Latest Lessons
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April, 2023
Rewinding the Clock!
Is the universe young or old? How would we know either way? Does it really matter? The current accepted age of the universe among many scientists is calculated to be 13.8 billion years (+/- 100my). While other scientists concur that the universe is much younger and cannot be older than 6,000 years (+/- 200y). In this session we will review both ages, how they were derived, underlying assumptions, and look closely at Genesis to see what God has recorded that may shed light on each approach. Ultimately, it becomes an important question as there are implications to the gospel itself depending on which path is taken.
Church 101
April, 2023
What is a Greeter?
In this session, Mike looks at seven words that describe what the greeter does.
April, 2023
What Heaven is Like
In the lesson, Mike examines the different ideas about heaven put forth by various world religions and philosophies and compares these with the biblical teaching of what heaven is really like.
Church 101
April, 2023
Are we Bound to the Laws in the Old Testament?
Do the Churches of Christ believe in Old Testament laws rather than New testament promises.
Church 101
April, 2023
Does the Holy Spirit only dwell in us through the Word of God?
In this message, we look into the dynamic indwelling of the Holy Spirit which also brings up the topic of division.
April, 2023
Practicing Holiness
In this final lesson Mike reviews the priestly, national and personal regulations for holy living given by God and the rewards or punishments received for compliance or neglect.
March, 2023
Keeping the Moral and Spiritual Laws
Mike begins the second part of the book which details how the Jewish people were to maintain the holy status required of God's own nation.
March, 2023
How to Create an Account
This help guide will show you the steps to create your free BibleTalk.tv user account on the website or from your mobile device.
March, 2023
Observing the Day of Atonement
Mike reviews and explains the instructions and procedure for observing the holiest day in the Jewish Religious calendar - Yom Kippur - the Day of Atonement.
March, 2023
Attaining Holiness
This lesson briefly reviews the various Laws concerning ritual purity and the procedures required to maintain that status and thus be allowed to come before God in worship.
March, 2023
What's So Good About the Choctaw Church of Christ?
This lesson will examine the great blessings that the Choctaw congregation has both received and bestowed on its members.
March, 2023
A Consecrated Priesthood - Part 2
This last lesson in the section on the priesthood focuses on two initial failures involving the priests and their duties as well as the consequences for each.
March, 2023
Messianic Prophecies and Their Fulfillment
We examine ancient prophecies from the Hebrew Bible regarding the Messiah and how Jesus perfectly fulfilled each one.
March, 2023
A Consecrated Priesthood - Part 1
This lesson follows the step by step process Moses is given by God in order to initiate Aaron and his sons into the Jewish Priesthood and thus beginning the practice of the nation's sacrificial system as the basis of Jewish worship.
February, 2023
The Rocks Cry Out
In this lesson, we will examine the stratified layers of the earth and see how their existence is evidence for a worldwide flood.
February, 2023
Attaining Holiness
This lesson examines the fifth of the sacrifices, the Peace offering, and reviews the five sacrifices as to their purpose, procedure and correlation to similar offerings to God in the Christian age.
February, 2023
Ancient Chinese Secret
This lesson will reveal fascinating facts about ancient Chinese characters and how they bear witness to the Biblical accounts of creation, the flood, Babel, the nature of God and more.
February, 2023
Attaining Holiness
In this lesson we continue examining the type and significance of the guilt offerings as well as the manner in which the priests and Levites were supported.
February, 2023
Neanderthal and Company
In this presentation we will look at several of the "missing links" that purport to explain the existence of modern man and see what basis they have in real science.
February, 2023
Attaining Holiness
This lesson reviews the requirements of the Sin Offering for the different types of people who present it.
February, 2023
Did Dinosaurs and People Ever Live Together?
Based on the Bible's account of both creation and the flood, we should expect that dinosaurs and men were contemporaries. We are continually told, however, that dinosaurs went extinct millions of years ago. Since both claims cannot be true, I ask you to consider the following evidence for the relatively recent coexistence of dinosaurs with man.
