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- Patience
- James 5:7-11
- The farmer waits: some things can’t be rushed (Romans 5:1-5)
- Spiritual maturity – Ephesians 4:1-3; Hebrews 5:14
- Developing into a Bible student/teacher
- Becoming a shepherd
- Loving your family
- Strengthen your hearts: replace pride and selfishness with the Lord and love (James 5:7-9)
- Romans 12:19
- I Corinthians 13:4
- Take the prophets: quit acting like worldly people (Hebrews 6:11)
30 min - Word of the Day, Part 7
- Follow:
- How does following resemble leading?
- What differentiates a good follower from a bad follower?
- What are some examples in scripture?
- How can we make ourselves better followers?
- Old Testament Hebrew terms:
- אַחַר (ʾ__ǎ__ḥǎr) - the hind part; generally used as an adverb
- Often used in combination with another word which specifies its proper use.
- I Kings 18:21; Ezekiel 13:3
- הָלַךְ (h__āl__ǎḵ) - to walk (literally and figuratively); along, apace, behave one’s self
- Deuteronomy 13:4; Leviticus 20:23
- Uses:
- Pursue (with hostile intent) – Jeremiah 48:2
- To pursue (without hostile intent) – Jeremiah 18:12
- To follow along – Exodus 13:2
- To follow as a disciple or devotee – Deuteronomy 13:4
- New Testament Greek
- ἀκολουθέω (akolouthe__ō) – to be in the same way with; to be a follower (specifically as a disciple)
- Matthew 9:9; Luke 22:10
- μιμέομαι (mimeomai) – to imitate
- II Thessalonians 3:7-9
- Special combination
- ὀπίσω (opis__ō) – to the back, aback – with –
- δεῦτε (deute) – imperative: come hither, come follow
- Matthew 4:19
- Modifications on ἀκολουθέω (akolouthe__ō):
- ἐξακολουθέω (exakoloutheō) - follow up or out to the end – Matthew 4:25
- ἐπακολουθέω (epakolouthe__ō) - follow after or close upon – I Peter 2:21
- κατακολουθέω (katakolouthe__ō) - follow closely behind or intently after – Acts 16:17
- παρακολουθέω (parakolouthe__ō) - accompany side by side – Mark 16:17
- συνακολουθέω (synakolouthe__ō) - follow along with; accompany a leader – Mark 5:37
- Is following important?
- Deuteronomy 13:4; Acts 11:26
- What is a disciple?
- What is a Christian?
- Does a Christian follow?
- What does much of the “Christian” world teach?
- Does grace exclude following?
- Does teaching that we should follow degrade grace?
- What does it mean to follow?
- Follower qualities, skills, and traits
- Embrace vision of leadership – II Thessalonians 2:13-15
- Integrity – Ephesians 4:14-16
30 min - Sprinting Through the Bible, Part 13
- Conclusion
- God loves us!
- Isaiah 59
- Romans 5:8
- John 3:16
- If God is so loving, why do so many people today see Him and the Bible as hateful?
- God is faithful!
- Genesis 12:1-7 – God’s promises to Abraham
- Acts 7:2-8 – Stephen recounts how God’s promise of a great nation was fulfilled.
- Acts 7:35-45 – God fulfilled the promise of the land inheritance.
- Acts 3:17-26 – God’s promise of all mankind being blessed is fulfilled.
- Prophecies
- Deuteronomy 18:15
- Isaiah 7:14; 9:6-7 – prophecy of Jesus
- Jeremiah 31:31
- Daniel 2:44
- Joel 2:28-32
- Malachi 4:5-6
- Acts 13:32-33
- Galatians 3:16
- Galatians 3:29
- God is just!
- Ezra 9
- John 5:28-30
- I Peter 1:13
30 min - Ripple Effects
- Many things in life have unintended consequences.
- I Peter 5:8-10
- Joseph
- The story of Joseph’s life. Genesis 37-50
- Genesis 46:1 – It had been 13 years since Joseph was sold as a slave.
- I Peter 1:6-9
30 min - Confessions We Should Make
- Hebrews 11:13
- Hebrews 4:14
- Confession of Christ
- Romans 10:9-10
- Romans 10:3-11
- Acts 8:35-38
- John 9:22; 12:42-43 – Many were afraid to confess Jesus because of the Pharisees.
- I John 2:22
- I John 4:2
- Confessing Christ as Lord is absolutely necessary for salvation.
- Confession of sins
- Acts 19:18-19
- I John 1:6-10
- Psalms 32:1-5
- James 5:13-16
- We do not read about confessing sins to a priest.
- A public confession does not substitute for repentance.
- The appropriateness of a public confession is determined by circumstances.
- Luke 17:3-4
- Saying the same thing as Christ
- Matthew 10:32-33
- Matthew 10:7, 19, 27 – Jesus encourages them to spread the gospel.
