Author: Alan Holden

Fighting God Introduction Have you ever thought you were doing God’s will, only to find out that you were really running away from God? Or perhaps you have seen yourself as being good, only to overhear someone talk about you, saying that you are self-centered or self-righteous? Paul testified before King Agrippa that he once…

Favors Frustrated by God Introduction Have you ever felt that your life was at a standstill, even though you know that God has a definite purpose for your life? Ever thought, “How do I get with it, even though it seems I am imprisoned here for an indefinite time?” Paul spent 2 years in Roman…

The Potter’s Vessel Jehovah’s Command, vv. 1-3 A. “Get a Cured, Potter’s Vessel” A clay vessel is moldable until it is cured in the fire-kiln. A cured vessel is no longer moldable, but is breakable. B. “Take Witnesses,” Deuteronomy 19:15, Isaiah 8:2, Isaiah 44:9 Ancients of the people Ancients of the priests Isa_43:9  Let all…

The Commission The Work of Missions Is not Restricted to the Twelve, vv. 1-6, cf 9:1-6 A. Jesus commissions 72, one for each nation of the world, Genesis 10. B. “Sent them two by two” =  to bring the condemnation we read of in Luke 10:11-15, cf. Deuteronomy 19:15 and Numbers 35:30. C. “The harvest…

Can Jesus Be Your Savior If He Is Not Your Lord? Introduction This theological question is important. It strikes at the heart of how we proclaim the Gospel: do we present Jesus to unbelievers as Lord, or as Savior only? what are the essential truths of the Gospel message? how can a person know his…

The Word of Assurance Introduction This second “word from the cross” might be called “the Response of the Savior to the Request of the Sinner.” Jesus was crucified between two malefactors. One was saved and the other was lost. Let us focus our attention on the dialogue between the Savior and the sinner who was…

Matthew 28:1-15 Introduction Though you may not visit the empty tomb in this life, you can take a trip through God’s wonderful truth. The empty tomb was a place of happenings. It was located right at the foot of the hill where Jesus was crucified. The body of Jesus was placed in a borrowed tomb,…

Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-10 Introduction Verse 2 says “they found the stone rolled away.” Verse 3 says they “found not the body of the Lord Jesus.” The women found the guards in disarray and the angel to testify, but there were three things they never found: No Broken Promise, Luke 24:6 A. In Jesus and…

Luke 2:1-7 Introduction Several times in Scripture, we read that certain people took Jesus and laid Him in certain places for various purposes. His Mother Laid Him in a Manger, Luke 2:1-7 Jesus was not born “in the beauty of the lilies,” but in the squalor of a stable! Why was He laid in a…

Introduction The words of the Lord Jesus as He hung upon the cross are precious. Spikes had been hammered through His quivering flesh; the instrument of torture had been raised and allowed to fall into its receptacle with such a jolt that pain coursed through His body; He had been spat upon; His body had…