Sermon Outline

Scripture reading for September 19: Exodus 2

 

Agronomy of the Heart Part 1

            (Mark 4:1-20)

 

Verse 1

●      Word ‘again’ shows commonality of this type of scene in the ministry of Christ

Verse 2

●      This would lead into many further teachings in parable form

Verse 3-9

●      The parable of the soils (what do the soils represent?)

Verse 10

●      The later questioning of the Apostles was likely two-fold

Verse 11

●      What was concealed that is now being revealed?  (John 1:14)

Verse 12

●      Who were parables being concealed from? 

●      Prophecy fulfilled.  (Matthew 13:35 ref. Psalm 78:2) (Mark 4:12 ref. Isaiah 6:9-10)

●      No understanding among the unregenerate (1 Corinthians 1:18)

●      God gives us the ability to know & understand Spiritual things through _______________(Psalm 119:18, Ephesians 1:17-18)

Verse 13

●      A rhetorical question to invoke the Apostles to think about deeper Spiritual things

Verse 14

●      The focus is not on the sower (1 Corinthians 3:6-7).

●      The sower needs no other tool than the Word (Romans 1:16)

Verse 15

●      Hard soil represents the hard ________ (Ephesians 4:18)

●      This condition does not desire God (Romans 3:11)

Verse 16

●      Emotional response versus a genuine conversion

Verse 17

     ●      False professions won’t whether persecution (2 Timothy 3:12, John 15:18, 1 Peter 4:12-14)     

 

 

                      

Scripture reading for September 12: 1 John 3

 

Family Matters

(Mark 3:31-35)

 

Verse 31

●      Jesus’ family was outside, typical large crowd inside (Mark 2:1)

Verse 32

●      Those in attendance alert Jesus that His family has arrived

Verse 33

●      Not the expected response out of Christ

●      Did He not know His own family? 

Verse 34-35

●      The significance of Jesus’ statement

1.      Jesus teaches that the _______________ family is more important than the _______________ family.

●      Elevating the Spiritual family (Luke 14:26)

2.     Though _______________ in some ways, the Spiritual family does _______________ the earthly family in many ways.

Differences

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Similarities

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3.      There are specific _______________ for being in the Spiritual family

●      Obedience (Luke 6:46, John 14:15)

●      Pleasing God (Hebrews 11:6, 1 Thessalonians 2:4, Matthew 28:18-20)

●      Victory through the Lord (1 John 5:4, 1 John 5:1)  

 

 

Scripture Reading for September 5: Exodus 1

 

Accusations From An Apostate Heart
               (Mark 3:24-30)

 

Verse 24

●      Division causes chaos (Romans 16:17-18, 1 Corinthians 1:10-13)

●      Satan does not desire unity with Christ & vice versa (Colossians 1:13, Matthew 4:8-9)

Verse 25

●      God does not share His glory, He is a jealous God (Exodus 20:5, Deuteronomy 4:24)

Verse 26

●      Absurdity of the claims

Verse 27

●      Jesus has the power OVER satan (Colossians 1:13-14, Romans 8:37-39)

Verse 28-30

●      Unpardonable sin?  What does this mean?

●      Clearing up the confusion

1.      Jesus is not speaking in _______________

●      Jesus does forgive ALL our sins (1 John 1:9)

●      Mark 3:28-30 addresses apostasy

2.      Jesus’ response was directed toward ______________ people for a ____________time

●      They (scribes/Pharisees) had evidence, validation of claims, everything, yet they rebelled

●      Apostasy still happens today

3.      This exact scenario cannot be _______________ today

●      The result of blasphemy of the HS (apostasy) is the same as lifelong unbelief (John 3:36)

●      Salvation delivers us from our ability to commit the unpardonable sin, it delivers us from unbelief.   

  

Scripture Reading for August 29: 1 John 2

 
Good VS. Evil
 (Mark 3:20-23) 

 

Verse 20

●     Went back home?  (Bethlehem, Nazareth, Capernaum)

Verse 21

●     Who in Jesus’ family came to Him? (Mark 6:3) 

●     Greek word for seize is ‘krateō’ which means to _______________ or take _______________ of

●     Who likely did not buy into the idea that Jesus had lost His mind? (Luke 1:30-33)

●     What was the nature of the message Jesus’ family must have received?

Verse 22

●     Scribes and Pharisees were at it again

●     Beelzebul is another name for _______________

●     Jerusalem is where _______________ Council was held

Verse 23

●     Begins to speak in parable - Greek word ‘parabolē’ meaning to _______________ alongside (Matthew 13:10-15, 10:35)

●     Parables two main objectives

1.     _______________ truth to a particular target audience

2.     _______________ truth from those who are not the target audience

●     How can satan cast out satan?  Drawing out the understanding of good vs. evil

●     Scripture reveals the differences between God and satan

●     God’s character (1 John 1:5, Numbers 23:19, Psalm 18:30, Luke 19:10)

●     Satan’s character (2 Corinthians 4:4, John 8:44, 1 John 3:8, 1 Peter 5:8)

●     May we strive to discern the difference (Hebrews 5:14)

  

Scripture Reading for August 22: Genesis 50

 

Pleasing God
Mike Baker, Elder 

 

· Parental pleasure of growth of their children

3 John 4

 

· Who can please God?

