Scripture Reading for April 11: James 5
There is no sermon outline for this week.
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 28: Genesis 38
Faithful Prayer, Faithful God - Part 3
(James
5:16-18)
Verse 16
● ‘Therefore’ - the truth of verse 13-15 leads to this command
● Unique Greek word for sin ‘paraptōma’
meaning __________ or _______
● Typically
for sin we see the Greek word ‘hamartia’ meaning miss the _______(Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, Matthew 1:21)
Benefits to sharing our sins, struggles, faults with fellow
brothers/sisters in Christ
1. We
_______ the Body of Christ in a way that ______ God’s _______
●
Ephesians 4:16, 1 Corinthians 12:14, 1 Corinthians 12:26
2. Confessing sin fosters ___________, _________, and _______
● Proverbs 27:17, Galatians 6:1-2
● Not to be done in lieu of confessing
sins to the Lord (Romans 10:9)
● ‘You
will be healed’ - Contextual consistency in mind, healing of the sickness that corresponds. (Remember ‘astheneo’?)
● ‘Prayer of the righteous’
- Imputed Righteousness (2 Corinthians 5:21, Philippians 3:9)
Verse
17
● Nature? Jeremiah 17:9,
Romans 5:21
● He prayed fervently - Hebraism,
Greek meaning ‘he prayed with _____’
Verse 18
● A drought/famine was foretold
(Leviticus 26:18-19) leading up to 1 Kings 17:1
● Through prayer God brought back both rain & wandering people
(1 Kings 18:41-46, Luke 4:25)
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 February 14: Genesis 37
Faithful
Prayer, Faithful God - Part 1
(James 5:13-14)
Verse 13
● Is anyone among you suffering?
●
Greek for suffering ‘kakapatheo’ means undergo ______, endure _______
●
Persecution/trials/suffering to be expected for believers
●
Let him pray
● Prayer is
the focus - major theme
● Understanding Savior (John 15:18)
●
Call for a prayers of petition/supplication
● Is anyone
cheerful?
● Very different emotional state
●
Let him sing praise
● Prayer of
praise
● Praying in all circumstances (Philippians 4:6)
Verse 14
● Is anyone
among you sick?
● Greek word for sick ‘astheneo’ which means ______
or ________(Romans 14:1, 1 Corinthians 8:9, 2 Corinthians 11:20-21
● Second Greek
word for sick ‘arrostos’ meaning those who are defined as ____ (Matthew 4:14)
●
Let them call for the elders of the church and let them pray over him,
●
Elders - who initiates call for prayer?
● Role and
function of elders (1 Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9, Acts 20:28-30)
● Praying
over does not make them mediators (1 Timothy 2:5)
● Anointing
him with oil in the name of the Lord
● Anointing
- Greek ‘aleipho’ means literally to ____ with oil (Luke 7:38)
● Second Greek
word for anointing ‘chrio’ meaning to ______ or set apart (Acts 10:38, 2 Corinthians 1:21, 1 John 2:20)
● Two camps of interpretation worth considering
1.
Literal
2. Metaphorical/symbolism (1 Samuel
16:13, Isaiah 61:1) connection between oil and ________
● But this
passage is not about the oil
● Roman Catholic error called ________ ________
●
In the name of the Lord
● Focus and
source of any and all healing
Scripture Reading for
February 7: James 1
No Need To Swear
(James 5:12) Verse 12
●
‘But, above all’ significance in this phrase - singling out an important lesson
● Above All - used in OT to describe Israel (Deuteronomy 7:14, 10:15,
26:19, 28:1), as well as describing superior attributes (Colossians 3:4, 1 Peter 4:8)
●
Interpretive tendency - Do not curse or use profanity (Ephesians 4:29, 5:4, James 3:10)
● James 5:12 the word swear - Greek ‘omnuō’
meaning _____, _______, or make an ______ (Hebrews 6:13-16)
●
Greek word meaning cursing or imprecation is ‘katara’
● Hermeneutical elements help decipher correct interpretation
● Irresponsible swearing/claims
(Matthew 5:33-4)
● Examples
of appropriate vows
● Swearing
is unnecessary - Let your Yes be Yes and your No be No (Matthew 5:37)
●
Be a man/woman of your word (Numbers 30:1-2, 1 Corinthians 4:2. Luke 16:10)
● Judgement
is coming - Great White Throne (Revelation 20:12-13) Judgement Seat (Bema) of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:10)
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 13: Luke 1
Deity In The Flesh Part 1
(Luke 1)
What does
Luke’s account reveal of the deity of Jesus Christ?
