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- Guiding Principles of the Kingdom
- Matthew 5-7
- Unique composition of citizens of the Kingdom - Matthew 5:3-12
- Blessed are:
- Poor in spirit - humility
- Mournful
- Hungry and thirsty
- Merciful
- Pure in heart
- Peacemakers
- Persecuted for righteousness
- Persecuted for Christ
- You are:
- Salt of the earth
- Light of the world
- God’s plan for saving man:
- Hear the gospel - Romans 10:17
- Believe Jesus is the Son of God - Mark 16:16
- Repent from sin - Acts 17:30
- Confess faith in Christ - Romans 10:9-10
- Be baptized - I Peter 3:21
- Live faithfully unto God - Revelation 2:10
- Superior righteousness of the Kingdom - Matthew 5:17-48
- Must be inward, spiritual, and real - not outward, routine, and ceremonial
- Six illustrations
- Law of anger/hate in heart - Matthew 5:21-26
- Law of lust in heart - Matthew 5:27-30
- Law of oath-breaking in heart - Matthew 5:31-32
- Law of oath-taking - Matthew 5:33-37
- Law of retaliation - Matthew 5:38-42
- Law of merciful kindness - Matthew 5:43-48
- The secret of the practice of true religion - Matthew 6:1-18
- Performed to please God, not man
- Almsgiving - Matthew 6:1-4
- Prayer - Matthew 6:5-15
- Fasting - Matthew 6:16-18
- Pitfalls to avoid - Matthew 6:19-7:6
- Hoarding - Matthew 6:19-34
- Anxious grabbing for things of this life
- Learn to trust God
- Seek the kingdom
- Faultfinding - Matthew 7:1-5
- Passing unwarranted severe, critical judgments
- Self inspect and correct
- Practice mercy
- Wasteful spending - Matthew 7:6
- Giving the precious to the uncouth
- Two great sources of power and usefulness to be sought - Matthew 7:7-12
- Prayer - Matthew 7:7-11
- Towards God
- Golden rule - Matthew 7:12
- Towards man
- Hope’s one foundation
- Hear and heed the Word - Matthew 7:13-27
- Destruction of those who won’t
- Production of those who will
30 min - Precious Lord
- Three things which qualify something as precious:
- Rarity: the only begotten Son of God - I John 4:9
- Usefulness: that we might live through Him, a propitiation - I John 4:9-10
- Intrinsic value: purity, He did no sin - Hebrews 4:15
- Precious to us in life
- As a sacrifice for sin - John 1:29
- As a sure foundation - I Peter 2:4-7
- As food for the soul - John 6:48-57
- As a guiding influence - John 8:12
- As an intercessor, advocate - Romans 8:34
- He is precious unto us in the hour of death
- Because of His promise - Revelation 2:10
- Because of His presence - Hebrews 13:5,6; Luke 23:43
- He is precious to us in the day of Judgment and throughout eternity
- Because of His rich rewards:
- To eat of the tree of life - Revelation 2:7
- To not be hurt of the second death - Revelation 2:11
- Name retained in the Book of Life - Revelation 3:5
- Be a pillar in the temple - Revelation 3:12
- Sit with Him in His throne - Revelation 3:21
- Abide where joy is unmixed with sorrow - Revelation 21:4
- Live in the city of no night - Revelation 21:25
- Because Heaven is more than just a place, it is being with Him who is there
- To be at home with the Lord - Philippians 2:21
- Where Jesus is we will find Heaven
30 min - Ezra and Nehemiah, Topic 6: Dealing With Enemies, Part 2
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30 min - What Am I Looking For In Marriage?
- Companionship
- Genesis 2:7-8 - God created woman as a suitable companion to man.
- I Corinthians 11:8-9
- Genesis 29:30-33 - Leah was married, but unloved.
- To glorify God and go to Heaven
- I Peter 4:10-11
- Acts 18:25-26 - Aquila and Priscilla
- James 5:16
- To raise godly children
- Ephesians 6:1-4
- Ephesians 5:22-23 - One of the best things you can do for your children is to have a good marriage.
30 min - 2 Peter: Introduction
- The book was written by Simon Peter. Some have claimed that this is not the same Peter that wrote I Peter because of the difference in how he introduces himself in each book. In each book, however, he describes himself as an apostle, which means they were both written by the same man.
- The letter was written to the same audience as I Peter - Christians in Asia Minor. I Peter was probably written around 64-65 A.D. Peter is said to have died in 68 A.D., which dates this book around 65-68 A.D.
- This book was partly written to combat Gnosticism. Gnosticism was a mixing of Christianity and Eastern religions. It emphasizes the “evil” of matter and the “good” of knowledge.
30 min - On Baptism, Part 2
- Commandments revealed: what must we do?
