P. Ron Ward

• Chicago UBF > Gospel and Acts > Mark 4:1-20

  Seed Sown on Good Soil / Mark 4:1-20

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • Feb 17, 2021
  • 4957 reads

  Key Verse: 4:20, “Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop–some thirty, some sixty, some a...

• Chicago UBF > Gospel and Acts > Mark 2:18-28

  New Wine into New Wineskins / Mark 2:18-28

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • Jan 31, 2021
  • 6091 reads

  Key Verse: 2:22c, “No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.” In the previous passage Jesus demonstrated his authority on earth to forgive sins...

• Chicago UBF > Gospel and Acts > Mark 1:16-39

  So I can Preach There also / Mark 1:16-39

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • Jan 10, 2021
  • 4629 reads

  Key Verse: 1:38, “Jesus replied, ‘Let us go somewhere else–to the nearby villages–so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.’”...

• Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Hebrews 12:1-13

  (New Year) Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus / Hebrews 12:1-13

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • Dec 30, 2020
  • 7513 reads

  Hebrews 12:1-3 Key Verses: 12:2a, “…fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” When we began 2020, we had bright hopes...

• Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > James 4:13-5:11

  Be Patient until the Lord’s Coming / James 4:13-5:11

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • Nov 08, 2020
  • 3753 reads

  Key Verse: 5:7, “Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its...

• Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > James 2:14-26

  Faith and Actions Working Together / James 2:14-26

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • Oct 18, 2020
  • 13096 reads

  Key Verse: 2:22, “You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.”...

• Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > James 1:1-16

  Overcoming Trials and Temptations / James 1:1-18

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • Sep 30, 2020
  • 9494 reads

  Key Verse: 1:5, “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will...

• Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > 2 John 1:1-13

  Walking in Truth and Love / 2 John 1:1-13

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • Aug 16, 2020
  • 7769 reads

  Key Verse: 1:4, “It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded...

• Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > 1 John 3:11-24

  Jesus Christ Laid Down His Life for Us / 1 John 3:11-24

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • Jul 22, 2020
  • 8775 reads

  Key Verse: 3:16, “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay...

• Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > 1 John 2:1-18

  We Have an Advocate: Jesus Christ / 1 John 2:1-18

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • Jul 07, 2020
  • 12393 reads

  Key Verse: 2:1b, “But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father– Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.” ­­ In chapter 1...

• Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Revelation 22:6-21

  Look! I am Coming Soon! / Revelation 22:6-21

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • Jun 20, 2020
  • 6056 reads

  Key Verse: 22:12, “Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they...

• Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Revelation 21:1-22:5

  Look! God's Dwelling Place... / Revelation 21:1-22:5

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • Jun 13, 2020
  • 7324 reads

  Key Verse: 21:3 “And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he...

• Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Revelation 20:1-15

  They will Reign with Christ / Revelation 20:1-15

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • May 30, 2020
  • 8345 reads

  Key Verse: 20:6, “Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they...

• Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Revelation 19:1-21

  The Wedding of Lamb Has Come / Revelation 19:1-21

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • May 15, 2020
  • 4921 reads

  Key Verse: 19:7, “Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride...

• Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Revelation 12:1-13:18

  Triumph by the Blood of the Lamb

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • Apr 13, 2020
  • 2685 reads

  TRIUMPH BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB Key Verse: 12:11, “They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word...

• Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Revelation 6:1-8:5

  The Lamb, Our Shepherd

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • Mar 23, 2020
  • 2079 reads

  THE LAMB, OUR SHEPHERD Key Verse: 7:17, “For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; ‘he will lead them...

• Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Revelation 8:6-11:19

  Christ shall Reign Forever and Ever

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • Mar 23, 2020
  • 2285 reads

  CHRIST WILL REIGN FOREVER AND EVER Key Verse: 11:15, “Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying,...

• Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Revelation 5:1-14

  Worthy is the Lamb

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • Mar 02, 2020
  • 2354 reads

  WORTHY IS THE LAMB Key Verse: 5:9, “And they sang a new song, saying: ‘You are worthy to take the scroll and to open...

• Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Revelation 4:1-11

  Worship God who Sits on the Throne

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • Feb 24, 2020
  • 4538 reads

  WORSHIP GOD WHO SITS ON THE THRONE Key Verse: 4:8b, “Day and night they never stop saying: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God...

• Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Revelation 2:1-3:22

  Summary of the Book of Revelation 2-3, “What Christ Says to the Churches”

  • by P. Ron Ward
  • Feb 17, 2020
  • 8847 reads

  WHAT CHRIST SAYS TO THE CHURCHES Key Verses: 2:4-5a, “Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first....