• Chapter 21: Luke Records the Christ's Warning About Teachers and the Last Days

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Are we striking the rock or speaking to the rock regarding the Sabbath?

• Follow the Lord God’s Shelter—It Moves, You Move; It Stays, You Stay, Numbers (Bemidbar) 9

• Learning the Most Important Lesson: We Can't Do It! Numbers (Bemidbar) 13&14)

• For You (Bemidbar 20)--Shall We Strike Out, or Talk?

• A Pagan Serves the Lord God Yahweh (Bemidbar 22)

• The Commissioning of the First (Second?) Yeshua (Numbers 27 & Deuteronomy 1, 3&4)

• WholeHearted Loyalty—God’s Minimum Expectation—Numbers 32

• Now What About Murder & Killing (Deuteronomy 5:17 & 19)

Ephesians: A Theological
Tour de Force

Pragmatic Theology (?)—Not an
Oxymoron in Paul’s “Ephesians”

The Susehland Dilemma

Studying Ephesians—
Growing en the Christ

• The Dynamite is Lit: Who Lit the Fuse? (Ephesians 1:1-14)    

• It's All About Him (Ephesians 1:15-23) 

• The Engine & Fuel for Our Salvation (Ephesians 2:1-10) 

• From Pagan Alien to Godly Citizen (Ephesians 2:11-22) 

• Paul's Ministry to ALL Peoples (Ephesians 3:1-13) 

• Holy Spirit Prays for Us the Church through Paul (Ephesians 3:14-21) 

• The Oneness of Christ and the Body of Faith (4:1-10) 

• Roles & Goals-Seeking to Build the Body of the Christ (Ephesians 4:11-16)
  

• Live a Life Lit with Love (Ephesians 5:1-14) 

• The Power of Submission: Strength through Submission to Each Other (Ephesians 5:15-21)

• Practicing Mutual Submission--Children, Husbands, Slaves, Masters, Wives (Ephesians 5: 22-6:9)

• Putting on the Whole Armor of the Lord Our God! (Ephesians 6:10-24)

Background Issues

An Ethic for Elders:
A Review for Action

Paul's Favorite Elders: Timothy & Titus

• A Foundation of Tough Love (1 Timothy 1)

• First Things First—Prayer, Credibility, Modesty (1 Timothy 2)

• Attributes of Church Leaders (1 Timothy 3)

• Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing (1 Timothy 4)

• Everyday Ministries & Concerns (1 Timothy 5)

• We're All Slaves--The Issue is Just Who is Our Master (6)

• The Gospel Light Reveals (2 Timothy 1)

Mark: The Efficient Gospel

• Beyond the Desert's Call: Authority Over Tradition, Society, Sin (Mark 2) 

• Jesus the Christ Divides and Unites--Just Who is His Mother, Brothers, Sisters (Mark 3)?

• New Methods, New Terrors from this Jesus of Nazareth (Mark 4 & 5)

• The Beat Goes On--Jesus Terrifies Those Who Should Know Him Best (Mark 6)

• Cleanliness & Fealty Comes from Within (Mark 7)

• Kephas & Yeshua Have a Moment, Why We Can't Cure Epilepsy, and Curb Kicking (Mark 8 & 9)

• The Way on the Way to Jerusalem--Flies in the Ointment, Yeshua Upsets Theological Carts (Mark 10)

• U-Pick (Studies in the Evidence Base for Indicting Jesus the Christ, Mark 11&12)

• Good News or Bad News:  The End of Time or Not? (Mark 13)

• The Sheep Arrest the Shepherd (Mark 14)

• To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate--That Is the Question (Mark 15&16)

The Lord Our God Provides More than Food

• Duplicity, Uncles, Fathers, & Brothers (Genesis 27-28) Background & Text Issues 

• Choosing Between the Cow and Ewe (Genesis 29)

• Sexual Harassment in Ancient Times (Genesis 30)  Our Failure in Our Study of Genesis 30

• Rachel Steals--Reality Bites (Genesis 31)

• Jacob Gets a New Name, and a Limp: Just Who Was that Raw Wrestler?

• Understanding the Law & Morality
• Background Material on Galatians

Galatians: Facing the Challenge
of a Perverted "Gospel"

• The Initial Salvo—Condemnation for “Alternate Gospels” (1)
• A Principal Principle of the True Message About the Christ (1&2)
• Moses & Habakkuk Challenge the Bewitched & Foolish (3:1-14)
• The Law as Prosthesis & "Piedagogone" Until the Womb Delivered--Our Heritage as Descendants of Abraham (Galatians 3:15-4:7)
• So, Do We Return to Miserably Weak Principles? (Galatians 4)

Learning from the Imperfect Life of God's Beloved—David

• A Fun Quiz—What Do You Think You Know About David?  Fun Quiz Answers!
• The Torch is Passed—Sort Of: Saul's Dead, Now What (2 Samuel 1-2)?
• The Kingdom Begins to Unite, for a Time (2 Samuel 3)

The Four Types of "Peace"
Found in Scripture

Growing en Christ

• Growing in the Christ (Assurance in Prayer)
• Growing in the Christ (Assured Forgiveness)
• Growing in the Christ (Assured Guidance--Proverbs 3:1-11)
• Making Sure the Christ is Not Our "First" Priority--Matthew 6:25-34
• Finding Peace & Strength in Christ, Regardless of Circumstance--Philippians 4:1-13
• Finding Strength in Holy Spirit's Word (Psalm 119:9-16)
• Finding Strength in Their Love (John 13:34-35)
• The Challenge to Love--Why We Fail, How We Can Succeed (John 13, 3, & 1 John 4)
• Finding Strength in How and Why We Give (2 Corinthians 9)
• Finding Strength in Understanding "The Church" (Ephesians 3)
• Finding Strength in Doing Good Works (Ephesians 1&2)
• Finding Strength by Being an Effective Witness to the Truth (Mark 5:1-20)

