Abundant Grace Bible Fellowship

Abundant Grace Bible Fellowship Our ministry exists to fulfill our instructions found in Ephesians 3:9. We teach the Bible literally, as it is written with no denominational slant.

Each Sunday we begin at 10:00 AM with a lesson, question and answer session, or a time of discussion about various Bible topics. Our
atmosphere is one of study and teaching. Questions are welcome. We prove every Sunday that you can understand the Bible. We show every Sunday how to be a Bible believer. We are not a denomination, nor are we "non-denominational" We actually allow the Bible to have

"free course" and direct us. This cannot happen outside of a consistent method of Bible interpretation. This method is, believing EVERY verse AS WRITTEN. We trust the Holy Spirit was able to inspire the words. We believe them as they are TO WHOM they are written. We don't pick and choose. At 11:00 we teach God's word from a mid-Acts dispensational (literal) perspective. All teaching is from God's inspired and preserved word, the authorized King James Bible. All teaching follows Paul's pattern of rightly dividing the scripture. Our ministry exists to fulfill our instructions found in Ephesians 3:9 to make all men see the fellowship of the mystery, and to fulfill our Grace commission found in II Corinthians chapter 5 to reconcile the world to Christ. Jesus' earthy ministry was to Israel, because he said it was. .Jesus sent Paul to the Gentiles. Believing this concept is the key to understanding the entire Bible. Steve Schoenberger is a student of the Bible and the teacher at Abundant Grace Bible Fellowship.

09/01/2026

Bucket List
Are you familiar with a bucket list? I imagine so but just in case; a bucket list is a list of items you want to accomplish before you “kick the bucket” or “pass away” for a clearer phrase. Many people have them and I’d say most people don’t ever complete them. One bucket list item I have had for a long time is to build a cedar strip canoe. I enjoy wood working and this has always been a goal of mine someday. I know the time involved in completing this endeavor makes this bucket list item a real long shot for me. I tend to be pretty busy working full time, studying for lessons, and spending time on a myriad of hobbies and interests. I’m comfortable knowing I’ll probably never get to the canoe. I can live with this. I’m more interested in our spiritual bucket lists for this blog. Do you have any? I recall a lesson from many years ago about setting big audacious goals from a former Sunday school teacher. I thought long and hard about this lesson and contemplated some goals I’d like to accomplish. I can tell you I was then and still am determined to accomplish something great for the Lord before my death. At the time I did not know exactly what that was, I just knew I would figure it out eventually. I worked toward several things but was never exactly sure if it was the big thing I desired to accomplish. Today I teach at a church I just decided to start. It something I considered the cost and decided to make it happen, and I just did it. From the time I decided to do it to actually having the first Sunday service was I doubt more than a month or two. Here’s the point. Are you just going with the flow or do you have any spiritual bucket list items? Do you have a sincere desire to accomplish something great for the Lord? I feel like every Christian should. I believe you should set goals in your Christian life just as you would in a secular setting. People set personal goals and business goals, so why not spiritual goals. I would challenge you to think about what, if anything, you are trying to accomplish for the Lord before you die. At least set some simple goals for your Christian life and hold yourself accountable to finish them. Once complete, challenge yourself again with something a little more audacious next time. This is planning growth for yourself and your spiritual life and being able to look back and see some things you planned to accomplish come to fruition. I’m not saying living a Christian life is unfruitful, but I am saying human nature is to seek our comfort. If you stay comfortable, you will not make it beyond what is easily attainable. Set at least one goal to accomplish in the next 30 days just for practice. Consider your spiritual bucket list and start proactively planning and moving towards accomplishing something big. It’s never too late to start. I tell our church that studying the Bible is a lifelong journey no matter how old or young you are when you start. Let’s complete a bucket list item!

07/22/2026

Nine Years!

