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- Nahum and Ninevah: Woe to the Bloody City!
- Nahum 3:1
- Nahum 2:1-10
- Nahum’s prophecies fulfilled
- #1: The city would be destroyed by a flood (Nahum 2:6-8)
- 612 BC – A flood weakens the walls, allowing invaders to overtake the city.
- #2: Ninevah would be burned and her riches taken as spoil (Nahum 2:9-10, 13; 3:13-15)
- #3: The citizens would be slaughtered (Nahum 2:11-13; 3:3, 18)
- #4: The capital city would be completely devastated (Nahum 1:12-15; 3:6-7, 19)
- Later historians reported the city to be completely destroyed.
- Zephaniah 2:13
- Ninevah was rediscovered in the 1800s.
- God will punish sinners
- Nahum 1:1-6
- Why did God preserve this story for us? As a warning about how He deals with sinners.
- Deuteronomy 7:9-11
- Nahum 1:9-10 – No defense is sufficient if God is against you.
- II Thessalonians 1:6-10
- God will protect the righteous
- Nahum 1:7
- Nahum 1:15
- Romans 10:13-17 – If God could protect Judah from Assyria, He can protect us from Satan.
30 min - God’s Law Through the Ages
- Genesis 1: Laws for patriarchs
- Genesis 3:3; 6:14; 18:9
- Exodus 20: Law of Moses for Israel (Old Covenant)
- Deuteronomy 5:1
- Matthew 5:17
- Galatians 3:16, 19, 24 – The old law led up to Christ.
- Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel: Laws for Gentiles
- Isaiah 13:1; 14:29; 15:1; 18:1; 21:11, 13 – messages for various nations
- Jews: Acts 2, Gentiles: Acts 10: Laws of Christ for all (New Covenant)
- Hebrews 1:1
- Galatians 3:28
- Are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John part of the Old Covenant?
- Jesus lived under the Old Covenant.
- Galatians 4:4; Matthew 5:17-18
- Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John: Taught the New Covenant
- Acts 2: Law of Christ (New Covenant)
- But Jesus introduced the New Covenant that would soon take effect.
- Jesus proclaimed the kingdom which was “at hand.”
- Matthew 4:17, 23
- Matthew 5:3, 10
- Matthew 16:18, 28
- Luke 16:16-17
- Luke 17:14
- Jesus introduced new truths not found in the Old Covenant.
- Matthew 26:26-29 – institution of the Lord’s Supper
- John 4:20-21 – Jerusalem would no longer be important.
- John 2:15
- John 3:3 – being born again
- The words of Jesus before the cross were still binding after the cross.
- I Corinthians 11:23-26
- Colossians 1:13
- I Timothy 6:3-4 – Teaching must conform to what Jesus taught.
- So what?
- Galatians 5:3-4
- Marriage, divorce, and remarriage passages – Matthew 5:19; Mark 10; Luke 16
- Hebrews 1:1-2; 2:3
30 min - Bible Principles Which Help Marital Communication
- We must learn how to LISTEN! (continued)
- Don’t assume or assign motives
- II Samuel 10:1-4 – Hanun misinterprets David’s motives
- I Corinthians 13:7
- Job 19:1-3
- Don’t turn around and blab (use discretion)
- Proverbs 11:13; 25:9-10
- I Timothy 5:13
- We must learn how to SPEAK!
- Speak with sincere love
- Ephesians 4:15, 29
- Proverbs 12:18; 15:1-2
- Philippians 2:3-5
- Matthew 7:1-5
- Speak with clarity
- I Corinthians 9:20-22
- I Corinthians 14:19
- Slow down
- John 13:8-10
- Proverbs 15:28; 17:27
- James 1:19
- Use those little words that mean so much
- “I’m sorry” – Luke 15:21
- “I forgive you” – Matthew 6:14-15
- “Please!” – Acts 26:3; Nehemiah 5:10-11
30 min - Should I Judge?
- Introduction
- Matthew 7:1-2
- John 7:24
- This shows the importance of taking a passage in context.
