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  • Bible 101: Which Parts are Relevant to Us?
    Introduction
    • Dan Kimball, How Not to Read the Bible
      • God’s Laws Through the Ages
      Genesis 1 – Laws for Patriarchs
      • Genesis 3; 6:14; 12
      • Genesis 4 – Cain and Abel presenting offerings, showing they had been instructed to do so.
      • Genesis 18:19
        • Exodus 20 – Law of Moses for Israel (Old Covenant)
        • Exodus 19:3-6
        • Deuteronomy 5:1-3
        • This was Gid’s law for Israel. It was specific to that group.
          • Prophets – Laws for Gentiles
          • Isaiah 13:1; 14:29; 15:1; 18:1; 19:1; 21:11, 13 – Examples of God giving instructions to Gentiles.
          • Jeremiah 46; Amos 1
          • Romans 4:15 – Without law, there is no sin.
          • Jonah 1:2 – The Ninevites evidently knew God’s laws.
            • Transition: Jesus Lived Under the Old Covenant, Taught the New Covenant
            • Matthew 5:17-18 – Jesus came to fulfill the law.
            • Matthew 4:23
              • Acts 2 – Law of Christ for ALL (New Covenant)

              • Hebrews 1:1-2

              • Acts 2:36-39

              • Acts 10 – Law is for Gentiles also!

                • Acts 10:34-35

                • Galatians 3:28

                • John 12:48 – Jesus’ law will carry on until the last day.

                • Romans 1:16

                  Study each passage in its context to determine its relevance to us.
                  • Generally, the New Testament is for us, the Old Testament is not. But even that is an oversimplification.
                  • Not everything in the Old Testament is irrelevant.
                  • Not everything in the New Testament is an instruction for us.
                    • 30 min
                  • Christian Attitudes, Part 12
                    Attitudes toward giving (continued)

                    • Elements of giving, continued

                      • Planning

                        • Giving should not be haphazard, but done with proper planning and management. II Corinthians 9:7

                        • Demands thought, premeditation, intent

                          • Strike a balance between church collection and charity

                          • II Corinthians 8:13-14

                          • Consider the gift itself

                            • It’s ours – Acts 5:3-5

                            • God placed it in our care

                            • Following through

                              • Determining to do what we’ve purposed

                                • Called to be steadfast – I Corinthians 15:58

                                • Sign of maturity – Ephesians 4:14-16

                                • Review and revise the plan

                                  • The OODA loop – Observe, Orient, Decide, Act

                                  • Incomes and circumstances change

                                  • Ability to “do less with more”

                                    • Learned trait

                                    • Comes with time, practice, and purpose

                                    • Individual charitable giving

                                      • Who is needy? Psalms 41:1-3

                                      • Where do we find them?

                                      • What are they in need of? Isaiah 58:6-11; Romans 5:6

                                      • Acts 4:7-10 – Jesus helped the helpless. We should stribe to do the same.

                                      • How much to give?

                                        • According to need and ability.

