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By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. “By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. A strong wind was blowing, and the waters grew rough. When [the disciples] had rowed three or three and a half miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were terrified. But he […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. Caiaphas was Israel’s high priest during Jesus’ ministry. He led the temple system that sacrificed perhaps thousands of lambs during his administration. He was also a Sadducee who rejected the very idea of a resurrection. Caiaphas cunningly schemed how he could appeal successfully to Pilate to order Jesus’ crucifixion, and […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning” (Genesis 1:1). For a number of years as I read the Scriptures I gave thought to the way the Apostle John began his book: “In […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. Moses built a worship system to cover sin that included sacrificing doves, rams, and lambs, and it guided Israel for a thousand years. Think about that, a thousand years. Jesus in His own Person brought Moses’ Law to an end and replaced it with a New Covenant of righteousness “for […]
By Frank Tunstall, D. Min. Lesson Two (For Lesson 1, click here) Mary had a short stay at home in Nazareth before she and Joseph had to go to Bethlehem to register and pay their taxes. This time it meant a ninety-mile trip. Bethlehem was about five miles south of Jerusalem. Mary’s delivery of her […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. Lesson 1 (For Lesson 2, click here) Elizabeth said to Mary, “Blessed is she who has believed what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished” (John 1:42). Mary the mother of Jesus lived with broad mood swings, experiences that lifted her to the highest peaks of joy, and some […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:35-36; John 1). King David is the prophet who foretold the Heavenly Father has a Son (Psalm 2:7). […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. This lesson can be effective for high school and college students as they discover the accuracy of Biblical prophecy. A thousand-year-old prophecy and a five-hundred-year-old prophecy sat on the shelf of history patiently waiting for their exact time when Jesus the Messiah would die on a shamefully cruel cross. After […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. “If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever, the Spirit of truth (John 14:15-17). It is highly probable the disciples’ knowledge of the ministry of the Holy Spirit was minimal […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. The transfiguration of Jesus is a premier revelation that shows life after death for the people of God. Jesus took Peter, James, and John up the mountain with Him and was transfigured before them. The event was a historical reality, a factual event that showed the apostles had not crafted […]