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Why do you believe in the Bible? One might reply, “I believe in Jesus.” “The evidence surrounding Jesus’s death demonstrates that Jesus rose from the dead.” “The Bible is the most attested book in history.” “The Bible has changed the world for good.” “The Bible is filled with hundreds of fulfilled predictive prophecies.” All of these are excellent replies. The Bible is the effect of a miracle. Forty writers from Moses to John wrote the Bible over 1600 years. As Jesus is infallible so are the words of Jesus’s infallible. Jesus declared, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away” (Matt 24:35). Jesus gave those words to His apostles and promised the Holy Spirit to guide them into all truth. Apostolic writers formed the Christians Scriptures that has been a wonder to the world. There is much more that is amazing about the Bible, and the Christian’s confidence to uphold the unlimited inerrancy of the Bible is compelling.

Scripture Reading: 2 Peter 1:16-21 (read by Justin Hirt) 
Lesson by Scott Shifferd 
Recorded January 22, 2017

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Jesus proclaimed, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matt 5:8). Do most people perceive their hearts as good or evil? While many would say “good,” how many would describe their hearts as pure? This lesson presents a biblical picture of the heart as the inner self of thought and emotion. God knows the hearts of all people (1 Cor 4:5). God will judge the hearts of all people (Rom 2:4–6). How will your heart stand before God? There is a way to change the heart.

Scripture Reading: Luke 6:43-45 (read by Marcq Rhodes)
Lesson by Scott Shifferd
Recorded January 15, 2017

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“It is the Lord who judges me.” “It is a very small thing that I should be judged by you.” Some may say such things because they do not want correction, blame, or to feel guilt. Such familiar statements can remind Christians that their focus must remain upon God for judgment. The apostle Paul has some insightful points from 1 Corinthians 4:1–7 for which this study centers. How much should Christians allow the judgments of others to affect them? The apostle Paul encourages believers by his example to identify oneself as a servant of Christ and steward of the ministries of God. The Christians must maintain a heart that does not judge others by one’s own personal measure, and rather assume the role of a servant humble before God. There is great danger when someone inflates oneself from boasting from low self-esteem according to what others say or from high self-esteem by what one thinks of oneself. However, this focus on self is very hurtful and the inflated person will deflate. This lesson turns the believer’s attention to identifying oneself through God in Christ.

Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:18-23 (read by Christopher Howell)
Lesson by Scott Shifferd
Recorded January 8, 2017

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In 2017, the elders of the Dean Road church of Christ want to focus the congregation on “Being a Servant.” Serving others is easier out of love rather than self-will. Harder is serving those of whom one is resentful, feels inferior, or fears. Jesus’s disciples disputed among themselves of who was the greatest. Jesus taught the disciples to lead by serving and not to lead by authority over others (Luke 22:24–27). Jesus’s incarnation is the perfect example of service as Jesus came in the likeness of mankind to serve as a bondservant. For one to serve, the believer must put off the old self and put on the new self by renewing the spirit of the mind (Eph 4:20–24). This lesson focuses upon choosing to change one’s mind to love and thus serve others.

Scripture Reading: Philippians 2:5-11 (read by Will Salisbury)
Lesson by Scott Shifferd
​Recorded January 1, 2017