Romans 8:8; Galatians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:4; 2 Timothy 2:4

 

· Who cannot please God?

Romans 8:6-7

 

· What does God desire from us?

· Focus on Him and His ways

Colossians 3:2; 1 Kings 3:3-15

 

· By what means do we please God?

· Faith

Hebrews 11:6; Hebrews 11:1

 

· By the Power and Guidance of the Holy Spirit

Ezekiel 36:27

 

· What do we do to please God?

· Not checklists

Genesis1:27-30; Genesis 2:15-17; 2 Samuel 11:1-17

 

· It’s the heart

Luke 6:45; Proverbs3:1

 

· Obey Him

1 Samuel 15:22; Hosea 6:6

 

· Read and Know His Word

Joshua 1:7-8; Proverbs 3:1-4

 

· Be an imitator of Him

Hebrews 12:1-2; Ephesians 5:1-2; 1 Corinthians 11:1

 

· It’s for His Glory

Micah 6:6-8; 1 Corinthians 10:31

 

· What keeps us going in our quest to please God?

Joshua 8:34, Joshua 14:13-14; Psalm 1:1

 

 

 

Scripture reading for August 15: 1 John 1

 

Chosen With Purpose
      (Mark 3:7-19)

 

Verse 7-8

●      Greek word for disciples ‘mathētēs’ which means _______________ or _______________

●      People came from all around to see Jesus

Verse 9

●      Not everyone in the crowd had the same heart motive (Isaiah 53:3)

Verse 10

●      Even a simple touch sufficed for the crowd (Matthew 9:20-21)

Verse 11-12

●      Testimony from an unlikely source (v.11)

●      Don’t tell anyone? (Mark 1:44, Mark 7:36)

Verse 13

●      Jesus isolated Himself to be with His Father (Luke 6:12, Mark 1:35)

Verse 14-15

●      Greek word for appoint ‘poieō’ which means to make or to make _____________

●      Distinction between disciple (‘mathētēs’) & Apostles (‘apostolos’)

●      Specific responsibility of the Apostles was _______________ (‘kērussō’)

●      Authority was given to them, granted, not earned.  (Romans 11:36)

Verse 16

●      Simon also _______________ & _______________ & Simon _______________ _______________ (Matthew 16:17-19, John 1:42)

Verse 17-19

●      Chosen men for the will and purpose of the Lord

 

 

Scripture for August 1, 2021: 2 Peter 3

 

Lord Of The Sabbath
    (Mark 2:23-28)

 

Verse 23

●      God Himself rested on the seventh day (Genesis 2:3)

●      All things, including the Sabbath of the Old Law, were given by God (Romans 11:36)

Verse 24

●      Proper hermeneutics is key (particularly historical in this case)

●      We must distinguish between modern day acceptability & period correct practices (roughly A.D.30)

●      Scripture speaks to this very situation (Deuteronomy 23:24-25)

●      Specific detail in Luke 6:1 is critical to the Pharisees’ indignation (?)

●      Who was working?  Argument could be made for the hard working Pharisees

●      Man made laws made rule following a religion in itself

Verse 25-26

●      Jesus asks self proclaimed scholars of the OT “Have you never read”

●      Proof in 1 Samuel 21 that God did not make arbitrary laws as to forgo grace, mercy & love

●      Legalism does not save

Verse 27

●      Pharisees went way above and beyond what God had commanded, treating their legalism as being as important as Scripture itself

●      New Testament does not require adherence to the Sabbath, as all days are days to praise the Lord (Psalm 113:3, Hebrews 13:5, Acts 2:46)

●      Are individuals saved by following laws and traditions?  (John 6:28-29, Ephesians 2:8-9, Galatians 2:16)

Verse 28

●      Son of Man (Jesus’ most common title for Himself) = Lord of Sabbath (God)

●      Does this Pharisaical legalism still exist?  (Ecclesiastes 1:9)

●      Jesus provides freedom from legalism and religious death (Matthew 11:27-30)

 

 

 “Properly Passing the Praise”
                 Psalm 145
                Pastor Mark Abel

 

I.                 A_______________ B_______________ to His C_______________

II.                D_______________ E_______________ for His F_______________

III.               G_______________ H_______________ of His I_______________

IV.               J_______________ K_______________ His L_______________ and M_______________

V.                N_______________ O_______________ on His P_______________

VI.              Q_______________ R_______________ in His S_______________

VII.             T_______________ U_______________ of His V_______________

Scripture Reading for July 11: Genesis 47

 

The Penitent Publican
      (Mark 2:13-17)

 

Verse 13-14

●      Jesus comes across Levi.  Who is Levi? (Mark 3:16-19)

●      Greek word for tax collector is ‘telōnēs’ which literally means _______________ _______________

●      Despised profession (Matthew 5:46, Luke 8:9-12) found ______ times in gospels

●      Levi responds in obedience

Verse 15

●      Tax collectors deemed a special class of sinners (Matthew 5:29)

Verse 16

●      Scribes & Pharisees questioning the motive of Christ

●      Tried to find fault in Jesus (Mark 3:2)

Verse 17

●      Jesus used the physical to explain the spiritual (John 10:9, John 10:11, 1 Corinthians 3:12-15)

