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Matthew 22:36-39 – The two greatest commandments: love the Lord your God and love your neighbor.

Luke 6:46

James 1:26 – If we love God, we must bridle our tongues.

I John 1:6-7; 2:3-6; 4:7-8, 20-21; 5:1-3 – Loving God means keeping His commandments. It’s more than just saying we love God.

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II Timothy 3:16-17 – The Bible is from God!

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Oneida Community (1848-1879)

They believed that Jesus returned in 70 AD and that heavenly laws should be followed on earth.

No traditional marriage. All women married to all men. Children were raised by the community.

This is an example of wrong idea about the family.

Squash selfishness!

Matthew 20:20-28

II Corinthians 5:14-15

I Corinthians 13:5 – Love does not seek its own.

Luke 9:23

Luke 14:11

Luke 17:10

Survey: The New Moral Code

Studies show that students today have higher intellectual confidence than in 1962, but are actually less capable.

Philippians 2:3-8 – Regard others above yourself.

Take action as a parent!

Deuteronomy 6:1-13

Talk about God with your children!

Proverbs 1:8-9

Ephesians 6:1-4 – Children, obey your parents! Fathers, bring up your children in the Lord!

Colossians 3:20-21

Titus 2:4 – Women, love your husbands and children.

Hebrews 12:7-11

Baumrind’s Parenting Styles

Warm love vs. disciplinary love

Neglectful (little warm love, little discipline) – Proverbs 13:24

Permissive (much warm love, little discipline) – Proverbs 29:13

Authoritarian (little warm love, much discipline) – Colossians 3:21

Authoritative (much warm love, much discipline) – Ephesians 6:4

Children from authoritative parents did the best across the board. Authoritative parents demand a lot, but also give a lot of warm love.

These are the same parenting styles God talks about in the Bible!

If we trust what God has told us, our families will thrive.

Acts 17:30-31

Walking according to God’s will

Philippians 1:27

John 14:15; 15:14; 12:48

Ephesians 5:15; Colossians 4:5

I Thessalonians 4:1; 2:12

II Corinthians 5:7; Romans 10:17

Psalms 119:105

Galatians 5:16

Romans 8:1-4

Ephesians 2:10; 4:1; 5:8

Philippians 3:16

Some did not walk in God’s way

II Thessalonians 3:11

II Corinthians 5:7

“To behave in an unauthorized manner.”

Luke 6:46

The Lord demands self-denial. We must seek God first.

Luke 14:26-27

Matthew 6:33

Colossians 3:17

Colossians 1:18

Matthew 28:18

Romans 12:1-2

Matthew 5:16

I Peter 2:12

Revelation 2:5

James 1:21-25

“I keep a close watch on this heart of mine.”

Proverbs 4:23; 23:7

Matthew 5:8; 12:34-35

Mark 7:21-23

Colossians 3:1

Ephesians 1:7

I Peter 3:7

Is Christ our life? Is He our focus?

Matthew 6:33

Psalms 1:1-2

Psalms 40:1, 8; 66:18; 119:10-11, 36

Proverbs 23:17

Matthew 6:19

We must be careful!

I Peter 5:8

I Corinthians 10:12

James 4:7

II Corinthians 11:3, 14-15

“I keep my eyes wide open all the time.”

Matthew 13:15-16

Proverbs 3:7

Psalms 119:105

John 8:12; 9:5

Luke 1:79

I John 1:6

II Timothy 4:10

II Peter 1:5-11

“I keep the ends out for the ties that bind.”

Romans 8:16-17

Acts 2:37-38, 41

The tie that binds is love!

Psalms 119:63

Hebrews 10:24-26

Psalms 119:111, 15-16, 97, 103-105

I Timothy 4:16

II Timothy 2:15

II Peter 3:18

I John 5:3

II John 1:6

Matthew 16:25

Revelation 12:1

Jude 1:21

“… because I’m thine, I walk the line.”

Ephesians 6:6

Romans 1:1

I Corinthians 6:19-20

I Thessalonians 4:1

Revelation 2:10

I Corinthians 15:58

Revelation 3:21

Romans 10:16

Romans 6:17-18, 1

Luke 6:6

His words – We have to learn what He taught!

Deuteronomy 18:15-19 – Prophecy of Jesus – we have to listen to His words!

John 1:1, 14, 18

Luke 9:35

John 12:48-50 – There is no expiration date on Jesus’ words.

