Right with God? A Lot Has HAPPENED RAPE, REVENGE, and REBELLION (II Samuel 13-18) Even more REBELLION (II Samuel 20) The END of an ERA A Reminder of WHAT is at STAKE (Genesis 3, 22, 49; 2 Samuel 7) An UNDERWHELMING Conclusion (I Kings 1-2) A...
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Job: A Poem of Pain (Part 2) | Job 38-42
God Responds I. A Quick RECAPA. God ALLOWS Satan to HARM Job (Job 1:9-12, 2:4-6; Luke 22:31-34)B. Job QUESTIONS God’s JUSTICE (Job 9:22-23, 27:2)C. Job’s Friends QUESTION his INNOCENCE (Job 4:7-9, 22:4-11) II. God SHOWS UPA. EXPOSES Job’s...
Read moreJob: A Poem of Pain (Part 1) | Job (selected verses)
The Silence of God I. Tips for READING JobA. REMEMBER the BACKSTORY (Job 1-2)B. Allow the TEXT to be VAGUEC. This is a SCENARIO, not POLICY II. SATAN and SUFFERINGA. The ACCUSER… ACCUSES (Job 1:9-11, 2:4-5)B. Satan BRINGS about the...
Read moreI Thessalonians: A Letter of Hope – Part 2 | I Thessalonians 3:12-13
God’s Will: Your Sanctification II. The Call to HOLINESS (4:1-8)A. The REALITY of Sex in Greco-Roman SOCIETYB. Another Counter-CULTURAL CRITIQUE (1:9-10, 4:3-6, 5:21-22)C. EMBODIED Holiness (4:4, Mt. 5:27-30) III. The Foundation of LOVE...
Read moreI Thessalonians: A Letter of Hope- Part I | I Thessalonians 1 & 2
The Three That Remain… I. The CONTEXT for I ThessaloniansActs 17 II. Paul’s Prayer of THANKSGIVINGI Thes. 1:3 A. WORK of FaithI Thes. 1:4-101 1. Ergon- both CAUSE and EFFECT 2. Gospel...
Read moreLent 2020 – Part 5 | Nehemiah 12:27-13:31
Lessons in Exile Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be streaming our worship service live at 11:00 AM each Sunday morning via Facebook Live for the foreseeable future. (Our church building is now closed for any events/activities). A copy of...
Read moreLent 2020 – Part 4 | Nehemiah 7:73b-10:39
Nehemiah 7:73b-10:39 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be streaming our Sunday service live at 11:00 AM each Sunday morning via Facebook Live for the foreseeable future. (Our church building is now closed for any events/activities). A copy of...
Read moreI AM – Part 7 | John 15:1-17
I am the True Vine I. The Command: LOVEJohn 15:12-17, 13:34-35; 1 John 3:11, 4:7-16A. It is in GIVING that we RECEIVEJohn 15:12-14, 17B. The HUMANIZING effect of LOVEJohn 15:14-15C. Lovelessness = FRUITLESSNESSJohn 15:4, I Cor. 13, Gal. 5:22-23...
Read moreI AM – Part 6
The Way, The Truth, and The Life I. “Don’t let your HEART be TROUBLED.” (14:1, 27) A. WORRY: Part of the HUMAN CONDITION (16:33, Gen. 3) B. The OPPOSITE of Worry: TRUST (14:2) C. The WAY out of WORRY (14:6, 1 Peter 5:7, Matt. 6:25-33) II...
Read moreI AM – Part 5 | John 11
The Resurrection and the Life I. Talking Past Each Other (v.9-16, 21-27) A. Cryptic Confusion (v. 9-16, 21-27, Mt. 13:34) B. The Gap Between Knowledge and Faith (v. 22,24,26-27) C. The Gap Between Different Kinds of Knowing (v.40, Job 42:5) II...
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