The Book of Judges – Cole’s Notes Version I. Judges: The LONG downward SPIRAL. (2:6-23)A. The DEATH of JOSHUA. (1:1; 2:8-9)B. The CANAANITES are not REMOVED. (1:1-2:5)C. MORE than just
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Joshua: Following Where God Leads – Part 5 | Joshua 23:1-24:27
Joshua’s Last Words…and Some Other Last Words I. Reading the TEXT as we SHOULD. (Joshua 23-24)A. STRAP on your SANDALS.B. Let the GRAVITY of the MOMENT sink in. (23:1-3; 24:1)
Read moreJoshua: Following Where God Leads – Part 4 | Joshua 8:30-35
A Departure from the Norm I. One of these THINGS is not like the OTHERS. (Joshua 8-22)A. Listing the BATTLES and the defeated KINGS. (Joshua 8-12)B. DIVIDING up the TERRITORY. (Joshua 13-22)C...
Read moreJoshua: Following Where God Leads – Part 3 | Joshua 6-7
A Tale of Two Cities I. Some initial QUESTIONS to ADDRESS.A. Why DRIVE OUT the CANAANITES? (Lev. 18; Deut 12:29-31)B. Doesn’t JESUS say to love our ENEMIES? (Deut 9:5)C. Don’t
Read moreJoshua: Following Where God Leads – Part 2 | Joshua 3:1 - 4:24
Taking the Next Step… I. It is TIME to move FORWARD. (3:1-5)A. One TEXT, several VOICES. (3:1-4:24)B. The NARRATIVE is a bit CLUNKY. (3:6,14; 3:12,4:2; 3:17,4:12) Last week we saw
Read moreJoshua: Following Where God Leads – Part 1 | Joshua 1:1-18
Time for a New Leader…or is it? I. It’s a TIME of TRANSITION. (v.1-6)A. WAITING for a GENERATION to die. (Numbers 14)B. A visible CHANGE of LEADERSHIP. (v.1-2)C. LEARNING from
Read moreRuth: From Bitterness to Blessed – Part 4 | Ruth 4:1-21
The Multiple Levels of the Story I. UNDERSTANDING the small STORY. (v.1-21)A. Boaz NAVIGATES the DETAILS beautifully. (v.1-8)B. All is done DECENTLY and in ORDER. (v.9-12)C. A CHILD is BORN.
Read moreRuth: From Bitterness to Blessed – Part 3 | Ruth 3:1-18
A Less Bitter Naomi Develops a Plan I. From BITTER to HOPEFUL to a PLAN. (v.1-6)A. Naomi BEGINS to take ACTION. (v.1-2)B. For Ruth, a SHIFT from MOURNING. (v.3)C. A
Read moreRuth: From Bitterness to Blessed – Part 2 | Ruth 2:1-23
What to do when God seems absent I. The THREE main CHARACTERS. (1:20-2:23)A. Naomi: Feeling BITTER and AFFLICTED. (1:20-21)B. Ruth: Showing LOYAL love in VISIBLE ways. (1:16-17; 2:2,7,17)C. Boaz: A
Read moreRuth: From Bitterness to Blessed – Part 1 | Ruth 1:1-22
An Unexpected Travelling Companion In the days when the judges ruled… (1:1) I. What’s the STORY?A. A story of GREAT LOSS (1:1-5)B. A RADICAL promise of LOYAL LOVE and COMMITMENT
Read morePhilippians: Joy Centred in Jesus – Part 6 | Philippians 4:4-23
The Secret of Contentment I. An emphatic COMMAND: REJOICE! v. 4A. Not a call to IGNORE Circumstances (1:12-26 (esp. 18b-20))B. Not a call to CHANGE Circumstances (2:8,14-16)C. INSTEAD, a call
Read morePhilippians: Joy Centred in Jesus – Part 5 | Phil. 3:12-4:3
Travelling the Spiritual Journey I. Have PATIENCE with the PROCESS. (3:12-16)A. Understand NOBODY has ARRIVED. (3:12-13)B. TRUST in the “HOLD” of Jesus. (3:12)C. Between the PAST and the FUTURE. (3:13-14)D.
Read morePhilippians: Joy Centred in Jesus – Part 4 | Phil. 2:19-3:11
The Foundation of the Gospel I. The FLOW of the LETTER. (2:19-3:11)A. Paul’s JOY in RELATIONSHIPS. (2:19-2:30)B. An ALMOST transition to the END. (3:1)C. A REDIRECT to an important ISSUE.
Read morePhilippians: Joy Centred in Jesus – Part 3 | Phil. 1:27-2:18
What A Joy Inspired Life Looks Like I. The GOSPEL shapes all of LIFE. (1:27-2:4)A. STANDING firm…whatever HAPPENS. (v.27-29)B. CONNECTED and COURAGEOUS. (v.27-38)C. Two GRACIOUSLY given GIFTS. (v.29-30) As Jake
Read morePhilippians: Joy Centred in Jesus – Part 2 | Philippians 1:1-26
The Joy of the Gospel I. The FOUNDATION of Paul’s Joy (v. 1-11)A. A Shared PURPOSE (v. 3-5)B. A CONFIDENCE in God’s FAITHFULNESS (v. 6) II. The CIRCUMSTANCES of Paul’s
Read morePhilippians: Joy Centred in Jesus – Part 1 | Acts 16:11-40
The Birth of a New Church I. Four SCENES in the BIRTH of a church. (v.11-40)A. PRAYER at the RIVER. (v.11-15)B. CONFRONTING spiritual FORCES. (v.16-18)C. CHALLENGING the cultural NORMS. (v.19-24)D.
Read moreThe Gospel According to Romans – Part 11 | Romans 16
The End of Romans I. It’s about PEOPLE (v. 1-16, 21-23; 1:8-15)A. DIVERSITY: It’s not a BUG, it’s a FEATURE (v. 1-16; Gal. 3:28)B. COOPERATION: The BODY works TOGETHER (v.
Read moreThe Gospel According to Romans – Part 10 | Romans 14:1-15:13
Loving the church and others as they are… I. DEALING with our DISAGREEMENTS. (14:1-12)A. REMEMBER the CONTEXT. (1:7)B. Avoid CONDEMNATION and CONDESCENSION. (14:1-3,10)C. There is an EXTERNAL STANDARD… (14:4,7-8,11-12)D. …YOU...
Read moreThe Gospel According to Romans – Part 9 | Romans 13:1-14
The Kingdom Way (Offering your body… Part 2) I. The BELIEVER and the AUTHORITIES. (v.1-7)A. REALIZE the seat of true AUTHORITY. (v.1-2)B. Overcome EVIL with GOOD. (v. 3-7; Rom 12:21;
Read moreThe Gospel According to Romans – Part 8 | Romans 12:1-21
The Gospel Formed Life I. TWO well known VERSES. (v.1-2)A. In VIEW of God’s MERCY. (Rom. 1-11)B. Offer your BODIES as an act of WORSHIP. (v.1)C. Be TRANSFORMED not CONFORMED.
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