February, 2023
Things You Probably Did Not Learn in School
In this series of lessons Marty Kessler demonstrates the power of ancient things in the service of modern apologetics.
January, 2023
The Act of Marriage
This lesson examines marriage in its various forms in light of the Respect of Marriage Act and lays out the innate physical and spiritual limits of cohabitation (common law) as well as same-sex unions.
January, 2023
About, the "Chosen"
I have mixed emotions concerning this latest runaway hit streaming online called the "Chosen."
January, 2023
Attaining Holiness
Mike continues to break down the procedure and meaning of the second and third types of sacrifices offering - grain and peace.
January, 2023
Attaining Holiness
In this lesson Mike begins his review of the various types of sacrifices offered by the Jews, their individual manner of offerings, symbolism and how they are related to Christ as "types" to His "Antitype."
January, 2023
Holy People Then and Now
As the title suggests, Mike will review the requirements for holiness that God set forth for the Jews in the Old Testament and how these differ from acquiring and maintaining holiness in the New Testament period.
January, 2023
Critical Introduction of Leviticus
In this first lesson Mike presents a critical introduction of this third book of the Pentateuch which includes the source, name, history, theme and other introductory material to help viewers understand the purpose and context of this often difficult to understand text.
January, 2023
Leviticus for Beginners
Leviticus provides instructions concerning God's basic nature (holy) and how the Israelites then, and Christians today, should pursue this same state to which God calls all who wish to please Him.
December, 2022
Obeying the Plain Gospel
This tenth and final class guides us through four places where the New Testament says we need to obey the good news, the gospel. Then using only the Bible, we will see how each soul is invited to obey the gospel as a means of receiving salvation.
December, 2022
What Grace Produces
In this lesson Mike explains what God's grace enables a Christian to do.
December, 2022
Thessalonica: The Impact of the Plain Gospel
This class covers both 1st and 2nd Thessalonians looking at the tremendous impact the gospel had on the city of Thessalonica from the day Paul and Silas first preached the gospel at their synagogue, Acts 17:1-2.
November, 2022
Philippians: Defense of the Plain Gospel
The church of Christ is God's army equipped and mobilized for the defense of the gospel, Philippians 1:16. The short book of Philippians has much to teach us in this class about how to ensure the furtherance of the gospel.
November, 2022
Input and Output
In this lesson Mike sheds light on many "sayings" or concepts about grace that are either inaccurate or unbiblical.
November, 2022
Ephesians: The Plain Saving Gospel
In this seventh class of our series we will look at the undeniable correlation between the gospel and salvation. We will also see where the church comes into play with regards to the gospel.
November, 2022
Galatians: When the Gospel is Not the Gospel
The churches in Galatia did something to the gospel that made it no longer the gospel. This sixth class will expose the mistake our first century brethren made with the hope we will not make the same mistake.
November, 2022
1 Corinthians: The Core of the Gospel
When teaching the gospel to unbelievers we should start at the center, the core. Then we explain in more detail what the gospel is as time permits. This class on 1 Corinthians shows what the core of the gospel is.
October, 2022
Romans: Obligated to the Plain Gospel
This fourth class delves into Paul's explanation of why he was obligated to teach the gospel accurately to those whom others were unwilling to teach. Romans also explains why each Christian is obligated to share the gospel with others.
October, 2022
Sanctified Leadership
This sermon is taken from the account of the spies chosen by Moses to search out the Promised Land and the lessons on good leadership this episode provides for church leaders today.
October, 2022
The Plain Gospel and Acts
Acts is the gospel in motion. In this class we will see word for word how the gospel was taught to unbelievers and adapt it to the way we should be teaching it today.
October, 2022
Marks of the Plain Gospel
The Gospel of Mark does a fabulous job of showing the good news about Jesus from the beginning, Mark 1:1. This class focuses on how God orchestrated the establishment of the gospel, the good news about the coming Messiah and how He presented it with absolute clarity.
