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... CHAPTER 1: THE GENEALOGY AND BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST The synoptic gospels-Matthew, Mark, and Luke-cover the same subject matter.v. 1-17 These verses deal with the genealogy of Jesus through the line of Joseph. Mary's lineage was the same as Joseph's from Abraham to David. Her genealogy is given in Luke 1. To establish His kingship it was necessary that Jesus come from the line of Abraham and...
...INTRODUCTIONThe book of Hebrews was written for the Jews who had accepted Jesus as their Messiah. They were in danger of slipping back into the traditions of Judaism because they had not put down roots in the soil of Christianity.The author of Hebrews is unknown but we know that God inspired him, just as He inspired the authors of the other books in the Bible.The book of Hebrews appeals to the...
...INTRODUCTION This is the Great Manifesto of the kingdom of God The Sermon on the Mount was addressed to the disciples, not to the multitudes. It isn't intended to be a social gospel or to bring an end to suffering and wars Some falsely say that this is for the future and that the Sermon on the Mount concerns the Kingdom Age and not the age of grace Jesus said that "the kingdom of God is...
...I. GRACE BE TO YOU AND PEACE.A. Paul begins here the opening salutation to the church.1. Verse one is like addressing the envelope.a. Up in the left hand corner he puts his name and title.b. The envelope is addressed to the saints in Ephesus and the faithful in Christ Jesus.2. He now begins his letter with a common salutation at least among the apostles.a. Paul begins all of his letters with th...
..."YE HAVE HEARD...BUT I SAY"I. JESUS AND THE LAW.A. Must never think of' Him in conflict with law.1. "I came not to destroy, but to fulfill."B. In conflict with the way the scribes and Pharisees were interpreting the law to the people.1. Law written in Hebrew.2. People could not read Hebrew.3. Depended on scribes to tell them.4. Today pe...
...I. IN THE SIXTH MONTH THE ANGEL GABRIEL WAS SENT FROM GOD UNTO A CITY IN GALILEE NAMED NAZARETH.A. This would be the six months after he had visited Zacharias.B. Sent from God. Gabriel had announced himself to Zacharias as the angel who stands in the presence of God, evidently waiting to receive orders from God.C. A city of Galilee, named Nazareth.1. The area of Galilee was looked upon with...
...I. THE OPINIONS THAT PEOPLE HAD CONCERNING JESUS.A. John the baptist.B. Elijah.C. One of the old prophets had risen again.1. What these opinions showed.a. That there was something special and unique about Jesus.b. He was no ordinary man.c. They classified Him as one of the prophets of God.b. John was a prophet, Elijah was a prophet, th...
...THE INCARNATE WORD.I. WHAT DOES JOHN TELL US ABOUT THE WORD?A. That He was in the beginning with God.1. This Greek word Logos translated "Word" has an interesting history in Greek thought.a. In about 560 B.C. there lived a Greek philosopher named Heraclitus.b. He taught that the world was in a constant state of flux, everything was constantly changing.c. If you stepped into the river and s...
...CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE HOLY SPIRITI. THE TRINITYA There is one God manifested in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (1 Timothy 3:16).B. I think the term "triunity" more clearly indicates the "Three-in-One" aspect of the Godhead.C. In Hebrew, the singular word for God is El, the dual tense is Elah, and to indicate three or more the word Elohim is...
... CHAPTER 1: PAUL'S PRAYER v. 1 Paul wrote this letter to the Philippian church while he was a prisoner in Rome. "Servant" is "bondslave." A bondslave had no rights and was totally at the disposal of his master. "Saints" means "holy. " Holy people are set apart and different from others. Paul notes that the place of the saints is in Christ Jesus....
...INTRODUCTIONThe Gospel of John was the fourth and last gospel to be written. Certain heresies had already sprung up, so the Apostle John found it necessary to set forth in his gospel the deity of Christ. CHAPTER 1: JESUS CHRIST AS GOD IN THE FLESH v.1 Before anything was ever created there was the Word (Genesis 1:1). "The Word was God" literally means that Jehovah God was the Word....
...Intro. Paul and Barnabas are in the synagogue in Antioch of Pisidia, where Paul has been given the opportunity to speak on the Sabbath day. He has preached to them concerning the Messiah alleging that Jesus was the Messiah and that He fulfilled the prophecies of the Old Testament in His suffering and death, but that Jesus rose from the dead. Two great things are available through Jesus Christ.I....
...Intro. We had mentioned in the last lesson that we have a time gap between 19 and 20, perhaps as much as three years. To learn something about that time gap we must go to Galatians 1:11-19GAL 1:11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.GAL 1:12 For I neither re...
...Intro. The church has just sent Paul off to Tarsus, and now our attention turns back to Peter.I. "AS PETER PASSED THROUGH ALL THE QUARTERS." WE FIRST SEE PETER AT LYDDA.A. The church has been expanding rapidly throughout the regions of Judaea.1. The words of Jesus are being fulfilled. "You shall receive power after the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you shall be witnesses of Me both in...
..."WHO IS WORTHY"I. THE QUESTION RELATES TO THE SCROLL THAT IS HELD IN THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD.A. The issue is finding someone who is worthy to take the scroll and break the seven seals, so that the scroll might be opened.B. What is the significance of the scroll?1. Why is it so important that it be opened, that when no one is found worthy to open it, John breaks into convulsive sobs?C. It is my...
...Intro. The disciples had been arrested and placed in jail for teaching the people about Jesus Christ. The angel miraculously released them from jail and commanded them to return to the temple in the morning and teach the people. When the religious court was assembled in the morning to consider their case, when they went to the prison to bring the prisoners, they found the jail secured, but when...
...I. THE IDEAL REQUIREMENT OF GOD.A. In Deut.10:12DEU 10:12 And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, to keep the commandments and the statutes of the Lord.B. In our text the prophet declares "He has shown thee O man what is good and what...
..."POOR IN SPIRIT"Intro. Jesus was speaking in Aramaic which was the kind of Hebrew that the people spoke in His day. The Hebrew and Aramaic had a common saying "Oh the blessedness." This is the word that David used in the first Psalm. "Oh the blessedness of the man that walks not in the council." In each of the beatitudes Jesus begins "O the blessedness." Today we might translate it, "Oh the sheer...
...I. AND SET HIM AT HIS OWN RIGHT HAND IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES.A. Not only was Jesus raised from the dead by that mighty power that is available to us as believers, but God has set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places.1. Jesus Christ today is at the right hand of the Father in glory.a. This was prophesied in the psalms.PSA 110:1 {A Psalm of David.} The LORD said u...
..."THE NAME OF JESUS"I. THE ORIGIN OF THE NAME JESUS.A. First given to one of the faithful spies by Moses.1. He called him Joshua.2. It stood for Yahweh Shua.B. Jesus is Greek form for Hebrew Joshua.1. He was so named by angel to Joseph.2. "Thou shalt call His name Jesus for..."II. THE POWER OF THE NAME.A. Not ...
