The Book of James – Chapter 2

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on October 9, 2016 under Audio, Bible study, Multiweek, Series | Be the First to Comment

Our class decided it would be cool to change our tack a bit and do a Bible book study instead of our typical topical studies.  I’m not sure they’re still glad they did because we (I) are taking quite a bit of time going through, and I’ve gotten a bit too technical in the presentation.  I think we’re doing well with a better balance of background, application, and velocity in Chapter 2.  Here are the notes divided into sections.

James Section 2A – Partiality Condemned

James Section 2B – Faith and Works

AAC format playable in most browsers, iTunes, and iDevices.  xx min., xxMB

Coming soon!

The Book of James – Chapter 1

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on August 14, 2016 under Audio, Bible study, Multiweek, Series | Be the First to Comment

In our class times together, passages and themes from the book of James kept coming up and we decided it would be cool to change our tack a bit and do a Bible book study instead of our typical topical studies.  I’m not sure they’re still glad they did because we are (I am) taking quite a bit of time going through, and I’ve gotten a bit too technical in the presentation.  You’ll notice as we get close to the end of chapter 1 that I started doing better with that, and I think we’re doing quite well with a better balance of background, application, and velocity in Chapter 2 (next post).  Here are the notes divided into four sections along with a bonus (no extra charge!) simple worksheet that I created for my kids since we are studying it with them in parallel.

James Introduction

James Introduction (Pt. 1 of 2) – March 13, 2016 – AAC, 42 min., 21MB

BTW, if you’re interested in the discussion in the introduction about the actual name of the author of the book of James, you should also listen to the first eight or nine minutes of the Palm Sunday lesson, since that topic came up at the beginning of our time together that next week.

James Introduction (Pt. 2 of 2) – March 27, 2017 – AAC, 39 min., 19MB

James Section 1A – Trials

James 1A – I, 1:2-4 (Pt. 1 of 6) – April 3, 2016 – AAC, 42 min., 21MB

(Sorry for the frequent audio issues.  Due to a family emergency I was receiving incessant texts and numerous phone calls while I was teaching.)

James 1A – II, 1:5 (Pt. 2 of 6) – April 10, 2016 – AAC, 45 min., 22MB

(Sorry.  Still having audio issues.  Not sure why.  Need to replace my audio engineer.  (me))

James 1A – III, 1:5 – Faith (Pt. 3 of 6) – April 17, 2016 – AAC, 54 min., 27MB

James 1A – IV, 1:6 – Faith, the double-minded man (Pt. 4 of 6) – April 24, 2016 – AAC, 49 min., 24MB

James 1A – V, 1:6-12 – Double-minded man, the poor (Pt. 5 of 6) – May 1, 2016 – AAC, 41 min., 20MB

James 1A – VI, 1:12 – Rich, and summary of trials (Pt. 6 of 6) – May 15, 2016 – AAC, 47 min., 24MB

James Section 1B – Temptations

James Section 1C – The Role of God’s Word

James worksheet

More coming soon!

Palm Sunday – The Last Week of Jesus’ Life

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on March 20, 2016 under Audio, Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

This lesson is a detailed timeline of the last week of Jesus’ early ministry, and will likely be very controversial for those who are stuck on a traditional Good Friday crucifixion.  But, I believe it is the best fitting explanation of all of the biblical data.

Palm Sunday – Last Week of Jesus’ Life

AAC format playable in most browsers, iTunes, and iDevices.  46 min., 23MB

The following week began with more discussion around this topic.

AAC format playable in most browsers, iTunes, and iDevices.  10 min., 5MB

So Fresh and So Clean for 2016

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on January 17, 2016 under Audio, Bible study, Multiweek | Be the First to Comment

LOL!  As you can see below, my title for the lesson was boring.  This title came from my dear wife who always has a knack for spicing things up!  Anyway, this lesson (intended to be just one Sunday, but ended up being three…) is what I believe is God’s challenge for our class members for the new year.

Ministry Focus for 2016

Here are the recordings of my teaching this lesson (AAC format playable in most browsers, iTunes, and iDevices):

(My new lapel microphone does a much better job getting my audio, but a much poorer job picking up audio from the group, so I remove those silent gaps.  That results in some odd transitions, but it’s better than wasting your time.  I have purchased another microphone so I can record both.)