                                        • Final rule is within the heart – II Corinthians 9:6-11

                                        • Example at the judgment – Matthew 25:32-46

                                        • Act of faith – James 2:15-17

                                          30 min
                                        • Qualities We Want Our Kids to Develop
                                          Introduction
                                          • II Peter 1:5-11
                                            • Moral excellence (virtue)
                                            • Philippians 2:19-23, 25-30 – Epaphroditus had been entrusted to carry money to Paul. Paul called him a “fellow worker.”
                                            • We want our children to be workers for the Lord. Don’t make excuses for your children to get them out of work for the Lord!
                                              • Knowledge
                                              • Colossians 1:3-10
                                              • Do our children know how to serve God?
                                                • Self-control (temperance)
                                                • I Corinthians 9:24-27 – Paul had to exercise self-control often in dealing with things that happened to him.
                                                • Our children need experience with self-control and self-denial.
                                                  • Perseverance (patience, steadfastness)
                                                  • Romans 5:3-4
                                                  • We have to allow our children to persevere. They need opportunities to grow and build character.
                                                  • I Corinthians 10:13
                                                  • There is value in the struggle. The struggle causes us to grow!
                                                  • If we jump in and help every time our children face a challenge, they will never develop perseverance.
                                                    • Godliness
                                                    • I Timothy 4:7-8; 6:3, 5-6, 11
                                                    • Godliness is about dedication to God.
                                                    • The most important thing is serving God!
                                                      • Brotherly kindness
                                                      • I John 4:5
                                                        • Love
                                                        • Romans 13:10
                                                          • Conclusion
                                                          • II Peter 1:8
                                                          • Are we raising our kids so they will be useful to God?
                                                            • 30 min
                                                          • Job and Ecclesiastes, Part 4
                                                            Eliphaz (Job 22:1-30)
                                                            • Eliphaz assumes God is punishing Job, which is a false assumption. He insists that Job needs to repent and get right with God. Be careful what you assume! Starting with a false premise leads to error.
                                                              • Job (Job 23:1-24:25)
                                                              • Job 23:1-9 – Job longs to speak to God.
                                                              • Job 23:12-17 – Job still has his faith in God, but is dismayed and confused.
                                                              • Job 24:1-12 – Job complains that it seems God doesn’t care about punishing sin.
                                                              • Job 24:18-25 – Job acknowledges that the wicked finally meet their end.
                                                                • Bildad (Job 25:1-6)
                                                                • God is so perfect and glorious that no human can stand before Him.
                                                                  • Job (Job 26:1-31:40)
                                                                  • Job 26:1-4 – Job is not impressed with his friends!
                                                                  • Job 27:7-23 – Job still sees justice in the world.
                                                                  • Job 28:1-28 – Wisdom is not a physical item that can be mined from the earth.
                                                                    • Job 28:23-28 – God understands wisdom. Fearing God is wisdom!
                                                                    • Job’s friends had less confidence in Job than God did. We should strive to have God’s confidence, not that of our friends. We should also show the kind of confidence in God that Job did!
                                                                    • Job 29:1-2 – Job longs for the good ol’ days.
                                                                    • Job 31:1-40 – Job declares his innocence in various ways.
                                                                      • 30 min
                                                                    • Confidence Through Grace
                                                                      What does the scripture say?

                                                                      • I John 1

                                                                      • “Grace means I don’t have to do anything!”

                                                                        • I John 1:5-6; 2:3-6

                                                                        • Hebrews 5:9

                                                                        • This is a wrong conclusion!

                                                                        • “Grace means I know/do everything perfectly!”

                                                                          • I John 1:8, 10; Luke 18:9-14

                                                                          • This is also a wrong conclusion!

                                                                          • “Grace means I walk in the light and have fellowship with Him.”

                                                                            • I John 1:7-9

                                                                            • Romans 6:4; Colossians 3:1; II Peter 1:8

                                                                            • Walking in light vs darkness

                                                                              • I John 2:1

                                                                              • Examples of walking in the light

                                                                                • Acts 2:41 – Jewish misunderstanding abounded, but they were saved that day! They still needed to grow.

                                                                                • Acts 16:32-34 – The jailer rejoiced in his salvation even though he had much growing to do.

                                                                                • I Corinthians 1:1-9 – The Corinthians still had plenty of problems to solve, but they were sanctified in Christ Jesus. I Corinthians 15:1-2

                                                                                • Colossians 1:9; 2:20-22 – They still needed to learn and grow! They also had some false practices to clean up. Colossians 1:3-5

                                                                                • I Thessalonians 1:2-3, 9-10 – Judgment was a comforting thought to the Thessalonians. They had confidence in their salvation. They were recovering idolaters, but they had hope!

