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Who knows what this that I’m holding up? It’s a photo album. For the young people in the room, this is what iCloud, Google Photos, and Instagram has replaced. This particular photo album is one that is all about me. It has all my cute baby and toddler pictures in it. I have told most of you before that…

18 So Paul still remained a good while. Then he took leave of the brethren and sailed for Syria, and Priscilla and Aquila were with him. He had his hair cut off at Cenchrea, for he had taken a vow. 19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there; but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with…

Intro Have you ever been exiled? Maybe you were exiled from a classroom for misbehaving? (I have) Maybe you were at odds with your spouse and you were exiled to the couch? Perhaps you were exiled by people at work, they excluded you from a group of colleagues? Perhaps you were exiled from society and…

Intro Today we’re talking about conquest. It is one of those themes running throughout the pages of the Bible. It’s part of our continuing look at the Big Picture of the Bible. We’ve seen the flow of Creation to recreation. We saw the Unfolding covenants that end with our everlasting unity with Christ.…

A firm/steadfast faith is pictured with momentum and resistance.

Introduction We are the book of James which is one of the most practical books on how to live the Christian Life. James, who the half brother to Jesus is writing the Jewish Christians who had been dispersed due the persecution by the Jews. His letter is likely the first book written after the ascension…

Intro The Bible is a big book. In fact to call the Bible a “book” is a little misleading, because it is actually a collection of books; an omnibus of spiritual writings collected over thousands of years. It is a library of works. With different authors, different genres, written at different times. Because…

Intro Who’s going to lead God’s people? You may think of kings or leaders as a “necessary evil” like police. If there was no sin or evil in the world, we wouldn’t need police. However, remember that there was authority structures before the fall, and they were good. Even if there was no sin, we would…

Intro Temple is a house for a god Our God cannot be housed - yet the Bible is full of temple. Temple is one of those themes that can help you see the big picture of the Bible We’ve seen the story of Creation, last week we saw Covenant. Temple is the next integrating theme. Now we will see the unfolding…

Intro The whole world runs on relationships. Everywhere you look you’ll see an interconnected web of relationships. Every part of our communal life is based around relationships between people. Some are familial, some are business, some are civil, some are military, some are religious. One thing it doesn’t…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 13, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct 2022. Summary and Goal During the time when the nation of Israel was divided politically into two nations,…

Abraham's near sacrifice of Isaac is a picture of the death of Jesus.

12 When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. 13 Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. 14 And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help…

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…

Discover some of the key attitudes, actions, and outcomes that characterize a healthy church.

A big-picture view of the overarching message of the Bible.

While our attention is often on the details, God ultimately works in the bigger picture.

INTRODUCTION: Someone once said, “A picture paints a thousand words.” WHICH IS MUSIC to the ears of any good, God-fearing PREACHER, because there are at least SEVEN METAPHORS (PICTURES) of what it will take to fulfill the twofold charge of (2:1-2)! 1. Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus –…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 15, Session 6 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., March 2023. Summary and Goal As the nation of Israel lay in ruins, its homeland plundered and many people…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 13, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct 2022. Summary and Goal During the time when the nation of Israel was divided politically into two nations,…

Paul’s Greeting to the church he founded in Philippi. Introduction: Is this a good missions slogan? Matthew 4:9 (HCSB) “I will give You all these things if You will fall down and worship me.” Context and background are very important because the verse above is Satan speaking to Jesus!!! Transition :…

We are reminded that God graciously points us to the ultimate work of Jesus. We are encouraged to keep the big picture in mind.

THE APOCALYPTIC GOD IN DANIEL The book of Daniel shows us new dimensions of the Old Testament view of God. Especially the description of the apocalyptic God, which is important in Daniel but seldom discussed. As we continue to walk through the world of/within the text of Daniel, we’ll build on our earlier…

John 18:38 (ESV) Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. This morning we are going to talk about worldviews. We will get to the definition of a worldview in just a moment, but first it might be helpful if we talk about a practical example. Let’s talk about…