Lesson Starters
D
Lesson Starters
D
Lesson Starters Beginning with the Letter “D”
DAVID PRAISING
His Determination to praise – “I will praise.” (Ps. 138:1)
The Object of his praise – “Thee.” (Ps. 138:1)
How he praised – “With my whole heart.” (Ps. 138:1)
Where he praised – “Toward Thy holy temple.” (Ps. 138:2)
The Causes of his praise – His loving kindness (Ps.138:2); His truth (Ps. 138:2); Answered prayer (Ps. 138:3)
DISCIPLES, THE MASTER AND HIS
He Called them – “Called...His twelve disciples” (Matt. 10:1)
He Gave them – “Power against unclean spirits” (Matt. 10:1)
He Commanded them – To whom they were to go – “House of Israel” (Matt. 10:6); What they were to preach – “Kingdom of Heaven” (Matt. 10:7); How they were to act – “Provide neither gold...” (Matt. 10:9, 10)
He Cautioned them – “Beware of men” (Matt. 10:17)
He Counseled them – “When they deliver you up...” (Matt. 10:19, 20)
He Cared For them – “The very hairs...are all numbered” (Matt. 10:30)
DANIEL WAS, WHAT
In Daniel 6:
A Praying man – “He kneeled and prayed” (v. 10)
A Praising man – “And gave thanks” (v. 10)
A Persecuted man – “Cast him into the den of lions” (v. 16)
A Protected man – “Hath shut the lions mouths” (v. 22)
A Persistent man – “Thou servest continually” (v. 20)
A Privileged man – “God, whom thou servest” (v. 20)
A Prosperous man – “So this Daniel prospered” (v. 28)
A Preferred man – “This Daniel was preferred” (v. 3)
DELIVERANCE
In Psalm 18:
Its Character – “Great” (v. 50)
Its Cause – “He...delighted in me” (v. 19)
DEUTERONOMY 33, CHARACTERISTICS OF ISRAEL IN
They were Wonderfully Loved (v. 3)
They were Perfectly Saved (v. 29)
They were Divinely Happy (v. 29)
They were Abundantly Supplied (v. 28)
They were Fully Satisfied (v. 23)
They were Completely Victorious (v. 29)
DO, FOUR THINGS WE SHOULD
(In Deuteronomy 30)
That thou mayest:
Love the Lord (v. 20)
Obey the Lord (v. 20)
Cleave to the Lord (v. 20)
Dwell in the land, etc. (v. 20) – The presence, “My presence shall go with thee” (Ex. 33:14); The promise, “I will give you rest” (Ex. 33:14)
DOING, WHAT WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE
“Always bearing about...the dying of the Lord Jesus” (2 Cor. 4:10)
“Always delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake” (2 Cor. 4:11)
“Always confident,” though not yet at home (2 Cor. 5:6)
“Always rejoicing,” though amid sorrow (2 Cor. 6:10)
“Always triumphing,” though amid difficulties (2 Cor. 2:14)
“Always abounding in the work of the Lord” (1 Cor. 15:58)
DESCRIPTION, A TWO-FOLD
The Christian:
a. His character – “Holy” (Heb. 3:1); b. His relationship – “Brethren” (Heb. 3:1); c. His privilege – “Partakers” (Heb. 3:1)
The Christ:
a. The “Apostle” the sent one (Heb. 3:1); b. The “High Priest” worship (Heb. 3:1); c. The; d. “Christ” the anointed (Heb. 3:1); e. The Savior “Jesus” (Heb. 3:1)
DAILY THINGS
Daily Bread – Do you feed on it? (Matt. 6:11)
Daily Cross – Do you carry it? (Luke 9:23)
Daily Preaching – Do you do it? (Acts 5:42)
Daily Dying – Do you believe it? (1 Cor. 15:31)
Daily Exhorting – Do you love it? (Heb. 3:13)
Daily Watching – Do you practice it? (Prov. 8:34)
DAVID DID, TWO THINGS
