BiblestudywithDerrick

May 20, 2022 study of chapter 10 of Matthew (part 1) Please join us as we continue in studies our the book of Matthew. This week we explore Matthew chapter 10. We look at the 12 disciples and how they were sent as sheep among wolves to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. I explore wisdom and how we are called to be wise as “serpents” but harmless as doves. We also see how the apostle Paul literally fulfilled one of Jesus’s predictions and we talk about how we can be more like our Master. There is no discussion after the study tonight. Watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion. If anyone is interested in joining the discussion with our group live on Friday night’s via zoom, this link below should work, as long as I don’t have any technical problems beyond my control. Our study begins at 7pm USA East coast time/6pm Central time every Friday night. Of course by participating live you may appear on next week’s video! Click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5723953008 to join a Zoom meeting

I hope you enjoy this short (16 minute) devotional of mine on who is like our God. My hopes are that this devotional will build up your faith and encourage you to share it with someone who does not share the same faith as we do. If you like this video leave a comment below and share with a friend! If you would like to join us live on Friday nights for Bible study we meet over zoom each Friday night at 7PM East coast time 6PM Central time. Join in using the link below - Gods bless! Click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5723953008 to join a Zoom meeting

May 13, 2022 study of chapter 9 of Matthew Please join us as we continue in studies our the book of Matthew. This week we explore Matthew chapter 9. We look at the healing and forgiveness of a paralytic, and a woman with an issue of blood. We talk about what are the “new wineskins” and we look at a little girl raised from the dead and what did the words “talitha cumi” actually mean. In the after study discussion we look at the tenderness of Jesus and also discuss the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit and what exactly that is. Watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion. If anyone is interested in joining the discussion with our group live on Friday night’s via zoom, this link below should work, as long as I don’t have any technical problems beyond my control. Our study begins at 7pm USA East coast time/6pm Central time every Friday night. Of course by participating live you may appear on next week’s video! Click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5723953008 to join a Zoom meeting

May 6, 2022 study of chapter 8 of Matthew Please join us as we continue in studies our the book of Matthew. This week we explore Matthew chapter 8 (part 2 of 2) In this week’s study we look at the miraculous healing of Peter’s mother in law and I talk a little bit about Peter’s wife and a personal experience that helps me relate to Peter’s mother in law. We look at the calming of the storm and fear versus faith and we look why did the demons want to be cast into the herd of swine? In the after study discussion we talk about organ donation and transplant and burial rites, we also get into the contemporary issue of the Supreme Court and Roe vs. Wade Watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion. If anyone is interested in joining the discussion with our group live on Friday night’s via zoom, this link should work, as long as I don’t have any technical problems beyond my control. Our study begins at 7pm USA East coast time/6pm Central time every Friday night. Of course by participating live you may appear on next week’s video! Click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5723953008 to join a Zoom meeting

April 29, 2022 study of chapter 8 of Matthew Please join us as we continue in studies our the book of Matthew. This week we explore Matthew chapter 8 (part 1 of 2) In this week’s study we look at a leper that Jesus healed and talk about why leprosy was such a horrible affliction and what this healing meant. Is it always God’s will to heal as He did this leper? Also we look at the extreme faith of a Gentile centurion. In the after study discussion we talk about God’s perfect will versus His permissive will and we talk about healing and did the gift of healing cease with the Apostles? Watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion. If anyone is interested in joining the discussion with our group live on Friday night’s via zoom, this link should work, as long as I don’t have any technical problems beyond my control. Our study begins at 7pm USA East coast time/6pm Central time every Friday night. Of course by participating live, you may appear on next week’s video! Click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5723953008 to join a Zoom meeting

April 22, 2022 study of chapter 7 of Matthew Please join us as we continue in studies our the book of Matthew. This week we explore Matthew chapter 7 and the last chapter of Matthew covering the sermon on the mount. In this week’s study we cover “judge not” - when is it wrong to judge and when is it right to be a “fruit inspector”. We also look at, who are the people saying “Lord, Lord” that the Lord says He doesn’t know. There is no discussion among the participants after tonight’s study, but I also have a few thoughts on the authority of Jesus that I share afterwards. Watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion. If anyone is interested in joining the discussion with our group live on Friday night’s via zoom, feel free to leave me a way to contact you in the comments and I will provide you with a link.

April 15, 2022 - I shift gears tonight and pause our studies in Matthew to do a “virtual Passover” complete with plenty of new backgrounds to put on the green screen lol! Join me in this video as I do a complete teaching on the significance of the passover and how Messiah Jesus fits into each and every detail. I’ll be back next week to continue in Matthew. Remember to leave a comment if you like this video and share it with friends. Also if you would like to join us live on Friday nights, contact me and I will provide you with a zoom link.

