Posted in Church Culture, Development on Oct 5th, 2008 No Comments »
Acts of the Apostles - or - “Modeling 101 ”
In Acts, we see:
• the departure and promise of the return of our Lord Jesus Christ
• teachings on the power to minister or witness that the Spirit gives to the believers
• home missions
• foreign missions
Comparison between Peter & Paul
Paul’s ministry as an apostle is validated in […]
Posted in Development on Oct 5th, 2008 1 Comment »
Finally done. here’s the results:
Theme:
• The gentiles by the law of nature, nor the Jews by the law of Moses, could obtain justification before God
• Both have to receive it from the free mercy of God by faith
True Path (outline)
Where We’ve Been Chpt’s 1-3; We have a problem
Where We Are Chpt’s 4-9; The Problem’s Taken […]
Posted in Church Culture, Development on Jul 28th, 2008 No Comments »
All to often, we in the church place so much emphasis on the gift of salvation that we neglect the resulting expectation for Godly behavior known as righteousness. Yes, I know, we have status of imputed righteousness, but the underlying theme is that we can’t be good even if we’re forgiven. Au contraire.
Previously in chapter […]
Posted in Church Culture, Development on Jul 18th, 2008 1 Comment »
Because there was a universal problem of sin, God decided to provide a universal answer. Calvary.
One problem we, as students of the scripture, often bring upon ourselves is not relating scripture we read in it’s complete context. We divide dialog into chapters and verses whereas often the writer intended a continuous, clear, flow. Especially in […]
Posted in Church Culture, Development on Jul 17th, 2008 No Comments »
Based on Paul describing in chapter 1, describing what the decrepit condition of man looks like without a relationship with God; And that in Chapter 2 he reminds us that not meeting God’s standards is not confined to those who don’t believe in God and the problem is universal; and that in chapter 3 he […]
Posted in Church Culture, Development on Jul 17th, 2008 No Comments »
After Paul’s opening in the beginning of chapter 1, he concludes the by describing what a decrepit condition of man looks like without a relationship with God.
Chapter 2 reminds us that not meeting god’s standards is not confined to those who don’t believe in God. The problem is universal.
Chapter 3 affirms (lest we ignore the […]
Posted in Development on Jul 15th, 2008 No Comments »
Romans 2:17-29
• It matters what we do. . . Integrity is Key
• If you lose integrity, your testimony is shot!
• Who we are should determine what we see
Posted in Development on Jul 15th, 2008 No Comments »
It has been awhile, but here goes . . . Observations from Chapter 2
Guilt and judgement is not restricted to those who do not believe in God.
(2:1-4) We blame others while ignoring our own shame, but God’s kindness should lead to repentance.
(2:6-11) God’s scales are evenly balanced, He does not show favoritism.
(2:12-13) God is more interested […]
Posted in Church Culture, Development on Mar 13th, 2008 1 Comment »
Introduction and Background - Romans was written from Corinth during his 3rd Missionary Journey. He faced, on a regular basis, the task of confronting important issues of his day, or ANY day.
Believing his time on earth was drawing to a close, Paul decided to reduce to writing the ultimate question…. in a systematic fashion, the […]
Posted in Church Culture, Development on Mar 9th, 2008 No Comments »
Proverbs 11:14 reveals that “… without counsel, the people perish.” We have noted before the Law of Improbable Distribution that states, “Whatever it is that hits the fan will probably not be distributed evenly.” So true in many of our lives.
There are many theaters of crisis. Any one, alone, may destroy our equilibrium, yet reviewing […]
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