- Judging that is right
- Two things are indispensable for judging to be right:
- Right standard
- Right motives
- Of civil courts – Romans 13:1-4
- Of church on ungodly members – I Corinthians 5:1-5
- Of individual judgment on wrongdoers – Matthew 7:15-19
- Recognizing and correcting faults of a brother – Galatians 6:1
- Preaching that draws a line between good and bad – II Timothy 4:2-4; I Thessalonians 5:21-22
- Identifying false teachers – II Peter 2:1; I Timothy 1:20
- Judging that is wrong
- According to appearance – John 7:24
- By a standard by which you are not willing to be judged – Romans 2:2; Matthew 7:1-2
- By a standard which you set up – James 4:11
- By a standard that any man sets up – Romans 3:4
- Judging by right standard but with wrong motives – Philippians 1:15-16
- Causes of unjust judgment
- An effort to build self up while tearing another down – Luke 18:9-14
- Envy and dislike – Matthew 27:18; I Samuel 18:7-9; Esther 5:9-14
- Love of errors and hatred of truth – II Corinthians 11:13-14
- The censorious judge is worse than his victim; he judges while condemning judging.
- The censorious judge is his own victim.
- The remedy for censorious judging
- Love – I Corinthians 13:7; I Peter 4:8; Proverbs 17:9
- Self-examination – Matthew 7:3; John 8:7
- Look for good in others – I Corinthians 13:7
- Consider the hurt done others.
- Consider the hurt done to self.
- Put self in victim’s shows.
- Take advantage of God’s way of escape – I Corinthians 10:13
30 min - Human Reasoning
- Introduction
- Matthew 18:12
- Luke 10:36
- Acts 17:11
- Acts 19:8 – Paul reasoned with people about the kingdom of God.
- God wants us to think, but not all thinking is equal.
- Acts 17:29
- James 3:13-17
- Jeremiah 10:23
- Faulty human reasoning:
- The end justifies the means
- II Samuel 6:1-8 – Uzzah is struck dead for touching the ark of the covenant.
- I Samuel 15:17-23 – Saul disobeys God.
- John 6:26-27, 35, 60, 66
- We shouldn’t judge others
- Colossians 3:11-12, 8
- Matthew 7:1-6
- Luke 17:3
- John 7:24 – Judge with righteous judgment.
- Ephesians 5:11-12 – We must discern evil and point it out.
- We are not helping anyone by pretending that sin is okay!
- Worship is mainly about people
- The church for men?
- I Corinthians 1:12-13
- Ephesians 5:25 – The church is not about being ourselves. It’s about improving
- Ephesians 5:19
- I Corinthians 11:24-25
- I Corinthians 14:23-25
- The focus of worship is always God – not us!
- Not all thinking is good thinking!
30 min - Building Foundations, Part 5
- Lesson 4: Kingdom, continued:
- Matthew 28:16-20 – Jesus has all authority.
- Matthew 5:19-22
- Matthew 6:24-34
- Matthew 7:21
- John 3:5
- I Thessalonians 2:12 – We are commanded to walk worthy of God, so we know it’s possible!
- Lesson 5: Second Coming
- Matthew 24:35-36
- Mark 13:31-36
- Matthew 25:31-46
- I Thessalonians 4:14-18
- Matthew 7:21-23
- II Corinthians 5:10
- Matthew 5:29-30
- II Peter 3:9-14
- Luke 13:6-8
- Acts 1:11
- I Corinthians 11:26 – The Lord’s Supper proclaims His death until He comes.
- I Thessalonians 3:11-13
- I Thessalonians 5:23
- Hebrews 9:28
- James 5:7-9 – Be patient for the coming of the Lord.
- I John 2:28 – We should be confident toward God.
30 min - Romans
- Romans introduction
- Key verse: Romans 2:11 – No difference between Jew and Gentile. No partiality with God.
- Writer: Paul
- Born and educated in Tarsus. Learned trade of tent-making there.
- Influenced by Grecian education (his first education)
- Logical and analytical
- Themes of other books by Paul:
- Ephesians: Christ and the church
- Colossians: Pre-eminence of Christ
- Philippians: Rejoicing
- Later education was Jewish at the feet of Gamaliel (Acts 22:3)
- Romans deals with Jew-Gentile problems
- Jews: God gave Gentiles up (Romans 1:13); because of their moral descent, there was no salvation for them.