October, 2022
How to Auto-Translate YouTube Videos
This Help Guide will show you how to translate the closed captions/subtitles into your preferred language.
October, 2022
A Plain Introduction to the Gospel
This first class will give us a better understanding of the word "Gospel." How does the Bible use the word? We will see where the concept of gospel comes from and discover whether there is any Old Testament connection to what was taught in the New Testament.
October, 2022
The Plain Gospel
Christian denominations all claim to be teaching the gospel, but some have added to the original message and some have left things out. The gospel has been presented in so many different ways that today it takes Bible knowledge to separate the real gospel from man-made traditions. This class will reveal what Jesus and His followers were saying when they taught people the gospel. During this course we will strip away what has been added, insert the original truths which have been left out and get back to the Plain Gospel. By the time you finish all 10 of these classes you will know what the plain gospel is and you will know what you are supposed to do with it.
September, 2022
Woke or Awake?
This lesson reviews the religion-like tenets of the Woke ideology and how Christians can guard their faith against the onslaught of this powerful movement in our society today.
September, 2022
The Ark and the Priests
In this final lesson the narrator will focus on the most important feature of the Tabernacle (the Ark of the Covenant) and describe the qualifications and service of the Tabernacle's worship leader, the High Priest.
September, 2022
How to Download a Book
In this guide we will look at the steps required to download BibleTalk.tv books on our website and in our apps.
September, 2022
Deeper Meanings
In this lesson the narrator describes in greater detail not only the rooms and furnishings of the Tabernacle but also the reasons why the structure and its furnishings were built in a particular way, and the significance of some of the rituals performed there.
September, 2022
The Look and Function of the Tabernacle
This lesson describes the finished appearance of the Tabernacle and how it was to be used in the offering of worship to God.
September, 2022
The Purpose of the Tabernacle
The first lesson contains the introductory information about the Tabernacle. The narrator explains the reasons it was built and the role God intended for it in Jewish worship.
September, 2022
The Tabernacle
The Tabernacle is a series of 4 lessons that explains in detail, using graphics and narration, the materials, methods and meanings of the Tabernacle built in the wilderness by the Jewish people under the inspired direction of Moses, God's chosen leader.
August, 2022
The Chocolate Cross
In this lesson, Mike demonstrates the disbelieving world's misunderstanding as well as many believer's underestimation of what it takes to follow Jesus.
August, 2022
Aaron's Sin
Mike completes the series by summarizing the final building of the Tabernacle while telling the story of the first person to need the purpose for which it was built – Aaron.
August, 2022
The Covenant Between God and Israel
Mike reviews the priestly garments, the consecration process, types of sacrifices and God's final summary and instructions to Moses.
August, 2022
The Covenant Between God and Israel
Moses describes the plans for the Tabernacle complex, how it is to be laid out as well as the objects that will later be used by the priests in their practice of the sacrificial system.
August, 2022
The Covenant Between God and His People
In this lesson Mike reviews the content of the covenant between God and the Israelites, the manner in which it was given and how it was ratified between these two parties.
August, 2022
The Exodus
Mike covers the incidents occurring before the Israelites arrive at Mt. Sinai: God purifies the water, God provides quail and manna, the Sabbath is first observed, water from a rock, war with Amalek and Jethro's advice.
July, 2022
The Exodus
In this section Mike reviews the memorialization of the Passover and dynamic departure of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage with special observances and poetry.
July, 2022
Do I Trust God?
This final class is the summary of our entire series because in the end, this is what it boils down to, "Do I trust God?"
July, 2022
Deliverance - 2
In this lesson Mike explains how God used the 10th plague as the event that brought the Jewish nation into existence.
July, 2022
How does Satan Attack our Faith?
This class is a scouting report on our arch enemy, Satan, and his scheme to convince you that something or someone else is more important than your relationship with the Christ.
July, 2022
Deliverance - 2
This lesson reviews and explains the meaning and purpose of the 10 plagues that Moses called down upon Egypt and its Pharaoh in order to gain the freedom of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage.
July, 2022
How do I Reach Mature Faith?
