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- Toward Spiritual Maturity, Part 12
- Bad habits to break:
- Selfishness
- Retaliation
- Complaining
- Worldliness
- Pride
- Laziness
30 min - Bible Authority, Part 2
- All authority is specified to a certain degree.
- In order to do what is authorized, I need to comply to the degree at which things are authorized.
- Genesis 6:14 - God commands Noah to build an ark of gopher wood.
- Applications
- Musical worship in the New Testament
- Ephesians 5:19 - Command to sing
- The work of the church
- God authorized the church to provide for needy saints. II Corinthians 8:3-4
- God authorized the church to provide for worship and edification. I Corinthians 14:3
- God authorized the church to provide for the preaching of the gospel. I Corinthians 9:11
- Choosing specifics
- Authority to choose a specific is included in the authority for the gospel.
- We are not authorized to choose a specific that is outside the bounds of the general command.
- We cannot violate some other Bible principle (Matthew 15:4.
30 min - The Holy Spirit, Part 7
- Miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit
- These gifts were prophesied about in Joel 2:28-29.
- Miracles are acts that break or are outside the laws of nature, which shows divine intervention by God. Spiritual gifts are therefore miracles.
- Different gifts:
- Wisdom (I Corinthians 1:18-31
- Knowledge
- Faith
- Healing
- Working of miracles
- Prophecy
- Discerning of spirits
- Speaking in unknown tongues (Acts 2:8-11
- Interpretation of tongues
- Speaking in tongues was not an uncontrollable ecstatic utterance. It was a language that could be interpreted and understood.
- The gifts of the Holy Spirit were unified in source and purpose.
30 min - Toward Spiritual Maturity, Part 11
- What are your thoughts? What influences your thoughts?
- Unkind thoughts
- Selfish thoughts
- I Peter 2:1-2
- We must control our thoughts.
- Philippians 4:7-8
- Some good habits - to be formed
- Daily Bible reading
- II Timothy 2:15
- Daily prayer
- I Thessalonians 5:17
- Regularly meeting with the saints
- Psalm 122:1
- Helpfulness, friendliness, unselfishness, etc.
- Galatians 6:10
- Some bad habits - to be broken
- Unkind words
- Selfishness
- Retaliation
- Complaining
30 min - Filled With The Spirit
- Some think the Spirit is given by measures.
- Some think “filled with the Spirit” is speaking of miracles. (Ephesians 5:18
- When used figuratively, “filled with the Spirit” speaks of motivation (cause and effect).
- Luke 4:28-29
30 min - Preachers We Support
- Acts 14:27
- Their thankfulness (Philippians 4:19
- Their circumstances (Ephesians 6:21
- Their work
- Our fellowship
- Read the reports and stay informed.
- Continue to give our money so that this work is supported.
- Pray for these men, their families, the local churches with whom they labor, and the communities in which they live.
- Send a note, email, or care package.
30 min - Compliments of Jesus
- John the Baptist - Matthew 11:7-11 - Courage
- Matthew 14 - John the Baptist stands up to Herod
- Nathanael - John 1:47 - Purity
- II Corinthians 10:4-6
- Mary - Mark 14:3-9 - Service
- Roman centurion - Matthew 8:5-10 - Unusual faith
- Mark 5:25-34
- Canaanine woman -Matthew 15:22-28 - Great faith
- Poor widow - Mark 12:43-44 - Sacrificial giving
- Leper - Luke 17:11-19 - Gratitude
- Mary - Luke 10:42 - Spiritual minded
- Whosoever - Matthew 5:17-19 - Do and teach
30 min - Jesus of Nazareth: The Messiah of God
- What is the meaning of Messiah?
- Anointed
- Daniel is the only Old Testament book that refers to Jesus as Messiah.
- Matthew 22:41-46 - The Jews did not understand that the Messiah was the So of God.
- Jesus: The Anointed One
- The genealogy of Jesus
- Romans 1:3-4 - The bible references the pedigree of Jesus.