1:32 ___________________
● Equality with God the Father (Philippians 2:5-7, John 5:18, John 14:9,
John 10:30)
1:33 __________
●
Was not created, rather the Creator (1 Corinthians 8:6, John 8:58)
●
Immutable (Hebrews 13:8)
1:32-33 ________
● Unmatched Kingdom (John 18:36, 1 Timothy 6Hebrews 11:15, Revelation
19:16)
1:35 ______
●
Greek word ‘hagios’ meaning set apart, sacred, sanctified (Mark 1:24, Acts 3:14, 1 Peter
1:15-16)
1:76 ________
●
Greek word ‘kurios’ meaning master or supreme in authority (Revelation 19:16, Philippians
2:11, Romans 10:9, 2 Corinthians 4:5)
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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 November 29: Hebrews 10
Precise
Prescription Part 2
(James
4:7-10)
Verse 9
6. Be Wretched
●
Apostle Paul recognized his wretchedness (Romans 7:24, 1 Corinthians 15:9, Ephesians 3:8, 1 Timothy
1:15)
● He also understood position in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17,
Ephesians 2:10, Romans 8:1)
● God draws
wretched men to redemption (John 6:44)
● Struggle
with sin (Romans 7:14-20) both believers (target audience) and unbelievers (Jeremiah 17:9)
7. Mourn
● Greek ‘penteo’
means to _________
● Grieving
brought about through salvation (2 Corinthians 7:10, Matthew 5:4, Psalm 51:17)
8. Weep
● Greek ‘klaio’
means to ____ or ______ (Matthew 26:75, Mark 5:38)
9.
Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom
●
Making light of sin is a serious offense (1 Corinthians 13:6)
●
Similar to Luke 6:25, opposite of Luke 6:21
Verse 10
10. Humble yourselves before the Lord
●
Humility is the removal of pride (James 4:6)
●
Example in Christ (Philippians 2:1-11)
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Scripture Reader for November 22: Genesis 32
Precise Prescription Part 1
(James 4:7-10)
Verse 7
●
Who is James depicting?
● Greek for
sinners ‘hamartōlos’ someone devoted
to ____ (Mark 2:17, Matthew 26:45, Romans 5:8)
1. Submit
yourselves therefore to God (Ephesians 5:24, Hebrews 13:17, Ephesians 5:21)
2.
Resist the devil
● Congruent
message in 1 Peter 5:5-9
● Promise
- he will flee
3. Draw near to God
●
Embrace the put ons (Galatians 3:27, Colossians 3:9-10, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 4:24)
● The promise - He will draw near to you
4.
Cleanse your hands
●
OT reference (Exodus 30:19-21)
5. Purify
your hearts
● Regeneration
(Titus 3:4-7. Ezekiel 36:26)
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Scripture for November
15: Hebrews 9
Disqualifying Pride
(James 4:6) Verse 6
But He gives more grace
● James 4:1-5 - Fights, quarrels, improper passions, internal war, murder, covetousness,
spiritual unfaithfulness (adultery), enmity with God - BUT, He gives more grace
● God’s grace - Ephesians 2:8-9 (2 things to notice about God’s grace)
1. God’s grace has _______ ________
2. God’s grace is a _______ (Romans 11:6)
● God’s grace is sufficient (2 Corinthians 12:9, 1 Corinthians 15:10)
● Saving grace changes who we are (2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 2:20, Ezekiel 19-20)
Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the
humble.”
● Proverbs
3:34 (Reference James uses)
● Pride is
at the root of every sin (James 4:1-5)
● Pride runs
in opposition to God (Proverbs 11:2, Philippians 2:3, Proverbs 16:8)
●
Being a follower of Christ requires humility (Psalm 25:9, Colossians 3:12-13, Ephesians 4:1-3)
● Grace brings about humility
●
Are we spreading a message of humility in grace or one of pride?
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Scripture Reading for
November 8: Genesis 31
Antithetical Allegiances
(James 4:3-5)
Verse 3
● Can be applied to 2 groups of people
1. ___________(Luke 18:9-14)
having wrong heart
2. __________(Isaiah 59:2) concealing unrepentant sin
● The Lord
looks at the heart (1 Samuel 16:7, Proverbs 21:2, Jeremiah 17:10, Romans 8:27, Acts 15:8, Psalm 32:1-4)
Verse 4
● Spiritual unfaithfulness
●
Friendship with the world opposes God (1 John 2:15-17, John 15:8,
Romans 12:2, John 18:36, John 16:33, 1 John 5:19)
Verse 5
● Interpretive challenge -two interpretive avenues
1.
