Where Are You Going?

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on December 6, 2015 under Audio, Bible study, Multiweek | Be the First to Comment

This study came from four different sources that are closely related in their practical truths. I was reading something and came across this quote:

“Bad habits are easy to make, but hard to live with. Good habits are hard to make, but easy to live with.”

And somehow God took that thought and reminded me of one of my favorite Andy Stanley sermon series, Destinations: The Principle of the Path. And when I started thinking about that, I remembered a recent sermon by one of our teaching pastors where he talked about the process of how our thoughts become attitudes and actions, and how those actions become habits, and how those habits will determine our lives. And then I remembered some great wisdom from Andy Andrews that really helps make it all practical.

I began thinking about all four principles and realized there is an important reminder / warning for us at any age and place in life that we be careful with our minds, intentionally choose what is influencing our decisions, and make sure the destinations that are set by our current paths are where we want to end up.

Where Are You Going?

And in the process of doing that lesson, I updated an old lesson on controlling your thoughts.

Control Your Mind – Update

And in the Scripture meditation point I realized it would be helpful for me to put together a starter list of passages for people to meditate on.

Meditation

Here are the recordings of my teaching this series (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, and this lesson had a huge amount of wonderful discussion that ended up being large chunks of silence on the recording, so I had to remove it.  That results in some odd transitions, but it’s better than wasting the listeners’ time.  I may have to start running two separate recordings to capture both well.)

Week 1 – Introduction (8/2/15), 47 min., 24MB

 

Week 2 – Destination     (8/23/15), 41 min., 20MB

 

Week 3 – Direction     (8/30/15), 28 min., 14MB

 

Week 4 – Direction     (9/6/15), 42 min., 21MB

 

Week 5 – Direction     (9/13/15), 32 min., 16MB

 

Week 6 – Decisions / Thoughts    (9/20/15), 44 min., 22MB

 

Week 7 – Friends     (9/27/15), 40 min., 20MB

 

Week 8 – Friends (do-over)     (10/4/15), 20 min., 10MB

 

Week 9 – Friends / Music     (10/18/15), 33 min., 16MB

 

Week 10 – Music / Books     (10/25/15), 52 min., 26MB

 

Week 11 – Bible / Scripture Memory / Scripture Meditation     (11/29/15), 44 min., 22MB

 

Week 12 – Prayer / Worship     (12/6/15), 16 min., 8MB

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

Financial Check (2013)

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on April 21, 2013 under Bible study, Multiweek | Be the First to Comment

This is a refresh of a study we did a number of years ago, timed for the tax deadline in the US.  It is made up of a number of diagnostic questions, most of which are not matters of sin, but could indicate that something is out of line in the area of finance, and that one may not be experiencing God’s best for their lives.  The central theme is one of trust in God.

Financial Check

A Legacy of Faith

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on September 3, 2011 under Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

This lesson takes the Shama from Deuteronomy 6 and helps us apply it to our lives and teach it to our children.

Shama

The Leadership of Moses

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on March 21, 2009 under Bible study, Multiweek, Single | Be the First to Comment

Moses demonstrated exceptional leadership.  This lesson attempts to highlight some of those characteristics.

The Leadership of Moses

Satan’s Plan for the Family

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on January 12, 2009 under Bible study, Series | Be the First to Comment

Zip file containing four lessons exposing the wiles of the enemy in our families.  The first lesson is an overview, the second looks at how the devil can use worldly friends, the third covers common temptations faced by different family members, and the fourth reveals how even unwitting or past occult activities can open the door to the enemy.

Satans Plan