This July our church has been going for nine years. I still consider it an honor and privilege to play a small part in peoples proper understanding of scripture. I said “proper” understanding of scripture. Many feel they understand the Bible. Many are adamant of certain doctrines and belief systems that even I once would have defended. There is a saying; “you don’t know what you don’t know” How true this statement is! I wish I had learned a few things earlier than I have. How sad I am to try to help others and am met with rejection. I tell our church all the time that you were successful when you tried to share the gospel or the mystery, not when someone believes. We are responsible for the telling and they are responsible for the believing. Talking to 5 people are receiving 5 rejections IS SUCCESS. God is pleased with your attempts! Don’t stop. This past Sunday a lady that has visited our church twice now asked about this thing we teach called “the mystery” I was in this exact position not all that long ago. I was never taught the mystery and since I was never taught how to read the Bible, I never learned it on my own. It took me hearing a few very interesting comments and some digging on my own to eventually figure out this whole mystery concept. What a life changing revelation! How can so many Christians be so oblivious to this teaching that is so obvious? Well, I was. We need teachers and some people willing to stick their neck out and take a shot at explaining it to someone else. In my opinion, beyond a proper understanding of the gospel of the grace of God there is no more important of a Biblical concept that you can understand beyond the mystery. Virtually all confusion in Christianity today is a direct result of not understanding the mystery. The mystery is clearly seen in scripture when one understands one of the most basic principles for proper Bible understanding which is the requirement to rightly divide. Unless your one of the lucky ones, we were not taught to rightly divide and thus did not see the mystery. I teach the mystery virtually every Sunday. I tell our church that I can’t teach it all and so they must study on their own to show themselves approved of God. These past nine years the mystery has been unashamedly taught and kept at the forefront of what we do here. Paul’s instructions for our doctrine and daily living are primary in my teaching. I am not ashamed of this, nor back down for teaching this. Yes, I teach from the entire Bible. I can do this because I understand the mystery. A proper understanding of the mystery allows you and I to properly understand the whole of scripture. Understanding that it’s all for my learning but it’s not all written to and about me is such a simple but ignored concept. My regret over the past 9 years is how few are willing to challenge their beliefs. I wrote a blog some time ago titled; “Your beliefs don’t matter” Give it a read sometime. How much of the mystery have you learned in the last year?

06/23/2026

Lost in the Woods
You might know that I like to ride and race dirt bikes. I started riding dirt bikes at the mature age of 4 years old. My son also started riding at 4. We started racing cross country or as some people call it Hare Scrambles about 7 years ago. Between us we have 5 championships and counting. My nephew decided that he would like to see what all the excitement was about and tried his hand at a recent off-road race. Unfortunately, neither my son nor I were able to be there on his first attempt. In cross country dirt bike racing, there are obviously a few rules to follow. I will give just a couple. Stay on the course which is marked with different color arrows based on age and skill level. Don’t cut the track and ride the track as many laps as you can in the time allotted. Okay, you know most of what you need to know. These few rules are pretty simple. Having never raced before and not having much instruction prior to this race, my nephew ran into a few problems. Youth arrows (usually blue) keep you on the youth track. Orange arrows keep you on the much longer and much more difficult adult track. After not seeing his son in a long while and concern my brother called me and asked what he should do. I replied that he probably found his way onto the adult track and is lost or stuck. After much searching, and a considerable amount of time, my nephew was found safe and stuck in a creek at the bottom of a very long steep wet muddy hill. I’m 280 words into this blog and I’m sure you’re wondering when I’m getting to the point. Well; here it is. My nephew was so excited about his first race and although stuck in the mud was still having fun and had no idea how worried his dad was nor any idea how long he was lost. My nephew and I now have something in common. From about five years old or so I spent pretty much my whole life in church. We went all three services for as long as I can remember. Sunday school, youth church, VBS, youth group, young adult, singles, young married, and every other type of class or teaching and preaching there is. As a right divider I look back now and very clearly understand how lost and stuck in the mud I was. The scary part Is that I had no clue how lost I was and for how long I had been lost. No one had ever explained the rules. I’ll share a few of them. Prophecy and Mystery is the true division in scripture. Most of the Bible is addressed to Israel and is written about Israel, leave it that way. Jesus said he was not talking to you during his earthly ministry so believe him. When anyone tells you the words don’t mean what they say, run. Jesus made Paul your Apostle and your pattern during the age of grace so follow Paul to please Jesus. Your marching orders for life and how to live it are found in Paul’s epistles and not the red letters in the gospels. Friend if you’re not following these arrows, you are off course and don’t even know it. Your stuck in the creek and have no idea how long you’ve been stuck. These rules are pretty simple and a good start. These simple rules will keep you on course and aware of the hazards.

