Continue in the truths that you learned from Paul in the scriptures Reflections The first section of this chapter is a difficult one to read because Paul is describing people who claim to have faith in God and yet act completely opposite to ...

Jeremiah 16 Outline 1-4 | Jeremiah told not to marry and start a family in Jerusalem 5-9 | God promises to bring about these things in Jeremiah’s lifetime 10-13 | The people will ask why and Jeremiah is to tell them it is because of idolatry in the past and in the present and that each one of them ...

Ecclesiastes 9 Outline 1 | Only God judges the life of a man 2-6 | All men can expect the same fate in the end 7-9 | Enjoy life while you can 10 | Make your plans and do them now, you can’t do anything when you’re dead 11-12 | Everyone will fail sometime; death comes suddenly 13-18 | “Wisdom is better ...

Psalm 82 Outline 1-4 | The rulers and false judges are called upon to “do the right thing” before God, who stands ready to make His judgment 5-8 | The rulers and false judges walk in darkness and will die in their sins unless they “wake up” Reflections This is a psalm that is just as relevant to the world today as ...

II Samuel 2 Outline 1-4a | David made king over Judah 4b-7 | David blesses the men of Jabesh-gilead for burying Saul 8-11 | Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, is made king over Israel 12-17 | Civil war breaks out; Ish-bosheth’s army is severely beaten, first in a battle of champions then further on the battlefield 18-23 | Abner is pursued by Asahel, ...

Exodus 32 Outline 1-6 | Meanwhile, back in the camp… The people asks Aaron to make them an idol, thinking Moses was dead; The people worship the idol of the golden calf 7-10 | God tells Moses of the people’s idolatry and His anger toward them 11-14 | Moses intercedes for the people, asking God to remember His covenants ...

John 14 Outline 1-6 | Jesus comforts the disciples (continuation of 13:36ff) 7 | Jesus reveals the Father 8-14 | The Father seen in Jesus’ works → Disciples can do the same and greater 15 | We shoe our love for Jesus by keeping His commandments 16-17 | Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit 18-24 | Disciples not to be left ...

II Timothy 2 Outline 1-7 | Be strong 8-13 | Remember Jesus 14-19 | Be a diligent workman, studying the Scriptures well 20-26 | Pursue righteousness with like-minded people Reflections There are a number of things in this short chapter that I could focus on but I’m going to limit myself to vs. 22-26. II Timothy 2:22-26 NASB Now flee from youthful lusts ...

Jeremiah 15 Outline 1-4 | Even Moses and Samuel couldn’t make a defense to save this people 5-9 | A lament for Jerusalem 10-11 | Jeremiah laments being born 12-14 | Nothing of this world can save 15-18 | Jeremiah’s prayer for God to remember him 19-21 | God’s promise to deliver Reflections God’s impending judgment against Judah is about to take place and ...