He (___) yearns jealously over the spirit (____________) that
He has made to dwell in us (________/_________)
2.
He (____) yearns jealously over the spirit (_________) that He
has made to dwell in us (________)
● Similarities - Jealous God (Exodus 20:4, 34:14, Deuteronomy 4:24, 5:9, 6:15, Joshua 24:19, Nahum
1:2)
● Differences -
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Scripture Reading
for November 1: Hebrews 8
Ineffectual Profession
(James
4:1-2)
Verse 1
● Why
would James ask this question?
● Who exactly is he referring
to? (Mark 4:16-19, 1 John 2:19, Matthew 24:9-10, Matthew 15:8-9, Isaiah 29:13)
Verse 2
● Multiplication of sin. Unhealthy desire to murder includes _________,
_________, ___________, ________, ___________, __________
●
Not desires from the Lord (James 1:13-14)
●
Unhealthy desires are insatiable (John 4:13-14)
●
You do not ask - Does God hear the prayers of an unbeliever? (Psalm 34:15, John 9:31, Psalm 66:18, Isaiah
59:2)
● By the grace of God there is one
prayer that when prayed from a sincere heart is always heard. (1 John 1:9)
●
What message are we proclaiming?
●
Is it the same message Jesus taught? ______(Matthew 3:2, 4:7, Mark 1:5, Luke 13:3-5)
● ________ (John 14:15, Luke 6:46)
● Counting the cost (Luke 14:26-33)
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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 Reading for October 18: Hebrews
7
Tongue In Cheek Part 2
(James 3:5b-12) Verse 5b
● Damage
the tongue produces are akin to that of a wildfire
Verse 6
● Hell -
Greek word ‘Gehenna’ used to describe the ________of ________
● 2 Chronicles 28:3, 2 Chronicles 33:6 OT Reference
● Matthew
10:28, Mark 9:47, Luke 12:5 NT Reference
Verse 7
● Mankind’s
rule over the animals (Genesis 1:28)
Verse 8
● God’s
grace allows us to be able to use our tongue for honoring Him (Romans 12:1)
Verse 9 & 10
● Hypocrisy of selective love (1 John 4:7, 1 John 4:20)
Verse 11
● Two key
understandings
1.
_________ (James 1:17)
2. _________ (2 Corinthians 6:15)
Verse 12
● If we
profess Christ, then we should ______ ______ __ (Ephesians 5:18)
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Scripture Reading for October 11: Genesis 29
Tongue and Cheek
(James 3:2-5)
Verse 2
● Inevitability
of struggles and stumbles (John 16:33, Philippians 2:12-13)
●
Absurdity of perfection (Romans 3:23, Romans 3:10)
●
The tongue is an overflow of the heart (Luke 6:45)
Verse 3
● Power of a horse is harnessed by the effectiveness of
the bit
Verse 4
●
Tongue has Titanic power
Verse 5
●
Responsibility of our tongue
Negative Results
1.
________ (Exodus 20:16, Proverbs 6:16-19, Proverbs 12:12, Colossians 3:9-10)
2. _________ (1 Peter 2:1, Ephesians 4:31-32, Mark 7:20-23
3. _________ words and ________ (Matthew 12:36)
Positive Results
1.
________ the ________ (Ephesians 4:15, 1 Timothy 3:15, Romans 10:14)
2. ________ and ________ (1 Thessalonians 5:11, Romans 15:2)
3. _______ God (Colossians 3:16, Psalm 95:1-2)
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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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Scripture Reading for
September 6: Hebrews 4
The Danger
Of Partiality Part 2
(James
2:5-13)
Verse 5
● What does being rich in faith give you that earthly riches do not?
1. True __________
_________ (Romans 15:13, 1 Peter 1:3)
2.
_________ __________ (1 John 2:24, 1 Corinthians
2:9)
3. ___________ (Hebrews 13:5)
●
________ of the kingdom (James 2:5)
● ________ (1 Peter 2:5, 2:9, Revelation 1:6)
● __________ of God (Romans 8:4, John 1:12, 1 John 3:1)
● __________ (Titus 2:14, Galatians 2:20)
● ________ (Romans 1:17, 1 Corinthians 1:12)
Verse 6
● BUT, showing partiality is contrary to Godly character
● Seeking riches spares no expense
Verse 7
● Why
cater to those who oppose?
