Posted in Ephesians, Thanksgiving, tagged Ephesians 1, Predestined to adoption, Thanksgiving Bible Study on November 25, 2019|
Read Ephesians 1:3-14
1. Copy Ephesians 1:5 here.
2. What does it mean that God has predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ?
3. What do the following verses teach?
▸ Romans 8:14-17
▸ Galatians 4:4-7
4. As you consider this study, what does your heart long to tell the Father? For what are you grateful? Pour out your thanks to God for all that He has done, is doing and will do for you and on your behalf.
Posted in Ephesians, tagged Ephesians 1, Forgiveness of sins, Thanksgiving Bible Study on November 22, 2019|
Read Ephesians 1:3-14
1. Copy Ephesians 1:7b here. Meditate on this. Record your thoughts and impressions.
2. What does it mean that we have forgiveness of sins?
3. Who has the power to forgive sins?
4. What do the following verses teach?
▸ Romans 3:23-26
▸ 1 John 4:10
▸ Revelation 1:5
Posted in Ephesians, tagged Ephesians 1, Redemption, Thanksgiving Bible Study on November 20, 2019|
Read Ephesians 1:3-14
1. List all the things God had done for believers according to this passage.
2. Copy Ephesians 1:7a here.
3. What does it mean to have redemption (be redeemed)?
4. From what are we redeemed?
5. What do the following verses teach?
▸ Psalm 49:7-8
▸ Matthew 20:28
▸ Galatians 3:13
▸ Galatians 4:5
▸ Titus 2:14
▸ Hebrews 9:12
▸ 1 Peter 1:18-19
Posted in Bible, Devotional, Exhortation, New Testament, Paul's Epistles, Prayer, Timothy, tagged 1 Timothy 2, being quiet, Bible, Books of the Bible, Devotional, intercession, New Testament, Prayer, Relationship with God, supplication on September 12, 2011|
Is your life crazy busy? Do you have a husband, kids, grandkids a house, a job, another job or just commitments? We live busy lives, spent rushing from one thing to the next with little time for spiritual disciplines like prayer, fasting, Bible study or simply listening to God.
In his letter to Timothy in 1Timothy 2:1-4, Paul offers some ideas on how to have “quiet” in our daily lives, and he provides the rationale for doing so. “I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
How do I have “quiet”?
Posted in Bible, Bible Basics, Bible Study, Books of the Bible, General Epistles, Gospels, New Testament, Paul's Epistles, tagged Bible Basics, Bible Overview, Bible Study, New Testament on August 19, 2011|
The following is a collection of the recent posts in the Bible Basics series which focused on books of the New Testament:
Bible Basics – New Testament Overview
Bible Basics – Gospels and Early Church History
Bible Basics – Paul’s Epistles (Part 1)
Bible Basics – Paul’s Epistles (Part 2)
Posted in Bible Basics, Bible Study, Books of the Bible, New Testament, Paul's Epistles, tagged Bible, Bible Basics, Bible Study, New Testament, Paul's Epistles on June 17, 2010|
In the last post, we began the discussion of Paul’s Epistles. There were too many to do all in one post, so here’s the rest of the group with a brief description of the highlights of each:
1 Thessalonians (Written during Paul’s second missionary journey to the church in Thessalonica. One of the main themes is an exhortation to holiness for believers in light of the LORD’s imminent return.)
2 Thessalonians (Also written during Paul’s second missionary journey and to the church in Thessalonica. Christ’s return is a theme as is encouragement of believers.)
1 Timothy (The first of the “pastoral” epistles, those letter written by Paul to individuals who were pastors of churches. This letter is written to Timothy during Paul’s first imprisonment. It is a guide to leadership of a church and it addresses the issues of false teachers, public prayer, the role of women, and the qualifications for elders and deacons.)
2 Timothy (The second of the “pastoral” epistles, this is also written to Timothy, but it is written during Paul’s second imprisonment, near the time of his death. Its purpose is to encourage Timothy in his ministry to be faithful even through adversity and hardships.)
Titus (This is the third of the “pastoral epistles”, and it was written to Titus while Paul was in prison in Rome. It gives the qualifications for elders and gives Titus instructions for dealing with different groups in the church.)
Philemon (This is a letter from Paul to Philemon, a believer, regarding his runaway slave, Onesimus. Paul asks Philemon to forgive Onesimus and receive him for Paul’s sake.)
Posted in Bible Basics, Bible Study, Books of the Bible, New Testament, Paul's Epistles, tagged Bible, Bible Basics, Bible Study, New Testament, Paul's Epistles on June 15, 2010|
The Bible, as discussed previously is divided into two main sections, the Old and New Testaments. The New Testament is divided into 5 sections: the Gospels, Early Church history, Paul’s Epistles, General Epistles and the Revelation of Jesus Christ.
Paul’s Epistles and a brief description of their content are as follows:
Romans (Written to the Roman Christians. The main topics discussed are the law and God’s plan for salvation through faith. It also contains many important exhortations for believers including chapter 8, verse 28.)
1 Corinthians (Written to the church in Corinth to address issues that were going on in the church that involved division in the body and immorality. An important discussion of love is found in chapter 13).
2 Corinthians (Written to the church in Corinth. In this book Paul defends his call as an apostle, and he addresses deceivers.)
Galatians (Written to the churches in Galatia. A major theme is grace and liberty in Christ and a rejection of the legalism that was affecting the churches in Galatia. A well-known list of the fruits of the spirit is found in 5:22-23)
Ephesians (Written to the church in Ephesus. Important discussion of what God had done for the believer in chapter 1 and where the believer was before being saved by faith in Christ in chapter 2. Chapter 6 is the well-known discussion of the armor of God and the importance of prayer.)
Philippians (Written to the Church in Philippi while Paul was in prison in Rome. One of Paul’s “prison” epistles. Focuses on Paul’s love for the Philippians. There are no corrections or rebukes in this book. He exhorts them to godly living.)
Colossians (Written to the Church in Colosse while Paul was imprisoned in Rome. Major emphasis is on the preeminence of Christ in all things. Paul was responding to false teachers that were deceiving believers.)
to be continued . . .
Rooted and Grounded 