Brian was my good friend. He was 25 years old, he was training to become a professional athlete...and it was no pipe dream...he was very close to making it. But…
Read MoreDISCUSSION GUIDE 4.10.2022 1 Tim 6:3-20 (Note: We will return to the first two verses in chapter 6 in the fall when we look at Paul's letter to Philemon.) In…
Read MoreINTRO: -Best bumper sticker ever: Others -As I drove down 21st thinking of...myself...there it was “others” -If Paul had a pickup and he choose a bumper sticker I think he…
Read MoreWhy, if new life in Christ is an actual reality, do Christians continue to live so much like others who don’t claim to follow him? -Why aren’t they different or…
Read MoreLegalism is a fairly well-known term. Often used as a description of a personality... She is legalistic But...“Ism”=designates a belief system. Legal+ism=a belief system based on obeying laws A less…
Read MoreToday, we jump into Paul’s letter to a group of churches(he had planted) in what is now Turkey...then called Galatia...thus the letter is called “Galatians” The letter was written because…
Read MoreI. Prayer to enter the Lord's presence: Be still for a moment. “Lord, I give the day that is now past to you. It is yours. I give the day…
Read MoreINTRO: Something happened between Paul the Apostle and Barnabas (another important leader in the early church). In the midst of their missionary work they had a sharp disagreement and parted…
Read More1.13.19 What is the Bible? O. INTRO: What is this thing anyway? It's a book (actually a library of 66 books) Is it a book of rules and regulations, a…
Read MoreO. INTRO: Jamin Video Around 50AD, maybe 16 years after Christ had died and rose from the dead...the church was already drifting by degrees towards its first great crisis. The…
Read MoreAdvent Season Week 48 Day 1 Pray Ask God to reorient you to Himself. Confess any known sin. Thank Him for His forgiveness. Be still and reflect on Jesus and…
Read MoreWeek 20: "Accept One Another" Day 5 Pray: Ask God to reorient you to Himself. Confess any known sin. Thank Him for His forgiveness. Be still and reflect on Jesus…
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