April 8, 2022 study of chapter 6 of Matthew Please join us as we continue in studies our the book of Matthew. This week we explore Matthew chapter 6 (part 2 of a 2 part study) In part 2 we discuss Jesus’s views on fasting and talk about having a biblical worldview and what is the “evil eye”. I discuss the difference between preparing for the troubled times of the future and worrying about them. We discuss afterwards ways to help the less fortunate and I tell about a time when I think I might have entertained an angel unaware. Watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion. If anyone is interested in joining the discussion with our group live on Friday night’s via zoom, feel free to leave me a way to contact you in the comments and I will provide you with a link.

April 1, 2022 study of chapter 6 of Matthew Please join us as we continue in studies our the book of Matthew. This week we explore Matthew chapter 6 (part 1 of a 2 part study) In part 1 we look at how Jesus views giving charity and we break down the elements of the Lord’s Prayer piece by piece. We have a discussion afterwards about how to use the Lord’s Prayer as a template or example and we share memories about our grandmother’s and how they prayed. I also pray through the Lord’s Prayer as an example of how I use this prayer in my personal prayer life. Watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion. If anyone is interested in joining the discussion with our group live on Friday night’s via zoom, feel free to leave me a way to contact you in the comments and I will provide you with a link.

March 25, 2022 study of chapter 5 of Matthew Please join us as we continue in studies our the book of Matthew. This week we explore Matthew chapter 5 (part 3 of a 3 part study) In part 3 we look at more of the elevated aspects of the Law of the Kingdom - higher standards, not hating in our hearts and not looking lustfully and did Jesus really mean to pluck out our eye and cut off our hand if we do? Also what about Jesus forbidding to take oaths? Doesn’t this contradict or “do away” with that part of the Law - we will look into the Shem Tov Hebrew version of Matthew for an interesting answer. We have a discussion afterwards about how not to “crucify Christ again and put Him to an open shame and my brother shares an inspiring story. Watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion. If anyone is interested in joining the discussion with our group live on Friday night’s via zoom, feel free to leave me a way to contact you in the comments and I will provide you with a link.

March 18, 2022 study of chapter 5 of Matthew Please join us as we continue in studies our the book of Matthew. This week we explore Matthew chapter 5 (part 2 of a 3 part study) In this second part we look at Jesus’s statement that He did not come to destroy the Law but to fulfill and what that means. We talk about what value does the Torah and writings of the prophets have for today’s Christian. We have a discussion afterwards about how to walk out your faith practically without engaging in “legalism” and we talk a little bit about current events in Ukraine/Russia also. Watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion. If anyone is interested in joining the discussion with our group live on Friday night’s via zoom, feel free to leave me a way to contact you in the comments and I will provide you with a link.

Purim is March 16-17 2022 - Happy Purim, Chag Sameach! Please enjoy this special study, a reading of the “whole Megilla” - the entire book of Esther with some of my thoughts and comments as well as some scriptural insights along the way.

March 11, 2022 study of chapter 5 of Matthew Please join us as we continue in studies our the book of Matthew. This week we explore Matthew chapter 5 (part 1 of a 3 part study) and we open up our study by looking at the beatitudes or “blessings” given by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. We also look at what it means to be salt and light. Watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion. If anyone is interested in joining the discussion with our group live on Friday night’s via zoom, feel free to leave me a way to contact you in the comments and I will provide you with a link.

Here is a short devotional that the Lord laid on my heart about “living in the now” This short devotional is taken from 2 Peter 3 and also looks at 1 Corinthians 15:52 and Hebrews 4:7

March 4, 2022 study of chapter 4 of Matthew Please join us as we continue in studies in the book of Matthew. This week we explore Matthew chapter 4 and we see the temptation of Jesus by Satan in the wilderness and the early days of Jesus’s ministry as He calls His first disciples. Listen to our discussion after the study with discussion about the early days of salvation and Satan’s attacks - also we talk a little bit about the situation with Russia and Ukraine - and watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion. If anyone is interested in joining the discussion with our group live on Friday night’s via zoom, feel free to leave me a way to contact you in the comments and I will provide you with a link.

February 25, 2022 study of chapter 3 of Matthew Please join us as we continue in studies in the book of Matthew. This week we explore Matthew chapter 3 and we take a 30 year jump fast forward and look at the life of John the Baptist and the Baptism of Jesus. What did Jesus mean when He said that this had to be done to fulfill all righteousness? We also look at a group of people called the Essenes and we discuss Isaiah chapter 40 in context and waiting on the Lord Listen to our discussion after the study with discussion as we talk about the Essenes, and an example of the Trinity found in the Baptism of Jesus and watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion. If anyone is interested in joining the discussion with our group live on Friday night’s via zoom, feel free to leave me a way to contact you in the comments and I will provide you with a link.

