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.

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

 

Week 4, 52 min., 26MB

How Did the Early Church Show Love for One Another?

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on September 29, 2013 under Bible study, Multiweek | Be the First to Comment

This study came as a follow-on to the  study in Colossians that ended in love, and then Jesus’ instruction in John 13.  Though we cannot attempt to recreate the setting of the early church, we can at least look at them and learn from their example as a group of new Christians responding without precedent to the Holy Spirit’s direction.  Acts 2 describes their characteristics and then shows the results of their behavior.  Wow!

All of the previous three lessons are a great preparation for beginning a book study on Do Love, A Love Hack’s Path to Spiritual Maturity, by Dr. Andrew Rankin.

How Did the Early Church Treat Each Other

Key Roles of the Gospel Mission

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on August 30, 2006 under Bible study, Series | Be the First to Comment

Series of 10 lessons and mini-lessons primarily in Acts that show the many ways believers can be involved in missions.

Mission Roles

Community

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on April 18, 2004 under Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

This simple lesson attempts to draw ideas from the early church to help us better understand the importance and practice of community within the church. Passage studied is Acts 2:42-47.

Community