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.
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.
This lesson focuses on one of the 10 basic needs highlighted in Willard Harley’s popular book, His Needs, Her Needs: affection. Along with a biblical background from Matthew 6, the lesson talks about how a husband can meet his wife’s need for affection, and how he can blow it. I also included a little worksheet that can be copied and handed out to couples so they can identify and communicate their top needs to their spouse as a first step toward aligning each spouse’s efforts to meet the other’s need with their actual needs.
Teaching outline for the entire series on fasting from Matthew 6 and Isaiah 58. In the conclusion, we look at the benefits of fasting, important activities during a spiritual fast, and very practical aspects of fasting.
Audio podcast of the lesson presentation of the conclusion of the Fasting series to my Bible Study class. AAC format usable in iTunes and with iPods. 42 min., 20MB
This lesson lists a number of spiritual disciplines and encourages parents not only to incorporate them into their own lives, but also to focus on the spiritual formation of their children.
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