- Matthew 7:21-23
- If you are living your life and failing to tell others about Jesus, you are denying Jesus!
- Mark 8:38
- Philippians 2:10-11
30 min - Word of the Day, Part 6
- Lead, continued:
- Kinds of leadership, continued:
- Leading poorly
- Bad leadership:
- Vision – I Kings 12:26-30
- Direction – Jeremiah 23:1-4
- Motivation – II Peter 2:1-3
- Unskilled leadership
- Relation – Jonah 3:3-4:3
- Communication – II Samuel 23:14-17
- Timing of action – Exodus 14:5-8
- Things that lead:
- “This” leads to “that”
- Luke 21:10-12
- II Timothy 2:14-15
- II Timothy 2:16
- II Timothy 3:14-15
- Proverbs 19:23
- Matthew 7:13-14
- Follow
30 min - Sprinting Through the Old Testament, Part 12
- The Prophets (Isaiah – Malachi)
- Introduction
- II Peter 1:19
- Jeremiah 7:25
- Isaiah 30:8
- Repent
- Ezekiel 18:23, 27-32
- Jeremiah 26:1-6
- II Peter 3:9-10
- II Timothy 4:3-4
- The need for God’s word in time of crisis
- I Kings 18:3-4
- Jeremiah 6:10; II Chronicles 24:19; Hosea 4:6
- We have to remember God when we need Him most.
- Prophets became the enemy by telling the truth.
- Jeremiah 38:3-6 – Jeremiah is cast into the cistern.
- Amos 7:10-17
- Galatians 4:16 – The same thing happened in the New Testament. So it is for Christians today.
- James 5:10-11
30 min - Powerful Blessings of the Gospel
- Hebrews 6:4-8, 11-12
- Purpose – Acts 17:24-27
- Ecclesiastes 1:1-2, 17-18; 3:10 – Without God, life is vanity.
- The gospel gives us purpose.
- Romans 1:18-21
- Matthew 22:36-38 – The greatest commandment is to love God.
- Ecclesiastes 12:13
- Hope – I Thessalonians 4:13
- Proverbs 13:12
- I Corinthians 15:16-19, 32, 51-57
- We can take joy in our future because the gospel gives us hope.
- Ephesians 4:4
- Peace – Philippians 4:6-7
- II Corinthians 1:12
- II Timothy 1:13
- We can have peace because our sins are forgiven.
- Mark 4:36-39 – With Jesus we can have this perfect calm.
- Love – Romans 5:6-8
- I John 5:1
- Romans 2:4 – God’s love leads us to repentance!
- Nothing else in the world can provide these things.
30 min - Six Seconds
- A second covenant
- Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 8:9-13 – God has given us a new covenant established on better promises.
- Galatians 3:17, 29
- A second birth – John 3:3,5
- Matthew 7:21 – Calling on the name of the Lord requires obedience. It is not just saying God’s name.
- A second law of pardon – I John 1:8-10; Acts 8:22
- When a child of God sins, he can repent and pray to God for forgiveness.
- A second coming of Christ – Acts 1:11; Hebrews 9:27-28; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; II Thessalonians 1:8-10
- A second death – Revelation 20:12-14
- The second death is eternal condemnation and separation from God.
- A second home – Matthew 25:46
- Matthew 7:14
- Two pseudo seconds:
- A second chance for one who died in sin if a priest is paid to appeal to God for pardon of a dead loved one.
- A second change for one who died in sin if one is baptized for a dead loved one.
- Seriously contemplate two things:
- What sorrow it will be to hear Jesus say, “Depart into the lake of fire and brimstone.”
- What joy it will be to hear Jesus say, “Come ye blessed of the Father, enter the joy of heaven.”
30 min - Word of the Day, Part 5
- Lead, continued:
- Leadership qualities, skills, traits (continued)
- Vision – Philippians 3:14
- Service – Matthew 20:25-28
- Communication – Ephesians 4:29
- Revelation 2:1-7 is a good example of how to deliver constructive criticism: tell them what they are doing well, tell them what they are doing wrong, and then encourage.
- Competence – II Timothy 2:15
- Confidence – I Samuel 17:45
- Commitment – Romans 12:1-2
- Stable/sober – I Corinthians 16:13; I Peter 1:13
- Engagement – John 3:16; Matthew 5:16
- Kinds of leadership
- Leading well
- Good leadership
- Vision – II Corinthians 4:16-18
- Direction – I Timothy 1:16
- Motivation – I Thessalonians 2:4
- Skilled leadership
- Relation – Hebrews 4:15: Jesus can relate to us!
- Communication – Psalms 19:1-11: God communicates what we need to know.
- Timing of action – Hebrews 5:12
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