Our Study of the Acts of Holy Spirit Continues
(see the first half below)

• Acts of Holy Spirit--He Spreads the Word (Acts 13)
• Acts of Holy Spirit--He Protects the Apostles Against Idolatry (Acts 14)
• Acts of Holy Spirit--He Finds Common Ground Among the Uncommon (Acts 15)
• Acts of Holy Spirit--He Teaches About Baptism, Earthquakes and Citizenship (Acts 16)
• Acts of Holy Spirit--I AM I Am with You--No One Will Harm You (Acts 18)

What the Westernized Human
Must Understand About the Law

A Christian Looks (Closer) at Islam

Studies in Exodus & Leviticus:
Learning from Our Ancestors' Past--the Good News and Bad News

• Exodus 3 and 4 -- We and Moses Get Our Marching Orders

• Exodus 12:1-13 -- The Foundations of the Lord's Supper Are Set in Egypt

• Exodus 14 -- The Division of the Waters Through Which Believers Can Travel Safely 

• Exodus 16 -- How "What's This?" Became a Major Theological Lesson for All Believers 

• Exodus 20 -- "How to Revere the Lord God and His Creation: People"

• Exodus 32 -- Desert Rebellion  and a Golden Dessert)

• Exodus 39 & 40-- God Gets Creative with His Temple

• Leviticus: Explicit Experientiation (Leviticus 9&10)

Studies in the Hymnbook of Holy Spirit:
Learning to Meditate [Hagah] from Early Believers

• Psalm 1 and 78 -- Lifestyle Choices Why Do We Continue to Kvetch Even When Fed?  

• Psalm 23 -- We May Be Sheep, But We Have the Shepherd--If We Listen...

• Psalm 138 -- Finding the One Above All Within Our Little Lives

• Psalm 95 -- There Are Devastating Effects from Ending Our Belief in the Lord God

• Psalm 136 -- Why Should We Give Thanks to the Lord God Yahweh?

• Psalm 51 -- What to Do When We've Hurt the Lord God

• Psalm 141 -- Hear Me, Chasten Me, Keep Me, O Lord God Yahweh!

• Psalms 42&43 -- Where Are You God when My Diet is Only Salty Tears?

Taught at Myrtle Lake
Baptist, July 30, 2017

• “Seeing Through the Veil: Shall We Stink or Share a Pleasant Fragrance? 
  2 Corinthians 2-3”

Just Who Is This Jesus?

• The Christ is Executed--Pilate Becomes Famous Because He Ignored His Wife (Chapter 27)
• The Christ is Arrested--A Homely Trial in the Home of Caiaphas (Chapter 26)
• Sleeping and Resting When the Savior is Praying for Relief (Chapter 26) 
• The Abomination of Desolation--The Christ Warns and Instructs (Chapter 24)
• Rejecting the Prophet: Truth and Consequences (Chapters 20-21)
• Learning from Matthew (Background, Chapters 16-19)

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• Revealing Wisdom--The Parable of the Soils (Matthew 13) 
• What's The Sign (Matthew 12)
• The Gospel Is For More Than The First Chosen (Matthew 8)
• Two Paths - Two Destinations (Matthew 7)
• Values of the King (Matthew 5)
• Approaching the King (Matthew 6)
• The KING is the Revolution (Matthew 5-7)
• The King Is Tempted (Matthew 4)
• The King is Worshiped (Matthew 2) 
• The King Arrives (Matthew 1) 
• Preparing the Way (Matthew 3)

The Rock and the Half-Brother:  Studies in 1 & 2 Peter and Jude

• A Hope That's Alive (1 Peter 1)
• Building Our Faith Among Strangers (1 Peter 2)

Finding Power...

• By Submission (1 Peter 3)
• Through Purity (1 Peter 4)
• Through Suffering (1 Peter 4)
• Through Humility (1 Peter 5)
• Avoiding Spiritually Narcissistic Dementia (2 Peter 1:1-11)

• Victory or Vanquish (1 Samuel 30 & 31)
• God Has Heard--Letting the Lord God Be the Lord God (1 Samuel 26)
• God Has Heard--Managing the Poison and Medicine of Success (1 Samuel 22)
• God Has Heard--Friendship within the Kingdom, Jonathan & David (1 Samuel 18 - 20)
• God Has Heard--The King Experiment Fails, for Now--Better Not Call Saul (1 Samuel 12)
• God Has Heard--The "King Experiment" Fails, for Now--Saul, Seriously? (1 Samuel 8) <>  We Don't Care: We Want a King! 
• God Has Heard--The "King Experiment" Fails, for Now (1 Samuel 5&6) <> Dagon and Yahweh

• Acts of Holy Spirit--He Frees and Empowers the Gospel Deliverers (Acts 12) (Part 1)
• Acts of Holy Spirit--He Reaches Out to ALL Who Revere Him (Acts 10)
• Acts of Holy Spirit--He Raises Tabitha from the Dead (Acts 9)
• Acts of Holy Spirit--The ISIS of 50AD Meets the Christ (Acts 9)
• Acts of Holy Spirit--Philip Gets Moved Around by Holy Spirit (Acts 7 & 8)
• Acts of Holy Spirit--He Encourages Us to Be Selflessly Devoted (Acts 6)
• Acts of Holy Spirit--He Encourages Us with His Faithfulness (Acts 4 & 5)
• Acts of Holy Spirit--He Encourages with Courage (Acts 4)
• Acts of Holy Spirit--He Comes with Dynamite (Acts 2)
• Acts of Holy Spirit--The Adventure Begins (Acts1)
• Background for Acts Study