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February 08, 2015Building Foundations, Part 1
Lesson 1: The deity of Jesus
Who do people say that Jesus is? Mark 8:27
The attributes of Jesus
John 1:1-4
He’s existed from the beginning.
He is the Creator.
He is the Light of men.
He is God.
Colossians 2:9 – He was deity in bodily form.
Hebrews 1:1-3
He is the Son of God.
He is King.
He still upholds the Creation.
His sacrifice purified us from our sins.
Hebrews 1:5 - Jesus is a heavenly being separate from all the other heavenly beings. He is higher than the angels.
Hebrews 1:8-10 – Jesus is the ruler of the kingdom.
Colossians 1:13-20 – Jesus is actively holding the universe together.
Hebrews 2:9-13
Hebrews 4:15-16 – We must have confidence that Jesus was tempted and can relate to our sins.
Lesson 2: What is the Bible?
Roughly 40 writers over 1700 years
66 books – 39 in the Old Testament, 27 in the New Testament
Inspired by God
30 min
February 04, 2015Children Of
Children of that which is bad:
Romans 9:8 – children of the flood
Ephesians 2:2 – children of disobedience
Ephesians 2:3 – children of wrath
Luke 16:8 – children of this world
I John 3:10 – children of the devil
Children of that which is good
Matthew 11:19 – children of wisdom
Ephesians 5:8 – children of light
Galatians 4:31 – children of the free woman (the New Covenant)
John 11:52 – children of God
Romans 9:8 – children of the promise
I John 3:10 – children of God
Luke 20:36 – children of God
John 8:33-44
John 8:39 – One is a child of the one whose works he does.
30 min
February 01, 2015Bible Authority: How Established, How Applied
Disapproved authority: human and/or devilish
James 3:15; Matthew 15:7-9; I Corinthians 1:18-26
Approved authority: God’s wisdom
I Corinthians 1:18-26; 2:10-12; II John 1:9-11
Direct operation of the Holy Spirit on apostles and prophets: Ephesians 3:3-5
Results in the Word of God being revealed
Methods of authority:
Direct authority:
Command – I Corinthians 11:24
Statement – I Corinthians 11:26; Mark 16:16
Indirect authority:
Necessary inference – Acts 20:7 (compare Exodus 20:8; I Corinthians 16:2 – every first day or every Sabbath was to be observed)
Approved, limiting example – Just because Paul walked doesn’t mean we can’t drive or fly in an airplane.
I Corinthians 16:1-2 – collection authorized and limited
Acts 20:7 – Lord’s Supper authorized and limited
When is an approved example limited and restricted?
Restricted:
Uniformity
Harmony
Universality
Essentiality – Acts 20:7 – eating in the upper story is not essential (John 4:19-24)
Limited application
Competence
The necessity of obedience
Matthew 7:21
30 min
February 01, 2015Hebrews, Part 20
Hebrews 13:4-25
Hebrews 13:4 – Marriage according to God’s law is an honorable thing.
Hebrews 13:5 – Be content with what you have. God has promised to never leave or forsake those who follow Him. See Deuteronomy 31:6, 8; Joshua 1:5.
Hebrews 13:6 – This is a reference to Psalms 118:6. We must never fear man more than God.
Hebrews 13:7-9 – They (and we, by extension) were to remember those who lead them and imitate their faith because God has not changed. Therefore, don’t be distracted with new doctrines that arise.
Hebrews 13:12 – Jesus’ sacrifice was outside of the Old Law – thus He suffered outside the gate. We must go to Him to worship properly – we can’t try to stay inside the gate and still worship Him correctly. We must recognize that the Old Law is in the past.
Hebrews 13:15 – This verse is sometimes used to teach against instrumental music, but it is not really talking about that. It is broader than that – it is talking about our speech.
Hebrews 13:16 – The sacrifice God wants is for us to do good and share with others.
Hebrews 13:17 – Obey the elders of the congregation, but not to the point that you go against God.
Hebrews 13:21 – This is what the Holy Spirit wished for them and also for us: to be equipped in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ.
The purpose of this book was to forestay further apostasy by showing how the new covenant is superior to the old.
30 min
January 28, 2015The Responsibilities of a Husband, Part 2
I Peter 3:7
Treat your wife in an understanding way.
Treat her as you would a weaker vessel.
Compare Galatians 4:14.
