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 Shemitah and Blood Moon Tetrad

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on January 25, 2015 under Audio, Bible study, Multiweek, Series | Be the First to Comment

These notes and recordings are a series of studies presented by my wife, Trenna Bingham, in response to questions from class members about how we should view the popular books and articles related to the Shemitah and Blood Moon tetrad they are hearing about today.  Like the previous series on the Jewish Feasts, the most important takeaway is to BE READY!!!  I’ve included both her Keynote slide deck and a PDF of it for those who don’t have a Mac.  😉

Shemitah.key Shemitah

(8/14/15) Here is a new resource I created in preparation for teaching this content again in another setting.  It is a timeline of the last eight seven year Shemitah cycles, along with the blood moons, jubilee years, and major economic and Israel-related events.

Shemitah TimeLine

In addition, here are the audio podcasts of Trenna presenting the content to our Bible Study class.  AAC format playable in most browsers, iTunes, and iDevices.

After listening to these again as I prepared them to post, I can only ask again that you listen.

Week 1, 43 min., 21MB

 

Week 2, 56 min., 28MB

 

Week 3, 51 min., 25MB

 

Week 4 (Blood moons), 53 min., 27MB

Great Things for God

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on December 22, 2013 under Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

This lesson is the final one for 2013, and one that I would normally teach on the first Sunday of a new year, but had to do early because of our church-wide study starting in January.  It is my consistent encouragement at the beginning of a new year to do something.  Leadership.  Faith.  Action.  It builds on the lessons at the beginning of the year, and uses William Carey’s famous sermon as the background theme.  At the end of the lesson I highlight three individuals who took action and are making a major difference in the lives of millions of people.

Great Things for God

Daniel on Leadership

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on January 16, 2010 under Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

This is a wonderful lesson on leadership from the life of Daniel.

Daniel on Leadership Pt 4

Living Our Faith in the Workplace

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on October 17, 2009 under Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

This practical lesson discusses the importance of living out our Christianity where we work, and some practical ways to do it.

Living Our Faith in the Workplace

Heroes of the Bible

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on July 20, 2006 under Bible study, Series | Be the First to Comment

Zip file with a short series containing lessons based on Bible characters.  Currently includes Rahab, Daniel, and a series on Abraham.

Heroes of the Bible