Opened Scriptures Bible Studies

Here is where to find indexes containing all Bible lessons posted on this blog since its inception in 2019. I hope this will help you find lessons on a particular book of topic that we have studied through. An index for all lessons posted from 2019 through 2021, was published on  September 7, 2022. An index for all lessons posted in 2022, was published  J anuary 24, 2023. An index for all lessons posted in 2023 was posted on  February 28, 2024.  An index for all lessons was posted in 2025 was posted on January 24, 2026. Below you will find links to the YouTube channel of the church we attend, Heritage Baptist Church, in Smithville Ohio. Pastor Michael Alvis is my Pastor, a dear brother in Christ and a close, personal Christian friend. The links will include Pastor's sermons and lessons preached during January 2026. Some sermons are audio only and others are livestreams from our church.  I highly recommend Pastor Alvis' sermons and lessons to you. He ha...

In Matthew eighteen, we read about the disciple disputing among themselves about who would be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. This was an issue of pride and Jesus strongly corrected their wrong thinking. He used a little child to remind them that they needed trust and faith like a child has in his or her parents. Then, Jesus looked forward, anticipating their future apostolic ministry and used the children to teach a great truth. Unbelievers and sinners would reject the message of the gospel about salvation through repentant faith in Christ. Some would subject the apostles to aggressive verbal abuse while others would physically assault them. In both instances, any person rejecting or hindering gospel preaching, or who physically harm Christ's apostles, will be subject to severe judgment. These truths about ministers of the gospel and the hardships they face are compared with those who harm a little child. God will hold them to account. This next paragraph is known as the Pa...