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Bible Study with Pr. Daniel Batarseh | Verse by Verse Series | Maranatha Bible Church - Chicago
Bible Study with Pr. Daniel Batarseh | Verse by Verse Series | Maranatha Bible Church - Chicago
A comprehensive study of Bible Scriptures—book by book, chapter by chapter, and verse by verse by MBC Chicago Teaching Pastor Daniel Batarseh. Free Bible Lessons are provided, and the podcast is available on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. The series covers both Old and New Testament books including Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Mark, Galatians, and Revelation.
Episodes
Behold, I Am Making All Things New (Part 1) | Revelation 21:1-8 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (10/4/26) // *Revelation 21:1-8* (ESV) // *The New Heaven and the New Earth* // 21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Beh
Nehemiah 8 (Part 1) Bible Study (Ezra Reads the Law) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Series)
Friday Bible Study (10/2/26) // *Nehemiah 8:1-8* (ESV) // *Ezra Reads the Law* // 8 And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses that the Lord had commanded Israel. 2 So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could understand what they heard, on the firs
The Great White Throne Judgment | Revelation 20:11-15 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (9/27/26) // Revelation 20:11-15 (ESV) // Judgment Before the Great White Throne // 11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead
Nehemiah 7 (Part 2) Bible Study (Lists of Returned Exiles/Totals and Gifts) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Series)
Friday Bible Study (9/25/26) // Nehemiah 7:5-73 (ESV) // Lists of Returned Exiles // 5 Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles and the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. And I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and I found written in it:6 These were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Ne
The Final Defeat of Satan | Revelation 20:7-10 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (9/20/26) // Revelation 20:7-10 (ESV) // The Defeat of Satan // 7 And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. 9 And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded
Nehemiah 7 (Part 1) Bible Study (Hanani & Hananiah Appointed Governors) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Series)
Friday Bible Study (9/18/26) // Nehemiah 7:1-4 (ESV) // The Wall Is Finished // 1 Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, 2 I gave my brother Hanani and Hananiah the governor of the castle charge over Jerusalem, for he was a more faithful and God-fearing man than many. 3 And I said to them, “Let not the gate
A Closer Look at The Millennium | Revelation 20:1-6 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (9/13/26) // Revelation 20:1-6 (ESV) // The Thousand Years // Pastor Daniel takes an in-depth look at this passage, unpacking the biblical realities and purpose of the 1,000-year Millennial Reign of Jesus Christ. He highlights three major truths about the Millennium:1. Satan Will Be Bound (Rev 20:1–3): Christ’s first order upon establishing His earthly kingdom is the complete confin
Nehemiah 6 (Part 2) Bible Study (The Wall Is Finished) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Series)
Friday Bible Study (9/11/26) // Nehemiah 6: 15-19 (ESV) // The Wall Is Finished // 15 So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. 16 And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem, for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God. 17 Moreover, in those days t
A Defense of The Millennial Kingdom of Christ | Revelation 20:1-6 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (9/6/26) // Revelation 20:1-6 (ESV) // The Thousand Years // 1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit[a] and a great chain. 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not dece
Nehemiah 6 (Part 1) Bible Study (Conspiracy Against Nehemiah) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Series)
Friday Bible Study (9/4/26) // Nehemiah 6:1-14 (ESV) // Conspiracy Against Nehemiah // 6 Now when Sanballat and Tobiah and Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall and that there was no breach left in it (although up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates), 2 Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come and let us meet together at Hakkephirim in t
Moses’ Parents | Hebrews 11:23 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh | Maranatha Conference 2026 Series (Sunday Morning)
Sunday Morning Service (8/30/26) // *Hebrews 11:23* (ESV) // By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king's edict.#Hebrews #Moses #MaranathaShabiba #danielbatarseh #BibleStudy #mbchicago #mbcchicago #Bible #versebyverse #sermon #sermons #sermononline #newtestament #scripture #ve
Philip: The Soul Winner | Acts 21:8 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh | Maranatha Conference 2026 Series (Saturday Night)
Saturday Night Service (8/29/26) // *Acts 21:8* (ESV) // 8 On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.Acts 8:4-40* (ESV) // *Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria* // 4 Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. 5 Philip went down to the city[a] of Samaria and proclaimed to them th
Epaphroditus: The Selfless Servant | Philippians 2:25-30 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh | Maranatha Conference 2026 Series (Saturday Morning)
