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Gethsemane (6/6) – Final Lessons
At the beginning, we already saw that the scene in Gethsemane is very suitable. It teaches us who the Lord Jesus is. It also teaches…
Marco Leßmann June 21, 2026
Gethsemane (4/6) – Your Will be Done
“Your will be done” Twice more, the Savior goes away to seek his Father’s fellowship. He goes to pray to Him. He does not always…
Marco Leßmann June 17, 2026
Gethsemane (3/6) – Watch and pray
Watching with Him, and watching for themselves Before the Lord had withdrawn about a stone’s throw from the disciples, He had requested: “Keep watching with…
Marco Leßmann June 15, 2026
Gethsemane (2/6) – Sleeping Disciples
 Background and Contrast As we now look at the disciples’ weakness, the power of the obedience of the Lord Jesus shines all the brighter. It…
Marco Leßmann June 13, 2026
Gethsemane (1/6) – Complete Submission
Complete Submission The Lord Jesus knew that He presented His requests to the One “who could save Him from death” (Hebrews 5:7). Yet, He could…
Marco Leßmann June 11, 2026

Chapter 1

The Gospel of Matthew – Introduction
  “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham.” (Matt 1:1) The order of the biblical books…
Manuel Seibel January 15, 2025
Question: Why Wait Until Marriage?
Question: You hear the thought more and more often among Christians: “We are engaged, we want to get married one day. We’ve realized that the…
Michael Vogelsang September 30, 2024
Question: Engagement – What is the Point?
Answer: Engagement? What is it actually, and what is it for? In the past, when everything was still so uptight, an engagement period was common…
Christian Rosenthal September 27, 2024

Chapter 3

When God Was Silent
  Three times in the Gospels, we are told that the Lord was placed on the same level as other people. We have the first…
Friedemann Werkshage September 24, 2025

Chapter 4

FAQ – The Inspiration of the Bible
1. Is it true that the Bible is inspired by God? Yes. To quote but one of the many scriptures confirming this (more below): “All…
Michael Hardt August 22, 2025
It is written
At the beginning of His public ministry on earth, Christ was led by the Spirit of God into the desert to be tempted by the…
Matthias Wölfinger December 3, 2025

Chapter 5

Does Your Lighthouse Work?
  The keeper of a lighthouse in Calais boasted about the brightness of his lantern, which could be seen ten nautical miles off the coast.…
Alex Schneider October 24, 2025
The Christian and Good Works
The idea of satisfying God by so-called “good works” and in virtue of them being entitled to a place in heaven not only characterized a…
Michael Vogelsang October 1, 2024
Divorce and Remarriage?
The topic of divorce and remarriage is a hot topic among Christians. Opinions differ widely. Some say that divorce and/or remarriage are legitimate under certain…
Gerrid Setzer April 6, 2025

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Smuggled In
  This man was every bodyguard’s or security guy’s nightmare. For years, Claude Khazizian took great pleasure in smuggling himself unnoticed into political events or…
Alex Schneider October 20, 2025

Chapter 8

Living as a Witness – How?
The healing of leprosy is made known – our salvation too? In this passage, the Lord’s power and compassion were in the foreground when He…
Stephen Campbell October 1, 2024
Great faith, little faith
Little light, great faith In the Gospel of Matthew, we are shown four people who had little light but great faith. We can associate them…
Gerrid Setzer February 23, 2026
Objection: “Hell Can’t Be That Bad!”
Have you noticed that “hell breaks loose” in the department store just before Christmas? Did you “go through hell” with your last illness? Have you…
Alex Schneider March 3, 2025

Chapter 9

The Eyes of the Lord Jesus
Christians have many sources of strength for everyday life. One of them is to look at the Lord Jesus in glory. Another is to contemplate…
Alex Schneider March 20, 2025
Much To Do – But Only A Few Workers
  When we read this verse, we may be inclined to think of servants of the Lord who serve Him in distant lands. These words…
Ernst-August Bremicker November 10, 2025

Chapter 10

Who Were the Twelve Disciples?
They were twelve men. Twelve whom Jesus Christ had called to follow Him. But the Lord Jesus knew their inner selves, their weaknesses, their doubts,…
Stefan Ulrich April 14, 2025

