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Theme: We are blessed when we see how God views things. Intro: To me, one of the striking things about reading the OT profits is that the people had no ability to see what God was doing and why he was doing it. We are about to embark on a study about what God said He would do, the options presented to…

Background What do you know about Luke before we even get started? When we finish this series of studies I ask you to look back at the notes you took here at the beginning and see how it changes. As good bible students and that is what we need to be in a bible class we need to be detectives and ask questions,…

God with us God with us ( Mt1:23 ). How do you put into words about God with us? John tasks himself with a great opportunity and responsibility to reveal to us God with us and the outcome of believing in God with us. There is so much to try to grasp, it can be overwhelming when we try to consider the…

Exodus” means “a going out,” or “departure” (taken from the Septuagint and the Greek noun exodos). The book of Exodus provides the historical account of God’s deliverance of His people from Egypt’s cruel slavery. The narrative captivates and challenges us. In the period of Exodus, however, Egypt was…

I’m coming your way! Paul had every intention of finally making it to Rome ( Rom15:22-33 ). This letter is a precursor to him going there. For us to get a good understanding of the letter we need to do some background work today. So, for the most part today, and hopefully just for today, sit back and…

Introduction to the book Setting: City of Susa, winter palace of the Persian King Artaxerxes Longimanus (464-423). Susa is a city in Elam, about 200-miles east of Babylon. Nehemiah was a man born in captivity but had a heart for Israel, for Jerusalem. You can find Susa in book of Esther, for that is…

Our Introduction/Background We start a new journey in the next of what is called the Pastoral Epistles, Titus. We need to lay some groundwork along the way so we can understand the content even more. Author: Paul ( Tit1:1 ; Act14:1-23 ; 1Tim1:1-3 ; Tit1:5 ) 1 Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle…

Setting up the series Paul’s life is drawing to an end. The times have changed and he knew what was coming. We have before us now his final instructions, final appeals to his young protege Timothy. (intro to 2nd Timothy slide here) Paul as certain of his death ( 2Tim4:6 ) and many of his contemporaries…

LOOK OUT! Can you find the book of Jude? A small book with not much popularity among the brethren, but a couple of verses in the doxology ( Jude24-25 ) but yet it is an important letter. I think we can agree that there are several writers that warn about apostates, about false teachers and prophets.…

Introduction A continued history with the Corinthian church that Paul loved (1Cor1:1-3; 2Cor1:1-2). To understand the place we need to take a minute and do groundwork, lay the foundation of the 2nd letter to the Corinthians. To the Corinthians with love Paul had written to the Corinthians previously…

27 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, A Letter From a Disciple-Maker How does Paul view the Philippian…

Life as the Church We were created to worship, fellowship, grow and go together. We start today an amazing journey through 1 & 2nd Timothy, well, Titus after that too. There is so much we can learn about life as the church in these books. Background stuff: Author: Paul (1Tim1:1) Below not on slide at…

A Study on Haggai and Zechariah Renewing our Spiritual Heritage Introduction to Haggai Haggai 1:1-2 Introduction: Perhaps the most overlooked portions in the Bible is what is called the Minor Prophets. The truth of the matter is that the Minor Prophets are anything but minor. They are called minor because…

Introduction to Paul's epistle to Titus

Aim :To do introduction into the book of Acts

The Introduction to the Epistle of James

16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 1 Lord , how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! 2 Many are saying of me, “God will not…

Matthew 1:1 The Book Of Matthew 28 chapters, 1,071 verses, and 23,684 words Grade level: 4.8 Author: The Holy Spirit of God by inspiration ( 2 Tim 3:15 ) through Matthew Theme: Christ the Saviour Date Written: A.D. 50 Key Verse: 5:17 Key Chapter: 12 Chapter One Theme: Coming of Christ Key verse: v.1…

Introduction to the Prophecy of Ezekiel First section of Ezekiel is addressed to a specific people (Judah) facing a specific crisis (National collapse) at a specific time in history. Ezekiel ministered during the darkest moments in Judah’s history: the seventy-years of Babylonian captivity. Why was Israel…

Aim: Introduction into 1st Timothy

Intro To Sermon Series through Ephesians.

Introduction to Romans

Introduction & Background to epsitle to The Colossians.

INTRODUCTION Welcome to our new study, Jesus In the Old Testament:Messianic Prophecy. Our starting point is John 5:46 “For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me. Jesus simply affirms that He is in the OT. If Jesus is in the OT, then it is worth our time to discover Jesus…

INTRODUCTION (7 min) Have you ever found yourself in a place or situation, and wished you were somewhere else? Opening Illustration That’s what happened to Carl In the movie “UP”, Carl meets Ellie, and they become friends because of their shared interest in exploring! Eventually they get married, and…