Saturday Morning Service (8/29/26) // *Philippians 2:25-30* (ESV) // 25 I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need, 26 for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill. 27 Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on hi
Lessons from Unloved Leah | Genesis 29:31 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh | Maranatha Conference 2026 Series (Friday Night)
Friday Night Service (8/28/26) // *Genesis 29:31* (ESV) // *Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel* // 1 Then Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the east. 2 As he looked, he saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep lying beside it, for out of that well the flocks were watered. The stone on the well's mouth was large, 3 and when all the flocks were gathered the
Bezalel: The Spirit-filled Builder | Exodus 31:1-6 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh | Maranatha Conference 2026 Series (Friday Morning)
Friday Morning Service (8/28/26) // *Exodus 31:1-6* (ESV) // *Oholiab and Bezalel*1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, 4 to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, 5 in cutting stones
A Great Cloud of Witnesses | Hebrews 12:1 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh | Maranatha Conference 2026 Series (Thursday Night)
Thursday Introduction Service (8/27/26) // Hebrews 12:1 (ESV) // Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,...*Maranatha Shabiba Conference Theme: "Unsung Heroes of The Bible"#Hebrews #MaranathaShabiba #danielbatarseh #BibleStudy #mbchicago #mbcchicago #Bible #versebyverse #sermon #sermons #sermononline #newtestament #scripture #verses #lessons #church #chicago #livechurc
The Great Supper of God | Revelation 19:17-21 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (8/16/26) // *Revelation 19: 17-21* (ESV) // *17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly directly overhead, “Come, gather for the great supper of God, 18 to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave,[a] both smal
Nehemiah 5 (Part 3) Bible Study (Nehemiah's Generosity) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Series)
Friday Bible Study (8/14/26) // Nehemiah 5: 14-19 (ESV) // Nehemiah's Generosity // 14 Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, neither I nor my brothers ate the food allowance of the governor. 15 The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the pe
The Return of Christ | Revelation 19:11-16 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (8/8/26) // *Revelation 19:11-16* (ESV) // *The Rider on a White Horse* // 11 Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. 13 He is clothed in a robe d
Nehemiah 5 (Part 2) Bible Study (Nehemiah Stops Oppression of the Poor) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Series)
Friday Bible Study (8/7/26) // *Nehemiah 5:7-13* (ESV) // *Nehemiah Stops Oppression of the Poor* // 7 I took counsel with myself, and I brought charges against the nobles and the officials. I said to them, “You are exacting interest, each from his brother.” And I held a great assembly against them 8 and said to them, “We, as far as we are able, have bought back our Jewish brothers who have been s
The Burnt Offering | Leviticus 1 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh
Sunday Service (8/2/26) // *Leviticus 1* (ESV) // *Laws for Burnt Offerings* // 1 The Lord called Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying, 2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock.3 “If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer
Nehemiah 5 (Part 1) Bible Study (Nehemiah Stops Oppression of the Poor) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Series)
Friday Bible Study (7/31/26) // *Nehemiah 5:1-6* (ESV) // *Nehemiah Stops Oppression of the Poor* // 1 Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers. 2 For there were those who said, “With our sons and our daughters, we are many. So let us get grain, that we may eat and keep alive.” 3 There were also those who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our
The Marriage Supper of the Lamb | Revelation 19:6-10 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (7/26/26) // Revelation 19:1-5 (ESV) // The Marriage Supper of the Lamb // 6 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,“Hallelujah!For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory,for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride
Nehemiah 4 (Part 3) Bible Study (The Work Resumes) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Series)
Friday Bible Study (7/24/26) // Nehemiah 4: 15-23 (ESV) // The Work Resumes // 15 When our enemies heard that it was known to us and that God had frustrated their plan, we all returned to the wall, each to his work. 16 From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction, and half held the spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. And the leaders stood behind the whole house of Judah, 17 w
See How He Loves Us | John 11:1-6 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh
Sunday Service (7/19/26) // John 11:1-6 (ESV) // The Death of Lazarus // 11 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. 3 So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” 4 But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness
Hallelujah in the New Testament | Revelation 19:1-5 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (6/28/26) // Revelation 19:1-5 (ESV) // Rejoicing in Heaven // 1 After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out,“Hallelujah!Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,2 for his judgments are true and just;for he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality,and has avenged on her the blood of his ser