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

“I have blasphemed the Holy Spirit…!”
It is relatively common to hear Christians express concern about whether they have blasphemed against the Holy Spirit. They are thinking of the words of…
Friedemann Werkshage November 24, 2025

Chapter 13

The Kingdom in Matthew 13 (7 Parables)
It is rarely possible to understand a chapter of the Bible without taking into account its context. If this is generally true, it is especially…
Michael Hardt June 21, 2025

Chapter 14

Perfect Timing!
“Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he…
Jan Philip Svetlik July 15, 2026
Overcoming through Prayer
“Peter answered him, ‘Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.’ He said, ‘Come.’ So Peter got out of…
Jan Philip Svetlik July 21, 2026
The Hands of the Lord
“Strong is my Jesus’ hand” is the title of a well-known German hymn. Although it was written in 1825, the relevance of this statement has…
Alex Schneider March 28, 2025

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Needed: Self-Denial
Sin causes us to be self-centered, shifting our hearts from God to self. The essence of salvation is an about-face from self- centeredness to God-centeredness.…
unknown September 20, 2025
The Terms of Discipleship
True Christianity is a total commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ. The Savior is not looking for men and women who will give Him their…
William MacDonald July 1, 2025
Losing Your Life for Christ
There are two basic attitudes that we believers can adopt towards our lives. We can try to save it, or we can consciously lose it…
William MacDonald June 10, 2025

Chapter 17

When God Was Silent
  Three times in the Gospels, we are told that the Lord was placed on the same level as other people. We have the first…
Friedemann Werkshage September 24, 2025
Being Considerate – Is there A Limit?
Considerateness. Considering other people and their sensitivities and adjusting your own behavior accordingly. To give up one’s own rights if it helps the other person.…
Alex Schneider November 8, 2025

Chapter 18

Question: How Do I Control my Sexual Drive?
Sexual feelings are completely normal. These feelings usually appear for the first time during the teenage years. Sexuality was designed by God and has nothing…
unknown April 22, 2025
FAQ — Church/Assembly
1.  What does the word “church” mean? The Greek word “ecclesia” means “called out”. The church has nothing to do with the world. It is…
Michael Hardt July 31, 2025
Gathered in His Name
“For” – Answered prayers and authority. The prayers of the assembly are answered, and their decisions are recognized in heaven (Matthew 18:18-19). God says yes…
Gerrid Setzer December 14, 2025
Meeting Digitally as Believers?
Digitalization is not just a trend in Corona times. However, the topic is socially fueled by the spread of the virus. In many areas of…
Ernst-August Bremicker September 27, 2024

Chapter 19

The basic law of marriage
Marriage and the family are not a “product of capitalist society,” as claimed by communism in the wake of Friederich Engels, or the result of…
Michael Vogelsang December 22, 2024
Divorce and Remarriage?
The topic of divorce and remarriage is a hot topic among Christians. Opinions differ widely. Some say that divorce and/or remarriage are legitimate under certain…
Gerrid Setzer April 6, 2025
The Christian and (His?) Money
Two sins in the Old Testament are particularly characteristic of the unbelief of the people of Israel: idolatry and fornication. Unfortunately, we, too, have to…
Manuel Seibel January 4, 2025

Chapter 20

The Law of Service
There are some people with a little measure of “position” who seem to accept all favors shown to them, and all services rendered to them…
unknown August 10, 2025
A glorious price
What Christ paid for us The leaders of the people gave Judas Iscariot 30 pieces of silver so that he would deliver Jesus without a…
Gerrid Setzer February 2, 2026
The Ransom
The Lord Jesus gave His life as a ransom. The Bible says this in three places. If we take a closer look at these Bible…
Gerrid Setzer February 23, 2025
The Healing of Bartimaeus
On His last journey to Jerusalem, the Lord Jesus passed through Jericho. By the roadside sat the blind beggar Bartimaeus. Although Bartimaeus had never seen…
Gerrid Setzer July 27, 2026

