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Characters of Christmas: The Angels
Opening How does God reveal Himself to people? Context Angels show up throughout the Bible in a number of ways. From mighty warriors to ministering spirits, we see angels doing the work of God in both the Old and New Testaments. At the birth of Jesus an angel brings...
Devotional: The Angels
Reflection Read the accounts of the angels concerning the Messiah: Luke 1:8-25 Matthew 1:18-25 Luke 1:26-38 Luke 2:8-15 Discussion As you ponder these accounts of angels around the birth of Jesus, notice that the same angel appears with the same message, but in a...
Sunday Notes: The Angels
What are angels? Angels are __________ beings created by God To do God’s will, To worship God, To serve __________ creation Even the __________, Lucifer, was an __________ created by God before he rebelled Isaiah 14:12-17, Revelation 12:4 Where do they come from?...
Small Group Outline: Characters of Christmas: The Ancestors
Opening What is the best story from your family history? Context The Bible gives us a number of lineages: lists of family lines. Two of those happen in the early chapters of Luke and Matthew to give both sides of Jesus’ family tree Luke = Mary’s line Matthew =...
Devotional: The Ancestors
Reflection Read again Luke chapter 3 and Matthew chapter 1. Discussion Jesus has a very human set of ancestors with lots of stories to tell. It is more in our nature to tell of the good parts and more or less skip over the bad parts, right. Consider the main content...
Sunday Notes: The Ancestors
Sunday Notes: The Ancestors Two genealogies One is of Mary, the biological mother - Luke 3 The other of Joseph - the legal father - Matthew 1 (Luk 3:23 ESV) ___________, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of...
Characters of Christmas: The Ancestors
You might think your messy life is unacceptable to God, but looking at the family tree that God established leading to the birth of Jesus might cause you to reconsider. Jesus' family is lined with highs and lows like any of us with stories of greatness and great...
Devotional: Doctrines: The Bible
Reflection The Bible is the inspired Word of God given to His people and revealed by the Holy Spirit. It is complete and without error in its content and given to individual believers with the intent of instructing them in who God is and transforming their lives...
Sunday Notes: Doctrines: The Bible
The Bible is the inspired Word of God given to His people and revealed by the Holy Spirit. It is complete and without error in its content and given to individual believers with the intent of instructing them in who God is and transforming their lives according to...
Doctrines: Theology: The study of God – October 3, 2021
John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The...
Devotional: Doctrines: Theology
Reflection John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light...
Sunday Notes: Doctrines: Theology
John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The...
Genesis 1:31-2:3 Day 6 – Day 7
(Gen 1:31 ESV) And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. (Gen 2:1 ESV) Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. (Gen 2:2 ESV) And on the seventh day...
Devotional: Genesis 1:31-2:3
Reflection (Gen 1:31 ESV) And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. (Gen 2:1 ESV) Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. (Gen 2:2 ESV) And on the...
Sunday Notes: Genesis 1:31-2:3
(Gen 1:31 ESV) And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was __________ good. And there was evening and there was morning, the __________ day. Very good - exceedingly good All things created perfectly by God Working in perfect harmony together With no...
Genesis Day 6c 1:28-30
This week we continue looking at the creation of man and day six of the creation account with the blessing on mankind by God. This introduces the Adamic covenant the concept of covenants between God and man. As we look at this covenant it opens the door to peek at...
Devotional: Genesis 1:28-30
Reflection (Gen 1:28) And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” (Gen...
Sunday Notes: Genesis 1:28-30
(Gen 1:28) And God __________ them. And God said to them, “Be __________ and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have __________ over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” God blessed...
Genesis Day 6b: 1:26-27
This week we look at the specific creation of man on day 6 of the creation account. The first humans, Adam and Eve, were made by God according to the plan and purpose God had in creation. Though sin has corrupted all of creation, mankind is still made in the image of...
Devotional: Genesis 1:26-27
Reflection (Gen 1:26 ESV) Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on...