●      Jesus reminds them of His purpose (1 Timothy 1:15)

●      All are in need of a Savior, whether they recognize it or not.  Greek word for Savior is ‘sōtēr’ which means _______________

●      The gospel addresses sin - Jesus addresses sin

●      Humility must be put on, pride must be put off (James 4:6)

  

 

Scripture reading for June 27: Genesis 46

 

Measure Of Faith
    (Mark 2:1-5)

 

Verse 1

●      Back from His time spent in desolate places (Mark 1:45)

Verse 2

●      A large crowd gathered as Jesus taught

Verse 3-4

●      Importance in the details (home structure, level of friendship among the men, potential danger in interruption, determination, desperation etc)

Verse 5

●      Recognition of faith

●      First mention of faith (v. 21-28 =?, 29-31 =?, 32-34 =?, 40-45 =?)

●      Is there a difference in faith?  (Hebrews 11:6, James 2:19)

●      Jesus gives attention to the spiritual needs over the physical (2 Corinthians 4:16, 1 Timothy 4:7-8)

●      Who do we thank for our faith?  (Hebrews 12:2, 1 Corinthians 13:13)

 

Scripture Reading for June 13: Genesis 45

 

Finding Purpose Through Christ
             (Mark 1:36-39)

 

Verse 36-37

●      Search for Jesus (36)

Verse 38

●      Is there any contradiction as to the purpose of Christ?

●      Purposes of Christ on earth

1.     Jesus came to do the _______________ of the _______________ (John 6:38)

2.     Jesus came to _______________ _______________ (Luke 19:10, 1 Timothy 1:15)

3.     Jesus Came to bring _______________ to a _______________ _______________ (John 12:46, John 8:12)

4.     Jesus came to _______________ (Mark 10:45)

5.     Jesus came to be the _______________ sacrifice for sin (1 John 2:2, Isaiah 5:10, John 3:36)

●      Preaching the gospel was paramount to the ministry of Christ

●      Preaching the gospel is the central message for all followers of Christ

●      John The Baptist preached repentance (Mark 1:4) Christ preached repentance (Mark 1:14-15), thus we are to preach?????

●      In light of Christ’ purpose, what is our purpose

1.      Like Jesus we are to do the _______________ of the _______________ (Matthew 7:21, John 14:8-15)

2.     Jesus came to save sinners and we have a _______________in that (Acts 4:12, Mark 16:15)

3.     Like Jesus we are to be _______________ in a ______________ _______________ (John 8:12, Mark 5:14-16, Philippians 2:14-16)

4.     Like Jesus we are _______________ to ______________ (Joshua 24:15, Romans 12:11, John 12:26, 1 Peter 4:10-11)

5.     Jesus _______________ everything, we too are to be a people of _______________ (Hebrews 13:16, Romans 12:1-2, Matthew 16:24-25)

Verse 39

●     Jesus fulfilling that purpose

 

 

●      God determines the results (1 Corinthians 3:6-8) 

   

  

      ●      The role of the Holy Spirit in our lives (John 14:26, Romans 8:26) 

Scripture Reading for April 18: Genesis 41

 

All In Attendance

   (Mark 1:9-11)

 

Verse 9

·         Geographical humility in Nazareth (Luke 1:26-27, John 1:43-50)

·         Although he didn’t feel worthy, John baptized Jesus (Matthew 3:13-15)

Verse 10-11

·         Christ served as an example

·         Who then should be baptized?

·         Is infant baptism appropriate?

·         Three main methods of baptism

1.      

●      In this method water is sprinkled over the individuals head

2.      

●      In this method water is poured over the individual

3.      

●      In this method the individual is submerged under water (Mark 1:10. Matthew 3:16, John 3:23, Colossians 2:12)

·         Remarkably significant event takes place during baptism of Jesus

·         Presence of the Trinity

·         Dove (Matthew 10:16)

·         Unique phrase “My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased” (Matthew 17:5) 

 

 

April 4, 2021 Easter Sunday

Who is Jesus?

Expectations - Luke 19:37-44

●      Jesus had a very specific purpose (Luke 19:10, Matthew 1:21)

●      Pharisees thought Jesus was a _______ to their agenda (v.39)

●      The Sanhedrin council that He was a ________ (Luke 22:70-71)

●      Herod thought He was nothing more than a ________ (Luke 23:11-12)

●      Pilate thought Jesus was ________ but foolish (Luke 23:13-16)

●      The crowd thought He was deserving of ______ (Luke 23:21)

●      Cleopas, even after the death of Christ, thought Jesus was a prophet and had hoped He would _______ ________ (Luke 24:18-21)

●      Even today there are many false views of who Jesus is. 

●      Throughout the crucifixion and resurrection what does the Bible reveal about who Christ is?