Week 1 – Ministry (12/20/15), 31 min., 15MB

Week 2 – Leadership (1/10/16), 42 min., 21MB

Week 3 – Personal Holiness (1/17/16), 44 min., 22MB

(I apologize for the sound quality of this lesson.  It’s all the fault of my sound engineer.  (Me.)  As mentioned above, I purchased an additional microphone to capture ambient sound (discussion from the group) and used it this week.  As it turned out, I didn’t make it through all the clicks needed to start my lapel microphone so I only have audio from the new ambient microphone (which is actually pretty impressive).  But there is lots of noise from the lectern that the microphone was sitting on, along with my iPad and my hands.  Lesson:  get something for the microphone to sit on that will isolate it from the lectern noise.  And get a better app that requires far fewer clicks to get it working.)

Be Ready!

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on May 31, 2015 under Audio, Bible study, Multiweek, Series | Be the First to Comment

This (rather lengthy) series grew out of the previous study on the Shemitah and Blood Moon Tetrad.  During one of our discussion times in class, one of the members asked, “If this stuff is possibly true, what should we do about it?  How should we prepare?”  And that question of how we could be ready for the possible return of Christ drove us to the Scripture to answer that question.  There are five overarching questions that came out of trying to discover how to be ready.

• What are the signs of the end?
• How to be ready?
• What do you do when told to deny Christ?
• Should we be preppers?
• What should we do if our government tells us we can’t obey God?

Here are the (again, rather lengthy – 25 pages!) notes from the study, but be warned that even as lengthy as they are, there are many important things that do not come out clearly in the notes, but are clear in the audio recordings.  So, please listen to them if you can.  Especially if you’re trying to deal seriously with any of these very timely questions.

Also, as quickly becomes clear in the audio recordings, you will understand many of the references much better if you join us and read the book, Killing Christians, by Tom Doyle.  This lesson series is in no way a book study, but that book certainly illuminates many of the topics we discuss and provides relevant background examples, and is otherwise a fantastic book every Christ-follower should read.

Further, the book, Do Love, by Andrew Rankin provides great background for the practical application of how we should be living in the light of the Scriptures we study here.

Be Ready

As mentioned above, please listen to these to get the full gist of this study!  AAC format playable in most browsers, iTunes, and iDevices.

Week 1 (2/8/15), 51 min., 25MB

Week 2 (2/15/15), 46 min., 23MB

Week 3 (2/22/15), 41 min., 20MB

Week 4 (3/15/15), 33 min., 16MB

Week 5 (3/22/15), 48 min., 24MB

Week 6 (3/29/15), 48 min., 24MB

Week 7 (4/12/15), 51 min., 25MB

Week 8 (4/19/15), 41 min., 20MB

Week 9 (4/26/15), 39 min., 19MB

Week 10 (5/3/15), 20 min., 10MB

Week 11 (5/17/15) (Question 5), 34 min., 17MB

Week 12 (5/24/15), 62 min., 31MB

Week 13 (5/31/15), 40 min., 20MB

He’s Alive!

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on April 5, 2015 under Audio, Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

The Seven Feasts of the Jewish Year

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on December 21, 2014 under Audio, Bible study, Multiweek | Be the First to Comment

This significant study has taken much more research than most, and I believe the results were worth it.  In this study, we look at the seven religious feasts that God instructed the Jews to celebrate each year.  A very very important feature of this study focuses on the Messiah’s past and future fulfillment of each feast exactly at the right time and precisely in the proper way.  I spent a great deal of time reconciling the general feast calendar with the scriptural statements about Jesus’ last week before His death in order to establish a detailed most likely calendar of that particular week in history.

The Good News About Marriage

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on October 5, 2014 under Bible study, Multiweek | Be the First to Comment

This multi-week study is a presentation of the research done for the book The Good News About Marriage by Shaunti Feldhahn.  In the study, we debunk nearly universally held, often quoted statistics about marriage, remarriage, and divorce.  Specifically:

• The divorce rate in the US is about 50%.
• Most marriages are not happy.
• The divorce rate in the church is the same as outside the church.
• Subsequent marriages have even less hope.

None of those “facts” are even close to true!  This study should be an encouragement to anyone, married or not, that there is great hope for a happy, life-long marriage.

Here are the relevant links to the book on the iBook Store and Amazon.

The Good News About Marriage

A Father’s Legacy

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on August 31, 2014 under Bible study, Multiweek | Be the First to Comment

The Christian’s Wardrobe

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on August 4, 2013 under Bible study, Multiweek | Be the First to Comment

This lesson is a multi-week study of Colossians 3:12-14.  It is a wonderful passage that focuses on how to get along together, a truly needful message for the church today.  The eight virtues Paul lists in the passage are:  compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering, forbearance, forgiveness, and love.

A Christian’s Wardrobe