John 14:23-26 – The Holy Spirit would help the apostles remember Jesus’ words.

Acts 3:22-23

Acts 5:18-21

His death – We have to die to sin (quit doing it!)

Luke 23:33-49 – Jesus crucifixion

Hebrews 12:2

Matthew 26:28

His resurrection – We have to live to righteousness!

Luke 24:1-9

Romans 6:1-12

Acts 5:29-7:53

Acts 5:29 – Christians are subject to the governing authorities (Romans 13:1-7; I Peter 2:13-15), but the apostles showed that Christians are authorized to disobey civil authority if that authority required them to disobey God.

Acts 5:33-42 – The teaching of the apostles threatened the status quo. This made the leaders feel threatened as they stood to lose their followers.

Acts 6:1-6 – Seven men were appointed to help with the work. These men did not serve in the same capacity as deacons since they were chosen for a particular time-limited work. It’s not specified exactly what was being served to the widows. It could have been food, money, or something else. Whatever it was, it was clear this was not a public outreach program – it was simply caring for the needy Christians.

Acts 6:7-15 – Some men from the Synagogue of the Freedmen stirred up the people against Stephen. They accused him of blasphemy, but he was doing the opposite.

Acts 7:1-53 – Stephen’s defense

Stephen recited Israelite history, include a few things not recorded in Genesis (Acts 7:2-4; cf. Genesis 11:31).

Stephen showed they were committing the same sins as their ancestors.

Guilt of jealousy:

OT Jews: Jealous of Joseph, Acts 7:9

NT Jews: Jealous of Jesus & apostles, Matthew 27:18; Acts 5:17

Rejecting God’s people and plan

OT Jews: Rejected Moses, Acts 7:27, 35-41

NT Jews: Rejected Jesus, Acts 2:23; 7:52

Resisting the Holy Spirit

OT Jews: Persecuted prophets, Acts 7:52

NT Jews: Persecuted prophets, Acts 7:51

Genesis 26:12-18 – Philistines stopped up the wells of life-giving water.

Philosophy threw debris in the pure water of life.

Roman Catholicism threw debris on the pure water of life.

This started with errors about church governance. Bishops were appointed over elders, then bishops over multiple churches, then patriarchs over entire regions, and finally a pope.

Instrumental music was later introduced.

Indulgences were sold for forgiveness of sins.

Voltaire decided that is this was Christianity he’d rather be an atheist!

Alexander Campbell clogged the stream by supporting missionary societies.

Later, instrumental music was also added.

Others started business enterprises to make money for the church.

We are still having to remove this debris today. We must continue to work to unclog the stream!

Indifference may be the greatest danger we face.

Ecclesiastes 9:10; Colossians 3:23

Indifference hinders the work of the church.

We can all do more than we are doing for the glory of God.

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I Peter 1:1-9

We must continue to live as Christians.

II Peter 1:5-11

We can’t turn and run in the face of persecution.

II Peter 3:17-18

I Peter 2:13-16, 19-20 – Do right to silence foolish men.

I Peter 3:15 – This verse was written to people under persecution!

I Peter 5:2-3 – These people were under persecution. They were to keep serving and not fold under pressure.

We can’t please everyone, so focus on pleasing God!

Luke 19:5-8 – Zaccheus and grumblers

Studies show that ministers are often afraid of offending those who come to them for help and advice.

Isaiah 30:9-11 – These people didn’t want to hear God!

Acts 5:27-29 – The apostles decided to obey God rather than men.

I Peter 2:17-19 – Be submissive even to those who are unreasonable.

James 4:1-8

Pleasing God must be our priority.

Acts 4:32-5:42

Acts 4:35 – “Lay them at the apostles’ feet” means they put things under control of the apostles. The money was specifically given to needy Christians.

Acts 5:1-11 – Ananias and Sapphira

Acts 5:3 – “Satan filled your heart” is a figure of speech (compare James 5:4; Romans 6:16). Satan didn’t physically take control of them.

These phrases are used interchangeably:

“lie to the Holy Spirit” (Acts 5:3)

“lied … to God” (Acts 5:4)

“put the Spirit of God to the test” (Acts 5:9)

The text makes a distinction between money that is “one’s own” and that which is “common” (Acts 4:32). Chapter 5 makes the same distinction (Acts 5:2, 4). This is good to remember when thinking about the use of the treasury.

Acts 5:17-42 – “they laid hands on them”