05/23/2026

Practical Teaching?
5/23/2026

At our church we definitely focus on doctrine. I do not apologize for this. I strongly feel that this is what is lacking in Christianity today. We’ve been preached at our whole lives and it results in very little spiritual growth. However, we also teach verse by verse. The benefit of this is that we cover every verse in the book we are studying at the time. This method results in learning a wide variety of practical teaching. Our Apostle Paul constantly speaks to practical principles, and advise, for our daily living. Some people complain about too much doctrine. Thankfully Paul has plenty of practical teaching to keep everyone happy. Ephesians is a perfect example of the balance between practical and doctrinal. The first three chapters of this book are chocked full of some of the most important doctrinal information in the entire Bible. So unbelievable that most of us grew up in church and were never taught the truths of right division and the mystery revealed by Paul. I can’t even imagine if I had heard the truths of the mystery earlier in life how much further I would be in my spiritual understanding. I tell our church regularly that the Bible is a lifelong study no matter when you start. The second half of the book of Ephesians is some of the most practical teaching in all of scripture. Paul lays out the principles of how to “walk worthy”. We learn how to “grow up in him”. We learn the principles of the body being “fitly joined together”. We learn the vital principles to “put off” the old man and to “put on” the new man. How to not “grieve” the Holy Spirit whereby we are sealed. Not being deceived by “vain words” Jesus’ position of “head of the church”. We learn Paul’s patterns of prayer and our need for “utterance” to share the “mystery of the gospel”. Some might say studying Paul’s doctrine is not very practical. Pauline doctrine is some of the most practical teaching in the whole of scripture. Paul’s teaching is the backbone of Christian living. You cannot be pleasing to God in this age without a thorough understanding of Paul’s teaching for our daily walk and work. Unfortunately, most of Christianity tries to live their life trying to follow the red letters in their Bible. The red letters are valuable, profitable, and important in their context. I read, study, and believe every red letter in scripture. But I do not try to follow all the concepts Jesus taught in the red letters in my daily life and neither should you. Why? Scripture tells me not to. Jesus tells me not to. Context tells me not to. Paul tells me not to. I believe scripture over tradition and thus I follow the person Jesus tells me to in this age. This is the most practical advice you can live by! There is no substitute for a clear objective and set of instructions for life. Jesus gave them to you. Jesus revealed them through Paul to us. Colossians 1:25. Our job is to believe these practical instructions and live by them every day we walk this earth. How are you doing?

Steve Schoenberger - Minister, Teacher & Student
Abundant Grace Bible Fellowship
Moores Hill, IN

12/02/2025

Jesus rejoiced in spirit"
12/1/2025

There’s a phrase in Luke chapter 10 that caught my eye last week. In verse 21 we find that Jesus rejoiced in spirit. Read the verse with me:

