Posted by Jonathan Bingham on August 14, 2016 under Audio, Bible study, Multiweek, Series | 
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
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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
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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.)
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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))
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James 1A – III, 1:5 – Faith (Pt. 3 of 6) – April 17, 2016 – AAC, 54 min., 27MB
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James 1A – IV, 1:6 – Faith, the double-minded man (Pt. 4 of 6) – April 24, 2016 – AAC, 49 min., 24MB
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James 1A – V, 1:6-12 – Double-minded man, the poor (Pt. 5 of 6) – May 1, 2016 – AAC, 41 min., 20MB
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James 1A – VI, 1:12 – Rich, and summary of trials (Pt. 6 of 6) – May 15, 2016 – AAC, 47 min., 24MB
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James Section 1B – Temptations
James Section 1C – The Role of God’s Word
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More coming soon!
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Posted by Jonathan Bingham on March 20, 2016 under Audio, Bible study, Single |
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
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The following week began with more discussion around this topic.
AAC format playable in most browsers, iTunes, and iDevices. 10 min., 5MB
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Posted by Jonathan Bingham on April 5, 2015 under Audio, Bible study, Single |
It was appropriate on Easter to step aside for one Sunday from our Be Ready series to revisit the core issue of Jesus’ resurrection. It is, in fact, fundamental to the premise that we should be living as we wait for His return.
This lesson is from 1 Corinthians 15, where Paul makes a pretty bold, but true statement about where we’d be if Jesus hadn’t really been raised from the dead.
He’s Alive!
AAC format playable in most browsers, iTunes, and iDevices. 34 min., 17MB
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Posted by Jonathan Bingham on December 21, 2014 under Audio, Bible study, Multiweek |
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.
There are three takeaways from this study:
- Nearly all of the writers of the NT had lived these annual rituals since they had been born. Knowing the background and meaning of the feasts will dramatically expand our understanding of what they wrote.
- Seeing God’s careful precision with which He designed and fulfilled the feasts over thousands of years should encourage us to know He can and will be with us at ever point of need in our lives, as well.
- Knowing more about the Jewish religion can better equip us to tell our Jewish friends about their Messiah.
There are three written resources: the usual teaching outline (but much more detailed than usual): The Jewish Feasts, a table with the annual feast calendar along with meanings and a surprise addition on the right side: Feasts Calendar, and my proposed calendar of Jesus’ last week of earthly ministry: Passover calendar.
In addition, here are the audio podcasts of my presentation of the second and fourth lesson to my Bible Study class. AAC format usable in iTunes and with iPods. (Blame my audio engineer for the absence of the other two. BTW, I’m my audio engineer.)
Week 2, 41 min., 20MB
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Week 4, 52 min., 26MB
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