Sabbath School with Branch Davidians

Most people are familiar with the parable of the wheat and the tares. Well, there's an important lesson often overlooked concerning whether good deeds (our works) are necessary for entering God's kingdom. We'll read the...

Will inequity (or sin) keep us from entering God's kingdom? In this study we'll look at a couple of passages that answer this question: Matthew 7:21-23 and Luke 13:23-27. For more study, see: The Full Article: "What...

Have you ever wondered: ultimately what is the deciding factor, the decisive factor that determines if we make it to God's Kingdom? Today we're going to read a passage from The Gospel Of Mark where Jesus himself answers...

Have you thought about the standard God sets to reach His Kingdom? Is there a point on the continuum from morally bad to moral perfection, where we are acceptable for the kingdom of God? Join us as we take a look at...

Season 13 Lesson 2 What does Jesus mean by this statement: "You shall be perfect, just as your Father in Heaven is perfect. (Mathew 5:48)" What kind of perfection does He mean? Join us as we look at the six laws Jesus...

Many Christians interpret the passage Matthew 5:17-20 to teach that people who break the least of the commandments and even teach others to also break them will make it into God's Kingdom, but be given the title...

The record of Jesus' answer to a Pharisee's question highlights Jesus' emphasis for Moral Perfection in our lives. Jesus would not have taught that we should keep the law and achieve moral perfection if He didn't...

Jesus said no one can serve two masters. He also said that everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin. In this study, we address the unavoidable conclusion these statements lead to as far as what being a servant...

In John 5:14 and John 8:11, Jesus tells people to sin no more. Did He believe people could possibly live without continuing to sin? Join us in this study as we talk about the implications of the words of Jesus in these...

Do we have the potential to do the same works Jesus did? According to what Jesus taught, yes we do. In this study we look at a number of teachings of Jesus in the Gospel of John in which He flat out says that His...

What is our moral potential according to Jesus? In Mark 10:17-20, Jesus tells His disciples that moral perfection is necessary in order to receive everlasting life, and that although this is impossible with man, moral...

Is it possible to always do the right thing and always avoid doing wrong? Many Christians think this is impossible, nor the standard for the Christian here in this life. But what we will look at in this podcast is one...

Christians, for the most part, have the idea that if they "believe in Jesus," and if they love Him, they're golden, so to speak, on the basis of this profession or sentiment towards Him alone. But is this really the...

There are places in the gospels where we can plainly see that Jesus was very much concerned about teaching us the importance of practical morality. He emphasized the actual doing of right things and the avoidance of...

Jesus likens Himself to a doctor in Mark 2:15-17 when answering the scribes and Pharisees as to why He was meeting with sinners and tax collectors. Does this analogy line up with how many Christians understand Jesus'...