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Identity

John — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:39:20 +0000

Zooming past me at 6:00 in the morning was a luxury car with a vanity license plate. The message I got was “here I am, this is who I am, I am important.” We all want to have significance and meaning in our life. We want an identity, something for which we are known. Filling [...]

Grace in Galatians

John — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:39:08 +0000

Question to Ponder What can we truly understand about grace? Scripture Reference Galatians God’s Character and Actions eternally giving, infinite, gospel, revelation of Jesus Christ, calling, Spirit, promise, righteous, offers eternal life, takes away the guilt of not following the law Our Responses and Attitudes hope, justified, receiving, freely accepting as a child, sometimes we [...]

Cool Enough for Hats

John — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:33:53 +0000

When I was growing up, I loved hats. I thought cool people wore hats. They looked cool wearing hats. Hats were cool. I didn’t wear hats. I wasn’t cool enough. Sure, I wore a baseball cap on the ball field, but not cool hats. I was told my grandfather liked to wear hats. Of course [...]

That is the Question

John — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:38:42 +0000

The question of what to study is considered as a follow up post to the Manuscript Bible Study post. The approach I have been taking in the past is to look for a Bible verse or two that may speak to a question of life I was pondering and then expand the study to the [...]

Dance Lessons at Bent Tree

John — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:49:24 +0000

Pete Briscoe, Senior Pastor of Bent Tree Bible Fellowship, is preaching a sermon series on Galatians. The theme of the series is Dance Lessons. He shares with us that “walking with Christ is like dancing.” Contrasting dancing to marching, he continues to describe how dancing offers individualized movements, sharing with other people – sometimes strangers [...]

Anchor of Hope

John — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:50:12 +0000

Question to Ponder In what do you place your hope? Scripture Reference Psalms 42-43 God’s Character and Actions loving, life giving, refuge, authority, salvation, light to guide, constant, still there regardless of how we feel, truth Our Responses and Attitudes remember God, glad shouts, songs of praise, desire for God, going to God singing and [...]

Living an Intentional Life

John — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:47:32 +0000

Question to Ponder How can we live an intentional life? Scripture Reference Hebrews 12 God’s Character and Actions joy, despises shame, endurance, holy, grace, judge, righteous, disciplines, perfecter of faith, sprinkled blood through Jesus, shakes the earth Our Responses and Attitudes need to respect, strive for holiness, endure, repent, lay aside worldly things, share in [...]

Manuscript Bible Study

John — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:44:22 +0000

Everyone studies differently, and any reading of the Bible is beneficial. I have studied the Bible using a variety of methods. In my journey, I came to a place where I was looking for a fresh and different way of studying God’s Word. I was introduced to the manuscript Bible study method during a group [...]

Reason for Doing

John — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:43:02 +0000

Question to Ponder Why should we do what we do? Scripture Reference Ephesians 1-2 God’s Character and Actions purposeful, glorious, gracious, wise, immeasurable greatness, peace, blesses, chooses, redeems us, forgives, unites us, put all things under His feet Our Responses and Attitudes first to hope, to be faithful, to love, to be holy and blameless, [...]

Galatians Manuscript Study

John — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:50:09 +0000

Paul wrote a letter almost 2000 years ago to the church members in Galatia, a Roman Empire outpost in the area of modern-day Turkey. When they started meeting, they had a good understanding of how God’s grace was complete and sufficient for their lives. At some point leading up to Paul writing this letter, people [...]