                                                                                  So have confidence!
                                                                                  • I John 2:28; 4:17 – If we are constantly fretting about the judgment, something is wrong!
                                                                                  • Romans 4:1-8 – Abraham’s belief saved him – not his good deeds.
                                                                                    • 30 min
                                                                                  • Christian Attitudes, Part 11
                                                                                    Review of last lesson

                                                                                    • Attitudes toward money

                                                                                      • Matthew 6:24

                                                                                      • Luke 18:24

                                                                                      • We should be actively seeking God - not riches.

                                                                                        Attitudes toward giving

                                                                                        • Five basic elements:

                                                                                          • Need

                                                                                            • Communicated to giver – Acts 11:22-30

                                                                                            • Recognized – Luke 7:12-15; 10:33

                                                                                            • Results – Exodus 36:2-6

                                                                                            • Desire

                                                                                              • To follow the example of Jesus

                                                                                              • To be like God – Acts 14:15-17

                                                                                              • To join into the fellowship of giving – II Corinthians 8:3-5

                                                                                              • Prosperity

                                                                                                • Our giving comes from this – I Corinthians 16:2

                                                                                                • Recognize when you’ve prospered.

                                                                                                  • It is sufficiently.

                                                                                                  • It is not necessarily riches.

                                                                                                  • Part of sufficiency is “sufficient to give.”

                                                                                                  • Don’t make yourself needy by your giving – II Corinthians 8:12-13

                                                                                                  • As much attitude as amount

                                                                                                    • We should desire excellence.

                                                                                                    • II Corinthians 8:7

                                                                                                      30 min
                                                                                                    • Romans 1-3: I’m Guilty and Need Christ
                                                                                                      Everybody’s guilty of sin.
                                                                                                      • Romans 1:18, 25, 29-32 – God gives us free will, but He is not happy about our sinful behavior.
                                                                                                      • Stop pretending you’re perfect!
                                                                                                        • We try to squirm out of our guilt.
                                                                                                        • Deny everything: “God doesn’t even exist!”
                                                                                                          • Romans 1:20
                                                                                                          • Finger-pointing hypocrisy: “Yeah, those sinners sure are bad. Give it to ‘em, Paul!”
                                                                                                            • Romans 2:1-5 – God is an impartial judge.
                                                                                                            • Religious hypocrisy: “Sure you don’t mean me? I’m a guiding light, a corrector, a teacher!”
                                                                                                              • Romans 2:17-24 – Sin is sin no matter who does it. When people are religious hypocrites, they cause others to blaspheme God.
                                                                                                                • What must we do?

                                                                                                                • Acknowledge our guilt.

                                                                                                                  • Romans 3:9, 23 – All have sinned!

                                                                                                                  • Romans 3:10-18 – Paul quotes the Old Testament saying the same thing!

                                                                                                                  • Put our faith in Christ!

