Teaching

Respect The Lord And Do Good Instead of Evil

The task of Israel was to attract the nations to their God. Because of their faithfulness to Him, God had promised to bless them abundantly, and when the nations saw this blessing they would see that the living God was with them (vv. 8-9). In the midst of a world of gods wh …

Ezra Arrives in The Land

Between the events of chapter 6 and the return of Ezra in this chapter is a period of fifty-seven years. Although the people had re-established temple worship under Zerubbabel and Joshua they were obviously living in a backslidden and despondent condition. No further refere …

IllustrationHow Are You Going to Learn?

A Father and his small son were out walking one day when the lad asked how electricity could go through the wires stretched between the electric poles. “I don’t know,” said his father. “I never …

IllustrationG. Campbell Morgan – Mother is The Best Preacher

G. Campbell Morgan, a profound British preacher whose four sons all became pastors, influenced millions with his preaching, teaching and writing. One day, when his young son Howard finished preaching, a reporter asked him, “Since you have five Pastors in your family who is t …