Category Archives: Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan

The video begins at the traditional site of the Sermon on the Mount, overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Just to the north are the ruins of Korazin, a city where Jesus often taught. Korazin At Korazin the DVD shows the … Continue reading →

Christianity did not arise entirely new and unprecedented in history. The Essenes, who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls, had many remarkable similarities with early Christians, showing that God was preparing the soil for the seed he would sow. About 200BC, … Continue reading →

After Saul began searching for David to kill him, David hid in a mountain fortress in the wilderness. “Masada” and “fortress” have the same root in Hebrew. David often referred to God as his fortress in the Psalms, and Masada … Continue reading →

We now begin the third of the “Faith Lessons” DVDs. The lessons on this DVD are about the Messiah. Herod built a fortress called “The Herodian” near where Ruth gleaned fields and near Bethlehem, where Jesus was born. The fortress … Continue reading →

I said the last lesson is my favorite, but I’m thinking this one may be my most favorite. It’s just filled with rich applications. As I’ve already written a couple of posts dealing with this points to be made in … Continue reading →

Psalm 23 Vander Laan makes a powerful point about “green pastures” in Ps 23. In the video, his class is sitting in the wilderness — the desert. He says, “This is green pasture!” You can’t easily see it in the … Continue reading →

This is my favorite one so far because Vander Laan so powerfully enriches my understanding of some familiar passages. And because I’m an elder trying to be a shepherd. This is short lesson, and I have more thoughts on it … Continue reading →

* How can God’s people make a truly significant difference in the culture of this country? * One teacher suggested: We should get with the other churches in town (not just Churches of Christ) and combine our efforts to do … Continue reading →

[I’ve been writing lessons to go with “Faith Lessons” DVD series by Ray Vander Laan. At first, I thought the lessons would only work for those with the DVDs, so I’ve just been posting them by adding to the original post. … Continue reading →

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve been preparing teaching outlines for our adult Bible class teachers as we go through the “Faith Lessons” series by Ray Vander Laan. These are truly excellent, although I do sometimes disagree with … Continue reading →