Text: 1 Kings 16:29-33
“Ahab… did evil in the sight of the Lord more than all who were before him” (v. 30) — What did Ahab do to earn this infamous recognition?
He Failed to Learn from His Father’s Sins (v. 30; Ezekiel 18:14-17)
Sin Was a Trivial Thing to Him (v. 31; Isaiah 59:2; Romans 6:23)
He Allowed [...]

Text: John 21:15-19
Forget Past Mistakes – Peter made his share of mistakes, but he could not let them hinder his service to Christ in the future
Feed the Flock – teach & lead others in the way of Christ
Endure Persecution – Peter would eventually suffer death for his faith, he needed to be willing to face [...]

Text: Genesis 3:13; 4:10
No Sin is Hidden from God

God knew their sin even though they tried to hide from Him (Genesis 3:8) or deny it (Genesis 4:9)
We cannot hide anything from Him (Hebrews 4:13)

We are Responsible for Our Actions

Adam and Eve both tried to shift the blame for their sin (Genesis 3:11-13)
Each one is [...]

Text: John 11
Nature of Miracles

True miracles cannot be faked, attributed to coincidence, or be just an unlikely event
True miracles are undeniable – Even Jesus’ enemies acknowledged the legitimacy of His miracle (v. 47-48)
Miracles were performed to produce faith (v. 45; John 20:30-31)

God Allows Human Suffering

Jesus knew Lazarus was sick (v. 3-4), allowed him to remain [...]

Text: Luke 17:32
The Value of OT Examples – Romans 15:4
The Story of Lot’s Wife – Genesis 13:12; 18:20-21; 19:15-17, 24-26)
Why Was She Punished? Disobedience (Genesis 19:17)
Possible Motives that We Must Guard Ourselves From:

Being too close to the people of the world (James 4:4)
Being too attached to the riches of this world (1 Timothy 6:10)
Being too [...]

Text: Acts 5:1-11
The Background (Acts 4:34-37)
Lesson about Money

We are free to use it as we see fit (Acts 5:4)
But our use of money must be guided by divine principles
In matters of liberty, we must not pass judgment against others (Romans 14:4,10)

Their Sin – Lied to the Holy Spirit (v. 3)
Their Punishment – Death (v. 5,10)
The [...]