Challenge for 2017

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on January 15, 2017 under Audio, Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

Here we are at the beginning of another year!  This lesson is a break from our James study, though the topic flows directly from our discussion from the first two verses in James 4, and we will actually land right back in James 4 for our conclusion.  God had given me this topic back in October for our annual New Year’s lesson, and I had been thinking about it since late 2015.

Lately there has been a lot of talk about “casual Christianity” in church and among our leadership.  The more I think about it, the more concerned I am that I and many others are practically living exactly that type of Christian walk, and aren’t even aware of it.

It is because of that possibility that this study compares Jesus’ “greatest commandment” and our lives to see if we are living up to His expectation of us – and our commitment to Him.

The Most Important Thing

AAC format playable in most browsers, iTunes, and iDevices.  39 min., 19MB

Valentine’s Day 2016

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on February 14, 2016 under Audio, Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

This lesson contains a couple of helpful things I learned while reading two books by Shanti Feldhahn, For Men Only and For Women Only.  There is good insight for both husbands and wives.

Valentine’s

AAC format playable in most browsers, iTunes, and iDevices.  48 min., 24MB

(I apologize for the audio quality.  I set the gain too high on the lapel mic.)

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

Time (2013)

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on February 17, 2013 under Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

This may just be another of the many lessons that I needed to hear.  This lesson is an update to the 2005 lesson Time, with additional Scripture references and content on the handout section and a new section with teaching notes.

Time 2013

Before I Die, I Want To _________

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on January 5, 2013 under Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

This single-week lesson was given as a New Year’s 2013 challenge to define what is your life vision.  It will be a foundation for a few other lessons in the next weeks.

Before I Die I Want To

Everything You Do Matters – In Your Marriage

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on May 27, 2012 under Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

This lesson is a reminder to pay attention to everything you do when you interact with your spouse because each interaction either builds or tears down the relationship.

EYDM – In Your Marriage

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

The Husband As the Spiritual Leader

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on May 29, 2011 under Bible study, Multiweek | Be the First to Comment

This Father’s Day lesson will likely take at least two, and possibly three sessions to complete.

Husband As Spiritual Leader

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

Love Your Mate

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on February 23, 2008 under Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

A simple, but very well-received lesson calling spouses back to their initial feelings of love.

Love Your Mate