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Introduction Romans = Doctrine. This is the notion in the Christian world when they hear about the book of Romans. In other words, the belief in the Church today is that the book of Romans is full of doctrine. It is true that Romans teach us about doctrine. But it is not a book about doctrine itself.…

I am putting this study together with the assumption that you know nothing. I have learned not to assume. There are some things that people just won’t ask so I want to make sure we are clear. If I use a term you don’t understand, please ask! What & Why ? A survey is simply an overview of a book or books.…

We have finished up the gospels and history books of the New Testament. We will now begin our study of the 21 (or 22) epistles. “Epistle” means letter. 13 or the 21 epistles were written by Paul (sort of) A review of the five categories of literature found in the New Testament. 1. Gospels Matthew, Mark,…

Revelation Types of Revelation General Revelation & Special Revelation General Revelation In Creation and In Conscience General Revelation - Creation Psalm 19:1–6 (ESV) The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals…

Spiritual Diversity of a Unified Church Eph.4:7-12 I. The Giving of the Gifts A. The People Receiving the Gifts Redeemed, born again, believers. gifts are not given to people that will waste them or heap them upon themselves. Gifts are given to those that will bring God the glory B. The Person Giving…

Book of James Bible Study

This is our 3rd week in the teaching portion of our EMPTY acronym, our flyover of the New Testament. It’s a 40,000 foot flyover, but its giving us a sense of the overarching message of redemption and seeing the connections of the New Testament back to the Old, and the flow of the story from Genesis on.…

Help! Why would anyone ask for help? Because they need and want it. Why would anyone help them? Because they can and should. That’s what Paul is telling his readers here (v. 1a). Mindful of Others Because God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ was mindful of us ( Romans 12:1 ). We must overcome being…

Morning 9th Oct 2022

Introduction One of my favorite pieces of information about Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is that it likely wasn’t written to the Ephesians. The words ἐν Ἐφέσῳ are missing from some of the earliest manuscripts. This is particularly interesting because Paul mentions a letter that presumably isn’t in…

The New Testament is made up of 5 types of literature: The Gospels (Matthew - John) History (Acts) Pauline Epistles (Romans - Philemon) General Epistles (Hebrews - Jude) Prophecy (Revelation) Titus is a Pauline epistle . More specifically it is a pastoral epistle . Author: Paul 1 Paul, a servant of God…

What can we assume about James from his introduction of himself in verse 1? To whom is James writing and how does he refer to them ? ( James 1:1-2 ) James tells his readers to, “count it all joy when ye fall into divers (various) temptations (trials),” . Discuss your own experiences and how you have…

Psalm 38:9–11 (ESV) 9 O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you. 10 My heart throbs; my strength fails me, and the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me. 11 My friends and companions stand aloof from my plague, and my nearest kin stand far off. 19 “There was a rich man…

Welcome Good morning and welcome to FCC where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time. We are so glad that you have joined us this morning, and my prayer is that you came with expectation, desiring to hear for God. Praise God the smoke has cleared and we even had a blue sky yesterday.…

Author: John This is the author of all three books. We will look at each book separately but there will be some overlap. The text does not specifically name the author. There is a claim of an eyewitness relationship. That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our…

Again and again we Christians have been reminded of the importance of HEARING God’s Word. But unless we understand why this activity is important, the reminder runs the risk of boring us or annoying us. Our Epistle reading this evening provides the understanding we need. HEARING GOD’S WORD: THE CHANNEL…

Responding to the Government This is another significant area of Christian response. We’ve considered how Christians should respond to others (12:14-16), to evil (12:17-21), and now to the government. This is in tune with discerning the good, acceptable, perfect will of God (12:2), and in tune with relating…

Author: Jude The brother of James. Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: Half brother of Jesus. Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon…

God’s Grace In The Church Today we begin a new series I’m entitling “God’s Grace In The Church” I once heard that there are 5 books that every church needs to fully understand and be preached. Genesis - it’s the book of beginnings John - divinity of Christ Romans - doctrine of salvation James - Christian…

Introduction A new start, a new series, a new look at the Epistles of John. May we bring our hearts, our bibles and our minds as we start this new series. (Insert - Life picture here) Life have you ever just wanted to know more? Do you still have the curiosity you did when you were a child? (expand)…

# 1 1 John 1: 1-4 This morning, I want to begin a study of the first epistle of John. This epistle was written to the church at large, with no specific greeting or references to a particular group. It is apparent John had the well being of the church in mind. The Church had become complacent and had…

Paul’s Prayer for the Philippians How’s your character? Of the 13 “character clusters” evaluated by the Christian Leader Profile, the Barna Research Group has identified the strongest attributes associated with Christians involved in church are having a conscience that is sensitive to sin, morality,…

Last time I introduced this seventh chapter of Paul’s epistle to the Romans regarding the Law by laying out its place within the apostle’s larger discussion related to the fullness and finality of justification by faith apart from works. And I must of necessity remind you of the basic theme of this chapter,…

What does it mean to live Godly? 1 Paul , a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 3 But hath in due times…