Curtis reviews six scriptures to study that will illuminate our path toward Mature Faith.
July, 2022
Deliverance - 2
In this lesson Mike examines more closely the meaning and consequences of God "hardening the heart of Pharaoh" and if this phenomenon still occurs today.
June, 2022
Can I Reach Mature Faith?
God wants our mustard seed faith to grow into fully developed trees (Matthew 17:14-20). Would a loving God demand of us something which is impossible to attain? This class addresses the issue of whether Mature Faith is attainable for Christians today.
June, 2022
The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron
The story of Moses' first meeting with the Pharaoh, his response, God's renewed challenge and the curious placement of Moses and Aaron's family tree continues.
June, 2022
What's so Great about Abraham?
Despite his weak moments, Abraham was a man of exemplary faith. This class will explore this person, chosen by God to receive His blessing and what set him apart from all the rest.
June, 2022
Deliverance - 1
In this lesson Mike reviews the four excuses Moses offered in an attempt to avoid his mission and the initial results when he finally accepted God's call to face Pharaoh.
June, 2022
Up-Again, Down-Again Faith
This study exposes the up and down faith pattern of biblical characters and how we can smooth out the bumps that naturally appear in a life of faith.
June, 2022
The Demands of Discipleship
Mike highlights the very real demands that Jesus Himself places on every person who identifies as one of the Lord's disciples.
June, 2022
General Outline
Mike reviews several ways to outline the book of Exodus for specific study purposes and then begins with a summary of Moses' life before his miraculous calling from a burning bush.
June, 2022
How do I Start Solidifying my Faith?
Solidifying Faith is where you piece together the answers to the questions you have been searching out. In a sense you will always be searching and learning new things but you also need to go through the process of solidifying the truths you're learning.
June, 2022
Introduction
In this first lesson Mike reviews Egyptian history and geography in setting the scene for the introduction of the Jewish people and their condition before their spiritual and national transformation.
June, 2022
Exodus for Beginners
The book of Exodus explains how God revealed Himself to the Jewish people, and how from them, He created a nation that would bring the Savior of all mankind into this world.
June, 2022
Job and the Practical Struggle
Job is a diagram of the anatomy of the Practical Struggle. A clear path is laid out showing the way closer to that deep relationship with God which we long for. This class answers the question, "Is it practical to be a follower of God?"
May, 2022
How did Peter Search out his Faith?
In this session we will be learning about how the faith of Peter grew during his years with Jesus. If you observe closely, you may find that you and Simon Peter have a great deal in common.
May, 2022
Why We Pray
This lesson focuses on three important reasons why Christians should devote themselves to the spiritual exercise of prayer.
May, 2022
The Struggles of Searching Faith
In this study we will learn the four basic struggles of Searching Faith.
May, 2022
How do I Acquire Searching Faith?
If you have Affiliating Faith and want to mature to Searching Faith this class is for you.
May, 2022
How do I Recognize Affiliating Faith?
Jesus could see into people's hearts and know what degree of faith each had. We have to rely on peripheral signs to determine where another disciple is in their walk with God. In this class we are going to learn the external indicators of Affiliating Faith.
April, 2022
How do I Graduate from Imitating Faith?
This class shows how to guide a child or an adult with very little understanding, to a stronger walk with the Lord.
April, 2022
What are the Different Levels of Faith?
This study explains the five basic stages we go through on our faith journey. Five levels of faith with biblical examples for each.
April, 2022
What is Faith?
In this lesson we'll examine how the Bible defines faith.
April, 2022
Why Should I Work on My Faith?
This first lesson explores six good reasons why you should want to work on having stronger faith.
April, 2022
Reaching New Levels of Faith
Strong faith. What difference would rock solid faith make in your life? Would you be willing to put some effort into developing stronger faith? This course will teach you what strong faith is and how to reach it using the Bible as your guide. You will learn not only how to enrich your faith but also how to develop stronger faith in others.