1.      Jesus is _________

●      Luke 23:40-41, 1 Peter 2:22, Hebrews 4:15, 1 John 3:5, 2 Corinthians 5:21

2.      Jesus Christ is _________

●      Luke 19:41-44, Luke 23:43, Luke 22:31-34, John 13:19-30

3.      Jesus is the _________ of __________

●      Prophecy: 28:14 = Fulfillment: Luke 3:34

●      Prophecy: Isaiah 7:14 = Fulfillment: Luke 1:35

●      Prophecy: Isaiah 40:3-4 = Fulfillment: Mark 1:2-3

●      Prophecy: Zechariah 9:9 = Fulfillment: Matthew 21:5

●      Prophecy: Zechariah 11:12-13 = Matthew 26:14-16

●      Prophecy: Leviticus 17:3 = Fulfillment: Matthew 28:16

4.      Jesus is the ______ and _________ ________ sacrifice for sin

●      Greek word for propitiation ‘hilasmos’ means ________

●      1 John 4:10, John 28:30 (finality), Romans 3:25, Hebrews 2:17, 1 John 2:2

●      Great explanation from Paul in Romans 5:6-10

5.      Jesus is ________

●      Luke 24:6-7, Revelation 1:17-18, Romans 8:34 

 

He is risen, Praise the Lord!

 

 

Scripture Reading for March 28: Genesis 40

 

Baptized In The Spirit

       (Mark 1:5-8)

 

Verse 5

●      News traveled about what John The Baptist was doing

●      John baptized upon individual’s profession of repentance

●      Forgiveness of sin - reason Jesus was coming (Luke 19:10, 1 Timothy 1:15, Matthew 9:13)

Verse 6

●      Would have looked similar to ________ (2 Kings 1:7-8)

●      Some misconceptions of who John was (Malachi 4:5, Luke 1:17, John 1:19-21, Matthew 11:9, Deuteronomy 18:18)

●      Dietary normalcy according to Levitical/Mosaic Law (Leviticus 11:20-22)

Verse 7

●      Humility of John (lower self/elevate Christ even in light of Matthew 11:11)

●      John was a good example in many ways (1 Corinthians 1:31, 1 Peter 5:5)

Verse 8

            Main takeaways

1.     John’s baptism was a _______ baptism than Jesus would provide

●      Acts 19:1-5

2.      Baptism of the _______ ______ is absolutely essential in _______

●      Acts 2:38, Romans 6:3-4

3.      Water baptism is _________ by God

●      Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 2:41, Acts 8:12

 

Scripture Reading for March 21: James 4

 

The Gravity Of Repentance

             (Mark 1:2-4)

 

Verse 2 & 3

●        Mark recognizes the OT as authority (this would have been what Mark had as the Word of God)

●        Romans Road (NT) vs. Jerusalem Road (OT)

Fact of sin - Romans 3:23 (NT) / Ecclesiastes 7:20 (OT)

Result of sin - Romans 6:23 (NT) / Ezekiel 18:4 (OT)

God’s provisions - Romans 5:8 (NT) / Isaiah 53:6 (OT)

Man’s response - Romans 10:9-10, 13 (NT) / Psalm 2:12 (OT)

●        Mark references both Isaiah 40:3 as well as Malachi 3:1

●        Who is this messenger that is to pave the way for Christ? (John 1:6-9)

●        A voice crying out in the wilderness (Matthew 3:1)

●        John The Baptist was special (Luke 1:15) to the plan of redemption (Ephesians 1:7)

Verse 4

●        Greek word for baptize is ‘baptizo’ literally meaning to make fully ____ or ablution (washing or _______)

●        Repentance preceded baptism and still precedes baptism

●        John did NOT teach that baptism was merely an act that earned special favor with God (Luke 3:7)

●        It was an outward expression of an inward work of God

●        John The Baptist preached/proclaimed a message of repentance

●        Jesus Christ preached a message of repentance (Matthew 4:17, Luke 13:3, Luke 5:32)

●        Greek word for repentance is ‘metanoia’ which means change of ______ or _________

●        Those who followed Jesus preached repentance as well (Acts 2:38, Acts 3:19, Romans 2:4, 2 Corinthians 7:9-11)

 

Scripture Reading for March 14: Genesis 39 

One Goal In Mind

      (Mark 1:1)

Introduction

●      What do we know about the author?

●      Mark was the son of _____ (Acts 12:12) whose home provided a safe place for ______ to retreat to

●      Mark was the __________ gospel writer

●      Mark uses the Greek word ‘euthus’, which means ________ 42 times, more than the other 3 gospels combined

●      Mark was known as _______’s interpreter

●      Shared similarities between Mark and _______.  Two major likenesses

1.     Both men struggled with ministry at times (Acts 15:37-40, Luke 22:54-62)

2.     Both men were restored, reestablishing them into usefulness in ministry (Philemon 1:23-24, 2 Timothy 4:11, John 21:15-19)

Synoptic Gospel Audience

●      Matthew - ________

●      Luke - ________

●      Mark - _________

Verse 1

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.  

●      The gospel message of Jesus Christ is the message of _________

●      The Greek word for the gospel is ‘euaggelion’ meaning  good news Romans 1:9-10, 1 Peter 4:17)

●      Son of God - Specific role yet equal to the Father & Holy Spirit (Isaiah 9:6, John 10:30,38)

●      Mandatory understanding (John 3:18)

  

Scripture Reading for March 7: James 3

 

Doing The Work Of An Evangelist

            (James 5:19-20)

 

●      Interpretive challenge - Who is James speaking to?  Who is James speaking about? 