“Going and growing” (2 Sam. 5:10, margin) – “Went on”; “Grew great”
DONE, WHAT HAVE I
Forgotten Him – “My people...Me” (Jer. 2:32)
Forsaken Him – “They have forsaken Me” (Jer. 2:13)
Sinned against Him – “No man...wickedness” (Jer. 8:6)
Backslidden from Him – “A perpetual backsliding” (Jer. 8:5)
Not Worshipped Him – “The sun...worshipped” (Jer. 8:2)
DEAD, RAISED FROM THE
An only Son (Luke 7:12)
An only Daughter (Luke 8:42)
An only Brother (John 11:43)
DEATH AND THE LORD'S COMING
Death is the penalty for sin – The Lord’s coming is deliverance from sin
Death is painful – The Lord’s coming is delightful
Death is looking down and weeping – The Lord’s coming is looking up and rejoicing
Death is separation – The Lord’s coming is a glad reunion
Death is our greatest foe – The Coming one is our dearest friend
In death we go to be with Him – In the Lord’s coming He will take us
DELUGE, THE (In Genesis)
A solemn charge – “God saw...continually” (6:5)
A blessed refuge – “Make thee an ark” (6:14)
A glorious invitation – “Come thou...ark” (7:1)
A terrible warning – “The end...earth” (6:13)
DAVID'S FALL
2 Samuel 12:5
The Ignorance he manifested – “The man...die” (v. 5)
The Conviction he experienced – “Thou...man” (v. 7)
The Iniquity he confessed – “I have...Lord” (v. 13)
The Humility he showed – “Lay...earth” (v. 16)
The Forgiveness he realized – “The Lord...sin” (v. 13)
The Worship he enjoyed – “Came...worshipped” (v. 20)
DAVID'S DELIVERANCE
In Psalm 40:1, 2, 3
His Distress – “He heard my cry”
His Attitude – “I waited patiently”
His Deliverer – “He brought me up,” etc.
His Joy – “A new song in my mouth”
DONE, THREE THINGS TO BE
In 1 Corinthians 9:24
A Work to be done – “They which run,” etc.
A Race to be run – “So run”
A Crown to be won – “A crown...incorruptible”
DIVINE NECESSITIES - SIX GROUPS (THREE IN EACH GROUP)
Group One:
a. We must needs die – Condemnation (2 Sam. 14:14); b. He that cometh to God must believe that He is – Homologation (Heb. 11:6); c. Ye must be born again – Regeneration (John 3:7)
Group Two:
a. The Son of Man must be lifted up – Propitiation (John 3:14); b. He must rise again – Justification (John 20:9); c. What is written must be accomplished – Corroboration (Luke 22:37)
Group Three:
a. The Gospel must first be published among all nations – Evangelization (Mark 13;10); b. There is no other name whereby we must be saved – Salvation (Acts 4:12); c. When the heaven must receive – Approbation (Acts 3:21)
Group Four:
a. He must increase – Appreciation (of Christ) – (John 3:30); b. But I must decrease – Depreciation (of self) – (John 3:30); c. God is a Spirit, and they that worship Him must worship him in spirit and in truth – Adoration (John 4:24)
Group Five:
a. I must work the works of Him that sent me – Consummation (John 9:4); b. Them also I must bring – Unification (John 10:16); c. For He must reign until – Domination (1 Cor. 15:25)
Group Six:
a. We must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God – Tribulation (Acts 14:24); b. We must all appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ – Manifestation (2 Cor. 5:10); c. This corruptible must put on incorruptibility – Glorification (1 Cor. 15:53)