Lu 10:21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

I have taught lessons and written blogs already on the fact that Jesus hides information from the masses during his earthy ministry. Here we find out two of the groups he hides information from are the “wise and prudent”. Saints that do not rightly divide the scriptures should be alarmed at this notion and I would hope that they would try to find out why. I dare say you won’t be hearing preaching from this verse very often but I digress. You would find some religions shifting their focus to Mary because of some of the things Jesus says and does. They can make Mary anything they want because scripture itself has little to say about her. Getting back to the point, Jesus is rejoicing the fact the “thou hast hid these things”. Jesus is rejoicing in spirit because God the Father had hid this information from the wise and prudent. So, you see you can’t just blame Jesus for this, the blame rests on the Lord himself. Jesus is rejoicing in the fact that God the Father’s plan is moving forward. God the Father’s purpose in Jesus coming to the earth is moving forward. Churches today mostly rejoice that their plans are moving forward. Building programs are moving forward, the latest new ministry in moving forward, the music program, children’s programs, music programs are moving forward. I’m not trying to be too critical here. But do you understand God himself is moving some things forward? Do you also understand the Satan himself is also moving some things forward? Read along with me.

Eph 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
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I hope you see here that Satan himself is moving the course of this world forward as we speak. It is my opinion that when some people believe they see prophecy being fulfilled today in the mystery age, what they are actually seeing is just the course of this world moving forward. Do you understand Satan is still trying to foil God’s plans? It started in Eden and has not stopped since. You hear me harp on the fact that Christians pay little attention to God’s purpose for Heaven and Earth. Most don’t even understand the difference. Jesus seen God’s purpose and he rejoiced when he seen it. This is a rejoicing that the vast majority in Christianity does not even understand. God’s purposes are moving forward. The proof is Satan as a master copycat has created his own purpose and is moving his course forward also. Those that understood what Jesus was doing at that time was a very small group of “babes”. Today those that understand what the Lord is actually doing is a very small group also. I understand my church will never be large. Yes, it saddens me at times and yes it frustrates me at times, but YES, I rejoice in it at times. I am playing my part in teaching the Bible how my Apostle Paul and thus Jesus instructed me to in this age. In this I can rejoice in spirit that I AM moving God the Father’s plan forward and HE IS PLEASED IN ME. I hope you are taking part in God’s plan also. God is building a body in this age with a Heavenly purpose and I hope you are taking part!

Steve Schoenberger, Minister
Abundant Grace Bible Fellowship
www.divideitright.com

08/14/2025

Sad Songs
8/13/2025

Do you like music? I do. Unfortunately Christian music very much frustrates me. Paul instructs that music should be part of your Bible study. It should support and uphold proper Bible doctrine. For this reason, I end up turning the channel almost immediately after trying to listen to Christian music. The bad doctrine is in almost every song. But I digress….. What has really bothered me lately is the constant stream of sad songs on Christian radio. So many songs about being in the depth of utter despair. So many songs about how horrible life is and how badly they need God to lift them from utter darkness and hopelessness. Really? Now, don’t get me wrong, I fully understand that we can have some very rough times throughout our lives. I understand life is not always great. But if I was an unsaved person listening to a Christian radio station, I would probably be surprised about how horrible life is for Christians. Preachers and song writers that have no understanding between our standing and our state are part of the problem. The “victim” mindset that is so prevalent in our society doesn’t help. The lack of proper teaching about what God is doing and what God is not doing in this age plays a large role also. The lack of the Bible taught rightly divided ultimately is at the base of the issue. Most of Christianity is told how God wants to and will rescue them from any circumstance that comes into their lives Sunday after Sunday in their mega-churches and even the small country churches. I know this is a topic Christians don’t want to talk about or think about but there are things God is doing in this age and there are things God is not doing in this age. There are promises in scripture that are not written to you but we were taught to claim them and then “wait on God” to fulfill. Do you understand that millions of Christians have been killed in this age? In the age of grace hundreds of thousands of Christians have been tortured in the most brutal and despicable ways in this age. The body of Christ has some of the most precious, priceless, and undeserved promises in scripture. The problem is most Christians are not satisfied with our Heavenly promises and want Israel’s earthly promises of health, wealth and prosperity. We are not promised these things. Our Apostle Paul explains for us that in this age we are in the bo***ge of corruption and the sufferings of this present time. (Rom CH 8) Understanding that God’s purpose for the body of Christ is heavenly and not earthly helps us to understand our pain, troubles, and heartbreaks. I understand that no one wants me to say this out loud. I know that no one wants me to talk about this. A right divider is the one person that can explain exactly why things are the way they are and why the sad songs seam so hopeless. You can bring some clarity to those distraught with why God is not healing or delivering from trials. He is not creating a group of people to take over the earth, he is calling out a group of people to remove from the earth. You have a short time to learn your edification and doctrine while here. Because of our sinful world, some have a shorter time here than others. I do not want to be unloving or harsh in any way, I want you to properly understand how scripture teaches what things God is doing and what things God in not doing and that in this age we walk by faith not by sight. Miracles happen for a reason in scripture and those reasons are not present in this age. This blog is to help you to understand and not to discourage you. God shows his love in this age not by miracles and healing but by Jesus’ blood provided as a payment for sin apart from works and commandment keeping. God does love you, and Christ’s blood proves that. Healing and miracles are not how God shows his love in this age. Scripture explains God’s love was displayed on a cross. What more could possible be done?