●      Our God of salvation requires change, change that He elicits

●      This is an evangelical passage

Verse 19

●      Evidence of audience - my brothers (1 Corinthians 2:1)

●      False converts - did this happen?  Does this still happen? (Matthew 7:21-23, Matthew 25:11-12

●      Jesus commands love through action (John 14:15)

●      Wandering - Greek word ‘planaō’ verb used in scripture 24 times for _______, 6 times for ____, and 5 times for __ _________

●      From the truth - What is the truth? (John 18:37)

●      Two main things that cause one to wander from the truth

1.     ______ teaching/______ doctrine (Ephesians 4:11-14)

2.     __________ (2 Corinthians 12:10)

Verse 20

●      Who can bring back one who wanders from the truth?

●      Sinners - Greek word ‘hamartolos’ these are individuals who are ________ by their sin (1 Corinthians 6:9-11)

●      Believers are defined by God (John 1:12, 2 Corinthians 5:17)

●      Covers a multitude of sins (Romans 2:5, 1 Peter 4:8)   

 

 

Scripture Reading for February 21: James 2

 

Faithful Prayer, Faithful God - Part 2

                  (James 5:15)

Verse 15

●     Needs to be viewed in context and in conjunction with James 5:13-14

And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick

●     ‘And’ is important, tying all implication of v.15 intimately to v.13-14

●     The prayer of faith - trusting in the Lord’s power through ________(Psalm 37:5)

●     This is not a personal measure of faith one earns (dangerous false teachings of WOF & NAR movements)

●     Will save the one who is sick - Sick, is it ‘astheneo’ or ‘arrostos’?

●     Sick Greek word ‘kamno’ (verb) meaning to grow weak or weary from ______ or _______ (unequally used only 3 times James 5:15, Hebrews 12:3, Revelation 2:3)

●     Will save Greek word ‘sozo’ to preserve, ______, _______ (primary use is in salvation)

●     How do we know James is not talking about salvation in this verse?

And the Lord will raise him up

●     Raise up - Greek ‘egeiro’ meaning to _______ or __________

●     The focus is on the importance of prayer, the results exhibit the power of God

●     False teachers twist/distort scripture, often times James 5:15

●     What out for these wolves

●     We must understand the sovereignty of God in all things, including prayer (Psalm 115:3, Matthew 10:29-30, Colossians 1:16-17)

●     2 Corinthians 8:9 clarified and supported by Ephesians 2:1-9

And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven

●     Context shows this is restoration not rebirth

●     1 John 5:14-15 the will of God prevails and we should be grateful it does

 

  

Scripture Reading for January 31: Genesis 36

  

Valuable Examples
 (James 5:10-11)

 

Verse 10

●      Faithful Forefathers (Matthew 5:12)

●      Prophets of patience through suffering - Who comes to mind?

Verse 11

●      Highlighting the steadfastness of Job amid great trials (Job 1:21)

●      James builds upon earlier teaching (James 1:12)

●      Steadfastness is not easy, it takes diligence and action (1 Corinthians 5:18, James 1:2-4, 2 Peter 5:1-8)

●      Steadfastness of the Lord (Psalm 118:1, Lamentation 3:22-23, Deuteronomy 7:9)

●      The Lord is compassionate/merciful in salvation (Romans 5:8, 1 Peter 2:24)

●      The Lord if compassionate/merciful in securing us (Philippians 1:16, Psalm 145:20, John 6:37, John 10:28)

●      What do we do with this?  What is our responsibility?  (Luke 6:36, Colossians 3:12)

 

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Scripture Reading for January 24: Hebrews 13

  

Establishing A Heart Of Patience

               (James 5:7-9)

 

Verse 7

●     James sets a timeframe for the pursuit of patience - Until the Lord returns

●     Instruction of James pointed to right living in the present, with an eternal gaze at what will come (James 1:12, 2:13, 4:12, 5:7)

●     Patience is an important element of preparedness (Galatians 5:22, Psalm 27:14, Colossians 1:9-12, Ephesians 4:1-3)

●     Lord will return for the harvest in His timing

Verse 8

●     Patience is a matter of the heart (Proverbs 27:19)

●     Patience acknowledges trust in the Lord (He knows what He’s doing) - John 14:1-3

Verse 9

●     Patience is to Godly character as impatience is to ……..(I think you get the idea)

●     Grumbling contradicts a changed life/new creation (Philippians 2:14-16)

●     Who and what has God called us to be? (Colossians 1:22-23)

●     The will of God (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

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Scripture Reading for January 17: Genesis 35

 

Progression Of Indulgence

          (James 5:4-6)

 

Verse 4

●      The book of James is a series of tests that serve to validate the genuineness of one’s faith

●      Seeking riches or being content in Christ - This is a test

●      Not paying hired labor stems from a deceitful heart of greed (Leviticus 19:11-13, Deuteronomy 24:14-15, Malachi 3:5)

●      Lord of Hosts - Lord of Sabaoth (Hebrew for _______) used over ____ X in OT

Verse 5

●      The wicked heart of self indulgence (Matthew 23:25, 1 Timothy 5:6)

●      God desires self denial (Luke 9:23-24)

Verse 6

●      Interpretive challenge - divided take on authorial intent

●      One camp the betrayal and subsequent death of Christ (Acts 3:14-15, Acts 7:52)

●      Other camp more accurately uses context to support intent (Continued teaching)

 

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Scripture Reading for January 10: Hebrews 12

 

 

Proper Preparedness

      (James 5:1-3)

 

Verse 1

●      Unhealthy error of desiring wealth (1 Timothy 6:9-10, Matthew 19:24)

●      Treasure denotes a desire and servanthood from the heart (Matthew 6:21,6:24)

●      Desire for riches is not isolated to the wealthy

●      Knowing two masters cannot be served simultaneously, a choice is to be made (Mark 4:18-19)

Verse 2

●      Who determines the wealth of something?