DOORS, FIVE OPEN
Restored Communion (2 Chr. 29:3)
Deliverance (Acts 5:19)
Surrender (Rev. 3:20)
Service (1 Cor. 16:9)
Opportunity (Rev. 3:8)
DOORS, FIVE SHUT
Safety (Gen. 7:16)
Communion (Matt. 6:6)
Faith (1 Kings 4:5-33)
Self-sufficiency (Rev. 3:20)
Separation (Matt. 25:10)
DAYS, TWO REMARKABLE
The darkest day in Israel’s history: “There was no King in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes” (last verse of Judges)
The brightest day in the church’s history: “Neither said any of them that ought be possessed was his own; but they had all things common” (Acts 4:30-35)
DIVINE NECESSITIES
Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish (Luke 13:3)
Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God (John 3:3)
Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the Kingdom of heaven (Matt. 18:3)
DISCIPLESHIP, SEVEN MARKS OF (In Romans)
To be very happy (4:7, 8)
To have peace with God (5:1)
To joy in God (5:11)
To be ashamed of the past (6:21)
To delight in God’s Word (7:22)
To have an inward conflict (8:13)
To pray in Spirit (8:15)
DIVINELY GUIDED
With His eye (Ps. 32:8)
With His counsel (Ps. 73:24)
With His strength (Ex. 15:13)
With His skillful hands (Ps. 78:72)
In judgment (Ps. 25:9)
Into all truth (John 16:3)
Continually (Ps. 58:11)
DISCIPLESHIP, SEVEN MARKS OF
Included in the word, “Obedience” (John 8:31):
Love (John 13:34, 35)
Lowliness (Matt. 10:24, 25; 11:29, 30)
Denial of self (Luke 9:23)
Taking up thee cross – act, daily, continuance (Luke 9:23)
Following Christ (Luke 14:27)
Loving service and hospitality (Matt. 10:42; 25:40; Heb. 6:10)
Fruit-bearing (John 15:8)
DAVID AND MEPHIBOSHETH
Mephibosheth had wrong thoughts of the rightful King (2 Sam. 4:4):
a.See Adam hiding behind the trees of the garden (Gen. 3); b. The unfaithful servant (Matt. 25:44)
Mephibosheth was sought and saved by a gracious King (2 Sam. 9:1-5):
a. See God seeking Adam (Gen. 3); b. The Shepherd seeking the lost sheep (Luke 15)
Mephibosheth dwelt with a powerful King (2 Sam. 9:13):
a. Result – He had peace with the King, and was satisfied by the King
Mephibosheth suffered with a rejected King (2 Sam. 16:1-4):
a. Compare Philippians 1:28; Matthew 5:10-12; Romans 8:17
Mephibosheth was faithful to an absent King (2 Sam. 19:24-30):
a. Compare Luke 12:37; 1 John 2:28
Mephibosheth secured by a faithful King (2 Sam. 21:7):
a. Compare John 10:28; Jude 1:24; 1 John 4:17; Hebrews 13:20
DEAD, HOW TO RAISE THE
In the picture of the raising of the Shunammites’s son we have the qualifications of the worker (1 Kings 4):
Witness – A young man and a donkey (v. 22)
Zeal – Drive and go forward, slack not
Faith – The brokenhearted husband, indifferent, child dead – it is well (v. 26)
Prayer – He went in, shut the door, prayed to the Lord (v. 33)
Adaptation – Man and child made to fit, mouth upon mouth, eyes upon eyes, hands upon hands (v. 34)
Patience – Walked to and fro, sneezed seven times, wailed (v. 35)
Victory – Opened his eyes. Take us thy son (vv. 35, 36)
DAVID'S MIGHTY MEN
Their moral characteristics:
