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April 28, 2024 Introduction to Galatians (Part 2) | Galatians 1:1a and Selected Scriptures
Introduction to Galatians (Part 2) | Galatians 1:1a and Selected Scriptures

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Introduction:
I. The Return Address (v. 1)
   A. Who Wrote the Letter?
II. The Address Proper (v. 2)
   A. Who Were the Recipients of the Letter?
       1.The origin and expansion of Galatia
       2. Did Paul write to churches in Northern Galatia (Ethnic) or Southern Galatia (Provincial)?
           a. Northern Galatia = The standard view from the Church Fathers to the Reformers
          b. Southern Galatia = Popularized by Sir William Ramsey in the 19th c. - the majority view today
       3. Why the south?
III. The Post-Mark Date
   A. When and Where was the Letter Written?
IV. The Stamp
   A. Are there Issues Pertaining to Authenticity and Canonicity?
V. The Text of the Letter
   A. What is the Style and Structure of the Letter
VI. The Contents of the Letter
   A. What Is the Letter About and Why was it Written? (Acts 15 and the Judaizers)
52 min
April 07, 2024 Introduction to Galatians (Part 1) | Galatians 1:1a and Selected Scriptures
Introduction to Galatians (Part 1) | Galatians 1:1a and Selected Scriptures

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I. The Return Address - who wrote it? (v. 1)
   A. PAUL (an apostle)
       1. Born Saul of Tarsus 5 BC - 5 AD
   B. Paul was well educated and in his youth was sent to Jerusalem where he studied under Rabbi Gamaliel
   C. It's in Acts Chapter 7 that Paul First appears in Scripture
       1. Stephen – the first martyr (Acts 7:1-8:3)
   D. Paul: A Persecutor of the Church
   E. Paul's Conversion (Acts 9)
   F. The Book of Acts and Paul
   G. Second Roman Imprisonment and Death

55 min
March 31, 2024 The Resurrection: Fact or Fiction? | Selected Scriptures
The Resurrection: Fact or Fiction? | Selected Scriptures
He is Risen: He is Risen Indeed!

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Introduction: The Essential Nature of Christ’s Resurrection

i. Historical realities as it relates to the earthly life of Jesus that historians of every stripe agree on
ii. Why do people deny the resurrection of Christ?
iii. Jesus didn’t really die (most commonly: swoon theory)
iv. Jesus didn’t die (conspiracy theories)
v. Jesus died (wrong tomb theory)
vi. Jesus died (stolen body theory)

I. Living Proof of a Living Savior
   A. Jesus Publicly Predicted His Resurrection
   B. No Gain (for the disciples) But Lots of Pain
   C. Lives and Cultures are Transformed
   D. The Superiority of the Christian Worldview
   E. The Word of God Clearly Teaches It

II. The Reason for the Resurrection
56 min
March 24, 2024 Afterward: Wrapping Up the Gift of Job
Afterward: Wrapping Up the Gift of Job

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I. What the Book of Job Teaches Us About God and Good
   A. About God
       1. God is Breathtakingly Great
       2. God is Supremely Sovereign
   B. About Good
       1. God is Good and the Standard for Goodness
       2. Tolkien's Concept of Eucatastrophe
II. What the Book of Job Teaches Us About Satan and Evil
   A. About Satan
       1. He is real — and he has an army of demons who work at his bidding
       2. Satan Lost his Wager
   B. About Evil
III. What the Book of Job Teaches Us About Ourselves
   A. Satan is Real
   B. Our Suffering is Real
   C. Your Perseverance Will be Tested
   D. Learning the Lesson of Humility
   E. Your Worship Will be Proven
IV. What the Book of Job Teaches Us About Jesus Christ
   A. Learning About God is to Learn about Jesus Christ
   B. Jesus is the Mediator Job Sought
55 min
March 10, 2024 Epilogue: Restoration! | Job 42:7-17
Epilogue: Restoration! | Job 42:7-17
Endure suffering knowing that your reward is sure even if the timing isn’t
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I. God Reprimands Job’s Three Friends (v. 7)
   A. YHWH Addresses Eliphaz (v. 7a)
       1. God is angry! (7b)
       2. The reason for God’s anger (7c)
       3. Two things to note in v. 7
II. The Friends are Reconciled to God (vv. 8-9)
   A. Sacrificial Offering and Intercessory Prayer
       1. Sacrifice (8a)
       2. Prayer (8b)
       3. The three do as they are told AND God does as He said He would do (v. 9)
III. God Restores Job (vv. 10-17)
   A. Job is Restored AFTER He Prays (v. 10)
   B. Then It’s Time to Celebrate (v. 11)
   D. YHWH’s Blessing (vv. 12-17)
        1. Double the Livestock (v. 12)
       2. Double the Children (v. 13-15)
       3. Double the Lifespan (v. 16-17)
Concluding Thoughts:
1. God is gracious in our failures.
2. We are to do the right thing by faith regardless of the consequences.
3. Endure suffering knowing that your reward is sure even if the timing isn’t.
4. The battle scars of suffering remain.
5. Job serves as a type of Christ.
6. Job’s blessing came not by suffering but by believing
57 min
February 11, 2024 Job’s Second Reply to God: When Suffering Means Surrender | Job 42:1-6
Job’s Second Reply to God: When Suffering Means Surrender | Job 42:1-6
Sometimes Suffering Means Surrender