●      How important is the treasure of the kingdom of heaven? (Matthew 13:44)

Verse 3

●      Like the corroding of metals, the pursuit of riches will destroy the person

●      In these last days - James, Paul, us?  What are we to make of this? (2 Timothy 3:1-5)

●      We are not called to play a game of pick the date (Matthew 24:36)

●      Jesus willingly laid aside the ability to know the hour and day - FOR A TIME (Philippians 2:6-8, Romans 8:34, Matthew 28:18)

●      Be prepared, be ready, Jesus taught it, James reaffirmed it (Matthew 24:44)

●      How are you preparing?  

 

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Scripture Reading for January 3: Genesis 34

 

Omission Condition

   (James 4:15-17)

 

Recap

●      James rebukes arrogance of any endeavor without God’s guidance (v. 13-14)

Verse 15

●      Encouragement to seek the will of God (Proverbs 3:5-6, Matthew 6:9-13)

●      Believers should desire the will of God above all else

●      Apostle Paul recognized God’s will (Romans 1:10, 1 Corinthians 4:19, 16:7)

●      We are not ignorant to the will of God (Romans 12:2)

●      Scripture explains elements of the will of God

1.     God’s will is for His children to be a ___________ people (Colossians 3:17)

2.     God’s will is for His children to be obedient and ______ to God appointed ________ in our lives (1 Peter 2:12-15, Romans 13:1-2)

3.     God’s will is for His children to ______ _______ purity (1 Thessalonians 4:3-4)

●      God’s will is that we honor Him by doing what pleases Him.  So what pleases God?

1.     God is pleased by our ______ to His _______ (1 John 3:22)

2.     God is pleased when we are ______ and ______ (Hebrews 13:16)

3.     God is pleased when we bear _____ and grow in our ________ of Him (Colossians 1:10)

Verse 16

●      Present tense reveals a known problem

●      James rebukes wrong behavior (Proverbs 27:1)

Verse 17

●      2 Primary classifications of sin

1.      Commission - This is doing what God has _______ us not to do

●      This encompasses any _____(Matthew 5:21-22), _____(Proverbs 15:1) or ____(Exodus 20:13) that breaks God’s perfect standard

2.     Omission - Not doing what God _____ us to do (Luke 10:30-37)

     ●      Ring in the New Year with the anthem of God’s Word Hebrews 13:20-21 

 

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Scripture Reading for December 27: Hebrews 11

 

Sovereign Travel Guide
      (James 4:13-14)

Verse 13

· Planning is not a bad thing (Proverbs 21:5, Luke 14:28)

· God’s sovereign plan is not to be thwarted (John 21:18-22)

· God operates under His timing, not ours (Habakkuk 1:1-5, 2 Peter 3:9) 

Verse 14

· God determines our path (Acts 17:26-28, Psalm 16:9, Psalm 32:8)

· He is honored as we seek His guidance and direction (John 12:26)

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Scripture Reading for December 20: Luke 2:1 – 21

  

Deity In The Flesh Part 2

           (Luke 2)

 

Luke 2:11

Jesus Christ is __________

●      Grammatical - tense is critical here

●      Not subjective (1 Timothy 4:10, John 14:6, Acts 4:12)

●      The condition of man does not change the character of Christ (deity)

●      Savior purpose (Luke 19:10, Matthew 9:12-13, 1 Timothy 1:15)

 

Luke 2:14

Jesus Christ is the _________________

●      Did Jesus establish world peace?

●      Worldly peace is subjective, peace in Christ is objective

●      Peace in Christ (Isaiah 9:6. 2 Thessalonians 2:16, Philippians 4:6-7)

●      Distinction made - So who pleases God? (Hebrews 11:6, Romans 8:8, Romans 12:1-2)

●      Peace in Christ is opposition to the world (Matthew 10:34, John 16:33)

 

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Scripture Reading for December 6: Genesis 33

 

 

The Judge And The Jury

      (James 4:11-12)

 

Verse 11

●      Addressing sin in the body is not what James is talking about (Galatians 6:1, 1 Timothy 5:20, Matthew 18:15)

●      Slander and defamation is not honoring to God (Leviticus 19:16-18, Mark 12:30-31)

●      Obedience to God’s commands has implications to our relationship with Him (John 14:15, John 14:23, Luke 11:28)

Verse 12

●      The Lawgiver and Judge is _____ (Isaiah 33:22, Psalm 7:11)

●      Jesus expounded upon the law, addressing matters of the ______ (John 13:34-26)

●      He is able to save (John 6:44, Romans 10:9, John 5:24)

●      He is able to destroy (John 3:36, Matthew 13:41-42)

