Opened Scriptures Bible Studies

Psalm 4:1  To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. David began his prayer in Psalm 4 by acknowledging previous times when God answered his prayers. The word "enlarged" means that in his earlier prayers, David received relief from God that eased the trouble he was facing in some manner. The king was encouraged to pray because he knew that God had showed mercy to him before and He would do so again.  Praying early each morning. Psalm 5:2-3  Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.  3) My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. Prayer is not always the first thing on our minds when we rise in the morning, but it should be. As a new day begins we should express praise to Jehovah for giving us one more day of life and pote

  Good evening to all of our readers. We are thankful and grateful for each of you.  Below is the link to Pastor's sermon. We are getting around to hear him preach it this evening.  May God bless His word as it goes forth! Bob

Ephesians 6:18-20  Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;  19) And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,  20) For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.  Paul brings his instruction  about putting on the whole armor of God to a conclusion. However, he gave us three closing verses about prayer and this is our other weapon. Prayer is both an offensive weapon in that we can pray against something evil and it is also a defensive weapon , in that we can pray for deliverance from evil. Prayer can be proactive or reactive.  The attitude of prayer.   "Praying always" is what Paul tells us to do. In his letter to the Thessalonians Paul commanded them to "pray without ceasing." It has to do with always being alert and sensitive to our need to p

The Sword of the Spirit: God's Word. Ephesians 6:17  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:  Today, we come to one of two offensive weapons that God has prepared for us: the mighty word of God which is called the sword of the Spirit.  In our text, the word "sword" refers to a sword used for thrusting forward with a quick stabbing motion to inflict penetrating, often fatal cuts. It is the sword of God that brings justice and judgment.  In this text, "word"  is from the Greek word "rhema." This word refers to the voice of the living God of heaven speaking to man. It is a pronouncement of God. The following texts from John helps us understand the power behind this particular word as seen in the repeated phrase "the words." "The Words of God" John 3:34  For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.  When Jesus speaks, God is sp

  Good morning to all of you on this Palm Sunday. Our family is getting ready to drive to our church where Pastor Mike will preach this sermon today. His text is from John 14. Here is the link to Pastor's pre-recorded message on our YouTube channel. I pray that the Spirit of God will do a mighty work with the Word of God in all of our hearts this day. May we praise Jesus Christ for coming to earth to be the perfect Lamb of God in taking our place on the cross. Bob

Ephesians 6:17  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:  The next part of the whole armor of God has one piece of protection for our body. Paul told us to take the helmet of salvation. The word "take" generally means to accept an offer after careful deliberation, taking for yourself what is graciously given by another. This word is often translated "receive" in the sense of receiving something that is offered freely to you.   James 1:21-25  Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.  22) But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.  23) For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:  24) For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.  25) But whoso looketh into the

Jesus is anointed for His death before Palm Sunday John 12:1-8  Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.  2  There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.  3  Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.  4  Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,  5  Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?  6  This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.  7  Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.  8  For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always. John 11 ended with Jesus avoiding the religious l

Propelled forward by the gospel of Christ on our feet. Ephesians 6:15  And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Our feet are the next part of our body to receive attention with the armor of God. Our upper body from the neck to the loins has been outfitted with a protective covering of truth and a breastplate of righteousness. Our feet are to be shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace.  The word "shod" means to bind under and is used in connection with footwear. We know that footwear is very important because improper shoes can hurt our feet in a variety of ways and they can cause our feet to grow incorrectly.  The word "preparation" has two meanings and both of them apply in this text. This is the only place in the New Testament where this particular word is used. First, it has the idea of a solid footer that supports a foundation wall. Second, it has the idea of providing firm footing for soldiers. Roman soldiers wore shoes with cl