Mike Riley Sermon Outlines, Articles, Lessons, etc.

A querist asks, What is “the doctrine of baptisms” mentioned in Hebrews 6:2-NKJV?

A querist asks, In my study of the New Testament, I’ve noticed the phrase, “in Christ” mentioned many times. My question is, What does it mean to be “in Christ?”

As Christians, we probably know of some member who used to be a faithful disciple of Jesus, but who has reverted to worldly ways (cf. 2 Timothy 4:10). As difficult as it is for us

According to a Wall Street Journal article dated January 21, 2006, at least a dozen multimillionaires have left money to themselves in “personal revival trusts” with the

When Japanese General Yoshijiro Umezu came into the presence of General Douglas MacArthur, on board the battleship Missouri to sign the Instrument of Surrender on

There is a lot of spiritual truth in Aesop’s fable, “The Tortoise and the Hare.” In the long run, it’s not our ability, energy, or excitement that accomplishes most in the Kingdom of heaven — it’s the patient, steadfast, and day-in-day-out faithfulness — the determination to keep on keeping on! (cf. Matthew 10:22; Mark 13:13; […]

A querist asks, “Looking at Acts 5:21 – KJV, what individuals made up the “council” and the “senate of the children of Israel?”

A querist asks, “In our Lord’s sermon on the mount, He made this statement in Matthew 5:4 – NKJV):

A querist asks, “Where do I find the Ten Commandments in The New Testament?” A list of the commandments can be found in Matthew 19:18-19; Mark 10:19; Luke 18:20; Romans 13:9; cf. Exodus 20:1-17; Deuteronomy 5:6-21, with the conspicuous absence of

As a purchaser of religious books, this writer is not especially fond of book publishers referring to me as a “consumer” because the word consume can mean “to destroy, by

A querist asks, “By what means can we know that God exists and thus come to know and understand Him?

On weekends, my wife and I spend a great deal of time with our eleven-year-old miniature dachshund dog whose name is Abbie. For those not familiar with

A querist asks, “In Matthew 19:23-24, we know that Jesus is not talking about the impossibility of a rich person entering the kingdom of God because we have the example of faithful Abraham being a wealthy

A querist asks, “In the religious world, there has been a lot of “abuse” and “misuse” of Hebrews 13:8. Can you please give us the meaning of this verse in context?”

A querist writes and asks, “In Micah 5:5, the prophet refers to ‘this One shall be peace….’ I know from my marginal references, that this individual must refer to Christ (Psalm 72:7; Isaiah 9:6). My question is, Who are the ‘seven shepherds, and eight principal men’ that the prophet is referring to in the latter […]

A querist asks, “In Psalms 2:9; Revelation 2:27; Revelation 12:5 and Revelation 19:15, what does the phrase “rod of iron” refer to or denote?”

A querist asks, “Does Numbers 14:10-12 teach that children of God can be disinherited contrary to the Calvinist teaching of “once saved always saved?”

The first seven chapters of the book of 1st Samuel record the end of the period of the judges. Samuel was the last judge of Israel. In 1 Samuel 8:1-22, we read that the people

A querist asks, Who are “the wayfaring men” in Isaiah 35:8 KJV? Isaiah 35:9 KJV will answer your question:

A querist asks, “Some religious people claim that Jesus is really the Archangel Michael. What and how is the best way to refute such claims?”