 

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Scripture Reading for October 25: Genesis 30

 

Opposing Wisdoms
   (James 3:13-18)

 

Verse 13

●      Godly wisdom shown in two ways

1.     Good Conduct (Ephesians 2:10, James 2:26)

2.     Works Done In Meekness (Titus 3:1-2)

Verse 14

●      Wrong heart motives

1.     Bitter Jealousy (Hebrews 12:15, 1 Corinthians 3:3)

2.     Selfish Ambition (Philippians 2:3-4, 2 Timothy 3:2)

Verse 15

●      Earthly wisdom is not wisdom from above

●      Character of God is shown in the wisdom of God

●      1 John 4:8 God is ______

●      2 Peter 3:9 God is ________

●      1 John 1:5 God is _______

●      Hebrews 4:16 God is full of _____ and _______

●      Psalm 145:17 God is __________

●      1 Samuel 2:2 God is ________

Wisdom not of God

●      Earthly - Romans 12:2, John 17:4, 1 John 5:19

●      Unspiritual - 1 Corinthians 2:14

●      Demonic - Says it all

Verse 16

●      Earthly wisdom alone will always fail in eternal matters

Verse 17

1.     Pure - 1 John 3:3, Philippians 4:8
2.     Peaceable - John 16:33, Philippians 4:7
3.     Gentle - Titus 3:2, Ephesians 4:2
4.     Open To Reason - obedience James 1:22
5.     Mercy - Ephesians 2:4, Luke 6:36
6.     Good Fruits - Matthew 7:20
7.     Impartial - James 2:1
8.     Sincere - Real wisdom

Verse 18

●      Rest in the peace of God through the wisdom of God 

 

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Scripture for October 4: Hebrews 6

 

Grading The Teacher

(James 3:1)

Verse 1

●      Teacher - Greek word ‘didaskalos’ meaning master or instructor

●      Specific role (Ephesians 4:11, 2 Timothy 1:11)

●      James includes himself as a teacher

●      Teachers, one component of functioning body (1 Corinthians 12:14-20)

●      5 Characteristics that make a good teacher/preacher of the word of God

1.      They must be _________ (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

●      Importance of the local church (Ephesians 4:12)

●      Ongoing endeavor (2 Peter 3:17-18)

2.      They must teach and preach with _________ (James 4:6)

3.     They must be an _______, not an _________ (1 Timothy 4:12, 1 Peter 5:3, Titus 2:7-8)

4.     Must teach and preach ___ _______ (1 Timothy 1:5, 1 Corinthians 16:14)

5.     Must be _____ and not _________ (Ephesians 6:19-20)

 

We who teach will be judged with greater strictness

●      Importance of rightly handling the Word of God (2 Timothy 2:15)

●      The usefulness of our work (1 Corinthians 3:14-15)

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Scripture Reading for September 27: Genesis 28

 

Revealing Faith Through Hiding Spies                 

               (James 2:24-26)

 

Verse 24

●      Salvation is justified by faith - faith is made useful through works

●      Necessary combination of faith and works (Romans 5:1, Titus 3:4-7)

●      Titus 3:4-7 Attributes of God shown in salvation

1.     ___________ (Psalm 31:19)

2.     _________ _________ (Psalm 17:7)

3.     God is our ________(1 Timothy 1:1, 2:3, 4:10, Titus 1:3,4, 2:10,13, 3:4

4.     He ________ us (Ephesians 2:8)

5.     He does _____, not because of our ________(Ephesians 2:9)

6.     ______ of God (Ephesians 2:4-5)

7.     Washing of ________ (Ezekiel 36:26, 1 John 1:7)

8.     Renewal of _______ _______ (Romans 8:2)

9.     He poured out richly through Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:7-9)

●      Works based religions ______, _______, ________

Verse 25

●      Rahab’s actions were a product of her faith

●      God used the downtrodden of society to accomplish His will

Verse 26

●      Real, genuine, useful, saving faith will produce good works

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Scripture Reading for September 20: Hebrews 5

 

Faith Of A Patriarch….Or Works?
           (James 2:18-23)

 

Verse 18

●      The battle - Faith vs. Works, or is there another option?

●      Works began the moment of salvation

1.     ___________

2.     ___________

3.     ___________

Verse 19

●      Reference Deuteronomy 6:4 - Verses 4-9 known as the ________ to the Jews, which is Hebrew for _________

●      God is One - Hebrew 'echâd’ which means _______

●      Not about the Trinity, rather about exclusivity (Isaiah 43:10)

●      Demons Shudder - Matthew 8:29 is 3 part recognition

1.     Recognized Jesus as the _______________

2.     Recognized the superior ________ of God

3.     Recognized future __________

Verse 20

●      Faith by itself is as useless as works by themselves

Verse 21

●      Martin Luther understood Pauline teachings (Romans 3:23, 4:1-4, 5:1)

●      Clearing up the confusion (Galatians 2:16)

●      So what really happened with Abraham?