Steve Schoenberger, Minister
Abundant Grace Bible Fellowship
www. divideitright.com

07/15/2025

8 YEARS!
7-12-2025

I am sitting here thinking about the fact that it has been 8 years since I decided to start a church. I can’t help but think that almost every man I have seen “surrender to the call” to be a preacher in my lifetime is no longer a preacher. Many never even became a preacher. In no way am I trying to hold myself higher than them. If I had started our church from their perspective I might not have made it these past 8 years. I knew from the start it would be hard. I knew from the start most Christians don’t really want to study at church. I knew from the start that there is no supernatural call to be a pastor like all of these men thought. Some of the rejection I have felt recently has almost broke me completely. I had counted the cost but maybe I did not count as deeply as I should have. I do however have the honor to share God’s word rightly divided according to the revelation of the mystery. This is something that most of Christianity is oblivious to. I am reminded that both Jesus and Paul had few faithful at the end of their ministry. So, I am grateful that there are a few faithful that spend their Sunday mornings in the town of Moores Hill Indiana listening to God’s word taught literally. I recently met a gentleman that found his way to God’s word rightly divided and has also decided to start a church teaching God’s word rightly divided. What an encouragement! God chose to share his message by the foolishness of preaching so I won’t be questioning his method. Terry McLean once said; “success is not found in the numbers in the seats but in the doctrine being taught.” Based on this standard, I feel God is pleased with the progress I have made in the last 8 years. I’m a failure in the eyes of many, but I happen to be one of the few out there sharing the unsearchable riches of Christ exactly as Jesus instructed Paul. This my friends is priceless. It was God’s choice that Paul would not only know his will, but that Paul would be the vessel to share God’s will to the world. (Acts 9:15, 22:14) Such a shame that millions of Christians look for signs to show them God’s will for their life when it is so easy to find it in scripture. If you are a right divider and feel outcast by most of your denominational friends, I encourage you to keep moving forward. Keep trusting the clear teaching of God’s word rightly divided. It sure would be much easier to go back to the religious activity I spent much of my life in. Back when I actually thought I could trust preachers because they were educated and being “led of God.” Was it Reagan that said “trust but verify”? If you happen to be reading this and have put your faith in a preacher, I would encourage you to trust but verify. Bible understanding is possible. Bible understanding is attainable. God intended you to understand it for yourself. There is a purpose behind Paul’s favorite analogies of growing up and being built up and established in the faith. I pray I have helped a few people become grown, edified and stablished in the last 8 years. How are you building upon the edifice of Paul’s gospel? Time flies as they say.

