Keith Throop Bible Study, Christian Living, Church History, Church Membership, Documentaries, Ecclesiology

The Church Bible Study Set

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Huc6Mp2VJDU Free Grace Press is currently offering a 10% discount on The Church Bible Study Set for one week. Just use code FGP10 when pre-ordering you set at the Media Gratiae website. Here is a description from the website: Pre-order your set today. Estimated shipping and digital access date: October 1, 2020. THIS SET INCLUDES: … Continue reading The Church Bible Study Set

Keith Throop Bible Study, Christian Living, Fasting, Gospel of Matthew, Sermons and Preaching, Teaching Outlines

Fasting for the Glory of God (Matthew 6:16-18 Teaching Outline)

Introduction: As we approach this text, it is good to remember the preceding context. Earlier in this passage, our Lord Jesus warned us against hypocrisy in giving and called upon us to be concerned about giving for the glory of God rather than men (6:1-4). Then He warned us against hypocrisy in praying and called … Continue reading Fasting for the Glory of God (Matthew 6:16-18 Teaching Outline)

Keith Throop Bible Study, Christian Living, Gospel of Matthew, Sermons and Preaching, Teaching Outlines

A Principle Concerning When Not to Share the Truth (Matthew 7:6)

Introduction: In this post I am going to attempt to tackle a difficult saying of our Lord Jesus, one that has often been misunderstood but which contains a crucial teaching that we must all learn to heed. This teaching comes in the form of a principle stated by means of metaphor, a principle which offers … Continue reading A Principle Concerning When Not to Share the Truth (Matthew 7:6)

Keith Throop Bible Study, Christian Living, Gospel of Matthew, Sermons and Preaching, Teaching Outlines

The Importance of Proper Judging (Matthew 7:1-5)

Introduction: In the following illustration Kent Hughes relates the “experience of a certain young bachelor”: Every time he brought a prospective wife home, his mother criticized her unmercifully. The young man was at his wits end when a friend offered this advice: “Find someone like your mother.” So he looked and looked until he found … Continue reading The Importance of Proper Judging (Matthew 7:1-5)

Keith Throop Apologetics, Bible Study, Problem of Evil, Theology

Biblical Reflections on the Problem of Evil

Introduction The "problem of evil" has been an issue that has been encountered by every single human being that has ever lived in this world. Whether it is viewed as a philosophical problem or an experiential one, it is faced by us all. Here is a summary of the basic philosophical problem, which, as I … Continue reading Biblical Reflections on the Problem of Evil

robertgonzalesjr Bible Study, Christianity, Family, Worship

Family Worship: Some Practical Guidelines

Having considered the decline of family worship, as well as some biblical principles and positive benefits to support its practice, I'd now like to offer several basic guidelines that should govern our thinking and practice as we endeavor to implement family worship in our homes. Be consistent and persistent To achieve consistency, we need to … Continue reading Family Worship: Some Practical Guidelines

Keith Throop Bible Study, Cancer, Christian Living, Theology, Trials

How the Lord Shepherded Me Through My Wife’s Battle With Ovarian Cancer (Reposted – 10 Year Anniversary)

In celebration of my wife's tenth full year of being cancer free, I am posting again the article I wrote about how God saw us through that difficult trial. Of course, the focus here is on my own struggle as her husband, but the article communicates a theology of God's sovereignty over suffering and trials that … Continue reading How the Lord Shepherded Me Through My Wife’s Battle With Ovarian Cancer (Reposted – 10 Year Anniversary)

Keith Throop Bible Study, Christian Living, Gospel of Matthew, Sermons and Preaching, Teaching Outlines

The Narrow Way (Matthew 7:13-14 Teaching Outline)

Introduction: As I studied this passage, I was reminded of a famous poem by Robert Frost: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took … Continue reading The Narrow Way (Matthew 7:13-14 Teaching Outline)