Nehemiah 4 (Part 2) Bible Study (Opposition to the Work) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Series)
Friday Bible Study (6/26/26) // Nehemiah 4:4-14 (ESV) // Opposition to the Work // 4 Hear, O our God, for we are despised. Turn back their taunt on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are captives. 5 Do not cover their guilt, and let not their sin be blotted out from your sight, for they have provoked you to anger in the presence of the builders.6 So we built the
The Funeral of a Wicked City | Revelation 18:9-24 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (6/21/26) // Revelation 18:9-24 (ESV) // *The Fall of Babylon^ // 9 And the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning. 10 They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say,“Alas! Alas! You great city, you mighty city, Babylon!For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
Nehemiah 4 (Part 1) Bible Study (Opposition to the Work) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Series)
Friday Bible Study (6/19/26) // Nehemiah 4:1-3 (ESV) // Opposition to the Work // 1 [a] Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews. 2 And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it for themselves?[b] Will they sacrifice? Will they finish up in a
The Complete Destruction of Babylon | Revelation 18:1-8 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (6/14/26) // Revelation 18:1-8 (ESV) // *The Fall of Babylon^ // 1 After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory. 2 And he called out with a mighty voice,“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons,a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a
Nehemiah 3 (Part 2) Bible Study (Rebuilding the Wall) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Series)
Friday Bible Study (6/12/26) // Rebuilding the Wall // 3 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors. They consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Tower of Hananel. 2 And next to him the men of Jericho built. And next to them[a] Zaccur the son of Imri built.3 The sons of Hassenaah
The Guidance of The Holy Spirit | Acts 16:6-10 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh // Building Dedication
Sunday Service (5/31/26) // New Building Dedication // Acts 16:6-10 (ESV) // The Macedonian Call // 6 And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. 7 And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. 8 So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. 9 And
Responding to God’s Goodness | 2 Samuel 7:18 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh
Sunday Service (5/24/26) - Last service at the old building // *2 Samuel 7:18* (ESV) // *David's Prayer of Gratitude* // 18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?#BibleStudy #BibleExplained #Bible #BiblicalStudies #BibleTeacher #WordOfGod #BiblicalLessons #BibleJournal #BibleReading #BibleStudyNo
Nehemiah 3 (Part 1) Bible Study (Rebuilding the Wall) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Series)
Friday Bible Study (5/22/26) // Rebuilding the Wall // 3 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors. They consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Tower of Hananel. 2 And next to him the men of Jericho built. And next to them[a] Zaccur the son of Imri built.3 The sons of Hassenaah
Why Do You Marvel? | Revelation 17:7-18 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (5/17/26) // *Revelation 17:7-18* (ESV) // *The Great Prostitute and the Beast* // 7 But the angel said to me, “Why do you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her. 8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit[a] and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose n
Nehemiah 2 (Part 2) Bible Study (Nehemiah Inspects Jerusalem's Walls) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Series)
Friday Bible Study (5/15/26) // *7 Principles for Effective Ministry* //*Nehemiah Inspects Jerusalem's Walls* // 9 Then I came to the governors of the province Beyond the River and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen. 10 But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had c
The Great Prostitute | Revelation 17:1-6 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (5/10/26) // *Revelation 17:1-6* (ESV) // *The Great Prostitute and the Beast* // 17 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters, 2 with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth
Nehemiah 2 (Part 1) Bible Study (Nehemiah Sent to Judah) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Series)
Friday Bible Study (5/8/26) // *Nehemiah Sent to Judah* // 2 In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence. 2 And the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, seeing you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of the heart.” Then I was very much afraid. 3 I said to the k
It is Done! (The 7th Bowl) | Revelation 16:17-21 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (5/3/26) // Revelation 16: 17-21 (ESV) // The Seventh Bowl // 17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” 18 And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings,[a] peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. 19 The
How to Study the Bible | Session 2 | Rooted Conference | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (2 of 2)
