Online Bible Institute | Melinda Minter | Activity https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/members/melindaminter/activity/ Activity feed for Melinda Minter. Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:09:50 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=3.3.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 0433ee3235d6ab6a5d210f10fe7e5226 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84593/#acomment-84699 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:07:57 -0400 @andrewcooper 💜

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Lesson 2 dives into what intercessory prayer is. How if done through the Holy Spirit, you can effectively help people all over the world as well as in your home. In John 17, […]

]]> 87a3ff481124c91f000c6f8e7938536a Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84593/#acomment-84698 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:07:48 -0400 @matohdilan 💜

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Lesson 2 dives into what intercessory prayer is. How if done through the Holy Spirit, you can effectively help people all over the world as well as in your home. In John 17, […]

]]> 19ce99c04c833e261dc63e63066f9ec9 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84618/#acomment-84697 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:07:19 -0400 @robertonina 💜

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Lesson 3 describes spiritual resources we have to use for intercessory prayer. I feel like I say this in every post, but I never thought of these as resources for prayer, but […]

]]> 26927c07aac959b4c63328dea2d911cd Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84618/#acomment-84696 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:06:58 -0400 @andrewcooper 💜

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Lesson 3 describes spiritual resources we have to use for intercessory prayer. I feel like I say this in every post, but I never thought of these as resources for prayer, but […]

]]> 3fd4083edd2f1627022ecd1d8f6947af Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84618/#acomment-84695 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:06:33 -0400 @mel 💜

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Lesson 3 describes spiritual resources we have to use for intercessory prayer. I feel like I say this in every post, but I never thought of these as resources for prayer, but […]

]]> 9891ef2936aab09069685239adf5ebc0 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84618/#acomment-84694 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:06:08 -0400 @dominic-sinogo 💜

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Lesson 3 describes spiritual resources we have to use for intercessory prayer. I feel like I say this in every post, but I never thought of these as resources for prayer, but […]

]]> 205bacd226c108c8f49cf418a9666fce Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84612/#acomment-84621 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:38:33 -0400 I agree with you and Matoh, God’s hesed has never ended. I am so grateful that no matter how far I have fallen, that God still chooses a relation with me anyway.

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God’s response to human failure in the Garden of Eden reveals His compassionate and loving nature. Rather than focusing solely on the loss of paradise, the story highlights an opportunity […]

]]> 9e87fcc912a68a3a9ab39513a30372e3 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84616/#acomment-84620 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:36:09 -0400 I enjoyed reading your summary. The OT is my favorite.

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chapter 32: Obadiah.

The book of Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament, containing only one chapter. Its main message is God’s judgment against the nation of […]

]]> 284375ded5b54cadf6fb372652f8e5ee Melinda Minter posted an update: Lesson 3 describes spiritual resources we have to use […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84618/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:34:24 -0400 Lesson 3 describes spiritual resources we have to use for intercessory prayer. I feel like I say this in every post, but I never thought of these as resources for prayer, but the lesson teaches we have the authority through the name of Jesus and the power through the Holy Spirit. We have to power to bind and loose things in prayer. It is…

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]]> 8 eb8fb2edfe8ec234651e6e676cdadfc2 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84583/#acomment-84617 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:21:51 -0400 @matohdilan 💜

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Lesson 1 was an introduction to prayer. I’ve always struggled with how we are to pray and not make it seem like I’m either reciting something, asking too much, not praising […]

]]> 5b5cb8c80e6b9af3d986884e6faab398 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84580/#acomment-84607 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:38:50 -0400 @fabianhernandez You really should!

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Lesson 21 is my final lesson in this course. I have enjoyed this course more than I thought I would. I didn’t expect to learn so much and kinda thought it would be boring. In […]

]]> f6e637806bf9f92b4e0ecdc42bc911f3 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84557/#acomment-84605 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:34:28 -0400 @mbulitanko Exactly!!!

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Lesson 20 covered the prophesy books and how to read them. I’ve always shied away from end-time prophesy because it always seemed to me that everyone that studied it was trying […]

]]> 6b89f125aa84af44b6d0c603eb3e2f6d Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84583/#acomment-84604 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:33:49 -0400 @fabianhernandez Thank you Fabian!

