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August 2020 Reflections

August 2020 Reflections

Starting September 9, new 10-week series explores what both the Old and New Testament teach us about the Holy Spirit.

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Bible Study 101: Genre

Bible Study 101: Genre

Bible Study 101: Genre – Understanding the various types of literature found in Scripture from Wednesday in the Word.

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Judges Bible Study Resources

Judges Bible Study Resources

Study questions, maps, charts, key words, history, background, outlines, and links to help you study the Old Testament book of Judges.

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Joshua Bible Study Resources

Joshua Bible Study Resources

Study questions, maps, charts, key words, history, background, outlines, and links to help you study the Old Testament book of Joshua.

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Should I learn Greek & Hebrew?

Should I learn Greek & Hebrew?

After a few years of Bible study, students often begin asking, “Should I learn biblical Greek and Hebrew?” While the tools for English readers continue to improve and less people are learning the original languages, knowing the original languages can be helpful. You can learn enough to widen the tools available to you and/or learn to read Scripture in the original language.

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17 Couldn’t you stay awake? Mark 14:27-42

17 Couldn’t you stay awake? Mark 14:27-42

Probably one of the most difficult questions Christians are asked is: If God is sovereign, why bother to pray? Why pray, since it won’t change anything? This question gives a really good start on understanding it.

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16 Why do you bother her? Mark 14:1-11

16 Why do you bother her? Mark 14:1-11

What’s the most expensive thing you own? Maybe it’s not the most expensive in terms of dollars, but maybe it’s something that’s impossible to replace? What would it take to make you part with it? That kind of costly, self-sacrificing love is at the theme of this question.

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Augustine’s Principles of Interpretation

Augustine’s Principles of Interpretation

Augustine, the Bishop of Hippo, was a theologian and philosopher who lived from 354-430 AD. He is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers, and his writings influenced the development of Western philosophy. Here are his principles of interpretation.

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15 Whose likeness is on this coin? Mark 11:27-12:17

15 Whose likeness is on this coin? Mark 11:27-12:17

As we’ve seen, Jesus asks questions designed to help people understand themselves and God in a new way. The question “whose likeness is on this coin” often prompts a lecture on paying taxes and financial stewardship. But this passage is more about image and authority than money.

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13 Why do you call me good? Mark 10:17-31

13 Why do you call me good? Mark 10:17-31

This question comes from the well-known passage about the rich young ruler. The rich man wants to know what he can do to inherit eternal life. He learns that what he must do is impossible to do.

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Who were the church fathers?

Who were the church fathers?

The “church fathers” are the earliest writers outside of the New Testament. Their writings are not classified as apocryphal nor are they considered authoritative. They wrote to edify their fellow Christians.

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12 What did Moses command? Mark 10:2-12

12 What did Moses command? Mark 10:2-12

The questions we’ll look at in the rest of our series will differ from the previous questions. These questions cover a wider range of topics and the questions focus more on what Jesus came to do and by extension what does it mean to follow him, rather than on who he is. The passage concerns divorce and marriage, and the question that Jesus asks is, “What did Moses command?”

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Ezra Bible Study Resources

Ezra Bible Study Resources

Study questions, maps, charts, key words, history, background, outlines, and links to help you study the Old Testament book of Ezra.

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Daniel Study Resources

Daniel Study Resources

Study questions, maps, charts, key words, history, background, outlines, and links to help you study the Old Testament book of Daniel. The Book of Daniel addresses the question of how to live godly lives in a world dominated by hostile forces.

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11 Who do you say that I am? Mark 8:27-38

11 Who do you say that I am? Mark 8:27-38

This question is the turning point of the story. So far in Mark’s gospel, the primary focus of Jesus’ teaching revealing his authority as the Son of Man and the Servant of God. Having established his identity, Jesus now prepares his disciples for what he came to do.

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July 2020 Reflections

July 2020 Reflections

While working on my upcoming series “Who is the Holy Spirit,” I’ve been revising, creating and updating my Bible study resources pages. I hope you’re finding them useful! I’m adding several new sections to the resources, including basic introductory information, free journal articles online and answers to basic questions.

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Paul’s use of the Old Testament

Paul’s use of the Old Testament

The New Testament is our divinely inspired commentary on the Old Testament. When studying a passage, it’s often helpful to see how other biblical authors understood it. Here is are the Apostle Paul’s quotes of the Old Testament in his letters.

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08 How many loaves do you have? Mark 6:30-46

08 How many loaves do you have? Mark 6:30-46

The feeding of the 5000 is the only story — other than Jesus’ last week on earth — which is found in all 4 gospels. It is mentioned in several other passages as well. Even though it’s part of a familiar story, this question is one of the more obscure questions that we’ll cover.

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07 Why do you weep? Mark 5:35-43

07 Why do you weep? Mark 5:35-43

As we journey through Mark, the evidence is mounting that Jesus is the Messiah. First, he claimed to have the authority to forgive sins. Then we saw him deal with an overwhelming external storm and an overwhelming internal storm, followed by a debilitating physical illness. With this question, he confronts the final enemy: death.

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06 Who touched me? Mark 5:21-34

06 Who touched me? Mark 5:21-34

This question is addressed to the woman whose period didn’t end for 12 years. She was ritually unclean, isolated, sick and living a life that was going from bad to worse with no hope on the horizon. She touched Jesus in hopes of being healed physically, but Jesus stopped and offered her spiritual healing and a place in the community of believers.

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