February 18, 2022 study of chapter 2 of Matthew Please join us as we begin a new series of studies in the book of Matthew. This week we explore Matthew chapter 2 and four fulfilled prophecies that Matthew calls out for us (actually there is a fifth that he doesn’t mention that we will talk about.). Also who exactly were these wise men, how many of them were there and when did they actually arrive? I will break down some of the common misconceptions of the traditional Nativity and Christmas story. Listen to our discussion after the study with discussion as we talk a little bit about the faith of Joseph and watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion.

February 11, 2022 study of chapter 1 of Matthew Please join us as we begin a new series of studies in the book of Matthew. This week we explore the genealogy of matthew chapter 1 - how does it differ from Luke’s genealogy, what was Matthew trying to highlight? We look at who is included in the genealogy and why and who is not in the genealogy. Genealogies can sometimes be dry and boring but not this one! We look at the 14-14-14 phenomenon in Matthew 1 and we look at the amazing faith of Joseph Listen to our discussion after the study with discussion on what we learned in the genealogy an also a discussion on Melchizedek and watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion.

February 4, 2022 study of chapter 37 of Ezekiel. Please join us as we begin a new series of studies in the book of Matthew. This study is a stand alone bridge between our previous studies in Revelation and next week’s studies in Matthew. Matthew is a VERY Jewish Gospel and I felt the need to do a study on various forms of Theology and how important it is to GRAFT IN to the Olive Tree Israel - this does NOT mean that you have to become Jewish or keep the Law in a legalistic way, but it does mean we should all mature as Christian believers as we seek to deepen our relationship with our Jewish Messiah. This study will prepare us as we enter the very Jewish Gospel of Matthew next week. Listen to our discussion after the study with various opinions on how we should be observing the commandments and watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion.

January 28, 2022 study of chapter 22 of the Book of Revelation. Please join us as we continue in our studies in the Book of Revelation. This week we talk more about the River of Life and also the Tree of Life or maybe Tree(s) of Life. We also talk about the Aleph-Tav and what the keeping of the commandments might look like in eternity. Listen to our discussion after the study and watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion.

January 21, 2022 study of chapter 21 of the Book of Revelation. Please join us as we continue in our studies in the Book of Revelation. This week we explore the New Jerusalem and the River of Life. I also have an interesting idea about the “pearly gates” to share. Please forgive me as I struggle a little bit with my vice to get through this study since I have a bit of a head cold this week. Is it just the sniffles? Is it the “rona” who knows? Whatever it is the Lord will see me through it and I trust next week my voice will be back to its usual level of hoarseness lol! Listen to our discussion after the study and watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion.

January 14, 2022 study of chapter 20 of the Book of Revelation. Please join us as we continue in our studies in the Book of Revelation. This week we explore the “bottomless pit” - where is it, what is it, and who is in it? We look at what is Abraham’s Bosom and do believers go there today? We look at Satan bound for 1000 years, what the world will be like when he is locked up and why must he be released? And the Great White Throne of Judgement and the Book of Life are looked at and explained. Listen to our discussion after the study and watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion.

January 7, 2022 study of chapter 19 of the Book of Revelation. Please join us as we continue in our studies in the Book of Revelation. This week we explore Chapter 19 of the book of Revelation - FINALLY we get to the BEST part of the book! The long awaited RETURN of MESSIAH! In this study we take a look at the wedding garment and how it ties in with one of Jesus parables that can often be difficult to understand. We talk about the Name written on Jesus that only He knows. And we talk about the Marriage supper of the Lamb versus the Supper of the Great God for the vultures! Not much discussion at the end of this study because everyone is recovering from head colds but watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion.

Dec. 31, 2021 study of chapter 18 of the Book of Revelation. Apologies in advance - my internet cut out on me for a few minutes starting around minute 21 and comes back around minute 28. Someday I will learn to edit this out (or maybe someday my internet will improve) but in the meantime apologies - fast forward through this section! Please join us as we continue in our studies in the Book of Revelation. This week we explore Chapter 18 of the book of Revelation - this week’s topics include a look at the economic / political system of Babylon. How are the Tower of Babel and Babylon related? And who is Babylon today - do we know? I will also share a few New Year’s Eve memories with you! And as always we have an insightful and sometimes lively discussion among our live participants at the end. Watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion.

Dec. 24, 2021 study of chapter 17 of the Book of Revelation. Please join us as we continue in our studies in the Book of Revelation. This week we explore Chapter 17 of the book of Revelation - this week’s topics include a look at the harlot of the book of Revelation, Mystery Babylon the whore. Who is she and where did she come from? We also look at the 10 kings and the 7 and 8 kings mystery, there is also an unusual tie in to Christmas with this message. Watch all the way to the end to enjoy the Blessing of Aaron and the fellowship of Holy Communion.