by Brian | Sep 29, 2015 | Monday Study Notes
Last night we began a study through the letter of James. Here are the notes on the first passage: 1:2-4 Now, a lot of us know these verses, and they’re probably not in our list of favorite verses. And if you’ve never read them before, they might just sound crazy. So...
by Brian | Sep 22, 2015 | Culture, Monday Study Notes
Last night we took the evening to glean from a story which spans the 17th and 18th chapters of the book of Judges. Here are the notes: After reading Judges 17 and 18, notice how many, and how deep, the layers of sin are. I count at least 20 instances of something...
by Brian | Sep 15, 2015 | Current Events, Monday Study Notes
Last night we took some time to study the second coming of Jesus by looking at two things: First, does the world look like the Bible predicted it would (as we near the return of Jesus), 2000+ years ago? Second, How does the Bible say we should respond to this? Here...
by Brian | Aug 11, 2015 | Monday Study Notes
Last night we spent some time getting our heads around how the scriptures discuss the ideas of good and evil. This is connected to our study from a few weeks ago on true maturity, for which we read Hebrews 5:12-14 and saw that true maturity involves developing the...
by Brian | Aug 5, 2015 | Monday Study Notes
A few months ago while we were studying the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 6:9 stuck out to me, where Jesus instructs his followers how to pray. The first thing he tells them to ask is, “Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.” After studying the passage,...
by Brian | Jul 21, 2015 | Monday Study Notes
Last night we spent some time thinking about biblical descriptions of maturity. Here are the notes: PART 1: What Maturity Is – Ephesians 4:11-16 Observations from Ephesians 4:13. Maturity is defined by Jesus. (The way Jesus was, and now is, fully human is fully mature...