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Lesson 1 was an introduction to prayer. I’ve always struggled with how we are to pray and not make it seem like I’m either reciting something, asking too much, not praising […]

]]> 1e5139fca554f398c8dfd306bd129074 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84583/#acomment-84597 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:13:34 -0400 @robertonina 💜

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Lesson 1 was an introduction to prayer. I’ve always struggled with how we are to pray and not make it seem like I’m either reciting something, asking too much, not praising […]

]]> 5a2fc7ce71a2092c7dde0b5afa727c2e Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84583/#acomment-84596 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:13:24 -0400 @mbulitanko 💜

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Lesson 1 was an introduction to prayer. I’ve always struggled with how we are to pray and not make it seem like I’m either reciting something, asking too much, not praising […]

]]> 6d241d555cb00fd0e12b01edac73cbd0 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84580/#acomment-84595 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:12:43 -0400 @robertonina 💜

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Lesson 21 is my final lesson in this course. I have enjoyed this course more than I thought I would. I didn’t expect to learn so much and kinda thought it would be boring. In […]

]]> 5b1e086823ebb45744d6fb78f58c2604 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84580/#acomment-84594 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:12:26 -0400 @mbulitanko 💜

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Lesson 21 is my final lesson in this course. I have enjoyed this course more than I thought I would. I didn’t expect to learn so much and kinda thought it would be boring. In […]

]]> 9f82b86ad2c0dc17dd9c50039e570ecd Melinda Minter posted an update: Lesson 2 dives into what intercessory prayer is. How if […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84593/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:11:47 -0400 Lesson 2 dives into what intercessory prayer is. How if done through the Holy Spirit, you can effectively help people all over the world as well as in your home. In John 17, Jesus prays the most beautiful intercessory prayer for His disciples, current and future. I had never paid attention to the fact that that is exactly what he was…

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]]> 4 0bf8b4f7ce648a4a7611959adf1f9863 Melinda Minter posted an update: Lesson 1 was an introduction to prayer. I've […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84583/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:35:55 -0400 Lesson 1 was an introduction to prayer. I’ve always struggled with how we are to pray and not make it seem like I’m either reciting something, asking too much, not praising or thanking enough, ingenuine. I think I try too hard to do it “right” that I completely miss that it is just a conversation between God and myself. Yes, I need to praise…

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]]> 8 7526177d97232dd1e3a98f334ac5bd62 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84557/#acomment-84582 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:28:43 -0400 @Pieter 💜

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Lesson 20 covered the prophesy books and how to read them. I’ve always shied away from end-time prophesy because it always seemed to me that everyone that studied it was trying […]

]]> fac1c5b230b6e2561de466c5246d38a7 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84557/#acomment-84581 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:28:30 -0400 @dimitrioszois 💜

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Lesson 20 covered the prophesy books and how to read them. I’ve always shied away from end-time prophesy because it always seemed to me that everyone that studied it was trying […]

]]> 1c7c52e745fe222071a35e3c2d8ae6d4 Melinda Minter posted an update: Lesson 21 is my final lesson in this course. I have […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84580/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:27:47 -0400 Lesson 21 is my final lesson in this course. I have enjoyed this course more than I thought I would. I didn’t expect to learn so much and kinda thought it would be boring. In this last lesson I learned about typology. I did my “for further study” on the “pattern” type. My subject was barren women who birth important people, for example,…

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]]> 6 1520d76ac66df90f728db3b3c694c54c Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84540/#acomment-84561 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:53:05 -0400 Thank you for breaking it down into the two types of fruit. I have never heard it put like that before.

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Course The Ministry of the Holy Spirit

Chapter 11 The Fruit of the Spirit

The fruit of the Spirit refers to the nature of the spirit revealed in the life of the believer. There […]

]]> 0b8d865e7786dd976f5ab49d99e4ef86 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84541/#acomment-84560 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:51:47 -0400 I have never looked at it as the works of the flesh are at war with the fruit of the spirit. Thank you for that.

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Course The Ministry of the Holy Spirit

Chapter 12 The Works of the Flesh

Works of the flesh are characteristics of the sinful nature of man caused by lust. The works of the flesh […]

]]> a5ad3c1aba5dcd9e502fa4fec5fa2fc0 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84543/#acomment-84559 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:50:49 -0400 When you think of jail and prison ministry, a lot of people forget or don’t think that also includes the families.

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Jail and Prison Miniatry

Lesson 7

This chapter explored ways that tou can miniater to an inmates family. A lot of great suggestions were to be found. You could provide transportation sp […]

]]> ebebf2a1504931885694a36abc279b33 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84544/#acomment-84558 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:50:01 -0400 This would be so hard. I would almost want to beg an plead for them to know Jesus.

