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Busyness Solution: Make time for what's important (Mark 1:35, 38) Despite Jesus' extremely busy schedule, he made time early in the morning…

Luke 3 Luke 3:23-28 – This shows the genealogy of Jesus all the way back to Adam, roughly 27 generations, through Jesus' earthly father…

Introduction Mark 9:35-39 Mark 10:13-16 Children's Letters to God What are kids learning from parents? Psalms 78:1-8 James 1:26 Matthew 2…

Husbands: how does God-given authority work? I Corinthians 11:3-12 I Samuel 15:17-26 – Saul did not lead as God required and sinned because…

Introduction Philippians 4:8 A word about meditation I'm not talking about anything weird. Psalms 1:2 vs. Genesis 6:5 Meditation is a lost…

Luke 2 This is the time that all followers of God were looking forward to. Overview of the chapter: Luke 2:1-7 – Birth of Jesus Luke 2:8-2…

Introduction Colossians 2:12 Galatians 3:27 Why do y'all talk about baptism so much? Mark 7:1-8 – Why did Jesus talk about hypocrisy or…

Introduction Genesis 2:18 Companionship, part 2 I am here for you and always will be In the Bible, marriage is important and permanent…

Introduction Jonah 1:1-2 Obadiah 1:1 If Jonah had done what God asked, we might only have a single chapter like Obadiah. I need to love…

Who wrote Luke? Consider “them” vs. “we” Acts 1:1-5 – Luke obviously not an apostle. Acts 16:10-17; 20:5-12; 21:1-28:16 – Was a participant…

Review The universal church is NOT composed of local churches. It is composed of individual Christians. Oversight “church” Jesus is the head…

Introduction Genesis 2:18-25 – God created the marriage relationship. Stats from Barna Currently married: 46% (down from 66% in the 1950s…

Part 3: The depth of Israel's apostasy (Judges 17:1-21:25), continued Moral and societal corruption (Judges 19:1-21:24), continued Chaotic…

God is strong, we are weak Job 38:1-7 Job 38:22-24, 28-30 Genesis 8:22 Matthew 5:36 Job 38:25-27, 33-38 We have so little control! Psalms…

Titus 2 Titus 2:1-10 – Instructions for various categories, continued Titus 2:5 – See I Peter 3:5. Submission should not be out of fear…

Introduction I Corinthians 2:6 I Corinthians 14:20 I need to recognize my own faults and improve. Genesis 3:11-13 Exodus 32 – Aaron blamed…

Part 3: The Depths of Israel's apostasy (Judges 17:1-21:25), continued Moral and societal corruption (Judges 19:1-21:24), continued Moral…

Scope “church” This refers to ALL the saved (Ephesians 5:23). “churches” This refers to a limited group of (presumably) saved people in a…

Titus 1 Introduction Titus was likely written while Paul was free, between his two imprisonments. II Corinthians 7-8 – Titus was a good man…

The Greek word “ekklesia” in the New Testament Israel in the wilderness (Acts 7:38) Riotous mob (Acts 19:32, 40-41) Legal court (Acts 19:3…

Part 3: The depth of Israel's apostasy (Judges 17:1-21:25), continued Religious corruption (Judges 17:1-18:31), continued Religious…

Introduction Ecclesiastes 1:10 People sin. Genesis 6:5-6 II Timothy 3:1-5, 13 We may be tempted to think we live in uniquely horrible times…

II Timothy 3, continued II Timothy 3:13-17 – Sacred writings “Man of God” was used 71 times in the Old Testament, usually referring to…

Physical Esther Esther 2:5-7 – Esther was an orphan. Mordecai was her cousin, but he raised her as his own daughter. Esther 4:1, 4 – It…

Part 2: The downward spiral of Israel's apostasy (Judges 3:7-16:31) Samson (Judges 13:1-16:31) Samson and the Philistines, part 2 (Judges 1…

Introduction What kind of student, employee, husband, wife, leader, or influence will I be this year? Psalms 133:1-3 – This entire Psalm is…

Hebrews 4:14 – The writer tells us Jesus is our high priest. See Hebrews 7:11-14. Jesus could not be a high priest under the Law of Moses…

Part 2: The downward spiral of Israel's apostasy (Judges 3:7-16:31), continued Samson (Judges 13:1-16:31), continued Samson and the…

Introduction John 15:12 – Jesus was the example of brotherly love. Help them center their lives around serving God and going to Heaven. Luke…

II Timothy 2 II Timothy 2:11-13 – “If we …” statements This is a statement of personal responsibility. These are things we must do. If we…

Part 2: The downward spiral of Israel's apostasy (Judges 3:7-16:31), continued Jephthah (Judges 10:6-12:7), continued Victory and Jephthah's…

Introduction Psalms 139:23 Lamentations 3:40 II Corinthians 13:5 – Examine yourselves! This is a good prompt for all of us. Your top…

I Timothy 6 I Timothy 6:11-16 – “Fight the good fight” I Timothy 6:12 – This confession is not recorded, but it seems to be referring to…

Introduction Psalms 119:169-176 Translation philosophies On the left: Word-for-word: Preserves original wording, English may feel less…

Part 2: The downward spiral of Israel's apostasy Tola and Jair (Judges 10:1-5) Judges 10:4 – These 30 cities were tent settlements. Donkeys…

Introduction Matthew 7:21-27 Worship … I Samuel 15:22 Isaiah 1:10-17 – We can't live however we want and then think we can still worship God…

I Timothy 5 I Timothy 5:1-2 – Timothy dealing with people. I Timothy 5:3-16 – Widows I Timothy 5:9 - “Enrolled” here seems to mean…

Introduction Psalms 146:1-10 Creator Psalms 95:4-6 – He is our Maker! Psalms 95:7-11 – Massah and Meribah are a reference to Exodus 17. God…

Part 2: The downward spiral of Israel's apostasy (Judges 3:7-16:31), continued Gideon (Judges 6:1-8:35), continued Abimelech, apostate “king…

John 13-15 John 13:34-35 – Other people would know they were disciples because of the love they showed for each other. John 13:37 John 14:2…

Update on work in Colombia Congregations tend to be small and spread out. Christians there tend to be very strong and knowledgeable…

Part 2: The downward spiral of Israel's apostasy (Judges 3:7-16:31), continued Gideon (Judges 6:1-8:35), continued Gideon's first battle…

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