Steve Schoenberger
Abundant Grace Bible Fellowship
www.divideitright.com

04/25/2025

Abundant Grace Bible Fellowship

"Let Them Figure It Out"
4/24/2025

I was sharing a doctrinal flowchart I created quite some time ago to a preacher. This particular chart showed the distinctive difference between “The Kingdom” and “Heaven” I clearly remember this person saying to me something to this effect: “You should just let people figure this out on their own” At the time I was still pretty new to learning to rightly divide but it was very clear to me that he really did not want me teaching anyone the difference between the Kingdom and Heaven. I started to understand at this point that my time in a denominational church was probably coming to an end. Pastors don’t mind you reading your Bible and encourage it often. It’s rarer for admonishment to study. But what is very rare is the encouragement to study rightly divided. To study with a completely literal take and even to actually believe the Bible when it addresses certain groups. Now, I don’t know this man’s heart but I know he would rather I did not teach a difference between Heaven and the Kingdom. Let me help you understand something. Heaven and the Kingdom are not the same place. They are not the same thing. They are not the same context. The believing Jews that survive the tribulation are the primary residents of the kingdom that Jesus will set up ON EARTH. If you happen to be a saved person in this age and the catching away of the body of Christ has not happened yet at the posting of this article you will be in heaven BEFORE the earthly kingdom is set up. The reason you can read the Bible through 50 times and not catch this drastic difference is NOT because the Bible isn’t clear on the subject. It’s because of the way we are taught to read the Bible. Probably like you, I WAS NOT taught to read the Bible correctly growing up in church. I was not taught to rightly divide the scriptures as our Apostle Paul and thus Jesus instructs us to. I mixed all these verses together as you probably did also. This is the norm in churches. This is the tradition in churches. This is the reason the pastor wanted me to steer clear of teaching this distinction. What a shame. To ask me to let people figure this out on their own is to ask me to knowingly and purposely skip a doctrinal FACT that could bring clarity to every person in the building including him. Since that day I have purposely and knowingly tried to share this FACT with anyone that will listen. Most sadly have no interest. Christians know that taking a different stance can jeopardize their standing and reputation in their church. Why rock the boat. Most are comfortable and content. Well, I can tell you this, they are not going to figure this out on their own. They need you to tell them. They need you to help them understand the mystery. They will read it 20 times and not see it because of they way they were taught to read scripture. Maybe it’s time for you to be an ambassador.

Steve Schoenberger - Minister
Abundant Grace Bible Fellowship
www.divideitright.com

01/24/2025

I'll Be Wrong
1/23/2025

One thing that I continue to encounter as I attempt to show Christians the truth of right division is the unwillingness to acknowledge the possibility of being wrong. I do occasionally come across Christians that understand they do not know as much as they should about scripture. Many times, these people still defend a position they don’t understand themselves. They just know that the church they have chosen to attend teaches scripture that way and therefore it must be truth.

As a right divider of scripture I have come to understand something very clearly. I can be wrong. I still could be wrong. I still have much to learn. So, if you are not willing to admit you could be wrong, then I will. I regularly say this thought to people. “If you can show me from a verse written to me that I’m wrong, I will change my doctrine.” This is a fact. I’ll be wrong. Please notice the very important criteria for this statement. It must be a verse written to me. I am willing to be taught and corrected by scripture. I am willing to be wrong but you must bring scripture written to me in this age of Grace, that is valid today according to our Apostle Paul, and rightly divided as we are instructed by scripture. I am willing to be the one that is wrong. As one that was firmly established in a denomination most of my life and now understands better, I know I need to always allow room for the teaching of the Holy Spirit and scripture. I try to take everything I hear with a grain of salt, but also with the acknowledgment that they could be correct and I could be wrong.

My how I wish this was the position of Christianity as a whole. I consciously remind myself of this principle as I hear others teach. I will leave you with a quote I got from a previous pastor of mine that got it from a college professor named Wymal Porter. A danger of Bible study is: “closing your mind to further instruction after hearing something you disagree with.” The position our human nature runs to so often is to be formulating a response rather than to actually consider what is being said. Paul mentions this principle in 2 Tim 2:7 “Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.” I can promise you this, if you don’t consider what Paul says, you will never understand all things.

Steve Schoenberger, Minister
Abundant Grace Bible Fellowship
www.divideitright.com

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