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Jail and prison ministry

Lesson 8

Bis chapter was interesting because it discussed ministering to death row inmates. Im sure this must be the hardest part of prison ministry, but […]

]]> 4f48140e1a306448035e4607da592004 Melinda Minter posted an update: Lesson 20 covered the prophesy books and how to read […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84557/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:39:16 -0400 Lesson 20 covered the prophesy books and how to read them. I’ve always shied away from end-time prophesy because it always seemed to me that everyone that studied it was trying to predict when it would happen and we are told in the Bible that only the Father knows and Jesus will come like a thief in the night. But after doing this lesson,…

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]]> 6 6c4f7a13f5d4a35e8055e3d0022e1690 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84507/#acomment-84556 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:31:26 -0400 @jeremyrockstroh 💜

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Lesson 19 is on poetry in the Bible. There are actually more books of the Bible that are considered poetry that I thought. Like Job, who knew that was poetry?!?! The poetry in […]

]]> 94cc795308ecd747749c865d0ea5841d Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84496/#acomment-84509 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:24:01 -0400 So good. Thank you for taking the time to share all of this. Fascinating what we can find when we read the Bible the way it was meant to be read.

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Session 8 stood out to me because it showed how even one of the most difficult passages in the Bible can become clearer when it is studied in its literary and biblical context. […]

]]> 4bc20d0e8a10705666f52fe4db9667ed Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84499/#acomment-84508 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:22:03 -0400 This part of Genesis fascinates me. That you for your summary.

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The serpent’s misquotation and the debate over God’s command play a role in the narrative’s exploration of trust and interpretation. In Genesis chapter three shifts the conversation to […]

]]> d0b1fd5b356c589579b6e2b8f6ed0558 Melinda Minter posted an update: Lesson 19 is on poetry in the Bible. There are actually […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84507/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:14:36 -0400 Lesson 19 is on poetry in the Bible. There are actually more books of the Bible that are considered poetry that I thought. Like Job, who knew that was poetry?!?! The poetry in the Bible is written in parallel forms. 1. Synonymous parallelism: the second line of the poem repeats the thought of the first line. 2. Antithetic parallelism: the…

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]]> 2 09f7fdc01a3a6f02978b53f764e55a37 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84081/#acomment-84506 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:58:03 -0400 @shawntajacobs You are welcome!! I really enjoyed it and will probably do more.

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Lesson 17 shows you how to do a biographical Bible study. I really enjoyed this one as I chose John the Baptist to do my study on. A biographical study is exactly what you […]

]]> 6b7980b12df7ab856b24400d01743474 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84085/#acomment-84505 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:56:48 -0400 @mel 💜

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Lesson 18 is the theological method of Bible study. The theological method focuses on basic doctrines (collective teachings) of theology (things pertaining to God). There are […]

]]> 7f1ac7f35df42f2668e508e8d3fc0f2a Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84081/#acomment-84504 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:56:10 -0400 @jeffjacinto 💜

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Lesson 17 shows you how to do a biographical Bible study. I really enjoyed this one as I chose John the Baptist to do my study on. A biographical study is exactly what you […]

]]> ec15d71bb5f51103ed3b682b5532c94c Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84081/#acomment-84503 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:55:54 -0400 @mel I really enjoyed it.

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Lesson 17 shows you how to do a biographical Bible study. I really enjoyed this one as I chose John the Baptist to do my study on. A biographical study is exactly what you […]

]]> 54e7036d91cf98dd11e63fb654a4d218 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83787/#acomment-84086 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 03:15:57 -0400 @sifisomdluli 💜

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Lesson 16 explains how to do a topical Bible study. You chose any topic you may not understand, just curious about, or something you want to be able to explain to someone […]

]]> bd72788630b4ab2d3c48cefa0ea73144 Melinda Minter posted an update: Lesson 18 is the theological method of Bible study. […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84085/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 03:13:57 -0400 Lesson 18 is the theological method of Bible study. The theological method focuses on basic doctrines
(collective teachings) of theology (things pertaining to God). There are 11 theological doctrines and we are to choose one to focus on. You choose the doctrine you want to study, define it, then choose the portion of the Bible you want to focus…

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]]> 2 97a1c885936647d6e7d4e01b2c039c1d Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84071/#acomment-84084 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 03:07:08 -0400 I’ve never looked at loosing in that way. Thank you for sharing this.

