PAUL’S HARDSHIPS, BEATEN WITH RODS

July 5, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

The word is "litany," a noun. It is defined as "a repetitive recital, a series, a list." And Paul is here in our Text (2 Corinthians 11:24-31) writing such a thing. About all he has suffered for Jesus' sake, through the first half (some say … [Continue reading]

PAUL’S HARDSHIPS, OF THE JEWS

July 4, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

Paul once enumerated the trials he had faced as a Christian. At least until the mid-point of his ministry. And first on that list was the Apostle's being beaten "by the Jews!" His own people, by nationality anyway, his blood kin. Our Text … [Continue reading]

PAUL’S HARDSHIPS, WHAT A LIST!

July 2, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

I have long been interested in the list you're about to read. A catalogue of a godly Christian's "sufferings!" And the Holy Spirit led Paul to record these events about mid-way through the great Apostle's Ministry! No where near the end of his years … [Continue reading]

STUDYING GOD’S WORD

July 1, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

In all these years I've never written a Lesson like this, not anywhere near. A Study of a Verse of Scripture, maybe more than one, and a prayer request to follow. I trust someone will respond to the idea. It did not actually originate with me, but … [Continue reading]

PSALM 7, CONCLUSION

June 30, 2016 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

Let's call this Lesson an "overview" of the whole Passage, Psalm 7. One writer of old called this the Psalm of "the sorely slandered saint." Because David is here being falsely accused, via lies and innuendoes, by a man named Cush, apparently a … [Continue reading]