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Commandments of the Bible Blog…
Each week I’ll be attempting to create a blog entry for the previous week’s reading.
It won’t be an exhaustive examination of all the reading, just a few insights and thoughts to get the conversation going. I’d like to set up a few rules to keep us on track. Nothing oppressive, just some guidelines to keep us together.
- As you leave comments, please focus them first on the topic I’ve introduced that week.
- After commenting on that particular week’s topic, feel free to add your own insights and/or questions about anything else from that week’s reading. (This might be hard for those of you who have read ahead, but please try to limit yourselves to the text of the week).
And that’s it! Pretty simple, so here we go…
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | Selfless Servanthood & Salvation | Acts 8:26—40 | March 22, 2020
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | Aelfless Servanthood & Salvation | Acts 8:26-40 | March 22, 2020 Strangers on a Wilderness Road | vv. 26—29Philip—full of the Spirit & Wisdom obedient… and poor?The Ethiopian—government official & trustworthy! ...
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | Salvation is Given… Not Purchased! | Acts 8:9—25 | March 15, 2020
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | Salvation is Given… Not Purchased! | Acts 8:9—25 | March 15, 2020 Two Types of “Belief” | vv. 9—13He boasted that he was someone great!The people were impressed with his magicSimon was all about himselfPhilip was all about...
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | Not the Result They Intended | Acts 8:1—8 | March 8, 2020
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | Not the Result They Intended | Acts 8:1—8 | March 8, 2020 Great Persecution Broke Out! | v. 1Stephen was only the firstAll except the Apostles. Why?Scattered throughout Judea & SamariaWhat did Jesus predict? God is...
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | Resistance… Is To Be Expected! | Acts 6:8—Acts 8:1 | March 1, 2020
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | Resistance… Is To Be Expected! | Acts 6:8—Acts 8:1 | March 1, 2020 Another Court Case Looming… | Acts 6:8-15Stephen, full of grace and powerThey were no match for his wisdom, or the Spirit by whom he spoke! False Charges...
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | Priorities… Keeping Things Aligned | Acts 6:1—7 | February 23rd, 2020
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | Priorities… Keeping Things Aligned | Acts 6:1—7 | February 23, 2020 A Good Start, but...Unity | Acts 2:44-47Encouragement | Acts 4:32-37Cracks appear | Acts 5:1-11Division creeps in | Acts 6:1-6 Problems WILL Come… (How...
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | If From God… Unstoppable! | Acts 5:12—42 | February 16, 2020
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | If From God… Unstoppable! | Acts 5:12—42 | February 16, 2020 God’s Presence Seen in PowerMiracles, signs, and wonders... Jesus explains… | John 10:38; 14:11Some were timid, others boldly came... and believed!As a...
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | Genuine Unity… & the Threat of Dishonesty Acts 4:32—5:11 | February 9, 2020
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | Genuine Unity… & the Threat of Dishonesty Acts 4:32—5:11 | February 9, 2020 Unity—All In!One heart… One mind…What’s yours is mine!With unity of mission there is power!There is also encouragement Q—Have you been inspired by...
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | Do We Even Have a Prayer? | Acts 4:23-31 | February 2, 2020
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | Do We Even Have a Prayer? | Acts 4:23-31 | February 2, 2020 Prayer—The Reminder There are almost 1,100 prayers recorded in the Bible The first… soon after the Fall Humility and repentance are required Prayer—A Pattern in...
ACTS-Building Toward the Future | Do We Need to Hear the Gospel Again? | Acts 3:1-4:22 | January 26th, 2020
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | Do We Need To Hear The Gospel Again? | January 26, 2020 Acts 3:1-4:22 When God is at Work, People Take NoticeSometimes God doesn’t give us what we ask for… because He wants to give us what we need!The Gospel is more...
January 19, 2020 | Guest Speaker: Elder Dave Lyons
January 19, 2020 | Guest Speaker: Elder Dave Lyons The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart-that is the word of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead,...
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | The Undeniable… Denied! | January 12th, 2020
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | The Undeniable… Denied! | January 12th, 2020 God Shows Up in a BIG Way!Like… a violent windLike… tongues of fireFilled with and enabled by the Holy SpiritWhen God is at work, people take noticeBut there will always be scoffers...
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | All Ready… but Not Yet! | January 5, 2020
ACTS—Building Toward the Future | All Ready… but Not Yet! | January 5, 2020 We Know A LotCarefully investigated and recordedWhy? “So you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.” Certainty is important!It had to be convincing to the...
The Original Book| Psalm 119: 89-96 |December 29, 2019
The Original Book| Psalm 119: 89-96 | December 29, 2019 Guest Speaker: Rev. Bruce Naugle “Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.” | Luke 11:52 Man...
Deliver Hope | God Delivers Hope… For the World! | December 22, 2019
Deliver Hope | God Delivers Hope… For the World! | December 22, 2019 Promised Long AgoThe protoevangelium… the 1st Gospel | Genesis 3:15The Promise to Abraham | Genesis 12:1-3The Promise to King David | 2 Samuel 7:16The Promise to Bethlehem | Micah 5:2Do you need a...
Deliver Hope | God Delivers Hope… Believe It or Not! | December 15, 2019
Deliver Hope | God Delivers Hope… Believe It or Not! | December 15, 2019 Luke 1:1-80 It’s Finally My Turn | Luke 1:5-10Last we “heard from God”... | Malachi 1:6-14Like Eli’s sons, Hophni & Phinehas? | 1 Samuel 2:12-25Zechariah & Elizabeth were...
Deliver Hope | Hope for the Empty… God Fulfills | December 8, 2019
Deliver Hope | Hope for the Empty… God Fulfills | December 8, 2019 God, the Ultimate Multitasker God is 400 years patient | Genesis 15Judges doesn’t end wellIsrael & Hannah are in deep needAnd God delivers hopeCan you see what God is doing? ...
Deliver Hope | Hope for the Foreigner… In God’s Time | December 1, 2019
Deliver Hope | Hope for the Foreigner… In God’s Time | December 1, 2019 75 Years Old... Childless | Genesis 11, 12, & 15Abram responds to a “god” he didn’t knowAbram goes to a place he doesn’t knowAbram is given hope he didn’t have God makes a promise ...
Letters From Prison | This Means More Than You Know | November 24, 2019
Letters From Prison | This Means More Than You Know | November 24, 2019 Philippians 4:10-23 At Last! | Philippians 4:10-14Again, Paul rejoices!At last? They have renewed their concern?“Not because I am in need…”The REAL context of “I can do all things…”“All...
Letters From Prison | The Cure for Anxiety | November 17, 2019
Letters From Prison | The Cure for Anxiety | November 17, 2019 Philippians 4:2-9 A Personal Call for Unity | Philippians 4:2-3Can we simply agree to disagree?Or should we agree in the Lord?Euodia, Syntyche, Clement… fellow workers!Members of the Body of...
Letters From Prison The Already & The Not Yet | November 10, 2019 | Philippians 3:12 – 4:1
Letters From Prison | The Already & The Not Yet | November 10, 2019 Philippians 3:12 - 4:1 Lessons We Can Learn From Paul | Philippians 3:12-14He hasn’t arrived yet. Have you?He’s determined to “press on”. Are you?He knows “for what Jesus took hold of him.” Do...