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Spiritual Resources For Intercession

Spiritual resources for intercession have been a part of my upbringing because I have heard certain prayers and sayings used throughout […]

]]> b5204dc0f070c3360338926d681a1893 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84069/#acomment-84083 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 03:05:56 -0400 Intercessory prayer is beautiful and one of the most intimate ways to help someone in need.

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Intercessor Prayer

Intercessory prayer is a wonderful expression of love. To plead on behalf of someone else requires a person to have an intimate relationship with god and […]

]]> 91d6f1b6aeb9ec532be33fa8cea37085 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84078/#acomment-84082 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 03:03:02 -0400 Reading the Bible definitely shows you more of God and who He is and was. Just the thought of getting to spend eternity in Heaven where I get to worship Him all the time, makes me so excited.

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God really opened my ears while reading through this chapter. Reading through it made me realize that the Bible is so intricate and so thoughtful, and so is God. He is […]

]]> 67a76c9aa58c66dcf8477e1055c43016 Melinda Minter posted an update: Lesson 17 shows you how to do a biographical Bible study. […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/84081/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:59:57 -0400 Lesson 17 shows you how to do a biographical Bible study. I really enjoyed this one as I chose John the Baptist to do my study on. A biographical study is exactly what you would think it is; you find all the passages and scriptures in the Bible that speak of the person and their life, you chose. Then you document from birth – death as well as…

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]]> 6 1578e5cba9d406b103029d4255f19910 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83783/#acomment-83789 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:45 -0400 Good summation. Genesis is my favorite book of the Bible.

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Chapters 12-50 of Genesis unpacks a ton of information. I learned about Jacob and his descendants becoming the 12 tribes of Israel. I learned that circumcision is actually a sign […]

]]> 8644295862259bf85217e78a3620ee01 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83786/#acomment-83788 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:57:44 -0400 Thank you for the reminder that everything should be done through the power of the Holy Spirit and not to lean only on our own knowledge.

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In this lesson, Chuck Smith cautions against turning biblical counseling into a mechanical, formulaic process. While searching Scripture for answers is important , simply listing […]

]]> 957348350d82d33ba8f897a9bafe26dc Melinda Minter posted an update: Lesson 16 explains how to do a topical Bible study. […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83787/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:55:37 -0400 Lesson 16 explains how to do a topical Bible study. You chose any topic you may not understand, just curious about, or something you want to be able to explain to someone else. After you have chosen your topic, you will then decide if you want to look in certain books or in the entire Bible. Once you find these, read your selected passages.…

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]]> 2 906005f4c61a25515de11df61c53e0f9 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83240/#acomment-83339 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:39:27 -0400 I am just now finding anything out about Calvinism vs Arminianism and then you post this. Thank you for your insight.

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TULIP,which means Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, and Perseverance of the Saints,is not the complete picture of salvation because it […]

]]> e7f7932245be34f54769551deafe0bfe Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83297/#acomment-83332 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:58:28 -0400 @andrewcooper 💜

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Lesson 14 continues with the progression on how to study the Bible. It teaches how to do a verse study. It builds off the previous lessons on book, chapter and paragraph […]

]]> 350622907ade9308b63288a9201c37da Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83297/#acomment-83330 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:57:47 -0400 @robertonina 💜

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Lesson 14 continues with the progression on how to study the Bible. It teaches how to do a verse study. It builds off the previous lessons on book, chapter and paragraph […]

]]> 9ddaef8892d9b57b5bd17e30ded887ee Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83284/#acomment-83300 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:53:00 -0400 YES!!!!

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Ministry of The Holy Spirit

Chapter-7

Every believer has been given a special gift by the Lord. although

these gifts are different for every believer, they all still work together […]

]]> 536049187f991fe30201211b81d9b357 Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83288/#acomment-83299 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:52:02 -0400 Love this…every prophet, priest and king points to Jesus!!!

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History of Redemption

Lesson 6 :Prophets, Priests and Kings

1. Prophets: Unity Through the Word

Samuel’s Impact: Born of his mother Hannah’s prayers, Samuel became the […]

]]> b6ead66b38d01b23e184dae5d302437d Melinda Minter posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/83296/#acomment-83298 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:49:56 -0400 Love this! Very good summary and interesting food for thought.

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The phrase tohu va-vohu, meaning “wild and waste,” powerfully captures the chaotic pre-creation state in Genesis 1. Jeremiah’s use of these words in Jeremiah 4:23 reverses the creative […]

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