1 Peter: Lesson 13: Concluding Encouragement to Shepherd and Flock

Peter begins this section with a “so” or “therefore,” connecting this section to the previous one.  He ended chapter 4 with “Let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust […]

1 Timothy, Lesson 4: Roles of Men and Women in the Church

Having shared with Timothy the proper content and purpose of prayer during worship (2:1-7), Paul now discusses the proper role of men and women during worship (2:8-10), which then segues […]

1 Corinthians, Lesson 5: The Role of Pastors and the Congregation

Being God’s Temple Read 1 Corinthians 3:16 Scriptures teaches us that the body of an individual Christian is God’s Temple (1 Corinthians 6:19), the congregation when it gathers for worship […]

The Didache, Lesson 6: The Pastor, the Parish, and the Poor

The Didache, chapter 4, instructs us in living together as the Body of Christ, the Church, at a given place.  If the Didache were written today, some of the categories […]