a. Attracted by David (1 Sam. 16:12, 13); b. Separated unto David (1 Chron. 12:8); c. Loyal servants of David – “to turn the kingdom of Saul to him” (1 Chron. 12:23); d. Wholly devoted to David – “they were not of double heart” (1 Chron. 12:33)
Three characteristics of their service:
a. United in service – “they could keep rank” (1 Chron. 12:33); b. Expert in service – “they could use both hands” (1 Chron. 12:2); c. Intelligent in service – “they had understanding” (1 Chron. 12:32)
DOXOLOGIES IN REVELATION
Twofold (1:6)
Threefold (4:9-11)
Fourfold (5:13)
Sevenfold (7:12)
DIVINE MILESTONES
Submission (Acts 9:6)
Remission (Acts 10:43)
Admission (Heb. 10:19)
Transmission (2 Tim. 2:2)
Commission (Mark 16:15)
Permission (1 Cor. 7:6)
Omission (Matt. 23:23)
DOXOLOGY AND ITS MOTIVES, A THREEFOLD
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Pet. 1:3; Eph. 1:3; 2 Cor. 1:3, R.V.) who:
Hath begotten us – regeneration
Hath blessed us – beautification
Comforteth us – consolation
Foundation – the resurrection of Christ
Source – our election in Christ
Purpose – sympathy with others, by Christ (v. 5)
DISTRESS, SCENES OF
Which happened aforetime for our instruction:
Moses with Israel (Num. 11:15)
Elijah with Jezebel (1 Kings 19:4)
Job with Satan (Job 3:3)
David with Saul (1 Sam. 27:1)
Jeremiah with Judah (Jer. 20:14)
Paul with the Gentiles (2 Cor. 1:8)
Christ in Gethsemane (Mark 14:34)
DAVID "GIVING INSTRUCTION"
In Psalm 32 (margin) speaks of:
Decline – “My bones waxed old” (v. 3)
Discipline – “thy hand was heavy upon me” (v. 4)
Decision – “I will confess my transgression” (v. 5)
Deliverance – “In a time when Thou mayest be found” (v. 6)
Dependence – “Thou art my hiding-place” (v. 7)
DAYS, THREE
Death – unknown (Gen. 27:2)
Salvation – now (2 Cor. 6:2)
Judgment – appointed (Acts 26:28)
DELIVERANCE, THREEFOLD
(In Mark 5)
Deliverance from demons (vv. 1-20):
Sin utterly shameless
No outward chain could bind him
Deliverance must come from inside
Legalism cannot save
Deliverance from disease (vv. 25-34):
The touch of faith brought deliverance immediately (vv. 27-29)
Deliverance from death (vv. 22-24; 35-43):
Contact with Christ means life
DAVID, THINE ARE WE
1 Chronicles indicates:
Decision of heart – “Thine are we”; Creation and Redemption urge us to like surrender
Definite choice of sides – “On thy side”; Two sides then; two today; no compromise; Do not only enjoy the grapes brought home by Caleb and Joshua; go and gather some for yourself
Deliberate adhesion to David – “Thou son of Jesse” – “Who is on the Lord’s side?”
DIFFERENCE, NO DIFFERENCE AND YET A
No difference declared (Rom. 3:23)
A great difference made (Ex. 8:23)
A vast difference seen (Ex. 11:7)
DRIFTING IN HEBREWS 2, THE PERIL OF
Need of the appeal – “The more earnest need” (v. 1)
Basis of the appeal – “Therefore” (v. 1)
Urgency of the appeal – “We ought” (v. 1)
Solemnity of the appeal – “Lest haply we drift” (v. 1)
Reason of the appeal – “Through the Lord” (v. 3)
Justification of the appeal – “If we neglect” (v. 3)
Conclusion of the appeal – “How shall we escape” (v. 3)
“Escape is impossible”
"DO" - A LITTLE WORD WITH GREAT ISSUES
What must I do to be saved? (Acts 2:38; 16:30) One of the most momentous questions ever asked.
