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SG: Characters of Christmas: John the Baptist 2021-11-07
Opening What does this phrase mean? “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Context The apostle Paul wrote those words to the church at Philippi. They were true of Paul’s as they have been of so many Christians throughout history. When Christ takes hold of...
Devotional: John the Baptist 2021-11-07
Reflection Philippians 1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Discussion Jesus came eating and drinking with sinners, tax collectors and those detestable to the Jews of His day. For this, they denounced Jesus. John the Baptist came in the highest...
Sunday Notes: JTB (John the Baptist) 2021-11-07
Identity: Luke 1:13-17 JTB is the long awaited son of ____________ and ____________ A family of the tribe of ____________ in the nation ____________ His father was a ____________ in the Jewish religion. JTB was related to ____________, the Messiah, and sent as the...
Characters of Christmas: Elizabeth and Zechariah
Opening What is something you are most thankful for? Context Zecheriah and Elizabeth had waited decades for a child, yet none had come. The nation Israel had waited centuries for a word from God and more over, a Messiah - yet none had come. When the prayer is...
Characters of Christmas: Zechariah and Elizabeth
Zechariah & Elizabeth are blessed to being the first prophet in over 400 years to Israel - John the Baptist. He came to be the forerunning for Jesus the Messiah - all of this promised in the final words of the Old Testament some 400 years before. In these two we...
Devotional: Elizabeth and Zechariah
Reflection Malachi 4:1-6 Luke 1:5-25 Luke 1:39-45 Luke 1:57-80 Discussion On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate your level of patience? 1 being practically none, 10 being a lifetime-long ability to wait it out. From the closing of the Old Testament there is a...
Sunday Notes: Elizabeth and Zechariah
Malachi 4:1-6 A promise is made to the nation ____________ God will send not one, but two There will be a prophet like ____________ who will be sent first There will be one to come after that as well: A Messiah who will restore all things ____________ years...
Characters of Christmas: The Angels
The news of the coming Messiah is delivered by God's angels to different people in different situations - and the angels come to each of them in a different way. What are angles and why do they show up in the story of Christmas? Why is it significant that they show...
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...