- Gentiles: Jews had no salvation because they had rejected and crucified Christ and hardened their hearts against the gospel.
- Place of writing: Corinth
- Date: 57 or 58 AD
- First Corinthians written from Ephesus (I Corinthians 16:8)
- Second Corinthians written from Macedonia (I Corinthians 16:5-9; II Corinthians 1:15-17; 2:12-13; 7:5; see Acts 20:1-2)
- Romans written from Corinth
- Paul about to depart for Jerusalem with collection for poor saints (Romans 15:25-27; I Corinthians 16:1-4; II Corinthians 8-9)
- He refers to Cenchrea, a sea port of Corinth (Romans 16:1)
- He is entertained by Gaius, whom he baptized at Corinth (Romans 16:23)
- Paul makes no mention of Peter in his epistle to Rome
- Catholic Church says Peter was made Pope in 42 AD. Romans was written in 57-58 AD.
- In 50 AD, Claudius Caesar drove the Jews from Rome because of quarrels between Jews and Christians.
- In 63 AD, Jews were allowed back into Rome.
- In 64 AD, great persecution began at the hands of Nero.
- The purpose and message
- The depravity to which sin leads – when man abandons God, God gives them up (Romans 1:18 ff)
- God is no respecter of persons (Romans 2:11)
- Universal need for salvation (Romans 3:23)
- Law of faith contrasted to Law of Moses
30 min - Compassion
- Compassion: sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress + desire to alleviate it.
- The role of compassion in:
- How I view and act toward those who are sinning
- John 8:2-11 – Jesus shows compassion on the woman in sin.
- Matthew 9:9-13 – Jesus showed compassion on the sinners and tax collectors.
- II Chronicles 36:11-16 – God showed compassion by continually sending warnings to His people despite their sin.
- If I have compassion like God and Jesus, I will:
- Be concerned about and aware of the spiritual state of others.
- Want everyone to be saved.
- Take action to help people know and obey God.
- Helping those in need
- Matthew 20:29-34
- Matthew 14:14 – Jesus was motivated by compassion to heal the people.
- Matthew 15:32
- Mark 1:40-42
- Luke 7:11-15
- Luke 10:25-37 – The good Samaritan showed compassion on the injured man.
- Matthew 25:31-46 – Having compassion should characterize us as God’s people.
- When I see someone in need:
- Be concerned.
- Put myself in their position.
- See from their perspective.
- Feel what they feel.
- Desire to help.
- Take action.
30 min - Building Foundations, Part 4
- Lesson 4: Kingdom
- Daniel 4:31-32 – Nebuchadnezzar
- II Samuel 7:5, 12-16 – David’s throne would be established forever through Jesus.
- Psalms 110:1-4; Hebrews 6:19-20 – Jesus is a priest after the order of Melchizedek.
- Isaiah 2:1-4 – All nations will flow to God’s kingdom.
- John 18:36-37 – Jesus’ kingdom is not of this world.
- Matthew 4:17 – The kingdom was at hand – coming soon!
- Matthew 12:22-26 – Jesus’ kingdom was from God.
- Luke 9:18-27 – The kingdom would come within the lifetime of those standing there.
- Colossians 1:11-14 – These people had already been transferred into the kingdom of God.
30 min - The Responsibilities of a Wife, Part 2
- I Peter 3:1-6
- Dangers of cohabitation
- I Peter 3:1-6:
- In the same way [as Christ], you wives, be submissive.
- Adorn your heart more than your body.
- Imitate the holy women in former times.
- Evaluation
- Did she revel against her husband?
- Did she submit in everything (non-sinful)?
- Did she submit as to the Lord?
- Did she adorn her heart more than her body?
- Did she imitate holy women?
- Bible principles which help marital communication
- Genesis 11:1-9; 10:5 – The Tower of Babel
- We must learn how to LISTEN!
- John 21:21-23 – You have to listen carefully!
- Good listening takes effort, so develop a receptive heart.
- Proverbs 2:1-2
- John 10:20
- Focus on listening before figuring out your response.
- Proverbs 18:13
- James 1:19 – Be quick to hear and slow to speak.
- Luke 2:46-47
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