Some of the wisest counsel ever given (John 2:6)
One of the noblest acts ever witnessed (2 Sam. 15:15)
Two of the greatest promises ever given (Rev. 22:14)
DAVID - A PATTERN FOR BOYS
In 1 Samuel:
Humble occupation (17:15)
Slender resources (19:40)
Trusted (17:32)
Brave (17:45)
In secret, victorious (17:35)
DELIVERANCE, HOW HE GOT
In Mark 10:
He was in darkness (v. 46)
He was in destitution (v. 46)
He was drawn to Jesus (v. 50)
He got deliverance (v. 52)
He manifested devotedness (v. 52)
DISCIPLESHIP IN THE PSALMS, TRUE
Lead me in Thy righteousness (5:8)
Lead me in Thy truth and teach me (25:5)
Lead me in a plain path (27:11)
Lead me for Thy Name’s sake (31:3)
Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I (61:2)
Lead me in the way everlasting (139:24)
Lead me into the land of uprightness (143:10)
DEATH - RESURRECTION - GLORY
In John 12 we have Christ as the:
Suffering One – “Corn of wheat...die” (v. 24)
Exalted One – “It bringeth forth much fruit” (v. 24)
Humble One – “He that hateth his life” (v. 25)
Ruling One – “If any man serve Me” (v. 26)
Coming One – “Him will My Father honor” (v. 26)
Obedient One – “For this cause came I unto this hour” (v. 28)
DANGER SIGNALS, SEVEN
Beware of forgetting God (Deut. 6:10-12)
Beware of the unequal yoke (2 Cor. 6:14)
Beware of man’s approval (2 Tim. 2:15)
Beware of secular mixture (Col. 2:8)
Beware of conceit (Rom. 12:16)
Beware of the “many thing” (Luke 10:41, 42)
Beware of the error of the wicked (2 Pet. 3:17, 18)
DIVINE CHARTER, A
Everlasting Covenant made (2 Sam. 23:5)
Assured of God’s Everlasting love (Jer. 31:3)
Embraced in the Everlasting arms (Deut. 33:27)
Saved from the Everlasting burnings (Is. 33:14)
Having instead an Everlasting righteousness (Dan. 9:24)
And crowned with Everlasting joy (Is. 51:11)
By the Everlasting God (Is. 40:28)
DAVID'S THREEFOLD ATTITUDE
Lying before the Lord as a Penitent (2 Sam. 12:16)
Sitting before the Lord as a Worshipper (2 Sam. 7:18)
Standing before the Lord as a Servant (1 Chron. 28:2)
DANIEL 6, SIX THINGS IN
What Daniel was and did:
Preferred (v. 3)
Persecuted (v. 4)
Prayed (vv. 10, 11)
Praised (v. 10)
Preserved (v. 22)
Prospered (v. 28)
DAVID'S PSALM OF PRAISE (Psalm 145)
What God is:
a. Great (v. 3); b. Glorious (v. 5); c. Gracious (v. 8); d. Good (v. 9); e. Righteous (v. 17); f. Holy (v. 17); g. Nigh unto, & etc. (v. 18)
What He does:
a. Upholdeth (v. 14); b. Giveth (v. 15); c. Satisfieth (v. 16); d. Fulfilleth (v. 19); e. Heareth (v. 19); f. Saveth (v. 19); g. Preserveth (v. 20)
DOCTRINE, THREE FORMS OF (In Revelation)
Corruption by sacrifice – the doctrine of Balaam (3:17)
Corruption by authority – the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes (2:15)
Corruption by influence – the doctrine of Jezebel (2:20)
DISCIPLINE, THREE STAGES IN
Purge out (1 Cor. 5:7)
Come out (2 Cor. 6:17)
Spue out (Rev. 3:16)
DISCIPLESHIP, THE MARK OF
The Lord Jesus says:
a. Whosoever doth not bear cross, and come after Me, cannot be My disciple (Luke 14:27); b. He that taketh not his cross, and followeth after Me, is not worthy of Me (Matt. 10:38); c. If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross, and follow Me (Matt. 16:24).; d. Whoever will come after Me, let him deny himself (Luke 9:23); e. Whosoever will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me (Luke 8:34)
Paul says:
a. God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom [whereby, margin] the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world (Gal. 6:14); b. From henceforth...I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus (Gal. 6:17); c. We are...always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh (2 Cor. 4:10, 11)
DELIVERER, OUR GREAT
2 Corinthians 1:10
Yesterday – Those who have believed and obeyed the Lord Jesus can say, “Who delivered us from so great a death.”
Today – Trusting and obeying Him day by day can add, “And doth deliver.”