How do you move from simply reading the Bible to truly understanding its depths?In Session 2 of the Rooted Conference, Pastor Daniel Batarseh shares the "Tool Belt" of hermeneutics he uses for deeper Bible study. This session moves beyond basic reading, equipping you with practical tools to uncover the richness of God's Word—focusing on finding Christ throughout the entire Bible and effectively us
How to Study the Bible | Session 1 | Rooted Conference | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (1 of 2)
Do you want to move from just reading the Bible to truly understanding and "digging" into its depths?In this opening session of the Rooted Conference, Pastor Daniel Batarseh shares the foundational "Tool Belt" for deeper Bible study. This isn't just a session on how to teach; it’s a practical workshop on how to study the Word of God for yourself, so that the word of Christ can "dwell in you richly
The Battle at Armageddon (The 6th Bowl) | Revelation 16:10-16 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Bible Study Series)
What is the truth behind the Battle of Armageddon? In this powerful message, Pastor Daniel Batarseh explores Revelation 16: 10-16, revealing how God orchestrates the final face-off between good and evil. Learn how to stay spiritually prepared in an age of deception and discover the hope found in Christ's ultimate victory.*About This Message:* As the world enters humanity's last chapter, Pastor Dan
Nehemiah 1 (Part 2) Bible Study (Nehemiah's Prayer) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Series)
Friday Bible Study (4/24/26) // Nehemiah 1:4-11 (ESV) // Nehemiah's Prayer // 4 As soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven. 5 And I said, “O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 6 let your ear be attentive and y
The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath | Revelation 16:1-9 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (4/19/26) // Revelation 16:1-9 (ESV) // The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath // 16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”2 So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful sores came upon the people who bore the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.3 T
Nehemiah 1 (Part 1) Bible Study (Introduction / Report from Jerusalem) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Series)
How do you react when you hear that God’s work is in trouble? Pastor Daniel Batarseh begins a powerful new series on the Book of Nehemiah, exploring the character of a man who was moved to action by the distress of his people. Discover how God uses ordinary individuals with extraordinary burdens to bring restoration and hope.About This Message: In this introductory study of Nehemiah 1:1-3, we are
The New Exodus | Revelation 15:1-8 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (4/12/26) // Revelation 15:1-8 (ESV) // The Seven Angels with Seven Plagues // 15 Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished.2 And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, sta
Ezra 10 (Part 3) Bible Study (Those Guilty of Intermarriage) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Book of Ezra Series)
Friday Bible Study (4/10/26) // Ezra 10: 18-44 (ESV) // Those Guilty of Intermarriage // 18 Now there were found some of the sons of the priests who had married foreign women: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah, some of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brothers. 19 They pledged themselves to put away their wives, and their guilt offering was a ram of the flock for their guilt.[a]
Woman, Why Are You Weeping? | John 20:11-18 | Resurrection Sunday | Pastor Daniel Batarseh
Easter Service (4/5/26) // John 20:11-18 (ESV) // Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene // 11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. 12 And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. 13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I
The Lord Will Provide | Genesis 22 | Good Friday Service | Pastor Daniel Batarseh
Good Friday Service (4/3/26) // Genesis 22 (ESV) // The Sacrifice of Isaac // 1 After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” 3 So Abraham rose early in the morning, sad
An Amazing Prophecy About the Messiah | Zechariah 9:9 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Palm Sunday)
Palm Sunday (3/29/26) // Zechariah 9:94 (ESV) // The Coming King of Zion // 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he,humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.Website: https://mbchicago.orgFOLLOW USFacebook: / mbc.chicago Instagram:
Ezra 10 (Part 2) Bible Study (The People Confess Their Sin) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Book of Ezra Series)
Friday Bible Study (3/27/26) // Ezra 10:7-17 (ESV) // The People Confess Their Sin // 7 And a proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the returned exiles that they should assemble at Jerusalem, 8 and that if anyone did not come within three days, by order of the officials and the elders all his property should be forfeited, and he himself banned from the congregation of the exi
The Final Harvest of Judgement | Revelation 14:14-20 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Revelation Series)
Sunday Service (3/22/26) // Revelation 14: 14-20 (ESV) // The Harvest of the Earth // 14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one like a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, “Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has c
