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- What Led to the Period of the Judges?
- Judges 2:7
- “There arose another generation” (Judges 2:10
- They didn’t teach their kids!
- They took for granted that their children would just grow up to be good Jews.
- Deuteronomy 6:6-7 - We must deliberately teach our children.
- I Samuel 2:12 - Eli’s sons did not know the Lord even though they were priests!
- “You shall tear down their altars” (Judges 2:2
- They didn’t purify their lives!
- Joshua 23:6-13 - Joshua warned of the dangers of failing to purge the land of ungodliness.
- Judges 2:1-3 - The idolatry in the land became a snare to them.
- Mark 4:18-19
- That they “might be taught war” (Judges 3:2
- They didn’t fight for the Lord!
- Joshua 23:10 - God tested the Israelites so they would learn to fight for God.
- Judges 3:5-8 - Israel failed the test and lived among the people of the land.
- II Corinthians 10:3-6 - We must be ready to fight for God!
30 min - Ephesians 6:1-12
Ephesians 6:1-3 - Children must obey and honor their parents.
Genesis 20:12
Ephesians 6:1 - “in the Lord” means as far as you can while obeying the Lord.
Ephesians 6:4. Do not provoke children to anger.
Ephesians 6:5-9.
Ephesians 6:10 - Take a strong stand in the things of the Lord.
30 min - Mark 11:18-12:12
- Mark 11:20-21 - These fig trees produced immature fruit and leaves at the same time. If the tree had leaves and no fruit, it would not have fruit for the entire season.
- Mark 11:22-24 - Jesus is not just giving the apostles a blank check to do whatever they want with God’s power. He is showing the importance of their faith.
- Mark 11:25-26.
30 min - Becoming Better Worshipers
- John 4:19-24
- Worship should be an overflow of one’s feelings toward God.
- Jeremiah 20:8-9 - Jeremiah could not help but prophecy.
- Matthew 14:32-36 - The disciples worship Jesus after His resurrection.
- John 9:35-38 - The man healed of blindness worshiped Jesus.
- Colossians 3:16 - Worship must be to God. Remember that God is the focus.
- Hebrews 9:11 - This is who we are worshiping!
- Worship should emanate from a righteous, spiritual life.
- Malachi 2:13-14 - Sin in your life hinders your worship to God.
- Romans 1:21
- Matthew 15:3-9
30 min - Ephesians 5:1-33
- Ephesians 5:1 - We are to be imitators of God.
- Ephesians 5:3 - We must strive to be pure before God.
- Ephesians 5:4 - We must avoid filthiness, foolish talk, and coarse jesting.
- Ephesians 5:5
- Ephesians 5:21 - We are to be subject to one another.
- Ephesians 5:22 - Wives are to be subject to their husbands.
- Ephesians 5:25 - Husbands are to love their wives as Christ loved the church.
30 min - Mark 10:28-11:17
- Mark 10:28-31. This passage is not literal. Jesus is making the point that we may have to sacrifice physically to be rewarded spiritually.
- Mark 10:46-52 - Bartimaeus showed his exemplary character in persistently seeking Jesus, addressing Him with respect, and showed interest in spiritual matters, even after being healed.
- Mark 11:1-11 - This is often referred to as the Triumphal Entry of Jesus.
- Hosanna is a Greek transliteration of a Hebrew word meaning “save, we pray”. See Psalms 118:25-26. It was originally a cry for help but came to be used as praise.
- Mark 11:15-17 - Jesus protected the holiness of the temple by driving out the salesmen and moneychangers. Selling animals for sacrifice was not wrong, but doing so in the temple was. We must be careful of the same thing in the church today.
30 min - Saved By Grace
- Ephesians 2:8-9 - These passages all harmonize!
- Saved:
- Not by works (excluded):
- Sinlessness
- Devise own plan
- Any man’s plan
- By works (included):
- Faith that responds in works of obedience (Galatians 5:6
- God’s offer:
- Joshua 6
- Boastful work? No.
- Man’s faith? No.
- Man’s obedience? YES.
- II Kings 5
- Boastful work? No.
- Man’s faith? No.
- Man’s obedience? YES.
- John 9
- Boastful work? No.
- Man’s faith? No.
- Man’s obedience? YES.
- Mark 16:16
- Boastful work? No.
- Man’s faith? No.
- Man’s obedience? YES.
- Was the blessing each received by the grace of God? Yes!
- Did they receive the blessing while rejecting God’s plan? No!
- Did they receive the blessing at the point of faith? No.
- Did they receive the blessing when they, through faith, worked the works that God commanded? Yes.
30 min - Anger Management
- Ephesians 4:31
- Slow down - count to 10 or take a walk
- James 1:19-20
- Proverbs 14:29
- Do not let the sun go down on your anger - let go of things.
- Ephesians 4:26
- Put aside your anger on a daily basis.
- Mark 3:1-6 - Jesus was angry at the Pharisees because of the hardness of their hearts.
- Proverbs 17:14
- Think of Jesus - put things in perspective.
- I Peter 2:13-20
- Romans 8:38-39
- Mature in the faith - grow up!
- II Peter 3:18
30 min - Ephesians 4:1-32
- Ephesians 4:1 - walking in a manner worthy of our calling
- Ephesians 4:4-6 - unity in Christ
- Ephesians 4:7 - grace given according to the measure of Christ’s gift
- This could be talking about spiritual gifts.
- This could also be talking about various non-miraculous talents we each have.
30 min - Mark 10:13-31
- Mark 10:13-16 - The kingdom of God belongs to those who receive it in the spirit of children. This directly contradicts the doctrine of total inherited depravity.
- Mark 10:21. This command was specific to this man because he had a particular problem with materialism. It is not a bad idea for us to make our own personal rules like this to help with particular sins.
- Mark 10:25 - Here Jesus exaggerates to make His point. It is possible for a wealthy man to go to heaven, but it is not easy.
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