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DW

May 11, 2014

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  • Genesis 3:20; 4:1-2; 5:4
  • Teach her to follow Christ
    • II Corinthians 8:3-5; Philippians 3:7-8; I Timothy 4:10 – examples of people who put Christ first
    • John 13:14; Philippians 2:4; I Timothy 6; II Timothy 1:5 – character traits of Christians
    • Deuteronomy 6:5-7 – Love God, then teach your children!
  • Teach and exemplify motherhood
    • Titus 2:3-5 – teacher the younger women
    • II Timothy 1:5; 3:15
    • Proverbs 31:10-27
  • Let her see you honor mothers and motherhood
    • Proverbs 31:28-31
    • Ephesians 6:2 (Exodus 20:12)
    • Titus 2:5
    • Proverbs 1:8-9; 6:20-21; 10:1; 15:20; 19:26; 20:20; 23:22,25; 28:24; 30:11,17

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JJ

May 11, 2014

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  • Mark 11:15-12:12
  • Mark 11:15-26 – Jesus drives merchants from the temple.
    • Mark 11:20 – This was another of Jesus’ miracles. The fig tree would not be dried up from the roots after such a short time (see Mark 11:13-14) without divine intervention.
    • Mark 11:17 – Jesus was upset about two things: selling animals inside the temple and charging exorbitant prices for those animals. They were taking advantage of those who traveled long distances and had to buy animals on the spot for sacrifices.
  • Mark 11:27-33 – Jesus’ authority is questioned in the temple.
    • Mark 11:29 – See Proverbs 26:4-5.
  • Mark 12:1-12 – Parable of the vine-growers.
    • Mark 12:10-11 – See Psalm 118:22-23.

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JS

May 07, 2014

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  • When My Love To Christ Grows Weak (752)
  • Survey of current hymn writers
    • Where does the seed of an idea come from?
      • II Timothy 3:16 – Drawing on the Bible is the closest that uninspired writers can get to the inspired songs we read.
    • How do you arrange the thoughts you want to include in the song?
      • Narratives
      • Progressions of importance
      • Illustrative
      • Major and subordinate concepts
      • These are all techniques the Holy Spirit uses in the Bible.
    • How do you decide the extent of poetic license?
      • I Corinthians 2:13 – Paul spoke with words taught by the Spirit.
      • II Peter 1:3 – God has granted us everything pertaining to life and godliness. Do we need anything else?
    • How much do you worry about songs being unscriptural?
      • I Peter 4:11
      • James 3:1
    • Why do you use choruses, echoes, etc.?
      • Repetition used in Psalms 24; 118; 136
      • Matthew 6:7 – Jesus condemned vain repetition.
    • Which comes first, the music or the lyrics?
      • Generally, the lyrics come first.
      • Regardless of the order of the writing, the emphasis is on the message.
      • John 4:21-24
      • Ephesians 5:19
    • When is a song finished?

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JH

May 04, 2014

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  • Psalms 19:1-4
  • Romans 1:20
  • Colossians 2:8
  • I Peter 3:15 – Always be ready to give a defense for your faith.
  • Hebrews 11:6
  • Psalms 19:4-6
  • Clockwork precision of the universe
    • Most astronomy textbooks state that the solar system formed several billion years ago from a cloud of dust. How can that explain the clockwork precision we observe?
  • Biodiversity of Earth
    • About 10 million species have been documented so far. There may be as many as 100 million species total.
    • Genesis 1:22,28
  • God’s handiwork
    • Freshwater mussels
    • Matthew 6:25-26 – Do not worry about physical needs.
      • Bar-tailed godwit
        • Breeds in western Alaska
        • Winters in New Zealand! It flies there directly in one non-stop flight over nine days, covering 7000 miles.
  • Psalm 148
  • What must I do to be saved?
    • Believe – John 3:16
    • Repent – Acts 2:38
    • Confess – Romans 10:9-10
    • Baptized – Acts 22:16
    • Faithful life – I John 1:7
  • This puts you:
    • In Christ – Galatians 3:26-27
    • No condemnation – Romans 8:1
    • In Christ’s church – Acts 2:38,41,47

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JJ

May 04, 2014

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  • Mark 10:28-31 – Following Jesus is more important than earthly possessions or relationships.
    • Mark 10:29 – Some translations include “wife” in this list, which may imply that if a man was in such a state that he could not keep his wife and serve God, he would have to choose God over his wife. Footnotes seem to indicate that “wife” is present in some manuscripts and not others.
  • Mark 10:32-41 – James and John ask for places of prestige. They were still looking for Jesus to establish an earthly kingdom.
  • Mark 10:42-45 – Whoever wishes to be the greatest should be a servant.
  • Mark 10:46-52 – Jesus heals a blind man. Matthew’s account (Matthew 20:29-34) records that there were two blind men. This is not a contradiction – Matthew just records additional detail about the second blind man. The blind man had apparently heard much about Jesus in order to develop the great faith that he demonstrated here.
    • Mark’s account emphasizes miracles as proof that Jesus is the Son of God. Matthew’s account emphasizes that Jesus fulfilled prophecy.
  • Mark 11:1-10 – Jesus enters Jerusalem to great praise from the crowds.
  • Mark 11:11-14 – Jesus curses a fig tree.

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