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January 25, 2015
Bible Outlines for Reading, Teaching, or Discussion Groups
Matthew Ch. 10 Be entrusted by Jesus with a stewardship of His power, and endure the persecution that comes with it.
Be entrusted with a stewardship:
v.1 Those who learn from Jesus, are sent out with power to do God’s work among men.
v.2-4 Jesus knows each of His disciples and apostles by name and character.
v.5-8a Go where God (Jesus) sends you, preach what He tells you, and work as He directs you.
v.8b-10 ...
January 18, 2015
Bible Outlines for Reading, Teaching, or Discussion Groups
1 Peter: Be Holy in All Your Conduct, Even in Suffering and Trials
Ch. 3 Become followers of what is good in your relationships with people.
v.1-7 Adorn yourselves with what is good toward your spouse: wives, be submissive to your husbands, and husbands, give honor to your wives.
v.8 Be compassionate, loving, tenderhearted, and courteous toward other belie...
January 10, 2015
Bible Outlines for Reading, Teaching, or Discussion Groups
The spiritual “race” of 2015 lies before us. How can we run it well?
Hebrews Ch. 12 Run with endurance the race that is set before you.
v.1 Run, laying aside every weight and sin.
v.2-4 Run, looking to Jesus and His example of endurance so that you don’t become weary and discouraged.
v.5-11 Run, being trained by the Father’s chasteni...
January 4, 2015
Loving God's Word
Ephesians
In the book of Ephesians, Scripture tells us that God is building a reality of oneness among His people, a reality of “together,” “family,” and “team” (Eph 1:10, 2:19-22, 4:4-6, 4:11-16, 4:25-32). It’s not just a dream or an ideal—it’s reality. That building process is happening now, in our lifetimes, in our minds and hearts. God is building believers together as one in Christ. We have a part to play in God’s...
December 29, 2014
Bible Outlines for Reading, Teaching, or Discussion Groups
Have you been thinking about making some New Year’s resolutions? Here’s some great habits of life from Matthew Ch. 7.
Ch. 7 Choose the habits of life that come from sound reasoning (that is, look to the end result, and choose what is good).
Which habits?
v.1-6 Don’t be critical.
v.1-2 You will be judged in the same way, and to the same degree, that you judge others.
v.3 Don’t...
December 21, 2014
Isaiah: Setting Things Right
Merry Christmas! In Isaiah 4:2, Jesus is called the Branch of the Lord, and He is beautiful, excellent, glorious, and appealing.
The Branch: The Heart’s Delight
Every year we go to the same Christmas tree lot and spend about half an hour picking out our favorite. Once we have wrestled the tree into the house and onto its stand, our first reward is the beauty of the tree. Without any decorations at all, it’s...
December 14, 2014
Bible Outlines for Reading, Teaching, or Discussion Groups
Book of 1 John: You can be certain that you have eternal life when you are abiding in God, and He in you.
Chapter 4 The evidence of a person’s true abiding place is:
1) his confession of Christ, and (v.1-3, 14-15)
2) his love for others. ...
December 7, 2014
Bible Outlines for Reading, Teaching, or Discussion Groups
Book of Ephesians: G row up into oneness in Christ.
Chapter 1 A Cause for Celebration: The will of God is to bless you with oneness in Christ.
v.1-6 God’s goal and work is that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love.
v.7-10 God’s will is to “gather together in one all things in Christ” (v.10).
v.11-14 God wanted to give an inheritance to thos...
December 1, 2014
Bible Outlines for Reading, Teaching, or Discussion Groups
Philemon: Don’t exclude forgiveness from the good that you do to brothers and sisters in Christ.
v.1-5 Have faith toward Jesus and love for all the saints.
v.6-7 Let the good that is in you because of your faith, be expressed to the saints.
v.8-11 Be profitable to those who were once unprofitable to you.
v.12-14 Be gracious to those who have wronged...
November 24, 2014
Bible Outlines for Reading, Teaching, or Discussion Groups
The Bible tells us that God made an old covenant (a framework for a relationship) and a new one. The book of Hebrews tells us that Jesus is the Mediator of the new covenant, the Person who is the “Go-Between,” between us and God. He administrates the new covenant, that is, He works in our lives to make the fullness of it, a possessed reality. The details of that covenant are specified in the last section of the following ch...
