The Same

“The same yesterday, and today, and forever”

By: Walter Giddings

March 22, 2026

In prior Lessons we have explored the unfortunate Fact that Sheep give Stupid a new Name! Facts are stubborn things! And stubborn means we are born to stub our toes! We are counselled in James 5:12, “confess your faults one to another”, and in 2 Corinthians 12:10, “… take pleasure in infirmities”! In free confession before this local Body of Christ, I cannot recall in my eighties if I have ever taken pleasure in stubbing my toesIt is such a Rude Reminder of my helpless mortality!

Therefore, this Lesson incorporates some precautionary provisions to help Sheep with Sheep avoid giving Stupidity a new name. This is more than cautionaryThis is precautionary. This is a major Statute of Bible Study in the form of a precautionary Question:  “Is this a doctrine of God, or a doctrine of man?!! 

The Psalms - Psalm 89

The Davidic Covenant

by Rev. Jim Jester

March 15, 2026

SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 1:32-33

The title of this psalm is “A Contemplation of Ethan the Ezrahite.” There are several men named Ethan in the Scriptures, but this man is mentioned specifically in 1 Kings 4:31 as someone who was famous for his wisdom, but surpassed by Solomon’s greater wisdom. Ethan is probably identical with Jeduthun, who founded one of the three choirs authorized by King David.

The prime idea around Psalm 89 is the Davidic Covenant. The Davidic Covenant guarantees the existence of David’s family throughout history and brings into view the ultimate kingship of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is unbelievable how most theologians today make little comment or study of this covenant. Most systematic theology books used in Bible colleges and seminaries make no mention of it. It is almost as if the Davidic Covenant had no place in the Word of God. Is there no interest in the concept of covenant; or worse, is the whole idea being purposely ignored by a majority of theologians? And why? Is it because a serious interest in this topic will lead them to discover their identity as Israelites? I would say so.

Translation

“when ye received the word of God”

By: Walter Giddings

February 22, 2026

“Thy word is truth.”  John 17:17:. Can men sanctify other men? Can God sanctify men? Who is speaking in Verse 17? Where do we find who is speaking in Verse 17? Does Verse 1 of chapter 17 begin “These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father the hour is come;”?  Is Jesus praying to “our Father”? (Verse 17). Is Jesus asking our Father to sanctify us through His truth? How can we be sure that Jesus prayed for us, as well as the Apostles and disciples who believed on Him? Verse 2. Does Jesus, in Verse 2, refer to himself in this prayer in the 3rd person, in his role as “the Son”? 

What Gospel Is Important? - Part 5

The Fifth Monarchists and Sabbatai Zevi

Copied from the sermon notes of Pastor Don Elmore

February 15, 2026

Sermon Text:  Daniel 2:35

The dream that Daniel dreamt are prophecies about coming kingdoms that wouldn’t come true until many years into the future from the time of the dream. The first four kingdoms are not hard to identify, but the fifth kingdom, some say six or more – has been more difficult to give an accurate description without the interpretation by the Holy Spirit. This sermon is about one of these times in recent history that the misidentification of what the Stone Kingdom meant and its timing of when it was to appear, caused much confusion and was disastrous and is still disastrous to Christendom.        

The Psalms - Psalm 20 and 21

God Save the King

by Rev. Jim Jester

February 1, 2026

SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Timothy 2:1-4

We are still in the series I have called the Kingship of the Anointed. Psalm 20 and 21 fit together like hand and glove. Psalm 20 is a royal liturgy, a prayer sung by different voices (congregation and/or choir) in the Temple worship service. This usually takes place as the king prepares for battle. After the battle is over, the king will give a thank offering at the Temple. It is at this time that Psalm 21 may accompany the king’s offering.

The context of Psalm 20 is that the king has already prayed, and sacrifices are being offered by the priests on his behalf (1 Sam. 7:9).

What Gospel Is Important? - Part 4

Copied from the sermon notes of Pastor Don Elmore

January 18, 2026

Scripture Reading:  Luke 1:5

There are members of the Baptist Church today who claim that John the Baptist was the first member of the Baptist Church, but it is nothing but a joke. John the Baptist was a Levite. His mother, Elizabeth, was the daughter of the descendants of Aaron, who was the grandson of Kohath, the son of Levi, and his father was the 8th course of the Priests, a descendant of Merari, who was the son of Levi. See chart on next page.

John the Baptist baptized Jesus when the Son of God was thirty years old in the Jordan River after He came from Galilee. Immediately after Jesus was baptized, a miracle took place: The heavens opened, the Holy Spirit descended like a dove, and a voice from heaven, the voice of God the Father, proclaimed Jesus as His Son. Jesus’ public ministry was now ready to begin.

The Voice of Thy Wife

“Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife ...”

By Walter Giddings

January 11, 2026

Reference Scripture:  Genesis 3:17

(Proverbs 30:20). In our previous Lesson, Eve’s Story, we drew, from Genesis chapter 4, the thrilling Story of Eve’s triumph over her greatest Enemy! Is it an even greater Foe than those of our own Household, and greater still than Satan and all his unholy Horde? And they are Formidable! Is our greatest Enemy our own Carnal Nature? Pastor Jerry of Christian Reform Fellowship consistently preached “our Flesh hates God!” This Story of Eve’s Triumph plays out for 130 years! The corresponding Triumph is Adam’s Love for his wife that kept him ready to Raise Up a Cover for her to run under! To begin the story [Genesis 4:1-2] we began in Proverbs 30:20 to compare the way of an adulterous woman with Eve’s behavior in the 1st 2 Verses. 

The Psalms - Psalm 18

A Thanksgiving of the Lord’s Anointed

By Rev. Jim Jester

January 4, 2026

SCRIPTURE READING: Psalm 18:1

“To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD, who spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all of his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said: ‘I will love You, O LORD, my strength.’” (NKJV)

The opening Scripture reading is the longest title in the Book of Psalms. In this title David tells us whom the psalm was written for with the words “to the Chief Musician.” Thus, we can deduce that God Himself is that Chief Musician; albeit, there are times when context reveals someone else as chief: “For in David’s lifetime—and in the lifetime of Asaph, choir master [or “chief” in some versions] of old—there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.” (Neh. 12:46, ISV) Everything in this title is directing our attention to God as the Chief of music. David tells us to consider himself “the servant of the LORD.” He tells us the occasion for writing the psalm — possibly not only the aftermath of Saul’s death (described in 1 Sam. 31; 2 Sam. 1), but also of the period leading to David’s enthronement (2 Sam. 2-5). He also tells us something about Saul, who out of undeserved kindness from David, is not explicitly counted among David’s enemies: “…from the hand of all of his enemies and from the hand of Saul.”