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No Easy Road Theme: The Church Perseveres Scripture: Acts 4:1-31 A1 Outline B1 Peter and John arrested Acts 4:1-4 B2 Peter and John questioned Acts 4:5-7 B3 Peter preaches to the Sanhedrin Acts 4:8-12 B4 The Sanhedrin’s discussion and decision Acts 4:13-18 B5 Peter and John rebuke the evil Sanhedrin Acts 4:19-20 B6 The…
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Ready to share money or faith A short post about the Christian and money and also providing answers about the Christian faith. Money–with wisdom Attitude–So having food and clothing we will be content with that. (1 Timothy 6:8, WPNT) Acknowledgment–Further, God is able to make all ‘grace’ abound toward you, that always having all…
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Do all religions ultimately point to the same God? Why or why not? A1 Problem B1 The claim is that all god/s are the same. Universalism—basic tenets C1 Bible verses D1 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all will be made alive. (1 Corinthians 15:22, EMTV) D2 So then, as…
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Filled with power Theme: The Church is born Scripture: Acts 2:1-47 A1 Outline B1 Pentecost and the filling by the Holy Spirit Acts 2:1-13 C1 The filling by the Holy Spirit Acts 2:1-4 C2 The response of the populace Acts 2:5-13 B2 Peter’s sermon Acts 2:14-36 C1 Peter explains what the speaking in languages…
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Personal Experiences True? How can Christians think their personal religious experiences with God are any more “true” than those of adherents to other belief systems? A1 Definitions B1 Experience C1 Something physical as a burning in your bosom, tingling in your leg, pain, or some other physical sensation. C2 Something mental including hallucinations, delusions,…
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Bible Prepositions and Differences Between In and Into Mark 1:4 in compared with into Into is something going from the outside into the inside. In is something innate inside us, as my stomach is in me. Now food goes into my stomach. We might say, “The food is going in my stomach” by convention, but in…
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Extreme faith Theme: God provided a sacrifice Scriptures: Genesis 22:1-19 (see Hebrews 11:17-19) A1 Outline–Abraham told to sacrifice Isaac B1 Yahweh’s call Genesis 22:1 B2 Yahweh’s command Genesis 22:2 B3 Abraham’s response Genesis 22:3-5 B4 Isaac’s question Genesis 22:6-7 B5 Abraham’s answer Genesis 22:8 B6 Abraham’s altar Genesis 22:9-10 B7 Angel of the Lord’s…
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Isn’t hell an unreasonable punishment for not believing in a specific set of truth claims? A1 Definitions B1 Hell C1 Hebrew D1 H7585 שְׁאוֹל sh’owl (sheh-ole’), which grave or world of the dead. It is described as down to the grave as Genesis 42:38, to the world of beings below the surface of the…
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Blessed to be a blessing Theme: God made a covenant. Scriptures: Genesis 12:1-9 Genesis 15:1-6 A1 Outline B1 God’s call of Abraham–Genesis 12:1-9 B2 God’s covenant with Abraham–Genesis 15:1-6 A2 Notes and questions B1 Covenant C1 Defined D1 A promise. A specialized promise, not the ordinary kind we make every day. It is a…
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A good article to read and ponder. Is the Bible adequate for us today? The link to the whole article is on the title. The Lord Told Me – I Think! It seems the Lord has been quite busy lately speaking to His children. A few years ago Alistair Begg quoted a survey stating…