Charles Ross was a Free Church of Scotland Minister in the mid 1900s, serving in Aberdeen and Tobermory. In a lovely commentary on John 13-17, the account of Jesus’ time in the Upper Room with his disciples, he quoted others who had said of John 17, “This chapter is the simplest to all the Bible…
Old Testament Background As we look at the biblical teaching on church leadership structures and roles we need to begin, as with so many New Testament teachings, in the Old Testament, where it would appear the foundations have been laid for us. It does seem clear that the New Testament practice of church elders stems…
I have just added outlines on Exodus – Ruth in this series.
Here is the next study in my series on Hebrews. 4. Hebrews 1:2 Christ The Heir of all Things If, as we saw in our last study, Jesus is the Son of God, then he must also be, as the text states, the heir of all that God possesses, and everything that exists. Indeed, as…
A new teaching resource from Route 66 Ministries. For each book of the Bible, you will find a one page summary with details of: I also provide a simple outline structure of each book, with some headings that I hope will be easy to learn. The summary of each Bible book is also downloadable as…
Introduction There are many ways in which we can learn to pray, but perhaps the best is to listen in on and learn from those who are more experienced in prayer. There are certainly those who seem to have a special gifting in prayer and when we see and listen to them, we sense something…
For the last two years or so I have been completely immersed in reading and studying around the whole subject of church leadership. I have recently taught this course at College and will now post these studies here on a roughly weekly basis. Having been preaching and teaching for just over fifty years, having pastored…
Here is the third study in my new series on Hebrews. Hebrews 1:2 Christ The Son of God I mentioned in our last study that these opening verses are packed full of truth, and, while I’ve not done a scientific study of this, I think you’d be hard pressed to find another group of 3…
