Category: Bible Study

  • Dan

    Renewing the Mind Through the Word

    In Romans 8 Paul talks about the mind set on the things of the Spirit. One of the best ways to set our minds on the things of the Spirit is to soak in the Word of God. It is not about reading a passage and checking it off your list. It is carrying that passage in your heart. It…

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    Barth — Submitting to the Word

    For Barth, the testimony of Scripture is received when the members of the Church are willing and ready to listen. They want to get into the Scripture and learn it, interpret it, and apply it. “Correspondingly, we must now say that this testimony cannot be received unless those who accept it are ready and willing themselves to assume the responsibility…

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    Everyone Gets an Education

    No matter who we are in life, no matter how far we have gone academically, this is true: everyone gets an education. The question is this: What kind? It could be in the finest schools money could by. It could be “on the streets.” It could be “in the school of hard knocks.” But everyone gets an education. The key…

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    Transformation of the Mind

    This past Sunday I actually used all four texts of the Sunday reading in my message. I couldn’t even begin to dig into any one of them, but I felt the Lord had something from each passage to give to people in the congregation. The ending passage was Romans 8 and the thought we left with was the need to…

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    The End of the World as We Know It… Fuller version

    This link is the full interview with Gordon Fee. Incredibly challenging thoughts.

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    It’s the End of the World…

    I have a deep respect for Gordon Fee and his work. These thoughts on Revelation, by a “classical” Pentecostal are interesting. Incredible food for thought.

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    Sudden Winds

    I met with my spiritual mentor yesterday and we both found ourselves in awe of the Word of God yet again. It was one of those times where I think, “Good grief! How many times have I read that and NOT seen this?!” The text was the end of Mark 4 and the beginning of Mark 5. The chapter break…

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    BIG improvements on the NET Bible website!

    I utilize the NET Bible site with some regularity. Today’s visit was eye opening. They’ve changed the format and added some nice features. I am still tooling around, but notice I can put in notes if I want, and post to Facebook, etc. I am still struggling with how to use the concordance, but this is a nice improvement!

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    Taking Our Cues

    I am studying 1 Corinthians 1 for my Sunday messages and it is just kicking my tail! J.R. Daniel Kirk has been working the text at workingpreacher.org and his thoughts on this passage are helpful to me. Well, helpful in a “tail kicking” kind of way… The challenge is found in God using the foolish things to confound the wise.…

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    Thoughts on Divisions… and Unity

    This week I am preaching from 1 Corinthians 1:10-18. Some initial thoughts: What a passage to meditate on in our current political climate! “I am of Barack Obama.” “I am of Sarah Palin.” “I am of the Constitution of the United States.” We live divided. I wish we could do better in the United States. Right now we just seem…