There are lessons here that are from classes that were recorded live on Facebook, some newer short lessons that are prerecorded, and some series of classes I have been teaching in the past months. I hope they are useful to you.
Below are listed the series with the newest ones on top.
What is gentleness or meekness and why is it something God wants in our lives? We look at some of the instructions surrounding this idea and see how understanding reality causes us to grow in this area.
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In the listing of the fruit of the Spirit, we have a word that either be translated as “faith” or “faithfulness.” These words are very closely related but have a little different meaning. In this lesson we look at how the Spirit is involved in both our faith and our faithfulness.
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What does it mean to be truly good? In this video, we unpack the biblical concept of goodness as a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22), exploring its distinct qualities and how it differs from kindness. We also look at how we can know what is truly good and how the Spirit is involved in that.
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What is kindness and what does it look like in action? We look at the meanings of the word and some Biblical examples of kindness.
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How does the Spirit produce patience in our lives and how is it connected with the rest of the fruit of the Spirit?
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Peace can be seen in:
How does the Holy Spirit produce these things in our lives?
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How does the Spirit produce joy in a Christian? We look at the kind of joy that no one can take away.
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What can learn about love as part of the fruit of the Spirit?
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What is the Fruit of the Spirit? Is it something the Spirit does to us directly, or is it a result of us following the teaching of the Spirit?
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I was asked to clarify some things about the Holy Spirit. We look at the Holy Spirit being a person who is God. We look at what the baptism of the Holy Spirit is. We also look at the idea of all Christians having the Holy Spirit.
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While the Holy Spirit is no longer revealing new things or testifying about them through the miraculous signs, we are told some ways in which the Holy Spirit is continuing to work today.
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In this lesson, we look at the end of the work the Holy Spirit was doing in delivering the word of Christ and in testifying about it through miracles.
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In what way does the Holy Spirit testify? How does He testify that we are children of God? How does He testify about who is sent from God? How does He testify that the word someone is speaking is the word of God? In this class, we look at scriptures that explains these things.
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A series of lesson I was asked to teach for the church of Christ in Pretoria East.
The Holy Spirit has done a huge work in delivering the word of God. In this lesson, we look at some of the passages that point to His work.
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We take a look at some of what John writes about the Holy Spirit as it helps set a basis for understanding some other things said about the Spirit.
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In this lesson, we look at three different possibilities of what the gift of the Holy Spirit is in Acts 2:38.
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A very summarized look at the message of each book of the Major Prophets and the Minor Prophets.
What can we learn from the parables in the Bible? In this series, we examine the parables in some detail.
A study of the book of Judges.
Some tools that can help us in understanding the Bible better.
In this short series, we look at the one baptism mentioned in Ephesians 4.
This series focuses on what lessons we can learn today from the book of Jeremiah.
When should someone leave or not leave a church? We examine what the Bible says as well as some reasons people have for leaving.
A look at the beast of Revelation 13 and the mark. What does 666 mean? Who is the beast? What can we gain from the teaching about the mark of the beast today?
This class took place over Zoom on Thursday evenings. In these classes, we looked at what the Bible has to teach about how God works.
This class took place over Zoom on Thursday evenings. In these classes, we looked at what the Bible has to teach about the seven things the Lord hates from Proverbs 6:16-19.
This class took place over Zoom on Thursday evenings. We were looking at the problems with denominations but also denominational thinking that is a problem among many Christians even when they are not part of a denomination.
This class took place over Zoom on Thursday evenings. In these classes, we looked at what the Bible has to teach about our mental health.
We had this series of lessons on Thursday nights over Zoom. In this series, we look at some ways in which God directs our thinking about ourselves, others, God, money, and other topics.
These lessons were recorded in a different way than most of my classes. They are designed to be shorter as well.
These lessons were generally not part of a series of connected lessons, but were primarily independent or very short series of lessons.
In this series of classes done of Facebook Live, we look at some of the Psalms and what topics they deal with in general, so that you can be better equipped to understand the Psalms on your own.
These were special classes on the subject of instrumental music in worship. I had a discussion with Robert Buchanan from White River who gave some useful things to consider.
This was a very short series over Facebook Live. While knowing maps of the Bible is not necessary to understand the Bible, I believe it can be helpful. In these lessons, we look at some ideas about maps to hopefully help you in your own studies.
This Facebook Live class began on June 30 and finished on August 11. Classes on other topics are planned to continue. You can join the live classes on Facebook at joelsbiblelessons.
Recorded on Facebook Live from May 26-Jun 25, these classes examine a few of the different laws, people, and stories found in the Old Testament that represent Christ.
Recorded on Facebook Live from April 9-May 21, these classes go through some of the basics of the gospel and some words involved in understanding the gospel as well.