Tag: Bible Study

  • Dan

    Repetition is Necessary

    In a “been there, done that” world, one of the great habits of the Christian life (and the Church world) is to go back over something. We’re not very good at it, but the habit is built in. In the tradition of the Church world going back centuries there is the repetition of the Lectionary readings. The gospels are visited…

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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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    Why I am Evangelical

    I love the Word of God. Bible study is a deep passion of mine. The story of God. Learning the text, the context, the story, the lessons, etc. All of it. As an extension, I love what the Bible can do to bring me into a deeper communion with God. The Psalms are my prayer book. Any part of the…

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    Add to your goodness knowledge

    I have found the more I dig into the Word, the more I am propelled into a life of prayer.

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    Growth and Life in the Power of the Spirit

    My message this week will focus on Ephesians 4 and 2 Peter 1. While I have posted my text, which is rare for me, I also wanted to add some links for the exercise I recommended in my message. At the end of my message, I suggested taking each one of the characteristics Peter listed and doing basic devotional study.…

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    The Holy Pursuit

    One of the great privileges of teaching the Word is my need to be immersed in the Word. Currently I am teaching classes on Prison Epistles and Acts, along with a New Testament survey. Acts and the Prison Epistles keep me constantly immersed in the Word for class teaching. Through that immersion I find my life undone at times. Part…