- Hear
- Believe
- Repent
- Be baptized
- Be faithful
- Part 3: Fielding questions and rebuttals
- “I believe Jesus saves me. Why do you believe in works-based salvation?”
- Patiently reintroduce the need for obedience. Show multiple examples in the Old Testament of obedience resulting in God doing something (II Kings 5.
- Their rebuttal: Romans 5:1
- Response: Romans 6:1-15 - fellowship with God requires obedience.
- “Ephesians 2:8 says my salvation is a free gift. Why are you telling me I have to repay grace?”
- Ephesians 2:10.
- Their rebuttal: Titus 3:5
- Response: Acts 15:6-11.
- “Baptism was added by men. God just said believe.”
- This often derives from denominational perversion of baptism. See previous responses for second statement.
- Their rebuttal: I Corinthians 1:17
- Response: First, address context of I Corinthians 1.
- “I was baptized as a public show of an inward faith. I was saved when I believed.”
- Note in Acts, baptism is the culmination in each account of the conversion of the particular person (or group) being addressed. Furthermore, no one in Acts is seen teaching or preaching the gospel accurately before they themselves are baptized. No work happens before. Rejoicing happens after baptism.
- Their rebuttal: I Peter 3:21
- Response: Quoting the whole verse (in context) is important to understanding the meaning.
- “Baptism is a pouring out of the Holy Spirit. A water baptism is just a symbol.”
- Acts 8.
- Rebuttal: Acts 2:38
- Response: Note difference in the baptism. There is a baptism by the Holy Spirit only in two places (Acts 2.
- “You’ve convinced me. Baptism is a part of God’s will for receiving Christ and His forgiveness. Thankfully, I’ve already been baptized.”
- I Corinthians 14:15 shows it’s the conscious “appeal” to God.
30 min - Benevolence in 2 Corinthians 9
- II Corinthians 9:1
- Purpose for which these alms were taken and sent:
- Paul said seven times that these alms were for needy saints in Jerusalem (Romans 15:25,26,31
- To use these funds for any other purpose, no matter how worthy would be a misappropriation of funds.
- This benevolence was to accomplish two things:
- Supply the want of the saints.
- Cause many thanksgivings to go up to God.
- Translations of “koinonia”
- Distribution (ESV)
- Sharing (NKJV)
- Fellowship (Nestles)
- Communication (Berry)
- Contribution (NASB and ESV)
- “All” must be taken in context.
- “Unto them” - poor Jewish saints in Jerusalem
- “Unto all” - all Jewish saints in Jerusalem
- “All” in this context could not be referring to non-saints
- The “all” glorified God; non-saints cannot do that.
- The “all” thanked God for Gentile Christians; non-saints did not do that.
- The “all” longed for their Gentile brethren; non-saints did not do that.
- The inevitable conclusion is that “all” were the people of the context, i.e., Jewish saints in Jerusalem.
- What others have said:
- J.W. McGarvey
- W.B. Johnson
- Geikie
- McKnight
30 min - Concerning the Collection
- I Corinthians 16:1-4
- Periodic:
- “On the first day of every week”
- Acts 2:44-45 - The first Christians were very generous in their giving.
- Personal:
- “Each one of you is to put aside and save”
- Every person needs to do his part. This does not necessarily mean that a husband and a wife each need to put in money separately. Their money is generally in a common fund.
- What about teenage Christians? There is no reason they shouldn’t give something, however small, if they are prospering.
- Proportional:
- “as he may prosper”
- In the Old Testament, tithing was commanded, but that is not commanded of us today. We are not commanded to give a particular amount. It should just be according to what we’ve prospered.
- II Corinthians 8:12 - We are to give according to what we have and not feel bad if we can’t give as much as others do.
- Mark 12:41-44 - The poor widow gives all she has.
- Purposeful:
- “as he has purposed in his heart”
- II Corinthians 9:7 - We should give cheerfully.
- It’s not a question of how much we should give. It’s a question of how we give.
- II Corinthians 8:1-5
- II Corinthians 9:10-15
30 min - I Peter 5:1-14
- I Peter 5:1-3 regarding obeying the elders.
- I Peter 5:12: Silvanus is thought to be the same as Silas who accompanied Paul on some of his missionary journeys.
30 min - On Baptism
- Part 1: Generation the conversation
- It is important to meet people where they are and tailor our teaching to our intended audience.
- Use topics of the day. Don’t be afraid to steer the conversation into religion!
- Part 2: Having the conversation
- Does truth exist? If so, where is it found?
- All have sinned - Romans 3:23
- Penalty for sin - Romans 6:23
- But God intervenes - John 3:16
- Keep His commandments - John 14:15
- Only Christ - Acts 4:12
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