Verse 8
● Royal
Law - Greek ‘basilikon’ best understood as ________ or connected with the _______
● Love your neighbor as yourself (Leviticus 19:18, Mark 12:31, John 13:34)
Verse 9
● God’s law reveals transgressions & God deals with the outcome (Deuteronomy
1:17)
Verse
10
●
Universality of sin (Romans 3:23, 1 John 1:8,
Ecclesiastes 7:20)
Verse 11
●
10 Commandments - Exodus 20
Verse 12
● James 1:25 Law of liberty liberates us from the ______ of ____
Verse 13
● God is merciful
● God is
also a Just Judge (Psalm 7:11)
●
If mercy has been given to you, be a doer and
show mercy to others
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Scripture Reading for August 30: Genesis 26
The Danger Of Partiality Part 1
(James
2:1-4)
Verse 1
● My brothers (defining audience, important to context)
● Show no
partiality, contradictory to Godly character
● God does not show partiality
(Romans 2:9-11, Deuteronomy 10:17, Acts 10:34-35, Leviticus 19:15)
● Partiality
is shown because of age, race, gender, economic status, family, social status, education, etc.
● Jews should have understood this (Deuteronomy 7:6-7)
Verse 2
● Two characters of very different appearance
Verse 3
● Response created from appearance
Verse 4
● Jesus looked at the motive of the heart (Mark 12:41-44) and so should
we
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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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Scripture Reading for August 16:
Genesis 25 Reflecting Christ
(James 1:23-26)
Verse 23
●
A purposeful gaze from an unbiased source
●
Greek ‘katanoeo' means ______, ________ or ___________
Verse 24
● Absurdity ties into verse 22
● Not logical
Verse 25
●
What is the perfect law?
●
God's word is freedom for those who are hearers and doers (Galatians 5:1, 1 Peter 2:16, John 8:30-38)
● Blessings come through God being exalted not self glorification
Verse 26
●
Being religious will not __________ you! (Acts 26:4-5)
●
Did Jesus teach people to be religious? (Matthew 4:17, Luke 13:3, Luke 5:32, Mark 1:15)
● Strong biblical emphasis on the tongue (our words) - (Proverbs
21:23, Ephesians 4:29, Psalm 141:3)
●
Bridling one's tongue is a mark of being self controlled (Galatians 5:22-23)
● Deception of strange doctrine (Colossians 2:8, Romans 16:17-18, 2 Timothy 3:13)
● Universal error of Universalism (John 14:6)
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Scripture Reading for August 9: Hebrews 2
A Call To Action Part 2
(James 1:22) Verse
22
1. What Does This Say About God's Word
● God's word
is more than useful, it is vital (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
● God's word is a call to action
(John 21 Restoration of Peter)
● We are workers for the Lord (2 Timothy 4:5)
●
Matthew 28:16-20 The Great Commission - command to perform not just hear
● Love
in action (1 John 3:18)
● Being a hearer and not a doer is failure to act, which
is ______(James 4:17)
● God's Word Commands Action
2. What Does This Say About The Church?
● Who or what is the church/body/bride?
(Romans 12:4-5, 1 Corinthians 12:27, Ephesians 5:25-27)
● Growing through hearing
and doing (Acts 2:42)
● We herald, defend and support the truth (1 Timothy 3:15)
Several Functions
Of The Church (Notice the actions)
1.
The church is to equip the saints for ministry (Ephesians 4:10-12)
2. The church has a responsibility
to care for the poor (1 John 3:17-18, Proverbs 21:13)
3. Share the gospel and reach the lost
(Acts 1:8)
4. Function as a cohesive and unified body for the glory of the Lord (Ecclesiastes
4:9-12)
5. To be lights in a dark world (Matthew 5:14-16, Ephesians 5:8)
6.
Pray for, edify and uphold one another (1 Thessalonians 5:11, Romans 12:15)
●
The church is a collection of hearers who are also doers.
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Scripture Reading for August 2: Genesis 24
A
Call To Action Part 1
(James 1:22)
Verse 22
1.
What Does This Say About God
● Luke 6:46 - Acknowledging
the Lord for who He is, a God of action
●
John 14:36 - Requirements are made by God
●
Ephesians 2:8-9 - The God of salvation
●
1 John 1:9 - The God of forgiveness
●
Titus 3:5 - The God of Mercy
●
2 Corinthians 5:17 / Galatians 2:20 - The giver of new life
●
Matthew 4:4 - The God of provision
●
God is a God of action
● What
do our actions say about God?