March, 2022
The Three Witnesses
John introduces the witnesses who provide the testimony upon which our faith is built that leads to Christ for salvation.
March, 2022
Where Does Sunday School Come From?
From 1702-1801 the population of England doubled. As more people moved to the cities to find work, the traditional ties to church and community were severed.
February, 2022
A State of Readiness
One day Jesus will come for us in death or with His return, this lesson reviews what the Lord says disciples need to do to be ready for that day.
February, 2022
Plane Thinking
It's amazing how being thirty thousand feet in the air can give you a whole new perspective on life. Recently, I few out to California and, as the plane cruised far above the desert and mountains, I realized how different life seemed from this precarious angle.
January, 2022
Extreme Extinction Event!
There are millions of species of living organisms alive today. Given such a large number, have you wondered how Noah would have been able fit so many living things on the ark? The Bible gives us the ark's size, but what about the number of living animals and the average size of those creatures? How does the math work out? In this session, we will look at the clues from Scripture to see how this might have been possible.
January, 2022
The Conversation
They talked endlessly. Since there was no need to express and explain, their communication moved beyond the speed of light, yet the time taken by the exchange was imperceptible.
January, 2022
Giving our Best to God
Mike draws several practical lessons for contemporary times from the Jew's attitude and approach in building the Tabernacle in the desert, one of the spiritual high points in their history.
January, 2022
Extreme Extinction Event!
The Genesis account of the global flood clearly states that all of the high mountains were covered with water. Have you ever wondered where all of the water came from? Meteorologists inform us that today's atmosphere can hold enough water to cover the earth to a depth of 1 inch. Obviously, atmospheric water vapor could not be the sole water source for a global flood. We will explore one theory that has the explanatory scope that not only provides the water, but helps to explain the megasequences of sediments on the continents.
January, 2022
Extreme Extinction Event!
Sedimentary rock is where the action is! At least if you are interested in fossils. All sedimentary rock began as mud. But did those fossil-bearing sediments take hundreds of millions of years to accumulate? That's one interpretation. But it fails to explain how trillions of living organisms came to be fossils while waiting patiently to be buried over millions of years - without decaying away or being scavenged. Common sense points to rapid burial. Interpreting the sediments through a Biblical lens has amazing explanatory power.
December, 2021
Extreme Extinction Event!
Do you know how many fossils there are in the rock layers around the globe? Some scientists say trillions, others say quadrillions. A quadrillion is a 1 followed by 15 zeros - that is a lot of fossils! Scientists also tell us that fossilization is a very rare event. This begs the question as to why are there so many. We will explore fossilization, and look to Scripture to see if there is a Biblical starting point for how this massive graveyard should be viewed.
December, 2021
Evolution's Extinction Engine
Natural selection is supposed to play a large role in Neo-Darwinian evolution. But is it really equipped to help a bacterium to evolve into a basketball player over eons of time? Let's explore the concept of natural selection, what we actually observe, and if it is up to this incredible task.
December, 2021
Evolution's Extinction Engine
A biological cell has many of the same traits as a physical city. Energy production, waste management, communication systems, factories, workers, and more. No one would believe that a city, even a small one, could spontaneously arise through random, chance processes. Yet we are taught that cellular cities somehow came into existence through nature alone. In this session we will examine a few of the impossible odds associated with these cellular cities arising from chance.
December, 2021
Evolution's Extinction Engine
Ever wonder what each of our cells use for energy? The answer is ATP! In fact, every living organism uses this molecule to fuel the millions and trillions of processes taking place within them at any given time. In this session, we examine cellular energy and how it is created with unbelievably tiny bio-motors. Is it possible that these motors, and the entire processes surrounding them, could assemble themselves over time by a mindless, random, accidental process? Or are they the result of an intelligent mind Who not only designed them, but encoded their instructions within the DNA of all living things?
December, 2021
On the Day She Died
I have a Christian sister and friend who lost her baby recently.
December, 2021
The Lord of Hurting
In this lesson Mike reviews the three avenues of help that God provides for those who are suffering.