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Bob Swisher: The Divided Heart Of King Amaziah-Partial Obedience Led To Complete Failure

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  Here is where to find indexes to all Bible lessons posted on this blog since its inception in 2019. Click on the drop down menu and look for the archives tab. Then find the date listed below to find the appropriate index. I hope this will help you find lessons on a particular book of topic that we have studied through. An index for all lessons posted from 2019 through 2021 , was published on September 7, 2022. An index for all lessons posted in 2022 , was published J anuary 24, 2023. An index for all lessons posted in 202 3 was published on February 28, 2024.  An index for all lessons posted in 2024 was published on January 21, 2025. An index for all lessons posted in 2025 was published on January 24, 2026. In Sunday School September 13, 2026, I continued to teach about revival in the Old Testament, among teh good kings of Judah. In this lesson, we learned that Amaziah did what was right in the sight of God, but he did so with a flawed, divided heart. Like his father be...
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Pastor Michael Alvis: Reclaiming The LORD's Day September 13, 2026

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  Pastor Alvis has been preaching through the book of Romans for almost four years and we are now in chapter 14. Pastor began showing us about the importance of the LORD's day beginning at Genesis, before the law, and all the way through the book of Revelation. America was founded by Pilgrims and Puritans and one major impact they had was a determination to honor the LORD's day. Thus, Sunday was a day set aside for worshiping God, hearing from His Word, fellowshipping with other Christians and mutually encouraging each other in their walk with Christ. From the 1600's to the 1970's, businesses were closed on Sundays. Schools did not schedule events or games on Sundays. In the early 1900's baseball games were not played on Sundays. This all changed when radical, leftists Supreme Court justices began attacking any vestige of Christianity in public spaces. The Ten Commandments were almost universally posted in most cities and towns but they were systematically removed. ...
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Psalm 17: David's Trust In The LORD Sustained Him In Troublesome Times

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Psalm 17:1  A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.  David's prayer in this Psalm came from one of many times when he was being persecuted, most likely by wicked King Saul. He pleaded for Jehovah to pay attention to his cry of distress, being confident that he would be heard in heaven. David asked that the LORD would hear him, that He would turn His attention to the Psalmist and that His ears would be attuned to the cries of His dear sheep. The idea is a vocal prayer with expressions of mourning and distress indicative of the troubles David faced. David was not like pretentious people who prayed to be heard by others, or whose prayers were self centered, or deceitful. His lips spoke words of truth and honesty before God which is how our prayers ought to be. Ecclesiastes 3:8  A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.  King David's son Solomon, reminds us t...
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Bob Swisher Sunday School Lesson: Revival Under King Joash-The Lasting Impact Of A Faithful High Priest

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  Here is where to find indexes to all Bible lessons posted on this blog since its inception in 2019. Click on the drop down menu and look for the archives tab. Then find the date listed below to find the appropriate index. I hope this will help you find lessons on a particular book of topic that we have studied through. An index for all lessons posted from 2019 through 2021 , was published on September 7, 2022. An index for all lessons posted in 2022 , was published J anuary 24, 2023. An index for all lessons posted in 202 3 was published on February 28, 2024.  An index for all lessons posted in 2024 was published on January 21, 2025. An index for all lessons posted in 2025 was published on January 24, 2026. Good morning! It is a stunningly beautiful early fall day in Northeastern Ohio. The air is clean and invigorating and the humidity is low, making it a very comfortable environment. The sunlight is changing color from the summer shades to a more clear quality of light...
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Pastor Michael Alvis' Sermon September 6, 2026 Understanding The LORD's Day

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  Good morning to all of our Readers around the world! Pastor Mike Alvis preached such a powerful sermon on the LORD's Day as a Christian sabbath, that I feel compelled to post the livestream for you tp view. Have your Bible open and ready to turn to the many scriptures that Pastor used to trace the history from Genesis to Revelation. The "Church" at large, has given up on teaching that the LORD's Day is a holy day of rest. God planned that one day in seven is a special day of rest for us.  He put it in place for us to enjoy worshiping together, hearing His Word, being blessed by Christian fellowship, and praying together. For more than 300 years, both Federal and State laws in America reflecting the need to keep Sunday distinctly different from the other six days. Pastor Alvis' sermon is an encouragement to all who seek to remain faithful to God. It is a much needed corrective to a lazy Christianity that focuses on "Doing what I want to do" instead of p...
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Psalm 16: A Messianic Psalm Of Trust In God

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Psalm 16:1  Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. King David wrote this beautiful Psalm that tells us about his heart of love for God. Some call a "michtam" a golden Psalm because it contains a preview of Jesus Christ the Messiah. This applies to David as he cheerfully sought refuge in Jehovah, the One, True God. He seeks preservation for himself because he knew that he was constantly exposed to his own sin nature, and the sinful actions of those around him. Like David, we must commit our soul to God for salvation from sin and deliverance from evil. When we seek God's care and His instruction from the scriptures, we will experience His providential care of us.  We will enjoy His life changing truth more each day as He molds us and shapes us into usable servants of God. Hebrews 5:7  Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and wa...
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Psalm 15: Who Can Abide With God In His Holy Place?

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Psalm 15:1  A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?  King David loved the LORD and served Him well throughout his life as a shepherd, a warrior, a king and the sweet Psalmist of Israel. In this Psalm he asked two important questions. "Who shall abide in the LORD's tabernacle?" and "Who shall dwell in His holy hill?" Let us consider the first question "Who shall abide in the LORD's tabernacle?" We must remember that the tabernacle was a portable worship center designed by God with a pattern given to Moses to build it. The book of Exodus contains most of the details about this structure and an accurate scale model below helps us visualize what it may have looked like. This is the tabernacle King David referred to and below is an artists rendering of what Jerusalem looked like from a distance. He accumulated a massive amount of materials for building the Temple that Solomon completed, but it was no...
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Psalm 14: Only A Fool Denies God's Existence!

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This is a Psalm of David, written while he was king over a united Israel. It is a Psalm that applied to David's time, but it is also prophetic in that it looked forward to Israel's apostasy that resulted in God sending them into Babylonian captivity for seventy years. Psalm 14:1  To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. This truth is also found in the Book of Proverbs written by King David's son, Solomon. This truth has applied to all people since the fall of Adam into sin. Only a fool would ever say or believe that God does not exist. I feel empathy for young people who are indoctrinated by public education to believe that evolution is a fact, not a theory of origins. We could not begin to list the errors propagated by  evolution, but let me provide one simple, but profound example. Genesis 1:11-12  And God said, Let the earth bring forth gr...
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Pastor Alvis Sermons August 2026

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  Good morning to all of our Readers... Below are the links to Pastor Alvis' sermons preached during the month of August 2026. He is a faithful minister of the gospel, a careful and accurate expositor of the scriptures and a close friend. Pastor Mike is a masterful teacher of truth who helps us understand what God is actually saying and what it means for our lives. I hope that all who are able to view or hear them will receive a great blessing from God's wonderful word. Bob 8/2/2026     The Non Negotiable Love 8/12/2026 Establishing Memorials to the LORD 8/9/2026     Growing Together In Love 8/30/2026     Regarding the LORD's Day 8/24/2026     Love Enough To Stay In Our Own Lane 8/16/2026 Embracing The Perfecting Process 8/9/2026 Direction For Dealing With Essential Differences 8/5/2026 There's A Wideness In God's Mercy
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