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The Feast Of Pentecost

Published: May 29, 2024

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

Pentecost comes in the early summer (mid May-mid June). It’s the only Levitical Feast Day between the three spring feasts (Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits) and the three in the fall (Rosh Hashanna, Yom Kippur, and Tabernacles). The Hebrew name for this Day is Shavuot,


Ruth’s Story

Published: May 27, 2024
Like several other biblical events, it's a true story that can also be viewed allegorically. Here's how it happened.

Receive The Holy Spirit Part 2 … The Gifts

Published: May 22, 2024

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

Last time we discovered Pentecost was not the day the Disciples received the Holy Spirit, but instead, it was a time when He came upon them with an unmistakable display of power (Acts 2:1-4). Remember, they had already performed miracles in the Lord’s name.


Get Behind Me Satan, Part 2

Published: May 15, 2024

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.” (Matt. 16:23)


Get Behind Me Satan, Part 1

Published: May 13, 2024

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.  He spoke plainly about this,


Seven Churches of Rev. 2 and 3: Personal

Published: May 6, 2024
Our final look at the seven letters of Revelation 2-3 takes on a personal note. Once again, we'll look at the letters symbolically to reveal the admonitions the Lord gave to each of us. Remember, the challenges and promises that ended the letters were to individuals, and this can only mean that the criticism found there is to be taken personally, not just corporately.

Seven Churches of Rev. 2 and 3: Congregations

Published: May 1, 2024
In recent articles, we've focused on the prophetic nature of the seven letters of Revelation 2-3. Now let's shift to another level of application. I've offered the opinion that all the letters are applicable to all congregations throughout the church age and to each member of those congregations. The challenges and promises that end the letters are to individuals, so the criticism found in the letters is meant to be taken personally, not just corporately.

Revelation 2-3: 7 Letters To 7 Churches, Part 3

Published: April 29, 2024
Philadelphia and Laodicea. The conclusion to our study on the Seven Letters to the Seven Churches of Revelation 2 and 3.

Union And Fellowship Expanded

Published: March 25, 2024

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

I’m frequently asked why I believe we should continue confessing our sins after being born again, since all our sins are already forgiven. People who ask point out that 1 John 1:9 is the only place this is mentioned and if it was so important wouldn’t Jesus have taught it?


If You Are Faithful to Confess

Published: March 4, 2024
"If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us." (1 John 1:8)

Good Morning, Lord. A Commentary On Psalm 19

Published: February 28, 2024

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

Psalm 19 is one of the best daily prayers I’ve ever found. Commit it to memory and use it in your prayers each morning. Just like your daily bath or shower makes you physically clean, praying Psalm 19 makes you spiritually clean. 


Was The Church Foreseen In Old Testament Prophecy?

Published: February 26, 2024

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

There is a view among some Christians that the Church was never foreseen by the prophets of Israel. Those who teach this view claim that since Paul called the Church a mystery that was not made known to men in other generations (Ephes.


Did God Really Say?

Published: February 21, 2024
Some feel that the Bible is an anti-intellectual document and if that's true it's only fair, since so many intellectuals seem to be anti-Bible. Here's a case in point.

The Branch

Published: February 19, 2024
There are four passages in the Old Testament that speak of a coming Messiah by referring to Him as "The Branch" but they all portray Him in a different way. Each one previews one of the Gospels.

Two Roads, Two Gates, One Goal

Published: February 14, 2024

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” (Matt.


How To Interpret The Bible

Published: February 12, 2024

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

The Bible isn’t such a complex document that it requires years of formal education before you can begin to comprehend it. I’ve always believed the Bible was meant to be understood by any believer who can read and has a serious interest in knowing what it says.


The Advent Of The Laodicean Church

Published: February 7, 2024
One thing that the so-called emerging church fails to understand is that when the Lord evaluates our relationship, He's most interested in our attitude toward Him, not the results of our efforts on His behalf.

The Source of Our Self Esteem

Published: January 29, 2024

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.  (James 1:17)


The Gospel in Joshua… The Story of Rahab

Published: January 24, 2024
It's not what you know but who you know that matters.

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

Published: January 22, 2024
If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! Matt 7:11

Why Do You Do What is Unlawful on the Sabbath?

Published: January 17, 2024

The Pharisees and teachers of the Law often asked the above question of the Lord. Why did He persist in doing things guaranteed to arouse the ire of His detractors? It seems like almost every time He healed someone, it was on the Sabbath.


The Law is Only a Shadow… Old and New Part 2

Published: January 15, 2024
What's external and physical in the Old becomes internal and spiritual in the New.

Something Old, Something New

Published: January 10, 2024

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

“Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll— I have come to do your will,


What’s Contained In The Old Is Explained In The New

Published: January 8, 2024
A bullet proof case for the importance of prophecy.

The End Game

Published: January 3, 2024

Opinion by Jack Kelley

Note: Jack originally wrote this to give us perspective after the 2008 recession. His message here is such a wonderful way to begin the year, so I’ve edited parts to make it timeless. Here are Jack’s thoughts on the 5 things we should do to begin each New Year.