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April 5, 2015
Bible Outlines for Reading, Teaching, or Discussion Groups
Love Is the Greatest
It seems to me that some teachers and speakers in the church today, are trying to push love off to one side. They’re trying to get love to recede into the background and bring some other issue to center stage.
But love is a superstar. It belongs at the center stage of life. Love is why God sent His Son to die on the cross for our sins (John 3:16). Love is what God wants from us, and it’s how He wants u...
March 29, 2015
Bible Outlines for Reading, Teaching, or Discussion Groups
1 John Ch. 5 Believing in Jesus and being “in Him,” is having eternal life.
v.1-3 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God, loves God, and loves God’s children.
v.4-5 He who believes that Jesus is the Son of God is not ruled by worldly values and passions, but by faith.
v.6-10 Sufficient witness is given that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, that we should believe it.
(Some of the wi...
March 22, 2015
Bible Outlines for Reading, Teaching, or Discussion Groups
Titus: The true reflection of sound doctrine and sound faith, will be a sound life.
Ch. 3 Exhort believers to maintain good works. (v.1, 8, 14)
v.1-7 Remind believers to relate to one another according to the new person that they are in Christ:
v.1 Be subject to authorities in all things that don’t oppose God and His ways.
v.1 Be ready for every good work.
v.2 Speak evil of no one....
March 15, 2015
Bible Outlines for Reading, Teaching, or Discussion Groups
2 Timothy Ch. 2 Be entrusted with the truth as a vessel of honor, sanctified and useful.
How?
v.1 Be strong in the grace that is Christ Jesus.
v.2 Commit what you know to faithful people who can teach others.
v.3 Endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ.
v.4 Engage in spiritual warfare in such a way that you please Christ.
v.5 Participate according to the rules.
v.6 Work hard to produce a g...
March 8, 2015
Bible Outlines for Reading, Teaching, or Discussion Groups
Stand strong in the armor of God against the wiles of the devil. (Ephesians 6:11-20)
v.14 Strengthen and prepare yourself with truth.
v.14 Protect your heart with righteousness.
v.15 Be ready as you go through life, to share the gospel of peace.
v.16 Use faith to quench all of the devil’s fiery darts.
v.17 Protect your mind with the certainty of your salvation.
v.17 Hold on to the word of...
March 1, 2015
Bible Outlines for Reading, Teaching, or Discussion Groups
James A trouble-shooting guide for the Christian life: Apply the wisdom of God to the problems of man.
Chapter 1 Be blessed with faith.
v.1-4 Count trials as opportunities to grow in faithful endurance—in staying power—and to reap all of the benefits that arise from it, moving you toward a more complete Christian character.
v.5-8 Ask God for wisdom when you lack it, without doubting, and you will receiv...
February 22, 2015
Bible Outlines for Reading, Teaching, or Discussion Groups
1 Timothy Ch. 1 Teach no other doctrine than the glorious gospel of the blessed God.
v.1-4 Teach the truth that produces faith and Godly edification, rather than fables and endless genealogies that produce disputes.
v.5-7 Teach the truth that produces love that is strong and sound because it comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith.
v.8-10 The law is good to show us what is righteous and where we fal...
February 15, 2015
Bible Outlines for Reading, Teaching, or Discussion Groups
Ephesians Ch. 4 Live out the oneness with believers that comes from oneness with Christ.
v.1-3 Walk worthy of God’s high calling of oneness in Christ by walking in:
v.2 humility: Keep a modest opinion of yourself.
v.2 gentleness: Don’t be inclined to anger or resentment.
v.2 longsuffering: Bear harmful or hurtful things patiently.
v.2 bearing with one another in love: Don’t stop relating to othe...
February 8, 2015
Bible Outlines for Reading, Teaching, or Discussion Groups
1 John: You can be certain that you have eternal life when you are abiding in God, and He in you.
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Chapter 2 Abide in the Son and in the Father.
How?
v.1-2 Even though Jesus is the propitiation for our sins and our Advocate with the Father, don’t sin.
v.3-5 We know that we are abiding in Jesus, if we keep His commandments.
v.6 He wh...
February 1, 2015
Prayer
I pray the following prayer often. It took on special meaning this week as I was studying Revelation Chapters 6-9. In one of the judgments in Ch. 9, a third of mankind will be killed.
We have time now to make a difference in people’s lives, so that some of them may choose faith in Jesus, and not have to endure the judgments of sin that are coming in the last days. May we live our days to make a difference for God and for the good of those around us.
The “May We Live”...
