1. Prayer is essential to faithful Christian living (v. 1).

Prayer was essential in the life of Jesus

Prayer was essential in the life of the Early Church

Will prayer be essential in our lives and in our church?

2. Prayer is based on a...

Writer: _____________ (Col. 4:14; II Tim. 4:1; Philemon 24.) He also wrote the book of __________. (cf. Luke 1:1-4; Acts 1:1)  

Several things important about Luke:

Luke the ________________.

Luke the ________________.

Luke the...

1. What Moses Brought to the Burning Bush.

2. What God Wrought at the Burning Bush.

a. He made His Voice Heard.

b. He made His Vision Clear. (Prov. 29:18)

 He saw a vison of God’s Purifying Presence

He saw a vision of God’s Loving...

“He could not do many mighty works there…” (Mark 6:5)

How do we tie the hands of God?  

1. BY BEING _____________ WITH THE _________OF HIS PERSON.

First question: “Where did He get this wisdom?”

Second question: “Is this the carpenter?”

...

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Author: John is his __________name. Mark is his ____________ name.

He was a companion of ________. ( Acts 12:12; 13:5-13; Col. 4:10; II Tim. 4:11)

He was a companion of _________ (I Peter 5:13)

Times:

Date: Ranges from early...

I. Doubt and Discouragement Happens!

Os Guinness writes: “It is a state of mind in suspension between faith and unbelief. To believe is to be of one mind in accepting something as true; to disbelieve is to be of one mind in rejecting it; to doubt is...

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The Gospel of Matthew

 

 

Author: ________________. His name means __________________.

 

Date: ___________________________

 

Relationship to the other Gospels: (Ezekiel. 1:10)

Matthew is ___________________ and presents Christ...

I. There is a relationship for us to understand. “I am the Vine”

The Metaphor

The Meaning

II. There is a warning for us to heed. “My Father is the Vinedresser”

To cut off

To cut back

III. There is method for us to follow. “Abide in the...