- Numbers 26:52-54 - line of descent was of utmost importance
- II Samuel 7:9-13 - claims to the throne through Davidic lineage
- Ezra 2:62 - ancestry of priests
- Matthew 1:11-17 - Jesus descended from Abraham
- Genesis 12:1-3 - all nations blessed through Abraham’s seed
- John 8:56-59 - Abraham looked forward to the Messiah
- Numbers 24:17 - “star out of Jacob”
- Isaiah 11:1 - “a shoot from Jesse”
- The witness of scripture
- John 5:39 - Jesus knew scripture testified about Him.
- Acts 3:18 - The apostles appealed to scripture to prove Jesus was the Messiah.
- Acts 8:35 believed because of the Scripture.
- Specific prophecies about the Messiah:
- Jeremiah 23:5-6 - He would be both God and man.
- Psalms 2:7 - He would be the Son of God.
- Psalms 97:7 - The angels would worship Him.
- Isaiah 7:14 - He would be the Son of a virgin.
- Micah 5:2 - He would be born in Bethlehem.
- Psalms 22:9-10 - He would know His identity from His youth.
- The witness of miracles
- Jesus offered His miracles as proof of His identity. John 5:36
- God uses miracles to confirm His messengers. Hebrews 2:3-4
- John 3:2 - Nicodemus recognized this fact.
- Acts 2:22 - Peter recognized this.
- The witness of the resurrection
- John 2:19-22 - Jesus said His resurrection would prove His authority.
- Matthew 16:21 - The resurrection was not an act of despair from the disciples. Jesus proclaimed it throughout His ministry.
- The apostles appealed to the resurrection as proof of Jesus’ authority.
- Acts 2:32 - Consider Peter’s sermon.
- Acts 17:31 - Consider Paul’s teaching.
30 min - Finding Balance
- The story of how three apostles became complete through Christ.
- John: the apostle of love?
- Mark 3:17 - Called a son of thunder?
- Luke 9:51-56
- Mark 9:38-41
- “He is a liar and the truth is not in him.”
- The balance of truth and love
- I John 1 show John’s balance of love and truth.
- Love is truthful: I Corinthians 13:6
- Speak truth in love: Ephesians 4:14-15
- Point: We must have both love and truth. They are made perfect together.
- Matthew 18:15
- The balance of humility and action
- The apostle Paul was naturally active in working.
- Persecuted the church in Acts 8:1-3
- Philippians 3:4-6 - confidence in the flesh
- Christ brought a change in Acts 9 and taught humility.
- II Corinthians 12:7-10 - a thorn in the flesh
- Philippians 1:21
- Paul’s admonition: I Corinthians 15:58
- Moses: humility without action
- Exodus 3:10-11
- Exodus 4:10-12
- Point: we need to have a balance of humiltiy and action in working for God.
- The balance of trust/faith and knowledge
- Peter: some initial truth/faith but without knowledge
- Luke 5:1-5
- Matthew 14:22-33 - walking on the water
- John 21:19-22
- Some follow Christ with truth/faith but without knowledge
- Hosea 4:6
- Romans 10:1-2
- Can we at times follow Christ with knowledge but without trust/faith?
- Prayer: James 1:5-7
- Trust in God’s control
- Matthew 6:25-30
- Proverbs 3:5-6
- Learn balance
- With both truth and love
- With both humility and action
- With both faith/trust and knowledge
- I Corinthians 11:1
30 min - Bible Authority, Part 1
- II John 1:9
- Direct command
- God tells people what to do.
- Luke 24:49
- The Bible teaches us to pay attention to direct commands.
- Matthew 28:18-20
- Acts 2:38
- Divine statement
- A statement of truth
- The Bible teaches us to pay attention to Divine statements.
- Matthew 19:3-6
- Mark 16:15-16
- Approved example
- God approved of certain actions in the Bible, so we can follow those examples.
- The Bible teaches us to pay attention to approved examples.
- John 15:12
- II John 1:11
- Mark 3:5
- Unavoidable conclusion
- The understanding of facts which are not stated by the facts which are stated
- The Bible teaches us to pay attention to unavoidable conclusions.
- Acts 10:15-34
- Genesis 14:18-20; Hebews 7:1-12
- Exodus 3:6
- Genesis 2:24
- Acts 8:35-36
- Matthew 26:26
- How to be saved
- Hebrews 11:6
- Acts 17:30
- Romans 10:10
- Acts 2:41
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