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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…
Letters From Prison| A New Balance Sheet | November 3, 2019
Due to tecnical dificulties, there is no audio for this sermon. Letters From Prison| A New Balance Sheet | November 3, 2019 Philippians 3:1-11 Joyful… AND Cautious | Philippians 3:1Again, Paul tells them to rejoice!Even while there is danger around them ...
Letters From Prison | Here Are Two Examples | October 20, 2019
Letters From Prison | Here Are Two Examples | October 20, 2019 Philippians 2:19-30 Concerned About Misunderstandings With the best of intentions, we can sometimes misunderstand each other.Philippians is a one-sided conversation… for us.Was Paul concerned about...
Letters From Prison | Work It Out | October 13th, 2019 | Philippians 2:12-18
Letters From Prison | Work It Out | October 13, 2019 | Philippians 2:12-18 Sabbath Was Only Once a Week | Philippians 2:12-13Continue to do the good you have been doingWork out your salvation… you do this!But God works, too, in you… to will to actWith...
Letters From Prison | Attitude | October 6th, 2019 | Philippians 2:5-11
Letters From Prison | Attitude | October 6, 2019 | Philippians 2:5-11 It Begins With Attitude | Philippians 2:5-6 He knew who He wasHe didn’t cling to it Q: What do you have a right to? It Continues With Humility | Philippians...
Letters From Prison | You & I… TY | September 29th, 2019 | Philippians 2:1-4
Letters From Prison | You & I… TY | September 29th, 2019 | Philippians 2:1-4 You Can't Have Unity without... | Philippians 2:1-2If, in being united with Christ, you have... any encouragement any comfort from His love any fellowship with the Spirit ...
Psalm 1: The Blessed Life | September 22, 2019
Psalm 1: The Blessed Life | September 22, 2019 1 Blessed is the manwho walks not in the counsel of the wicked,nor stands in the way of sinners,nor sits in the seat of scoffers; ...
Letters From Prison – Whatever happens… | September 15, 2019
Letters From Prison - Whatever happens... | September 15, 2019 The Opposite Effect | Philippians 12-18aBad things… good people… good things! (Gen 50:20)Those who didn’t believe… do believe! | Philippians 4:22Those who did believe… are inspired!Sure there’s some...
Letters From Prison – to anxious friends | September 8, 2019
Letters From Prison - to anxious friends | September 8, 2019 They Went Way BackPhilippi was founded by Philip II… father of Alexander the GreatAugustus Caesar defeated Brutus and Cassius there after they assassinated Julius CaesarIt was...
An A-Mazing Story | Joshua 14:6-14 | September 1, 2019
An A-Mazing Story | Joshua 14:6-14 | September 1, 2019 Key Question: What were Caleb's convictions which enabled him to follow God wholeheartedly? Conviction #1: God is always true to His word, therefore I should believe everything He says. ...
Staying on Mission | Can I Get a Witness? | August 25th, 2019
Staying on Mission | Can I Get a Witness? | August 25th, 2019 These Things Were Written of Long AgoJesus told them about this before going to the CrossThe Law of Moses—the “how to” of relating to GodThe Prophets—the warnings from GodThe Psalms—our worship of God,...
Staying on Mission | I’m not sure we’re getting it… | August 18, 2019
Staying on Mission | I'm not sure we're getting it... | August 18, 2019 "The Prominent" didn't get it Wait a Minute... What's the Standard?The Pharisees weren’t hostile yetThey were still watching Him closelyThey weren’t sure what to make of Him Q: Are you...
Staying on Mission | Pay Attention! (it will cost you) | August 11, 2019
Staying on Mission | Pay Attention! (it will cost you) | August 11, 2019 A Warning About ComfortIt will cost youThe world will reject youEven the lower creatures will have it betterAre you willing? A Warning About PrioritiesFamily obligations were very...
Staying on Mission | Compassion is Required! Sunday | August 4, 2019
Staying on Mission Compassion is Required! Sunday | August 4, 2019 A Quick Summary & A Call to ActionHe went…He taught…He healed… Matthew 8:17He had compassion…Why? Their shepherds had failed them… The workers are few, but they are enough!Pray that...
Staying on Mission | We Are Ambassadors | July 28, 2019
Staying on Mission | We Are Ambassadors | July 28, 2019 We Try to PersuadeWe know what it means to fearWe know our culture Q: Is that true of us? We Are Motivated by LoveChrist’s love is compellingOne died for all, therefore all diedThose who...
Let’s Talk About “the Bucket” | July 14, 2019
Let's Talk About "the Bucket" | July 14, 2019 Memento MoriA Latin phrase— “Remember you will die.”How do you want to die?... like Grandpa?We used to look at this differently (Litany of the Saints)Now we say, “He kicked the bucket, etc.” The "World" Has...
WHY JESUS—He’s Been Revealed! | April 28, 2019
Why Jesus-He's Been Revealed! | April 28, 2019 Today’s passage | Mark 5:1-20 A Lot Happened by the Seas of Galilee (Mark 2-4)Jesus healed the crippledJesus taught in the synagoguesHe spoke in parables… The Sower (or soils)... A Lamp on its Stand, etc… ...
WHY JESUS—He’s ALIVE! | Easter 2019 Sunday | April 21, 2019
Why Jesus-He's ALIVE! | Easter 2019 | April 21, 2019 Today’s passage | Luke 24:13-49 Jesus Wants a Conversation with Us... | (vv. 13-24)A slow walk home with a perfect strangerThey were kept from recognizing Him…What did they know? What things?The tomb was...
WHY JESUS | Nobody’s Perfect! | April 14, 2019
Why Jesus | Nobody's Perfect! | April 14, 2019 What's the Standard?The Pharisees were the Billy Grahams of their dayEveryone looked up to themJesus praised their righteousness | Matthew 5:20Do you live in a small house or a penthouse? | Luke 18:9-14 Wait...
WHY JESUS | He knows you… BUT doesn’t condemn you! | April 7, 2019
WHY JESUS | He knows you… BUT doesn’t condemn you! | April 7, 2019 Take a Look Back...What have you done, that if others knew about it, you would have no friends here?Does God know about it?Does He really know about me? An Outcast of Outcasts | John...
Do This In Remembrance… | March 31, 2019
Do This In Remembrance… | March 31, 2019 The Tables Are Turned!Mordecai is feared! WHY?In Susa they killed 500…They also killed Haman’s ten sons… look at the list... This Was Holy War! “The Lord saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and...