Topical Studies

Grounded In Reason … The Four Factors Of Faith

Published: November 1, 2014
If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you.
Luke 17:6

The Best Verses In The Bible

Published: October 29, 2014
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. (Romans 8:28) Here we have God in His most active mode, deliberately weaving every event of our lives together into a tapestry of beneficial effect. He is managing whatever happens […]

Keeping It Simple

Published: October 18, 2014
A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Mankind has a propensity for taking simple things and making them complex, often confusing himself in the process.  Some say this began with the serpent’s question to Eve,  “Did God really say…?”(Genesis 3:1).  Lets look at some of the simple things of the Bible that man has tried to […]

Want To vs. Have To: Discovering the Joy of Giving

Published: October 8, 2014
We don't give because He needs our money, but because we need His blessing.

The Coming Blood Moons

Published: October 1, 2014
Commentary by Jack Kelley I first wrote about the so-called blood moons five years ago.  At the time a video series on the subject was being heavily marketed as revealing the date of the second coming. By now most people no longer believe that, but the series is still popular and since we’re getting close […]

Why Do Jews Reject Jesus As The Messiah? Part 2

Published: September 13, 2014
Commentary by Jack Kelley I was recently asked to respond to seven reasons why Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah. These seven reasons have been featured on a Jewish “anti-missionary” website as part of their effort to discourage Jewish conversions to Christianity. In part one I responded to the first four of these reasons, so […]

Why Do Jews Reject Jesus As The Messiah? Part 1

Published: September 6, 2014
Commentary by Jack Kelley In the last decade or so, a number of Jewish “anti-missionary” ministries have cropped up to combat the increasing conversion of Jewish people to belief in Jesus as the Messiah of Israel. They have come on the scene because in the words of one of these ministries, “More Jews have converted […]

What Does The Bible Say? Is Jesus God In Human Form?

Published: August 9, 2014
A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Groups who call themselves Christian but don’t believe Jesus is God in human form often come up with questions that are designed to cause Christians who do believe in His deity to doubt themselves.  In this study we’ll answer some of these questions to better prepare ourselves for encounters […]

The Branch

Published: August 6, 2014
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.

Bread and Wine, Symbols of A Covenant

Published: July 30, 2014
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the Most High God. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the Most High God, possessor of heaven and earth. (Genesis 14:18-19)