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- Stop and Pop the Bubble Wrap
- Dim eyes
- Open eyes
- Psalms 119:18; Acts 26:18
- Contentment
- Matthew 11:28-30
- Philippians 4:11
- Luke 3:10-14
- I Timothy 6:6-8
- Hebrews 13:5
- Pay attention
- Genesis 2:15
- Job 12:7-10
- Psalms 19:1
- Romans 1:19-20
- Psalms 145:5
- Acts 14:17
- Psalms 8:3-9
- Psalms 147:8-11
- Morning glory
- Psalms 19:7-10
- Coffee shipment
- Matthew 11:15-17
- Children
- Matthew 18:2-6
- Mark 10:13-16
- Matthew 21:12-16
- Be thankful
- I Thessalonians 5:16-18
- Be positive
- Philippians 4:12-13
- Romans 8:28
- Enjoy life
- James 1:17
- I Timothy 6:17-19
- Do not be anxious
- Matthew 6:25-27
30 min - 30 min
- How to Use Your Bible, Part 3
- Bible formats
- Jeremiah 36:2
- Arrangement of text
- Verse-by-verse versus paragraph form
- Journaling or wide-margin Bibles
- Daily reading Bibles
- Chronological Bibles
- Parallel Bibles
- Interlinear Bibles
- Extra material added
- Reference Bibles
- Study Bibles
- Devotional Bibles
- Children’s Bibles
- Features
- Red letter
- Large print
- Different cover materials
- Marginal notes
30 min - Being Honest About Evolution
- Psalms 33:1-9
- Charles Darwin
- HMS Beagle
- The death of his daughter Annie Darwin impacted him very strongly.
- The Origin of Species, 1859
- We need to be honest about the universe.
- Romans 1:18-23
- There are boundaries to science. Science will never be able to find an invisible God.
- Evolutionists have a “prior commitment” to naturalism.
- I Kings 18:26-29 – No one answered because Baal does not exist! The Baal worshipers were completely devoted to a god for which they had seen no evidence of existence.
- We need to be honest about the Bible.
- Prophecies of Cyrus:
- Isaiah 13:17-19; 44:28-45:3
- Prophecies of Jesus:
- Isaiah 53:7 à Matthew 27:12
- Isaiah 53:9 à Matthew 27:57
- Nostradamus (1500s AD)
- Jeane Dixon (1900s AD)
- II Peter 1:19-21
- We need to be honest about ourselves.
- Statistically, geography is a great predictor of beliefs.
- Why do you believe what you believe?
- John 4:28-42
- Matthew 27:18 – They handed Jesus over because of envy.
- We have to try to fight our own biases and be honest with ourselves.
- John 20:24-31
30 min - What Would Jesus Say?
- Introduction
- Jesus knew the hearts of men.
- John 6:64
- Luke 6:8
- John 4:29
- Matthew 12:30
- What would Jesus say to us if we had a chance encounter with Him?
- Hypocrisy
- John 1:47 – Nathanael had no guile – no hypocrisy.
- Matthew 23:5-6 – The hypocrisy of the Pharisees.
- Bringing others to Jesus
- Matthew 4:19 – Apostles would be fishers of men.
- Matthew 23:13 – Religious leaders were shutting up the kingdom of heaven!
- Worries and cares
- Luke 10:38-42 – Mary chose the good part.
- Luke 10:41 – Martha was worried about many things.
- Motives
- Mark 14:6-8 – The woman did a good work – she did what she could to honor Jesus.
- Matthew 12:34 – These people had evil hearts and wrong motives.
- Faith
- Matthew 15:21-28; 8:10 – Jesus compliments great faith.
- John 8:46; 10:25 – Jesus rebukes people for lack of faith.
- Being children of Abraham
- Luke 19:10 – Salvation came to the house of Zaccheus. Jesus called him a son of Abraham.
- Mark 7:9 – Jesus rebukes them for following their traditions instead of God’s commandments.
- One thing Jesus would say to everyone:
- Matthew 11:28 – “Come unto men … I will give you rest.”
- Matthew 19:16
30 min - How to Use Your Bible, Part 2
- Developing an attitude for Bible study, continued:
- Bad attitudes and habits that get in the way, continued:
- We oversimplify (Mark 4:10-12; Luke 20:37; Acts 17:11)
- We overcomplicate (I Timothy 6:3-5; II Timothy 2:14, 23)
- Matthew 13:23
- We think, “I’m finished. I have a perfect understanding of the Bible.”
- Online tip: “20 Ways Cults Twist the Bible” – https://goo.gl/kHPmoF
- Ezekiel 37:15-17 – Mormons use this passage to say the two sticks are the Bible and the Book of Mormon. From the context we can tell this passage is referring to Jews and Gentiles – not the Bible and Book of Mormon.
