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  • Remember Lot's Wife
    • Luke 17:32
    • If you think you can live in Sodom and be saved, remember Lot’s wife.
      • I Corinthians 6:17
      • Let us be careful that we are not people of the world.
      • If you think your relationship with other people can save you, remember Lot’s wife.
        • We must be careful that we are sound and active in God’s church.
        • If you think a good start will save you, remember Lot’s wife.
          • A good start is not enough – we must carry through.
          • II Corinthians 4:10
          • If you think God will not punish disobedience, remember Lot’s wife.
            • Romans 3:23-26
            • Also, remember Lot.
            • Let us be sure we come and stay out of Sodom.
              • Luke 9:62
                • 30 min
              • Lord, Teach Us to Pray
                • Luke 11:1-13
                • Pray from the heart.
                  • Matthew 6:7-13 – Do not use vain repetitions! How ironic that many vainly repeat this prayer after Jesus explicitly said not to do it!
                  • Prayer helps us to concentrate on spiritual things.
                  • Be fervent and genuine in your prayer!
                  • Be persistent.
                    • Luke 11:5-8; 18:1-8 – God wants us to be persistent in our prayers.
                    • Trust that the Father knows how to answer prayer.
                      • Luke 11:11-13
                      • II Peter 1:20-21
                      • James 4:1-3
                      • God will answer us in the way that he knows is best.
                        • 30 min
                      • Hebrews, Part 1
                        • Hebrews 1:1-14
                        • Hebrews 1:1 – We assume that Paul is the writer, but do not know for sure.
                          • I Corinthians 2:10-13 – Whoever the physical writer was, the Holy Spirit was the author. He inspired the actual words.
                          • Overview of the book
                          • Hebrews 1:2 – God spoke to us through Jesus. See Matthew 17:5. Jesus had authority to speak God’s will, superseding Moses and the other prophets who had come before.
                            • Jesus was the active agent in creation. John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:16-17
                              • 30 min
                            • 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus, Part 16
                              • II Timothy 1:3-13
                              • II Timothy 1:9 – See Ephesians 1:1-9; Titus 1:1-3. God planned for our salvation from the beginning. It’s not that we are saving ourselves. We are taking advantage of the blessings God has given us through his plan for our salvation.
                                • 30 min
                              • Ready and Willing, Like Stephen
                                • Acts 6-7
                                • He was ready to serve!
                                  • Acts 6:3; 21:13 – Paul was ready to serve just like Stephen.
                                  • II Corinthians 9:2 – The Corinthians were ready to serve!
                                  • II Timothy 4:2 – Be ready in season and out of season.
                                  • Luke 22:61 + Acts 5:29 – Peter thought he was ready at Jesus’ crucifixion, but wasn’t really ready until later.
                                  • Titus 3:1 – Be ready for every good deed.
                                  • I Timothy 6:18 + Ephesians 4:28 – Be ready to share with others.
                                  • I Peter 3:15 + Hebrews 5:12-14 – Be ready to make a defense for your faith.
                                  • He was willing to serve
                                    • Acts 6:8-10; 7:1-2,51-60 – Stephen was willing to serve even to death.
                                    • Luke 22:33
                                    • II Corinthians 8:11; 9:2-5 – Don’t just be ready – be willing to follow through.
                                    • I Timothy 3:1 – To be an elder, a man must be ready and willing.
                                    • James 1:22 – It is not enough to just continually prepare to serve God but never actually get out and do the work.
                                      • 30 min
                                    • Ecclesiastes, Part 7
                                      • Ecclesiastes 11:1-12:14
                                      • Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 – Be generous with what you have – it may come back to you one day.
                                      • Ecclesiastes 11:4 – Do not shy away from your work just because of the risks.
                                      • Ecclesiastes 11:5 – The ways of God are far beyond our understanding.
                                      • Ecclesiastes 11:6 – Work when you can! You never know if it will be prosperous or not.
                                      • Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 – This is a parable about the perils of old age. The human body weakens and fails and eventually returns to dust.
                                      • Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 – This is the meaning of life! Fear God and keep His commandments.
                                        • 30 min
                                      • 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus, Part 15

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                                        • I Timothy 6:6 – II Timothy 1:1-3
                                        • I Timothy 6:10-16 – Don’t let anything come between you and serving God. Fight the good fight of faith!
                                        • II Timothy 1:3 – Paul served with a clear conscience because he was forgiven of his former sins.
                                          • 30 min
                                        • Parable of the Sower
                                          • Matthew 13:1-23
                                          • Parable: reveals truth, making people understand the unknown by what is known
                                          • The four kinds of soil
                                            • The wayside soil
                                            • The rocky soil
                                            • The thorny soil
                                            • The good soil
                                            • Bible examples of each kind of soil
                                              • Wayside soil – Felix – Acts 24:24-26
                                              • Stony soil – Hebrew Christians – Hebrews 10:25
                                              • Thorny soil – Rich young ruler – Matthew 19:22
                                              • Good soil – Paul (his life) – Acts 9:3-19
                                              • Present day examples
                                                • Wayside – one who hears but pays no attention to the word.
                                                • Stony – one who hears and receives the word, but lets external things such as persecution or pressure hinder him and cause him to fall.
                                                • Thorny – one who hears and receives the word, but lets internal things such as money, position, prestige, pleasure, or sexual lust come between him and God.
                                                • Good – one who hears and receives the word and does not allow anything to keep him from faithfully serving God.
                                                • The real lesson of the parable
                                                  • Take heed what you hear (Mark 4:24)
                                                    • The information must be right.
                                                    • Take heed how you hear (Luke 8:18)
                                                      • The attitude must be right.
                                                        • 30 min
                                                      • Ghosts
                                                        • Isaiah 19:2-3
                                                        • There were a few cases where dead people appeared on earth again.
                                                          • I Samuel 28:3-20 – The medium was just as surprised as Saul was!
                                                          • Matthew 17:2-3; 27:50; Matthew 28:8-10
                                                          • But in general this is not what happens
                                                            • Luke 16:19-31 – the rich man and Lazarus
                                                            • II Samuel 12:22-23 – This is the norm. The dead do not return to live on earth.
                                                            • Let’s leave the spiritual realm to God and focus on the information and tasks He has clearly put before us.
                                                              • Stay away from sorcery and things like that.
                                                                • Leviticus 20:26-27
                                                                • Deuteronomy 18:9-14
                                                                • Isaiah 8:19-20
                                                                • I Chronicles 10:13-14
                                                                • Galatians 5:20-21
                                                                • Acts 8:9-13 – Simon the sorcerer
                                                                • Acts 19:11-12,18-20
                                                                • Luke 16:31
                                                                • If we want answers, look to God’s word.
                                                                  • II Peter 1:2-3 – Today, God communicates with us through His word.
                                                                  • I Timothy 6:3-5
                                                                  • Don’t count on fixing things in the afterlife.
                                                                    • Matthew 5:23
                                                                      • 30 min

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