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- Examples
- I Peter 3:1-2
- Follow the good examples written in the Bible.
- 3 John 1:11
- I John 2:6 – Jesus is our ultimate example.
- I Peter 2:21-22
- John 15:12
- James 5:10-11
- Find and follow a good example.
- Philippians 3:15-19
- I Peter 5:3
- Matthew 23:3
- II Chronicles 17:3 – No example except Christ is perfect. We must follow the good parts of whatever example we find.
- I Corinthians 11:1
- Be a good example.
- “I’m still following examples myself.”
- I Thessalonians 3:7-9; I Thessalonians 1:6-8
- “I don’t want to show off.”
- Matthew 6:1-2; 5:16; I Peter 2:12
- “I’ve made plenty of mistakes.”
- I Timothy 1:15-16
- “I’m too young.”
- I Timothy 4:12; Titus 2:6-8
- “I’m too old.”
- Titus 2:2-5
- “It’s not my job.”
- I Corinthians 8:9
30 min - Luke, Part 9
- Luke 8:16-9:27
- Luke 8:16-18 – Parable of the lamp.
- Luke 8:19-21 – Jesus emphasizes the importance of spiritual relationships.
- Luke 8:22-25 – Jesus stills the sea.
- Luke 8:26-39 – Jesus cures a demon-possessed man. Many people were afraid of Jesus after He performed this miracles, but the man who was cured wanted to follow Jesus!
- Luke 8:40-56 – Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead.
- Luke 9:1-6 – Jesus commands the twelve to go out and preach. Their job would not be easy, even with the miracles they were able to do.
- Luke 9:7-9 – Herod tries to find out about Jesus.
- Luke 9:10-17 – Jesus feeds 5000 men.
- Luke 9:18-22 – The apostles show that they understand Jesus’ identity, even though they are still unclear about His mission.
- Luke 9:23-26 – We must forsake our earthly lives to follow Jesus. Great courage is required to follow Jesus!
- Luke 9:27 – “Kingdom” here can also be translated “reign” or “rule.” This shows that God’s kingdom definitely came in the lifetime of those assembled there.
- Colossians 1:13; Revelation 1:9; Acts 2:29-36; 17:6-7 – The kingdom of God already exists!
30 min - Lessons on the Local Church, Part 16
- The church is to raise funds through the offerings of its members on the first day of the week. I Corinthians 16:1-2
- The Lord’s Supper is to be taken on the first day of the week. Acts 20:7; Matthew 26:26-29
- When we take the Lord’s Supper, we are proclaiming the Lord’s death until He comes again. I Corinthians 11:23-26
- We must examine ourselves and take of the Supper in a worthy manner or we condemn ourselves. I Corinthians 11:27-29
- The primary function assigned to the church is preaching the Word. Acts 6:2
- The church is only authorized to carry out benevolent work if the local church has needy saints that are unavoidably destitute or if another local church has more needy saints than it can relieve. Benevolence is specifically authorized only for saints.
- The word “church” is used in 3 senses in the Bible:
- Local church
- Universal church
- The local church, specifically in its assembled state.
- When fully organized, a local church has saints, elders, and deacons.
30 min - Calvinism, Part 2
- Total depravity
- If total depravity is disproven, all of Calvinism falls with it. The whole system is bound together.
- What it is not:
- Complete absence of good
- Belief that natural man cannot do any good before God
- What it is:
- Belief that man cannot understand spiritual good
- Belief that man cannot even desire spiritual good
- Effects of Calvinism:
- It makes God out to be a respecter of persons.
- It makes the preaching of the gospel to sinners a mockery. Mark 16:16
- Proof texts:
- Romans 5:12 – Death passed upon all because all have sinned – not because Adam sinned.
- Psalms 51:5 – This is hyperbolic language. David was not truly sinful from birth.
- Psalms 22:10; 71:6 – These prove that David was not born totally depraved.
- Ephesians 4:17-19 – The people became callous and changed their own minds.
- John 6:44-45 – People are drawn to God by His Word.
- I Corinthians 2:14
- Further proof:
- Acts 2:31 – The sinner can desire spiritual good.
- Acts 16:30
- Acts 9:6
- How can one come to God for salvation?
- One must be drawn to Him by the teaching that He has given. John 6:44-45; Romans 10:17
- There is only one source in which the teaching is found. Matthew 18:18; John 16:13; II Timothy 3:16-17
- Peter was the first to announce the terms of salvation. Matthew 16:19
- He did announce them. Acts 2:38
- Those who teach otherwise will be anathema. Galatians 1:8
- Those who obey this form of doctrine will be freed from sin and made servants of righteousness. Romans 6:16-18
- They keep pressing on (Philippians 3:13-14), walking in the light (I John 1:7), and abounding in the work of the Lord (I Corinthians 15:58), and you will be saved.