- Daniel 4 – This passage is incorrectly reinterpreted by Jehovah’s Witnesses.
- Good attitudes that foster spiritual growth
- Sincere dedication (II Kings 22:8-23:3)
- Desire to study, practice, and teach (Ezra 7:10).
- Individual responsibility (Acts 17:11).
- Action (James 1:21-27).
30 min - The Powerful Word of the Living God
- Introduction
- Hebrews 8:10-12
- Matthew 10:19-20
- John 16:13
- I Corinthians 2:9-13
- I Corinthians 14:37
- II Timothy 3:16-17
- I Peter 4:7 – Let us tell people God’s word on issues – not our word.
- God’s word is quick (living)
- Hebrews 4:12
- John 1:17
- Hebrews 1:1-2
- John 6:66
- I Peter 1:22-23
- John 1:1-2, 14
- II Timothy 1:10
- John 8:12; 14:6
- God’s word does not change with the ages. Jude 1:3
- God’s word is life and can impart life. John 6:66-69; Psalms 119:50
- God’s word is powerful
- Romans 1:16
- Luke 8:11, 15 – God’s word has the power to produce.
- Psalms 33:6, 9
- John 1:1-3
- Colossians 1:16-17
- Matthew 8:28-32
- Matthew 9:27-30
- Luke 7:14
- John 11:43-44
- John 5:28-29
- Revelation 20:12
- I Peter 1:3
- Jeremiah 23:29
- Psalms 119:30
- Psalms 19:7
- James 1:18
- I Corinthians 4:15
- I Peter 1:22-23
- II Corinthians 5:18-19
- Romans 1:16-17
- The word of God penetrates like a sword.
- Ephesians 6:17
- James 1:21-25
- The word of God can detect things in us that others do not know.
- I Thessalonians 2:12
- Hebrews 4:13
- I Kings 8:39
- What should our response be?
- Preach the word! II Timothy 4:1-4
- People can understand the word. Ephesians 3:3-4; 5:17
- John 7:17
- John 8:31-32
- John 20:30-31
- Mark 16:15-16
- II Timothy 2:2
- I Timothy 4:16
- Isaiah 66:2
- Revelation 21:8
- I Corinthians 15:58
30 min - The Day of the Lord
- I Thessalonians 5:1-11
- It will come just like a thief in the night.
- Reminder: The phrase “the day of the Lord” doesn’t always refer to the end of the world. The context must determine the meaning.
- I Thessalonians 2:19; 3:13; 4:13-18
- The day of the Lord is a certainty! II Peter 3:10
- The timing is unpredictable.
- Let us be alert and sober.
- I Thessalonians 5:6-8 – Jesus is making the jump from physical sleep to metaphorical sleep. We must be alert and awake spiritually. I Peter 5:8
- Remember that the devil is prowling around. We must be alert!
- Romans 13:11-14
- I Thessalonians 1:2-3, 7-8; 4:1, 10 – These were good people, but they needed the warning, too!
- II Thessalonians 3:11 – We can all fall away. Some of the Thessalonians had!
- Encourage one another.
- I Thessalonians 5:9
- I Thessalonians 1:9; II Peter 3:9
- II Thessalonians 2:13-17
- I Thessalonians 5:10
30 min - Psalms, Part 12
- Psalms 70-76
- Psalms 70:4 – Our purpose in life is to magnify God.
- Psalms 72:2 – See I Kings 3:5-9.
- Psalms 72:8-11 – See I Kings 4:21-25.
- Psalms 73:1 – The only way to be pure in heart is through forgiveness. Psalms 32:1
- Psalms 74:1 – See Isaiah 59:1-2 for the answer to this question. Sin is the only reason God has ever cast anyone off.
- Psalms 76:12 – Hebrews 10:31.
30 min - How to Use Your Bible, Part 1
- Developing an attitude for Bible study
- Why do we even need to study the Bible?
- God chose to communicate His will to us in writing (Ephesians 3:1-6; I Timothy 2:4)
- Jude 1:3; Galatians 1:6-9 – there is no revelation still to come! Everything we need is in the text.
- We need to know God’s word so we can be disciples of Christ (John 8:31-32; 12:48).
- Ignorance of God’s word has always been a problem (Hosea 4:6), and that problem continues today.
- Bad attitudes and habits that get in the way
- II Peter 3:14-18 – It is possible to misuse scripture.
- Hypocrisy (Matthew 7:1-5; Romans 2:1ff)
- We must apply the Bible to ourselves.
- We cling to faulty, human traditions (Mark 7:1-13)
- We reject good, Biblical traditions (I Corinthians 11:2; Acts 17:21)
- The random approach (II Timothy 2:15)
- We oversimplify (Mark 4:10-12; Luke 20:37; Acts 17:11)
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