Show her honor.
Evaluation
Did he act in keeping with God’s law?
What would Christ do?
The responsibilities of a wife
Proverbs 14:1
How does God-given authority work?
The wife is subject to the husband.
Titus 2:4-5
Genesis 3:16
Being under authority does not mean one is inferior in value
Genesis 2:18,20
Psalm 115:9-11; John 14:26
I Corinthians 11:3; Philippians 2:5-7
Rebelling against a God-given leader is rebellion against God
Numbers 16:3, 28; I Samuel 8:7
Romans 13:2
30 min
January 25, 2015The Mocking of Christ
Matthew 27:35-46
They mocked his power – Matthew 27:39-46
They mocked the Sonship of Jesus – Matthew 27:39
Mark 2:1-12
They mocked the power of Jesus – Matthew 27:41
They mocked the mission of Jesus – Matthew 27:42
They mocked His Kingship – Matthew 27:42
II Samuel 7:12; Hebrews 1:5
Acts 2:30
They mocked His trust in God – Matthew 27:43
They mocked His message – Matthew 27:43
Let us:
Bow before His power
Reverance His Sonship
Work with Him in His mission
Honor and submit to His Kingship
Imitate His trust in God
Sound forth the message of Jesus
30 min
January 25, 2015What My Baptism Means
I had learned the truth
Matthew 28:18-20
Acts 2:11, 15-20, 38
Acts 8:35-36
Acts 16:13
I believed
Mark 16:15-16
Acts 8:12
Acts 16:30
Acts 18:8
I repented
Acts 2:38
Acts 2:23
I confessed
Acts 8:36-38 – Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch
I obeyed
Acts 19:1-5 – Make sure you were baptized for the right reason. Make sure your conscience is clear before God.
I am now saved and in fellowship with Christ.
Acts 22:16
Acts 8:39 – The eunuch rejoiced!
Acts 16:34
I Peter 3:20-21
I now walk in newness of life.
30 min
January 25, 2015Hebrews, Part 19
Hebrews 12:24-13:3
Hebrews 12:24 – See Hebrews 9:18-21.
Hebrews 12:25 – Do not refuse He who is speaking – God! See Hebrews 1:1-2.
Hebrews 12:26 – God will shake all created things, leaving only that which cannot be shaken.
Hebrews 13:1 – See I John 4:20; 5:1; John 13:35; Matthew 22:37-38. We must love our brethren. That includes making every effort to get along with each other!
Hebrews 13:3 – Remember those who have been imprisoned for Christ’s sake.
30 min
January 21, 2015The Responsibilities of a Husband
Genesis 2:18-24
Malachi 2:14 – God expects us to treat our wives as precious gifts.
The primary reason for marriage is companionship. Other things come with marriage, but that is the primary reason.
How does God-given authority work?
The husband is the head of the wife.
Genesis 3:16
I Corinthians 11:3, 7-9
I Timothy 2:13-14
The one with God-given authority must use it as God requires.
I Samuel 15:17-19, 26
Colossians 3:18-19
Bad leadership will encourage rebellion.
I Samuel 8:1-6
How is he told to lead? Ephesians 5:22-33
By sacrificing himself for the spiritual well-being of his wife.
With love
Matthew 20:26-28
John 13:12-14
30 min
January 18, 2015The Ideal and the Real
I John 2:1-2 – the ideal is to not sin
We must strive for the ideal, but accept the reality that we will sometimes sin.
I John 2:10,8
Luke 13:24 – We cannot lackadaisically strive for God.
God created man in the ideal state in the Garden of Eden. Man did not live up to the ideal.
God’s ideal for all mankind as opposed to that which is real
I Timothy 2:2; Titus 2:11; Hebrews 2:9; John 3:16
God wants all to be saved. Matthew 7:13-14
Ephesians 2:10
The reality is that only a few will be saved.
God’s ideal for husband and wife as opposed to that which is real.
Genesis 2:18
The ideal is that marriages will not end in divorce.
Husbands and wives should work toward being the best mates they can be.
The ideal husband will love and care for his wife and be faithful to her. He must spend time with her.
The ideal wife will love and care for her husband.
God’s ideal for saved people as opposed to that which is real
God wants all to serve him, study, teach others, and care for their fellow man. The reality is that all will not reach this ideal, but we must strive to reach it.
30 min

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