- But remember, after we have done all commanded of us, we are still unprofitable servants. Luke 17:10
30 min - Lessons from the Workplace
- Luke 19:10
- Matthew 7:13
- Matthew 5:14-16
- Matthew 6:19-21
- Philippians 4:8-9
- Romans 6:23 – This is a great thing to talk to people about!
- Luke 13:23-28
- Romans 6:1-23
- Sin = death
- I Peter 3:18-21
- I Peter 4:1-21
- The Manzanita plant
- The seeds are only released after a fire.
- Sometimes our trials bring seeds in a similar way.
- Hebrews 13:6
- Romans 2:2-11
- “eternal life” OR “wrath and fury”
- II Corinthians 4:4-6
- Ephesians 5:1-21
- I Thessalonians 5:1
- I Peter 2:1-12
- Isaiah 26:4
- Hebrews 13:8
- Acts 22:6-16 – This is a great story to demonstrate when someone is saved.
- Luke 6:46
- Acts 2:40
30 min - Jonah
- II Kings 14:23-25 – Timeline of the book of Jonah.
- The book of Jonah was written about 780 B.C.
- Matthew 12:39-41 – Jesus Himself testified to the factuality of the story of Jonah. It is not just a myth or fairytale as some claim.
- Two main points of the book of Jonah:
- God is the God of all, not just the Jews.
- God is anxious to save all, even the Gentiles.
- Jonah 1:1-17 – This book is full of miracles and acts of God. It is not a miracle that a great storm arose that endangered the ship. We also know there are creatures in the sea that are large enough to swallow a man. It is a miracle that Jonah was able to survive in the belly of the fish.
- Jonah 2 – Jonah recounts his prayer for salvation. God delivers Jonah from the belly of the fish.
- Jonah 3 – Jonah preaches to Ninevah and the people repented. God repented of the punishment He had planned for the city (Jonah 3:10).
- See Luke 11:30 – Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites. The Ninevites repented because of what had happened to Jonah.
- Jonah 4 – Jonah shows his prejudice and becomes angry with God because of the repentance of Ninevah.
- Lessons from the book:
- God’s love and mercy for all people.
- The evil of being narrow-minded and prejudiced.
- National sin requires national repentance.
- All that God created is in His control.
- We can’t run from disobedience.
30 min - 30 min
- Atheism
- Luke 6:22-23 – There is something after death!
- What does one have to believe and accept in order to be an atheist?
- Everything came from nothing!
- Matter
- How did all the matter get here?
- Big bang theory?
- Compare Genesis 1:1.
- Life
- How do you explain the origin of life?
- Spontaneous generation?
- See Genesis 1:11, 20; 2:7.
- Design
- How do you explain the thousands of complex, finely tuned systems?
- See Isaiah 40:25-31
- The Bible just contains a bunch of lucky guesses!
- Prophecies
- Isaiah 44:28; 13:17-19 – Prophecies of Cyrus
- Isaiah 53:5, 9 – Prophecies of Jesus
- Scientific foreknowledge
- Leviticus 13:45-46, 52 – Scientific foreknowledge about infectious disease.
- Historical accuracy
- Exodus 23:28 – Many references to the Hittites.
- The historical testimony about Jesus is just a unified, elaborate fraud.
- Luke 1:1-4
- References to Jesus from Justin Martyr, Tertullian, Josephus.
- Atheism is not the easy option.
- Romans 1:20
- False religions give God a bad name.
- I Kings 18:26-29
- If God exists, you have a soul that needs saving.
- Acts 17
30 min - Luke, Part 8
- Luke 7:18
- Luke 7:18-23 – John had already declared Jesus to be the one who was coming after him. It is possible John sent these disciples to ask this question for their benefit.
- Luke 7:24-35 – Roles in service to God do not necessarily come with earthly glory.
- Luke 7:36-50 – A woman anoints Jesus and washes His feet with her hair. Jesus teaches a parable showing that those who have been forgiven the most love the most.
- Luke 8:1-3 – Compare Luke 9:58. Jesus did not have a lavish lifestyle.
- Luke 8:4-15 – Parable of the sower (or the soils). Notice that no one understood the parable right away. Those who wanted to understand came and asked and learned the full meaning. It is important for us to work to be good soil. It is not enough for us to academically know God’s Word – we have to apply it and bear fruit.
30 min - Lessons on the Local Church, Part 14
- The creed of the Lord’s church is inspired scripture.
- The Nicene Creed could not have been the creed of the church in Paul’s day because it only came to exist more than 200 years after Paul.
- All descriptive phrases for the church in the New Testament (church of Christ, assembly of God, Lord’s church, etc.) point ownership to God.
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