Writings – Philemon An Effective Fellowship Book of Philemon September 2, 2018 I. Understanding the Situation A. The Inhumanity of Slavery B. The Cultural Reality of Slavery C. The Law around...
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James: Wisdom on this Side of the Cross – Part 5
Writings – James What James wants us to see. James 5:1-6 and 4:1-10 August 26, 2018 I. James HELPS us to SEE…A. Seeing SUFFERING as GROWTH. (1:1-18)B. Seeing OURSELVES in
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Writings – James “Watch your mouth!” James 1:19-20; 3:1-18; 4:11-17 August 19, 2018 I. The POWER of the TONGUE. (3:1-8)A. A WARNING to would be TEACHERS. (3:1-2)B. A POWER that
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Writings – James The way we “see” others. James 2:1-13 August 12, 2018 I. WHAT is FAVOURITISM? (v.1)A. Literally “TAKING up a PERSON”. (v.1)B. “SEEING” them as a MEANS to
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Writings – James The Perfect Torah Assorted passages from James 1-3 August 5, 2018 I. James: A RIGHT STRAWY Epistle? (1 Cor. 3:10-15)A. Jesus: The One Who BELIEVES in Me
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Writings – Ecclesiastes “And now, in closing…” Ecc. 11:7-12:14 July 22, 2018 I. He’s WINDING it all DOWN. (11:7-10)A. Fully ENJOY the GIFTS of God. (11:7-9)B. But LIVE with a
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Writings – Ecclesiastes Some Unlikely Gifts Ecc. 7:1-11:6 July 15, 2018 I. A “PROVERBS-LIKE” section. (7:1-11:6)A. Looking for the “SCHEME of THINGS.” (7:25)B. The VALUE of WISDOM. (7:11-12; 8:1; 9:13-18)
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Writings – Ecclesiastes More insight from the “Teacher” Ecc. 3:1-6:12 July 8, 2018 I. From EXPERIENCE (Chap. 1-2) to OBSERVATION. (Chap. 3-6)A. How the WISDOM books WORK. (Prov., Ecc., Job)B.
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Writings – Ecclesiastes Everything is WHAT? Ecc. 1:1-2:26 July 1, 2018 I. Some KEYS to READING this book. (Ps 119:97-99)A. TWO different VOICES. (1:1; 12:9-14)B. One of three ANGLES on
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