Forever – Then looking forward to the future can say again, “In who we trust that He will yet deliver us”; In the past He hath delivered, in the present He doth deliver, in the future He will deliver us.
What a wonderful deliverance!
DAVID A PATTERN MAN
1 Samuel 18:
The accepted man (v. 5)
The persecuted man (v. 11)
The wise man (v. 14)
The loved man (v. 16)
The humble man (v. 18)
The valiant man (v. 27)
The precious man (v. 30, margin)
DISPENSATIONAL REIGNS
From Adam to Moses – death reigned
From Moses to Christ – law reigned
From Christ to Second Coming – grace reigns
Throughout eternity with God – righteousness will dwell
DOCTRINE IN 1 TIMOTHY, THE
Teach no other doctrine (1:3)
Things contrary to doctrine (1:10)
Nourished up in good doctrine (4:6)
Give attendance to doctrine (4:13)
Take heed unto the doctrine (4:16)
Labor in the doctrine (5:17)
Doctrine according to godliness (6:3)
In 4:1 we have doctrines of devils – let us give them a wide birth
DISCIPLESHIP, SEVEN PROOFS OF
Leaving kindred (Luke 14:25)
Hating his own life (Luke 14:26)
Bearing the cross (Luke 14:27)
Forsaking possessions (Luke 14:33)
Continuing in Christ’s Word (John 8:31)
Love one another (John 13:33)
Fruitbearing (John 15:8)
DEAD RISE NOT, IF THE
Seven terrible calamities in I Corinthians 15:
Christ is not raised (v. 13)
We are yet in our sins (v. 17)
Our faith is vain (v. 14)
Our preaching is vain (v. 14)
We are false witnesses (v. 15)
They who have fallen asleep have perished (v. 18)
We are of all men most miserable (v. 19)
DIOTROPHES (In 3 John)
What we loved – “To have the pre-eminence” (v. 9)
What he spake – “Malicious words” (v. 10)
What he did – Rejected true brethren in Christ, Forbade others to receive them, Cast out those that would (v. 10)
What made him act thus – He had ”not seen God,” i.e., was out of fellowship with Him (v. 11)
What he deserved – Rebuke by the apostle (v. 10)
What we may learn – To “follow not that which is evil” (v. 11)
A Great Contrast: Demetrius had “good report of all men” (v. 12), even of the apostle
DIVINE HELPER, THE
“The Lord is my helper” (Heb. 13:6):
Past Helper – “Thou hast been my help” (Ps. 63:7)
Present Helper – “A very present help in trouble” (Ps. 46:1)
Powerful Helper – “I have laid help upon One that is mighty” (Ps. 89:19)
Protecting Helper – “The Lord God will help me” (Is. 50:7, 9)
Precious Helper – “I will help thee” (Is. 41:10, 13, 14)
Providing Helper – “The Helper of the Fatherless” (Ps. 10:14)
Perpetual Helper – “The God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help” (Deut. 33:26)
DEATH CHAPTER, THE GREAT
Hebrews 2:
The power of death (v. 14)
The fear of death (v. 15)
The taste of death (v. 9)
The medium of death (v. 15)
The suffering of death (v. 9)
The power of death was Satan’s. Thee taste and suffering of death were Christ’s. Through the medium of death Christ destroyed not only death itself, but also him who had power of death.
DARKNESS, DEVELOPMENT OF
Great darkness (Matt. 6:23)
Outer darkness (Matt. 8:12)
Works of darkness (Eph. 5:11)
Power of darkness (Luke 22:53)
Rulers of darkness (Eph. 6:12)
Mist of darkness (2 Pet. 2:17)
Blackness of darkness (Jude 13)
DEBTS, SEVEN
Debt of Guilt (Luke 7:41)
Debt of Grace (Rom. 8:12)
Debt of Peace (Ps. 29:2)
Debt of Love (Rom. 13:8)
Debt of Compassion (Rom. 15:1)
Debt of Fellowship (Rom. 15:27)
Debt of Testimony (Rom. 1:14)