Chapter 22

Smuggled In
  This man was every bodyguard’s or security guy’s nightmare. For years, Claude Khazizian took great pleasure in smuggling himself unnoticed into political events or…
Alex Schneider October 20, 2025
Objection: “Hell Can’t Be That Bad!”
Have you noticed that “hell breaks loose” in the department store just before Christmas? Did you “go through hell” with your last illness? Have you…
Alex Schneider March 3, 2025
99.9%
Imagine a wife saying: “99.9% of my heart belongs to my husband. The 0.1% is still with another man, but the rest (an overwhelming majority)…
Alex Schneider May 16, 2025
Right Thinking Towards God
In his book “The Knowledge of the Holy,” A.W. Tozer wrote, “What comes into our minds when we think of God is the most important…
Tim Hadley Sr. October 1, 2024
David’s Son and David’s Lord
The leaders of the people asked the Lord Jesus many rather subtle questions (payment of taxes, multiple marriages, size of legal commandments). Now that they…
Gerrid Setzer February 5, 2026

Chapter 24

Question: When Will the World End?
Question: All kinds of catastrophes, events, currents of time, and crises cause many Christians to see the end of the time of grace as having…
Martin Schaefer September 30, 2024
FAQ – Prophecy
  1. What is prophecy? Prophecy involves a man (or, in the right context, a woman) speaking on behalf of God. The prophet receives a…
Michael Hardt August 11, 2025
Has the Bible text been altered?
Do we still have the same Bible text today as was originally written down? Have the countless copyists not distorted and falsified the original wording…
Roger Liebi February 7, 2026

Chapter 25

A Task for Everybody
Has God given each of us a task, or are the tasks that God has given to people limited to just a few of us?…
Ernst-August Bremicker April 1, 2025
As If He Was Coming Today…
The gardener of an Earl was observed diligently tidying and beautifying everything in the villa’s garden. The observer said in amazement: “You are working as…
Friedemann Werkshage February 11, 2025
Working for the Lord? Be Faithful!
Nehemiah had a big work to do in restoring the walls of the city of Jerusalem, but the number of people to do the work…
Brian Reynolds October 25, 2025

Chapter 26

Peter’s Fall and Restoration (1/14)
The Bible presents to us many lives as examples, both positive and negative. Nothing good is exaggerated, nothing bad is glossed over.  Today, I want…
Manuel Dietermann December 8, 2025
Gethsemane – Rekindling Our Worship
The Lord Jesus and His disciples spent several years of their lives together. The disciples were not always able to follow the Lord Jesus not…
T.A. May 22, 2025
The Lord Jesus in Gethsemane
The Way to Gethsemane The Lord Jesus had familiarized His disciples with the events of His betrayal, suffering, and death. Then He set out on…
Friedhelm Runkel March 29, 2026
Gethsemane
The accounts of the four Gospels about what happened in Gethsemane undoubtedly belong to those sections of the Bible, that give us the deepest impressions…
Marco Leßmann July 1, 2026
Peter’s Fall Step 5: An obvious distance
We have already seen that Peter overestimated himself, slept, and consequently didn’t pray. We also noticed that his heart’s spiritual condition became visible to others…
Manuel Dietermann December 18, 2025
Peter’s Fall Step 6: In the wrong company
We have already seen that Peter overestimated himself, slept, and consequently didn’t pray. We also noticed that his heart’s condition became visible to others through…
Manuel Dietermann December 21, 2025
Simon Peter Denies the Lord Jesus
Peter’s Denial in the High Priest’s Courtyard Peter is sitting by a fire that had been lit in this cold night, warming himself. Suddenly he…
Friedhelm Runkel April 1, 2026

Chapter 27

The People’s Choice: Jesus or Barabbas
Barabbas or Jesus In connection with the Passover festival, the Roman governor Pilate released a prisoner—apparently with the intention of giving the Jews a benevolent…
Friedhelm Runkel April 3, 2026
A Special Day: Christ won the victory
When Israel, led by Joshua, fought against the Amorites, a great miracle happened: the sun remained at its zenith for hours at midday. Joshua (Hebrew:…
Gerrid Setzer March 15, 2026
FAQ – The Lord Jesus (His Sufferings)
  Jesus died, so was He a martyr? Yes – but His death means much more than this. The word “martyr” means “witness” and is…
Michael Hardt September 3, 2025
When God Was Silent
  Three times in the Gospels, we are told that the Lord was placed on the same level as other people. We have the first…
Friedemann Werkshage September 24, 2025

Chapter 28