Verse 22

●      Active Faith = Good Works       Dead Faith = Useless Works

Verse 23

●      Friend of God (2 Chronicles 20:7)

●      God gets glory in true faith and good works (Matthew 5:16, Ephesians 2:10)

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Scripture Reading for September 13: Genesis 27

 

Dead Faith

(James 2:14-17)

 

Dead Faith

●      Faith that is not accompanied by good works

True Saving Faith

●      Works are a manifestation (by product) of genuine faith

●      James has been pointing these validating actions out all along the way

1.     Remaining ________ under trials and tests (James 1:2-4, 1:12)

2.      Resisting _________ (James 1:13-15)

3.     Being not only _________ but also _________ (James 1:22-25)

4.     _______ our tongue (James 1:26)

5.     Caring for _________ and ________ (James 1:27)

6.     Showing no _________ (James 2:1-13)

Can someone have a Faith in God that does not save?

●      John 2:23-25, John 3:1-2, Matthew 7:21

Can someone have Saving Faith but not have good works?

●      Hypocrites (James 2:15-16)

●      No fruit, no change, no difference, this kind of life is not honoring to God

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1.     True __________ _________ (Romans 15:13, 1 Peter 1:3)

2.      _________ __________ (1 John 2:24, 1 Corinthians 2:9)

3.     ___________ (Hebrews 13:5)

4.     Unmatched _________

Scripture Reading for August 23: Hebrews 3

 

Caring About What God Cares About 

                  (James 1:27)

Verse 27

●     Pure - Godly product (2 Timothy 2:22, Titus 1:15)

●     Orphans and widows - Visit?

●     Greek word for visit is ‘episkeptomai’ means to _________ or _________ for the purpose of _________ for one’s ___________ (Hebrews 2:6)

●     This is an action.  Continuation of being a doer and not just a hearer. 

●     Orphans and widows - vulnerability  - Compassion of God (Isaiah 1:17, Psalm 82:3, Psalm 146:9)

●     God has adopted us (Ephesians 1:5, Galatians 4:4-7)

●     Unstained from  the world (1 John 2:15, John 15:19, Romans 12:2, Johon 18:36)

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●     Quick to hear - Put on (Hebrews 10:14, Matthew 11:15, Romans 10:17, Matthew 13:13-15, John 8:47, Psalm 17:4)

●     Slow to speak - Put off (Proverbs 25:28, 2 Timothy 1:7, Proverbs 21:23, Ephesians 4:29)

●     Slow to anger - Put off (Proverbs 14:29, Ephesians 4:31, Colossians 3:8, Psalm 103:8)

●     What then produces the righteousness of God?

●     Our attitude and reaction to scripture should never be anger

●     Reverence has no room for anger

●     Not just put off but put ______

●     Filthiness - Greek ‘rhuparia' means to make _____ or to ________

●     Instead be clean (Psalm 51:10), pure (1 John 3:3), and spotless (2 Peter 3:14)

●     Rampant wickedness - Greek for wickedness ‘kakia' also used for ________     (1 Corinthians 5:8)

●     Received with meekness the implanted word - Received is a passive verb

●     Meekness and humility (Colossians 3:12)

●     Which is able to save your souls - God's word has the power to __________ __________

 

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1.    (Acts 2:42)    

2.    (Psalm 66:18)

3.    (Proverbs 19:21)

Character Worth Pursuing
        (1 Timothy 6:11)

  

Verse 11

●     ‘O man of God' - unique title Paul gives Timothy

●     Flee these things?  What things?  (1 Timothy 6:3-5, 1 Timothy 6:9-10)

●     List of things to pursue

Righteousness

●     Greek word ‘Dikaiosune' which means ________ of God or the condition that is ____________ to God

●     Righteousness of God (Psalm 11:7)

●     We are made righteous through Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21, Philippians 3:9)

●     So how do we pursue righteousness like we see in Proverbs 15:9?

Godliness

●     Honoring God through growing in the image and likeness of Christ (Romans 8:29)

Faith

●     Where does faith come from? (Hebrews 12:2)

●     Faith is made visible through actions

Love  

●     Love drives godly action (1 Timothy 1:5)

●     God loves us, we are to love God as well as others (Romans 5:8,1 John 4:7-8, Matthew 5:44)

●     Importance of love (1 Corinthians 13:13)

Steadfastness

●     Greek word ‘hypomone' which means _________, ___________, ___________ 

(2 Thessalonians 3:5)

●     Example in Job (James 5:11)

Gentleness

●     Man up and be known for gentleness (2 Peter 1:5-7, Colossians 3:12-15) 

 

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Scripture reading for May 3: 2 Timothy 3

 

Character That Points To The King
         (1 Timothy 5:21-6:2)

 

Verse 21 -

●     Elect - Gr. ‘elektos' meaning _______ ones

●     Israel (Deuteronomy 7:6)

●     Saints (1 Peter 1:9, John 15:16, Ephesians 1:1-5)

●     Fallen angels (2 Peter 2:4)

Verse 22 -

●     The sin of not doing due diligence

Verse 23 -

●     Fermentation for digestion

Verse 24 -

●     Glorifying God in the process

Verse 25 -

●     The nature of sins manifestation

Verse 1 -

●     Bondservant - Gr. ‘doulos' which means ________

●     Honoring God through this service (Ephesians 6:5, Colossians 3:22, Titus 2:9-10)

●     Our conduct should show Christ to others (Philippians 2:12-16)

Verse 2 -

●     Don't take advantage of your brother

 

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