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Introduction: Setting the Stage . . .
I. Job's Second Reply to God: When Suffering Means Surrender
   A. Job's Realization: God Cannot be Overcome (vv. 1-2)
       1. Two things that Job recognized in v. 2:
           a. God is omnipotent
           b. God is teleological
   B. Job's Recognition: Job Admits Ignorance (v. 3)
       1. Job begins by quoting what God said to him in 38:2
       2. Note again the Hebrew yada – to know
   C. Job's Reeducation: Job is Teachable (v. 4)
       1. Essential components of discipleship
   D. Job's Revival: Job Now Sees (v. 5)
       1. Revival and living the Christian life with the hope of seeing God in His glory
   E. Job's Repentance: Job Drops His Legal Case (v. 6)
       1. Does Job despise himself or does he retract his words?
       2. Two reasons why the NASB reading is to be preferred:
       3. The nature of repentance (see all of the above)
Concluding Thoughts . . .
   1. Sometimes Suffering Means Surrender
   2. God Never Gives Up on Family
   3. Experiencing God Means We Truly Know Him
57 min
January 28, 2024 God’s Second Reply to Job: The Lord of the Great and Terrible | Job 40:6-41:34
God’s Second Reply to Job: The Lord of the Great and Terrible | Job 40:6-41:34
The Almighty is Lord of the Great and Terrible

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Introduction: Reviewing God’s First Reply to Job

I. God's Second Reply to Job: The Lord of the Great and Terrible
   A. God's Charge Against Job (40:6-8)
   B. God's Challenge to Job (40:9-14)
   C. God's Character as Lord of the Great and Terrible (40:15-41:34)
       1. God is Lord of Behemoth (40:15-24)
2. God is Lord of Leviathan (41:1-34)

52 min
December 03, 2023 Job's First Response to the God of the Whirlwind | Job 40:3-5
Job's First Response to the God of the Whirlwind | Job 40:3-5
God hears the deafening roar of our silence
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Introduction

I. God's First Reply to Job: Who Are You? (38:1-40:2)
II. Job's First Reply to God: I Am Insignificant (40:3-5)
A. Job's Admission: Short of Repentance (40:3-4)
1. Verse 4 – "Insignificant" (better than the NIV's "unworthy") admits little
2. Word "Behold" (v. 4) = Heb. hen ("behold"/"see"/"look" – Also "since" or "if")
3. Job "lays his hand over his mouth" (cf. 21:5; 29:9)
B. Job's Declaration: Committed to Silence (40:5)
1. Five reasons why I interpret this passage as I do:
a. The words Job uses are ambiguous
b. Job doesn't say anything that clearly indicates he's repentant
c. God continues his correction
d. Job's attitude is quite different in chapter 42
e. Some weighty scholars agree

Concluding Thoughts:
1. God knows your heart.
2. God is long-suffering with you.
3. We ought to be long-suffering with each other.
4. Repentance begins at the Cross.
54 min
November 19, 2023 God's First Reply to Job: Not “Why” But “Who” (Part 4) | Job 39:5-40:2
God's First Reply to Job: Not “Why” But “Who” (Part 4) | Job 39:5-40:2
Tough Questions Melt in the Light of God’s Nature

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Introduction:
I. God's First Reply to Job: Who Are You? (38:1-40:2)
   A. God’s Opening Statement (38:1-3)
   B. God as Prosecuting Attorney and Judge (38:4-39:30)
       1. Job’s Finiteness: Were You There? (38:4-11)
       2. Job’s Experience: Have You? (38:12-30)
       3. Job's Ability: Can You? (38:31-41)
       4. Job's Knowledge: Do You Know? (39:1-4)
       5. Job’s Impotence: Who is Almighty? (39:5-30)
           a. Questions about the animal kingdom, continued (39:5-30)
               (1) The Wild Donkey: Independent Existence (39:5–8)
               (2) The Wild Oxen: Fearsome Power (39:9–12)
               (3) The Ostrich: Humorous Indifference (39:13–18)
               (4) The War Horse: Dark and Terrible (39:19–25)
               (5) The Hawk: Graceful Flight (39:26)
               (6) The Eagle: Life, Death (39:27–30)
   C. God’s Closing Argument (40:1-2)
Concluding Thoughts:
   1. Tough questions melt in the light of God’s nature.
   2. God delights in His creation—even in its fallen state.
   3. If God so enjoys the animal world, how much more people created in his image?
   4. If people are created for God’s glory, how much more so those of us who have been re-created in Christ!
   5. If the redeemed bring God glory, we ought to be driven to reach the lost so that they may be added to the chorus.
57 min
November 12, 2023 God's First Reply to Job: Not “Why” But “Who” (Part 3) | Job 38:39 - 39:4
God's First Reply to Job: Not “Why” But “Who” (Part 3) | Job 38:39 - 39:4
Tough Questions Melt in the Light of God’s Nature
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Introduction:

I. God's First Reply to Job: Who Are You? (38:1-40:2)
   A. God’s Opening Statement (38:1-3)
   B. God as Prosecuting Attorney and Judge (38:4-39:30)
       1. Job’s Finiteness: Were You There? (38:4-11)
       2. Job’s Experience: Have You? (38:12-30)
       3. Job's Ability: Can You? (38:31-41)
           a. Questions about stars and clouds (38:31–38)
               (1) Stars (31-33)
               (2) Clouds (34-37)
                   (a) Then there's the question of v. 36
           b. Questions about the animal kingdom (38:39–41)
               (1) Lions (38:39–40)
               (2) Ravens (38:41)
       4. Job's Knowledge: Do You Know? (39:1-4)
           a. Questions about the animal kingdom, continued (39:1-4)
               (1) Goats and deer (39:1–4)

Conclusion:
   1. God is bigger than we can fathom.
   2. God’s faithfulness is bigger than we can fathom.
   3. God’s work on the Cross is far-greater than we can fathom.
53 min

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Grounded In Grace is the teaching ministry of Tony Bartolucci, Minister of Preaching at Christ Church of Clarkson, New York. He has an M.A. from Phoenix Seminary and is a doctoral candidate at…

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