We Need to See Each Piece as a Part of the Whole The Bible was sent from God to us. But the Bible that we hold in our hands this morning is for many of us, much like a puzzle box that has 31,103 pieces. That is how many verses there are in the Bible, and that’s how many different little bits of the “big picture” are spread across the sixty-six books of the Bible. But God chose to end the course of His Bible with a summary, a wrap-up of everything in all the other 65 parts of the book. One of the biggest tools to getting a grasp on the Bible is to see that: • God summarizes His plan in the book of Revelation. • God ties together in the book of Revelation, everything He starts in all the other parts of the Bible. • God explains in the book of Revelation, how all of the other parts of the Bible fit together. It would be fair to say that Revelation contains the key to fitting all of the other pieces of the puzzle together, much like we turn to front of the puzzle box, and look at the complete picture. Then with the entire scope of how everything fits, we can grab any individual piece and see a section it belongs to. We can also sort pieces into groupings and know that even if they are not completely pieced together, we know for sure what they are a part of in the big picture. That metaphor of Revelation being the big picture on the front of the box is the key to meshing all those confusing 31,103 individual little verse pieces, that we read each time we open to any part of God's Word. Grab & Hold the Big Picture There is One Author, and One Plan presented in the Scriptures; and the Author Himself sends to us the key to fit it all together. He sent the cover for the box, the last course of study, the summary of all that He has said, written so that we could understand what His plans have been since Creation, what they are at this very moment, and what they will be when we enter eternity to dwell with Him forever. That is what a study through Revelation does: it ties together the whole Book, it makes every piece fit, and it shows us what God wants from us RIGHT NOW! That is why there is no book we could ever study that could more deeply impact our ability to Know God, that this book we are entering back into today. So here we go. Please look with me in your Bibles at Revelation 6, and remember this is the last part of this graduate school of the Bible, this is God’s final written communication with humanity. (ROK-11b) Join the LAND OF THE BOOK channel to get access to weekly video releases over the next year totaling 50+ EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS that feature weekly in-depth Bible Study lessons with John & Bonnie. Plus all the assigned HOLY LAND STUDY RESOURCES, and John's two most loved books--David's Spiritual Secret & Living Hope for ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOseKaIO13Y

Welcome to our newest playlist. This is the series called "Straight From the Bible" and is a collection of some of John's all-time most favorite Q&A sessions. All of these videos are short and to the point. We hope they will strengthen, encourage, and help many who are seeking to know the Lord or know Him better! Join the LAND OF THE BOOK channel to get access to weekly video releases over the next year totaling 50+ EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS that feature weekly in-depth Bible Study lessons with John & Bonnie. Plus all the assigned HOLY LAND STUDY RESOURCES, and John's two most loved books--David's Spiritual Secret & Living Hope for the End of Days at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVK6dN-9kLDnQhYBFuES09A/join Follow Discover the Book Ministries to stay up to date: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoverthebook/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discoverthebookministry/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/discoverthebook Purchase resources: E-Books: https://tinyurl.com/y3wbhlxy Here are links to our Amazon Pages-- 52 Greatest Chapters Bible Study Resources: https://a.co/fU5hwOt Virtual Study Tour Resources: https://a.co/3ZJrE8b Prophetic Resources: https://a.co/3ZJrE8b Gospel Tracts: https://a.co/33kGdH0 Missionary Biographies: https://a.co/aIS9iSz “As an Amazon Associate, I earn income to support us in ministry from qualifying purchases.” Donate to the ministry: https://discoverthebook.org/donations/partnership/ PayPal QuickLink: https://paypal.me/JohnandBonnieDTBM?locale.x=en_US For more of Dr. John Barnett's Bible teaching messages go to: https://discoverthebook.org/ https://youtu.be/OZ_fNd4aFD0 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ_fNd4aFD0

(SOH 01d Hope Transforms Relationships) Join the LAND OF THE BOOK channel to get access to weekly video releases over the next year totaling 50+ EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS that feature weekly in-depth Bible Study lessons with John & Bonnie. Plus all the assigned HOLY LAND STUDY RESOURCES, and John's two most loved books--David's Spiritual Secret & Living Hope for the End of Days at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVK6dN-9kLDnQhYBFuES09A/join Follow Discover the Book Ministries to stay up to date: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoverthebook/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discoverthebookministry/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/discoverthebook Purchase resources: E-Books: https://tinyurl.com/y3wbhlxy Here are links to the 52 Greatest Chapters Bible Study Resources we are using: 1. The MacArthur Study Bible I use: https://amzn.to/33vqwsm 2. Grudem Systematic Theology: https://amzn.to/3y1M1iu 3. The Larger Moleskin Notebook I use: https://amzn.to/3biMwLh 4. The Smaller Moleskin Notebook I use: https://amzn.to/33vTNmN “As an Amazon Associate, I earn income to support us in ministry from qualifying purchases.” Donate to the ministry: https://discoverthebook.org/donations/partnership/ PayPal QuickLink: https://paypal.me/JohnandBonnieDTBM?locale.x=en_US For more of Dr. John Barnett's Bible teaching messages go to: https://discoverthebook.org/ https://youtu.be/NuNUajksPtQ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuNUajksPtQ

A SHARED STRUGGLE: What do Paul, Ezra, Hezekiah, Job, Elijah, Moses, Jeremiah, Jonah, and David all share in common with us today? They were all spirit-filled servants of the Lord, and they all struggled with negative emotions. Our question to answer this morning from God's Word is--can believers struggle with emotional problems and still be spirit-filled servants of the Lord? I looked up depression in Webster’s dictionary and found it fascinating: 1. a state of feeling sad; a disorder marked especially by sadness, inactivity, difficulty in thinking and concentration, a significant increase or decrease in appetite and time spent sleeping, feelings of dejection and hopelessness, and sometimes suicidal tendencies. 2. A reduction in activity, amount, quality, or force; a lowering of vitality or functional activity We must be careful to not say that anxiety, depression, discouragement, and other negative emotions are in themselves sinful. This is because we see these same emotions in God’s servants. In Christ, we see an anger that is not sin, deep emotional distress, grief, and anguish all of which were perfectly displayed. In the Garden of Gethsemane, he "began to be very distressed and troubled. And He said to them, 'My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death' “(Mark 14:33-34). Jesus, in coming to earth, took upon himself the form of a human with all its frailties, yet he did not sin. The key is not to call each occurrence of a negative emotion, sin—the key is to not stay there. That is what David explains to us. “The Christian who remains in sadness and depression really breaks a commandment: in some direction or other he mistrusts God—His power, providence, forgiveness” As we open God's Word, look at how these key servants of the Lord all suffered from crippling and sometimes even paralyzing depression. 1. Moses: Numbers 11:14 I am not able to bear all these people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me. 2. Elijah: 1 Kings 19:4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!” 3. Hezekiah: 2 Kings 20:2-3 Then he turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord, saying, 3 “Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. 4. Job: Job 3:11 “Why did I not die at birth? Why did I not perish when I came from the womb? 5. Ezra: Psalm 119:25 My soul clings to the dust; revive me according to Your word. 6. David: Psalm 142:7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise Your name; the righteous shall surround me, for You shall deal bountifully with me.” 7. Jeremiah: Lamentations 1:20 “See, O Lord, that I am in distress; my soul is troubled; my heart is overturned within me, for I have been very rebellious. Outside the sword bereaves, at home, it is like death. 8. Jonah: Jonah 4:8 And it happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. Then he wished death for himself, and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.” 9. Paul: 2 Corinthians 7:5-6 For even when we came into Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were afflicted on every side: conflicts without, fears within. 6 But God, who comforts the depressed, comforted us by the coming of Titus; (NASB) Have God’s servants fared any better than these from the Bible over the past centuries? Let's listen to a few of the best know saints: The great hymn we all love to sing, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God was penned by the great 16th-century reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546)–during his darkest days of depression. It was a testimony to God’s power to lift him out of the prison of his soul, and back to hope and strength. As a devoted pastor, he sought to bring spiritual counsel to struggling souls. His compassion for those souls shines in numerous places, including his sermons, lectures, Bible commentaries, and table talks. Besides observing mental difficulties in others, Luther had a greater reason to affirm their reality--Luther himself endured many periods of depression. COR-24 - Life in the Minor Key (051030AM) Join the LAND OF THE BOOK channel to get access to weekly video releases over the next year totaling 50+ EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS that feature weekly in-depth Bible Study lessons with John & Bonnie. Clips are taken at just one of the places where we are taking our virtual journey through all the Lands of the Bible & Great Museums of the Bible on the Paul's Life & Letters Course. Plus all the assigned HOLY LAND, Paul's Life & Letters Course STUDY RESOURCES, and John's two most loved books--David's Spiritual Secret & Living Hope for the End of Days at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVK6dN-9kLDnQhYBFuES09A/join https://youtu.be/47jMmgQ2bzw ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47jMmgQ2bzw