2.
What does this say about us
● Matthew 7:15-20 - Are
we bearing fruit, how do we know?
●
Momentary stumbles or life of sinful rebellion?
●
Living testimony or walking contradiction? Romans 12:1
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Scripture Reading for July 26, 2020: Hebrews 1
The Proper Approach To Scripture
(James 1:19-21) Verse 19
●
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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Scripture Reading for July 19: Genesis
23
Unchanging
God Of Salvation
(James 1:16-18)
Verse 16
●
Deception is the defining characteristic of Satan
Verse 17
● Good in Greek ‘agathos' - Gift ‘dosis', is the
act of _________
● Perfect in
Greek ‘teleios' - Gift ‘dorema' is the _______ itself
●
Father Of Lights (3 camps of interpretation)
●
God is unchanging
Verse 18
●
4 important truths of salvation
1. It is God's ______ to save His ________from their ________ (Ephesians 2:8, Ephesians 1:11, Psalm
115:3)
2. We are ________ in need of _________ (Isaiah 53:6, Romans 3:23)
3.
We are ______ through the ______ of God's _______, the ________ of Jesus Christ
(Romans 1:16, John 17:17, John 8:31-32, Hebrews 4:12, Matthew 4:4, 2 Timothy
3:16-17, 1 Timothy 3:15
4. God's _______ are set ______ for His ______ and His ________
(Deuteronomy 14:2, 1 Peter 2:9)
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Scripture Reading for July 12: Philemon 1
The
Life Cycle Of Sin
(James 1:13-15)
Verse 13
●
Heart produces desire, which manifests into temptation
● Heart is the core (Matthew 6:21)
●
God does not tempt us (1 Corinthians 10:13)
● He is not the source but the cure, not the
cause but the escape
● We have to own temptation and sin (Isaiah 59:2)
●
Blaming God is the ______________ of sin
● Temptation and Christ are antithetical (Matthew
4:10)
Verse 14
● Individualizing temptation
● Lured,
Satan is an avid fisher of souls (1 Peter 5:8, John 8:44)
1.
___________ Temptation (Matthew 26:41)
2. ___________ Temptation / Let us not be a stumbling block (Romans 14:13,
1 Corinthians 8:9,13)
Verse 15
● The life cycle of sin
●
What defines us?
● Unresolved sin leads to spiritual death (Romans 6:23, 1 John 3:8)
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Scripture Reading for July 5: Genesis 22 Crowning Achievement Of God
(James 1:12)
Verse 12
●
Trials should not be viewed as punishment
● Crowns are a further expression of the grace
that God lavishes on His children
● Crown - Greek word ‘stephanos' which means _______________________
Crowns
1. The ____________ Crown
● 1 Corinthians
9:24-25 , everlasting vs. temporal (worldly riches - Matthew 6:19-20)
2. The
Crown of __________
●
1 Thessalonians 2:19
● We have a reason to rejoice (Revelation 21:4)
3. The Crown of ____________
● 2 Timothy 4:8 (delighting in His return)
●
__________ Righteousness (2 Corinthians 5:21)
● Glorification (Galatians 5:5)
4. The Crown of _____________
● 1 Peter 5:1-4 (more specific crown that comes
with stricter repercussions - James 3:1)
5. The Crown
of ________
●
Revelation 2:10
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Scripture Reading for June 28: Titus 3
Wellspring Of Wisdom
(James 1:5-11)
Verse 5
● Wisdom is something we all must seek
● How do we seek wisdom? (Philippians 4:6, 1 Kings 3:3-15)
●
Wisdom is from the Lord (Proverbs 2:1-8)
Verse 6
● How we approach
the Lord makes a difference
● The Lord has given us reason to trust Him and we should
be confident in that (1 Corinthians 15:58, 1 Corinthians 16:3, 1 Timothy 3:15)
Verse 7
●
Doubting does not equate to wisdom
Verse 8
● Double-minded
Greek ‘dipsuchos' (dip-so-khos) means _______________
● Who is this verse talking
about? Believer, unbeliever? (James 4:8)
Verse 9
●
Lowly Greek ‘tapeinos' (tap-i-nos) meaning _____________
● What does he have to
exalt about? Unbelievers do not understand this (1 Corinthians 1:18-19)
Verse 10
●
Familiar theme of unfulfillment in the pursuit of riches (Ecclesiastes 5:10)
Verse 11
●
The flesh is weak and the word of God is strong (Isaiah 40:6-8)
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Scripture Reading for June 21 - Genesis 21
Faith Test
(James 1:1-4)
Background
● Who is the book of James written to?
