The Book of James – Chapter 4

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on January 29, 2017 under Audio, Bible study, Multiweek, Series | Be the First to Comment

Our study through the book of James continues into chapter 4 with good momentum and incredibly practical and challenging content from the text.  Here are the notes divided into sections.

James Section 4A

James 4:1-2a – A Life Dominated by Pleasure (December 11, 2016)

Audio coming soon

James 4:2b-5 – The Matter of Unanswered Prayer / The Real Cost of Living for Yourself Instead of God (January 22, 2017)

Audio coming soon

James 4:6-10 – How to Return to God (January 29, 2017)

AAC format playable in most browsers, iTunes, and iDevices.  45 min., 22MB

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

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

Practical Ways for a Husband to Love His Wife

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on May 13, 2012 under Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

This Father’s Day lesson was taught in the absence of the wives so that we could discuss some very personal and serious matters.

Husband Loving Wife

Marriage – Biblical Foundations

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on May 13, 2009 under Bible study, Multiweek | Be the First to Comment

This study is mainly a compilation of biblical passages about marriage.  The material includes a worksheet that can be printed and used for group study by assigning a different passage to each group and allowing them to discover the marriage-relevant instruction themselves.

Marriage – Biblical Foundations

Father’s Day

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on June 16, 2007 under Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

This complement to the Mother’s Day lesson is written to wives and contains some biblical instruction about how to treat their husbands. The theme is “respecting your husband.”

Fathers Day

Mother’s Day

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on May 11, 2007 under Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

This is a simple study aimed at husbands to remind them of God’s instructions to them about how to treat their wives. The theme is “loving your wife.”

Mothers Day

Church Leaders in the Home

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on July 31, 2006 under Module | Be the First to Comment

This material was written in support of the Cambodia mission in January 2006. It’s not in a lesson format since it was intended to be combined with the other training material and then translated into Khmer. It has since been used in other international training efforts and is useful for basic Christian marital, parental, and domestic topics.

Church Leaders in the Home

How to Get Along

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on October 26, 2005 under Bible study, Multiweek | Be the First to Comment

An expository look at 1 Peter 3:8-17.

How to Get Along

Wives and Husbands

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on September 21, 2005 under Bible study, Series | Be the First to Comment

Zip file containing two lessons covering 1 Peter 3:1-7.  The first lesson is on wives and is a lot longer because they need it a lot more.  The study for men is really just suggesting a few minor matters as most men have had the husband thing down for quite some time.  Right.

Wives and Husbands