Going Deeper Together
JEFF MICHAEL COURSEY
3d ago
Ephesians 1:3 · NKJV
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,”
The Big Picture Ephesians was written by the apostle Paul, likely while he was in prison, to believers in and around Ephesus. This letter opens not with a problem to correct, but with praise. Ephesians 1:3 begins one lon…
JEFF MICHAEL COURSEY
4d ago
II Thessalonians 2:11 · NKJV
“And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,”
The Big Picture Paul wrote 2 Thessalonians to the church in Thessalonica, a young congregation facing confusion and pressure about the return of Christ. In chapter 2, he corrects false teaching that “the day of the Lord”…
JEFF MICHAEL COURSEY
6d ago
Luke 24:44-49 · NKJV
“Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures. Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And you are witnesses of these things. Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.””
The Big Picture Luke wrote this Gospel to give an orderly, trustworthy account of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection (Luke 1:1–4). These verses come at the close of the book, after the resurrection, as Jesus appears to…
JEFF MICHAEL COURSEY
6d ago
Hebrews 6:17-20 · NKJV
“Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”
The Big Picture Hebrews was written to believers who were weary, pressured, and tempted to drift back from full confidence in Christ. The writer has just warned against falling away (Hebrews 6:4-8), then immediately turn…
JEFF MICHAEL COURSEY
Sep 3, 2026
Matthew 10:23 · NKJV
“When they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.”
The Big Picture Matthew 10 records Jesus sending out the twelve apostles to preach, heal, and announce that “the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” He is preparing them not only for this immediate mission in Israel, but also…
JEFF MICHAEL COURSEY
Aug 29, 2026
John 14:7 · NKJV
““If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.””
I really enjoyed reading this passage because I wasn’t expecting to have a full on Bible Study in about four minutes and I got to understand Jesus all the more and how compassionate he is is the same compassion coming from the father
The Big Picture John 14:7 comes from Jesus’ tender conversation with His disciples on the night before the cross, often called the Upper Room discourse (John 13–17). John wrote this Gospel so that we might believe Jesus …
JEFF MICHAEL COURSEY
Aug 29, 2026
John 1:8 · NKJV
“He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.”
Original Word ἀποστέλλω (apostellō, Strong’s G649) — “was sent” in John 1:8. Meaning This Greek word means to send out, dispatch, or commission for a purpose. It often carries the sense of being sent with authority and a…
JEFF MICHAEL COURSEY
Aug 29, 2026
Mark 8:23 · NKJV
“So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything.”
Very sweet how our Jesus takes us by the hand leads us away from the noise to minister to us and He can use stages of revelation
The Big Picture Mark 8:23 sits in the middle of a powerful section of Mark’s Gospel where Jesus is revealing who He is, while His disciples struggle to truly understand Him. Mark, writing likely for Roman believers, ofte…
JEFF MICHAEL COURSEY
Aug 28, 2026
Colossians 1:15 · NKJV
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.”
The Big Picture Paul wrote Colossians to believers in Colossae, a young church facing teachings that lowered Jesus by treating Him as only one spiritual power among many. In Colossians 1, Paul answers by lifting our eyes…
JEFF MICHAEL COURSEY
Aug 27, 2026
John 1:12 · NKJV
“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:”
The understanding of what this means requires revelation of the Holy Spirit a person has to be in the right mind of the spirit to receive this. That Christ came to give us His life in the Spirit so that we can walk with Him as one.
The Big Picture John wrote his Gospel so people would believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and by believing have life in His name (John 20:31). In John 1, he opens with the breathtaking truth that Jesus is t…
JEFF MICHAEL COURSEY
Aug 26, 2026
Ephesians 5:2 · NKJV
“And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.”
Loving this study tool
The Big Picture Ephesians was written by the apostle Paul to believers in Ephesus and the surrounding churches, reminding them who they are in Christ and how the gospel reshapes everyday life. In chapter 4, Paul turns fr…
JEFF MICHAEL COURSEY
Aug 26, 2026
Ephesians 5:1 · NKJV
“Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.”
The word mimic is what jumped out
The Big Picture Paul wrote Ephesians while in prison, likely to believers in and around Ephesus, to remind them who they are in Christ and how that new identity shapes daily life. In the first half of the letter, Paul ce…
JEFF MICHAEL COURSEY
Aug 26, 2026
Isaiah 40:6 · NKJV
“The voice said, “Cry out!” And he said, “What shall I cry?” “All flesh is grass, And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.”
This is great study data!
The Big Picture Isaiah 40 marks a major turning point in the book. After many chapters of warning and judgment, the Lord begins speaking comfort to His people: “Comfort, yes, comfort My people” (Isa. 40:1). Isaiah, writi…
JEFF MICHAEL COURSEY
Aug 26, 2026
Isaiah 40:5 · NKJV
“The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.””
This is pretty cool. I hit the study button and got a whole lot of data on it.
The Big Picture Isaiah 40 marks a major turn in the book. After many chapters of warning and judgment, the prophet begins speaking comfort to God’s people: “Comfort, yes, comfort My people” (Isaiah 40:1). Isaiah prophesi…