● Chronologically
the __________ book in the New Testament
Verse 1
● Servant
(typical epistle verbiage, Gr. doulos - bondservant or slave)
● 12 Tribes (Jew) - Dispersion
(scattered through persecution)
Verse 2
● Trials are good?
(2 Timothy 3:12)
● Straight forward direct teaching of James
Verse 3
● Positives of tests/trials/persecution are echoed throughout New Testament
(1
Peter 4:12-14)
● Three common realizations we make through trials and tests
Verse 4
● Striving for completeness in Christ, a sanctified walk.
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Scripture for June 14: Titus 2
The Way Of
The Master
(Matthew 25:14-30)
● Parable Greek ‘Paravoli' meaning _________ (Mark 4:10-12)
● What are some things that God has entrusted
you with?
>
● Good stewardship is God honoring (1 Corinthians 4:2)
● Servants are to respect and work diligently for
their master (1 Peter 2:18)
●
We are servants of God (1 Peter 2:16)
●
Our response in service will look like one of the three servants. Which one are you?
● Are there responsibilities and opportunities in your life
that you have been squandering?
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Scripture for June 7: Genesis 20
Bookends
Of Grace
(1 Timothy 6:17-21)
Verse 17
●
Potential tendencies associated with wealth - haughty, high-minded, arrogant
●
Hope fixed on riches is of no value (Proverbs 11:28)
● Trust in
the Lord (Proverbs 3:5)
Verse 18
●
Doing good apart from Christ is impossible (John 15:5, Psalm 16:1-2, Jeremiah 17:9)
●
Goodness happens through the Lord alone (Romans 8:28, Psalm 34:8, Matthew 19:17)
●
The error in selfishness (Mark 10:17-25 the rich young ruler, 1 John 3:17)
Verse 19
● Good works + right heart motive = wise investment
Verse 20
● Avoid irreverent babble/vain discussions
(1 Timothy 1:6)
● False knowledge leads to a real hell
Verse 21
● Pursuing false
teachings will lead one further away from the truth
● God's grace
is more than enough (2 Corinthians 9:8)
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Scripture for May 24: Genesis 19
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 for May 17: 2 Timothy 4
Satisfying The Moths
(1 Timothy 6:6-10)
Verse 6 -
● Godliness and contentment complement each other
● What makes us content?
● In Christ we are to be
content in every circumstance (Philippians 4:11-13)
Verse 7 -
●
The temporal nature of things
Verse 8 -
● Contentment in the
Lord is harder to find when we can't see past the stuff
Verse 9 -
●
Wrongful pursuit
● Unhealthy desire of wealth (Ecclesiastes 5:10, Matthew 6:24, Hebrews
13:5)
● What do we do with the propensity or temptation toward this unhealthy desire?
_____ (1 Corinthians 6:!8, Matthew 26:41, 2 Timothy 2:22)
● How are we tempted?
(James 1:14)
● How do we overcome? (James 4:7, Psalm 119:33, Galatians 5:16)
Verse
10 -
● You can't buy peace, joy, or hope
●
The love of money is the core of many problems
● Choosing a golden idol over God? (sound
familiar)
● A regenerate heart is a one of eternal riches (Matthew 6:19-21)
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Scripture
Reading for May 10 is Genesis 18. There is no outline this week.
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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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Scripture Reading for April 26: Genesis 17
An Honor To Serve
(1
Timothy 5:17-20) Verse 17 -
● Well - Greek ‘kalos'
which means _________________
● An elder/overseer
that serves with excellence
● Honor - Greek ‘time'
means to highly value
● The other meaning to
‘time' has a financial component (Acts 4:34, 1 Corinthians 6:20)
●
Especially those who labor at teaching and preaching (Timothy)
●
Compensation for those who have a life of full time ministry
●
Preaching and teaching even when it isn't popular or well perceived (2 Timothy 4:2)
●
The high cost of teaching and preaching (James 3:1)
Verse 18 -
● OT reference (Deuteronomy 25:4)
●
NT reference (1 Corinthians 9:9)
● Ties in with
Luke 10:7
Verse 19 -
●
Same protocol as Matthew 18 (Restoration-gaining back your brother)
Verse 20 -
● The seriousness of sin needs
maintained at all times