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The Congregation Is One Body

The Congregation is ONE BODY of believers!     1 Corinthians 12:12-19(ESV) 12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.  13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, […]

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Be Steadfast – Immovable

Be Steadfast       1 Corinthians 15:58(ESV) 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers , be steadfast, immovable , always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. After reading the previous verses Paul then says something like this: (Therefore) so then my brothers be steadfast… […]

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Anchored? – What & Why

Anchored – in What and Why?   Hebrews 6:19 (ESV)  We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, Acts 27:29 (ESV)  And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed […]

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Things Christians Need To Be Doing

According to the bible here are:  199 – Things Christians Need to Be Doing! The following is a listing with a scripture reference as to things the Bible states Christians need to be busy at.  When we keep these in mind we would be active in pleasing God.  This activating that could be termed: ‘A […]

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7 – Looking Back – (Covenants in review)

CHAPTER 7 ————————v———————— LOOKING BACK: The Covenants in Review •     Covenants help us know God better •     Covenants give shape to the OT •     Covenants help us interpret the OT •     Covenants enrich appreciation of Jesus •     Covenants help us understand many Bible promises   When we began our look at the biblical covenants, I suggested several reasons why understanding […]

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6 – The Best Is Yet To Come

CHAPTER 6 ————————v———————— THE BEST YET TO COME: The Promise of a New Covenant Jeremiah 31–33; Hebrews 8–10 •     Jeremiah’s role in history •     Features of the New Covenant (Jeremiah 31) •     Jesus and the New Covenant •     What’s “New” about the Covenant? (Hebrews 8–9) •     Has the best come yet? (Acts 3:19–21) •     Salvation and the New Covenant (Romans 11:25–27) •     Claiming New Covenant blessings (Hebrews […]

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5 – Promise of a Coming King

CHAPTER 5 ————————v———————— PROMISE OF A COMING KING: The Davidic Covenant 2 Samuel 7; 1Chronicles 17 •     What God promised King David (2 Samuel 7:16) •     Promises God has kept •     Prophecies of the coming King (Isaiah 9) •     Isaiah’s vision of the coming King (Isaiah 11) •     The King and God’s promises to Abraham (Ezekiel 37:22–37) •     Is Jesus the promised King? (Matthew 1:1)   […]

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4 – A Law To Live By

CHAPTER 4 ————————v———————— A LAW TO LIVE BY: The Mosaic Covenant Exodus 19–24; Deuteronomy •     More than Ten Commandments •     God’s choice of consequences (Deuteronomy 28:1–68) •     Law never a way of salvation •     OT believers and the Law •     Did Jesus change the Law? •     Are Christians obligated to keep OT Law? •     Summing up the Mosaic Covenant   Every family needs […]

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3 – CommitmentToAManOfFaith

CHAPTER 3 ————————v———————— COMMITMENT TO A MAN OF FAITH: The Covenant with Abraham Genesis 12; 15; 17 •     A man without merit (Genesis 12) •     A man with faith (Genesis 15:6; Romans 4) •     Seven promises to Abraham (Genesis 12:2–3, 7) •     Abraham “believed God” (Genesis 12:6) •     God makes it “legal” (Genesis 15:8–21) •     Has God kept His promises? (Genesis 24:1) •     Circumcision: sign of the covenant (Genesis […]

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Lesson #21

Lesson #21   A Year’s Worth of Bible Studies    and 15 Ways to Enhance Your Bible Study     A Year’s Worth of Bible Studies Opening Observations • Nearly everything we know about Jesus comes from the four gospels. • Many people have set views about Jesus, but few of them have ever read the gospels. […]

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