Ezra 10 (Part 1) Bible Study (The People Confess Their Sin) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Book of Ezra Series)
Friday Bible Study (3/20/26) // Ezra 10:1-6 (ESV) // The People Confess Their Sin10 While Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children, gathered to him out of Israel, for the people wept bitterly. 2 And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, addressed Ezra: “We have broken faith with our God
The Future of Maranatha Bible Church | New Building Update 2026 | Barrington Hills, Illinois
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Blessed are The Dead in The Lord | Revelation 14:12-13 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Revelation Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (3/15/26) // Revelation 14: 12-13 (ESV) // The Messages of the Three Angels12 Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.[a]13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for the
Ezra 9 Bible Study (Ezra Prays About Intermarriage) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Book of Ezra Bible Study Series)
Friday Bible Study (3/13/26) // Ezra 9 (ESV) // Ezra Prays About Intermarriage // 1 After these things had been done, the officials approached me and said, “The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands with their abominations, from the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egypti
The Testimony of Three Angels | Revelation 14:6-11 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Revelation Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (3/8/26) // Revelation 14:6-11 (ESV) // The Messages of the Three Angels // 6 Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. 7 And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and
Ezra 8 (Part 2) Bible Study (Fasting & Prayer for Protection/Priests to Guard Offerings) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Book of Ezra Series)
Friday Bible Study (3/6/26) // Ezra 8: 21-36 (ESV) // Fasting and Prayer for Protection // 21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods. 22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we h
A Preview of Our Final Victory | The Lamb & 144,000 | Revelation 14:1-5 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Revelation Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (3/1/26) // Revelation 14:1-5 (ESV) // The Lamb and the 144,000 // 14 Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their h
The Mark of The Beast (666) | Revelation 13:15-18 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Revelation Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (2/22/26) // Revelation 13: 15-18 (ESV) // The Second Beast // 15 And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain. 16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave,[a] to be marked on the right hand or the for
Ezra 8 (Part 1) Bible Study (Genealogy / Ezra Sends for Levites) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Book of Ezra Series)
Friday Bible Study (2/20/26) // Ezra 8:1-20 (ESV) // *Genealogy of Those Who Returned with Ezra*// 8 These are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king: 2 Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush. 3 Of the sons of Shecaniah, who was of the
Abraham: A Model of the Enduring Faith | Hebrews 11:8-10 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh
Sunday Service (2/15/26) // Hebrews 11:8-10 (ESV) // 8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city t
Ezra 7 (Part 2) Bible Study (Ezra Sent to Teach the People) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Book of Ezra Series)
Friday Bible Study (2/13/26) // Ezra 7: 11-28 (ESV) // Ezra Sent to Teach the People // 11 This is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a man learned in matters of the commandments of the Lord and his statutes for Israel:[a] 12 “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven. Peace.[b] And now 13 I make a decree t
The False Prophet (The Second Beast) | Revelation 13:11-14 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Revelation Bible Study Series)
Sunday Service (2/1/26) // Revelation 13: 11-14 (ESV) // The Second Beast // 11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence,[a] and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed. 13 It performs great signs, even making fire
Ezra 7 (Part 1) Bible Study (Ezra Sent to Teach the People) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Book of Ezra Series)
Friday Bible Study (1/30/26) // Ezra 7:1-10 (ESV) // Ezra Sent to Teach the People // 1 Now after this, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah, 2 son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub, 3 son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth, 4 son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki, 5 son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, s
The Career of The Beast (The First Beast) | Revelation 13:3-10 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Revelation Bible Series)
Sunday Service (1/25/26) // Revelation 13:3-10 (ESV) // The First Beast // 1 And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. 2 And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authorit
Unveiling The Beast (The First Beast) | Revelation 13:1-2 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Revelation Bible Series)
Sunday Service (1/18/26) // Revelation 13:1-2 (ESV) // The First Beast // 1 And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. 2 And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority
Ezra 6 (Part 2) Bible Study (The Temple Finished and Dedicated) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Book of Ezra Series)
Friday Bible Study (1/16/26) // Ezra 6:13-22 (ESV) // The Temple Finished and Dedicated // 13 Then, according to the word sent by Darius the king, Tattenai, the governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates did with all diligence what Darius the king had ordered. 14 And the elders of the Jews built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Z
Satan's Wrath on Earth | Revelation 12:13-17 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Revelation Bible Series)
Sunday Service (1/11/26) // Revelation 12: 13-17 (ESV) // Satan Thrown Down to Earth13 And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. 14 But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, a
Ezra 6 (Part 1) Bible Study (The Decree of Darius) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Book of Ezra Series)
Friday Bible Study (1/9/26) // Ezra 6:1-12 (ESV) // The Decree of Darius6 Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in Babylonia, in the house of the archives where the documents were stored. 2 And in Ecbatana, the citadel that is in the province of Media, a scroll was found on which this was written: “A record. 3 In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king issued a decree: C
The Future Fall of Satan | Revelation 12:7-12 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Revelation Bible Series)
Sunday Service (1/4/26) // Revelation 12:7-12 (ESV) // Satan Thrown Down to Earth7 Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, 8 but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the who
Ezra 5 (Part 2) Bible Study (Tattenai's Letter to King Darius) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Book of Ezra Series)
Friday Bible Study (1/2/26) // Ezra 5:6-17 (ESV) // Tattenai's Letter to King Darius6 This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River and Shethar-bozenai and his associates, the governors who were in the province Beyond the River, sent to Darius the king. 7 They sent him a report, in which was written as follows: “To Darius the king, all peace. 8 Be it
God Sees The Heart | 1 Kings 8:39 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh
Sunday (12/28/25) // This sermon explores the biblical truth that God knows the innermost intentions and desires of humanity. The core message is derived from Solomon's prayer in 1 Kings 8:39, where he acknowledges that "you, you only, know the hearts of all the children of mankind" (2:27-3:20).Key takeaways from the sermon include:• God's Omniscience Regarding Repentance (5:07-6
Christ Came at the Right Time | Galatians 4:4 | Christmas Eve | Pastor Daniel Batarseh
(12/24/25) // This Christmas Eve sermon explores the question of why Jesus came when he did , referencing Galatians 4:4, which states, "But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son" (0:23-1:32). He explains that "the fullness of time" means at the perfect moment when everything was ripe and best possible (1:36-1:48).The sermon highlights three key dimensions t
Simeon: A Man Honored By God | Luke 2:25-35 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh
Sunday Christmas Service (12/21/25) // Luke 2:25-35 (ESV) // 26 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came in the Spirit into the templ
Ezra 5 (Part 1) Bible Study (Rebuilding Begins Anew) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Book of Ezra Series)
Friday Bible Study (12/19/25) // Ezra 5:1-5 (ESV) // This video focuses on the recommencement of the temple's rebuilding in Jerusalem after a 16-year cessation (0:19). The pastor explains that the work stopped due to discouragement, frustration, fear, and persecution, leading the people to become distracted with their own affairs (1:13-1:31).Key points from the study include:• The Reappearance of
The Woman & the Dragon | Revelation 12:1-6 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Revelation Bible Series)
Sunday Service (12/14/25) // Revelation 12:1-6 (ESV) // The Woman and the Dragon 12 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 2 She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. 3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten ho
Ezra 4 Bible Study (Adversaries Oppose Temple Rebuilding/The Letter to King Artaxerxes/The King Orders the Work to Cease) | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Book of Ezra Series)
Friday Bible Study (12/12/25) // Ezra 4 (ESV) // Adversaries Oppose the Rebuilding1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the Lord, the God of Israel, 2 they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of fathers' houses and said to them, “Let us build with you, for we worship your God as you do, and we have been sacrificing to him ever sin
A Song of Triumph (The Seventh Trumpet) | Revelation 11:15-19 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Revelation Bible Series)
Sunday Service (12/7/25) // Revelation 11: 15-19 (ESV) // The Seventh Trumpet15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.” 16 And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying,
The Two Witnesses | Revelation 11:3-14 | Pastor Daniel Batarseh (Revelation Bible Series)
Sunday Service (11/30/25) // Revelation 11:3-14 (ESV) // The Two Witnesses1 Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, “Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there, 2 but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months. 3 And I will grant a
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