                                                                                                                    • Romans 3:21-28
                                                                                                                      • 30 min
                                                                                                                    • Job and Ecclesiastes, Part 3
                                                                                                                      • Job 15:1-21:34
                                                                                                                        • Eliphaz (Job 15:1-35)
                                                                                                                        • Eliphaz is not convinced by Job’s rebuttals. He again tries to point to Job as a wicked man.
                                                                                                                          • Job (Job 16:1-17:16)
                                                                                                                          • Job is not impressed with his friends’ words!
                                                                                                                          • Job 16:7-18 – Job sees God as both his comforter and his tormentor.
                                                                                                                          • Job 17:1-16 – Job anticipates death as the end to his suffering.
                                                                                                                            • Bildad (Job 18:1-21)
                                                                                                                            • Bildad also tries to characterize Job as wicked.
                                                                                                                              • Job (Job 19:1-29)
                                                                                                                              • Job 19:13-19 – Job’s family and servants even turned away from him.
                                                                                                                              • Job 19:21 – Job was starved for love and compassion.
                                                                                                                              • Job 19:25-27 – Job still has faith in God!
                                                                                                                                • Zophar (Job 20:1-29)
                                                                                                                                • Zophar again rebukes Job and tried to claim he is a wicked man.
                                                                                                                                  • Job (Job 21:1-34)
                                                                                                                                  • Job points out that the wicked do prosper!
                                                                                                                                  • Matthew 23:5-7
                                                                                                                                    • The Role of Satan
                                                                                                                                    • In all these speeches, no one mentioned Satan, the real source of all this!
                                                                                                                                    • Job 1:11
                                                                                                                                    • II Corinthians 11:1-4 – Satan is deceptive! He’s been telling lies and trying to trick people since the beginning.
                                                                                                                                      • 30 min
                                                                                                                                    • Paul’s Sermon in Athens (Acts 17)
                                                                                                                                      Introduction
                                                                                                                                      • Acts 17:22-31
                                                                                                                                        • Seek God
                                                                                                                                        • Acts 17:27
                                                                                                                                        • Athens was a city full of idols (Acts 17:16). The Parthenon, Erectheion, and other temples were everywhere!
                                                                                                                                        • Psalms 51:17 – God has always wanted a humble heart.
                                                                                                                                        • II Chronicles 6:18 – Man’s service to God is about the heart. God even tore down the temple when Israel turned from Him!
                                                                                                                                        • God created us so we would seek Him! (Acts 17:27)
                                                                                                                                          • Develop confidence in this universal truth
                                                                                                                                          • Acts 17:23-24, 26, 28, 17-18 – God is universal. Paul does not describe Him as the Hebrew God, but as the God. God created us all and we are all His children.
                                                                                                                                          • Acts 17:31 – God will judge all the nations. See Matthew 25:32. God gave proof in Jesus’ resurrection.
                                                                                                                                            • Don’t let others discourage us.
                                                                                                                                            • Acts 17:18, 32 – The philosophers sneered at Paul!
                                                                                                                                            • Romans 1:15-16 – Paul was eager to preach and was not ashamed of the gospel.
                                                                                                                                              • 30 min
                                                                                                                                            • Wisdom and Folly
                                                                                                                                              • Proverbs 9; Psalm 73
                                                                                                                                                • Proverbs 9

                                                                                                                                                • Two women are described: Wisdom and Folly.

                                                                                                                                                • Proverbs 9:1-12

                                                                                                                                                  • The woman Wisdom desires a relationship. She wants people to come and learn. Compare John 9:35; Revelation 22:17; Matthew 5:6; Proverbs 10:17; 4:11

                                                                                                                                                  • When seeking wisdom, you can walk with no one wiser than Christ. Colossians 2:3

                                                                                                                                                  • Proverbs 9:3-6 – The woman sends out messengers to invite people to wisdom. Compare Luke 14:16; II Corinthians 5:20; Luke 11:49; I Corinthians 2:6

                                                                                                                                                    • Romans 10:14 – God sends out His messengers.

                                                                                                                                                    • See Psalms 119:130. To respond, we must turn to God’s Word.

                                                                                                                                                    • Proverbs 9:13-18 – The invitation of the woman of folly (the wisdom of the world).

                                                                                                                                                      • I Corinthians 1:20

                                                                                                                                                      • Proverbs 7:10 – Foolishness is loud and rebellious.

                                                                                                                                                        Psalm 73
                                                                                                                                                        • Psalms 73:16 – The writer was invited to wisdom.
                                                                                                                                                        • Psalms 73:2-6 – The writer saw the allure of worldly wealth.
                                                                                                                                                        • Psalms 73:16-19 – The writer came to understand the end of the rich. See Matthew 16:26; 13:22. God’s wisdom was the right path.
                                                                                                                                                          • Conclusion: Seek Wisdom
                                                                                                                                                          • I Corinthians 10:21; Proverbs 1:24-33 – Wisdom is not pleased with rejection.
                                                                                                                                                            • 30 min

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