Glory

…His strong hand, As hosts stood around, a heavenly band. He rose from the throne with great dignity And cast off His clothes, for you and for me. He came to this earth in the form of a Babe To free us from sin, our lives to save. We saw His life, we wondered aloud, “Who was this person, enclosed in skin’s shroud”? His birth brought down angels, His baptism a Dove, His life a blessing from heaven above. He…

Outline of Colossians

…in everything 1:19 All fullness dwells in Him 1:20 He reconciled all things by Himself 1:27 His indwelling in us is our hope of glory 1:29 He works in us mightily 2:3 In Him are hidden all of the treasures of wisdom & knowledge 2:9 In Him all of the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily 2:10 He is the head of all principality and power 2:11 In Him we were circumcised 2:12 With Him we were buried in baptism

Outline of Ephesians

…by faith To know the love of Christ which passes knowledge To be filled with all of the fullness of God Exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think III. The Walk The call for unity 4:1-6 One body 4:4 One Spirit 4:4 One hope 4:4 One Lord 4:5 One faith 4:5 One baptism 4:5 One God and Father 4:6 The role of dissimilar gifts in the unity scheme 4:7-16 A new you, a new life in Christ 4:17-24 Rules…

Outline of Luke

…Announcement of John’s birth 1:5-25 Announcement of Jesus’s birth 1:26-38 Mary’s visit to Elizabeth 1:39-56 Birth of John 1:57-80 Birth of Jesus 2:1-21 Purification Visit 2:22-40 Jerusalem Visit at Age 12 2:41-52 III. Introducing Jesus 3 John the Baptist’s ministry 3:1-20 Jesus’ baptism 3:21-22 Genealogy of Jesus Christ 3:23-38 IV. His Person Authenticated by His Ministry 4-9:50 His Temptation 4:1-13 His Application of Isaiah 4:16-30 Casting out an unclean spirit 4:31-37 Healing of Peter’s Mother-in-law 4:38-39 Many healed 4:40-41 But…

Outline of Mark

Baptism 1:9-11 The point is that Heaven bore witness to the person of Jesus Christ. The Temptation 1:12-13 (11 vs. for Matthew and 13 for Luke). The point is that He was tempted by Satan himself. II. The Galilean Ministry 1:14-9:50 The Demonstration of Who He Is 1:14-2:28 The Time Has Come 1:14-15 He is a Leader 1:16-20 He has authority over demons 1:21-28 He has authority over illness 1:29-31 And His authority was without limit 1:32-34 Prayer and preaching…

Outline of Matthew

…The Visit of the Wise Men 2:1-12 The Trip to Egypt 2:13-23 II. The Opening Movement 3-7 The Start of Jesus’ Ministry 3-4 His baptism 3 His temptation 4:1-11 His ministry of preaching and healing 4:12-25 The Sermon on the Mount 5-7 The Beatitudes 5:3-12 The thesis 5:13-16 Relationship with the law 5:17-20 Relationship with tradition 5:21-48 Proper religious practices 6:1-18 Proper focus 6:19-34 Relationship to others and God 7:1-12 Conclusion 7:13-27 Three key verses Our Condemnation 5:20 Our Hope…

Outline of Matthew

…Visit of the Wise Men 2:1-12 The Trip to Egypt 2:13-23 II. The Opening Movement 3-7 The Start of Jesus’ Ministry 3-4 His baptism 3 His temptation 4:1-11 His ministry of preaching and healing 4:12-25 The Sermon on the Mount 5-7 (Three key verses: Our Condemnation 5:20; Our Hope 6:33; Our Evidence 7:21) The Beatitudes 5:3-12 The thesis 5:13-16 Relationship with the law 5:17-20 Relationship with tradition 5:21-48 Proper religious practices 6:1-18 Proper focus 6:19-34 Relationship to others and God…

The Trinity

…Tertullian stated that the one trinity consists of three persons of one substance. God is not simply one person who appears in different forms, as shown in such passages as the baptism of Christ or the promise of the Holy Spirit in John 14. Others have erred in accepting a tritheistic view of God, that is, they see such a separation made that the Trinity becomes to them three Gods who simply happen to be in agreement. Such a separation…

Predestination–Do We Have a Choice?

…not by works, so no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8,9 I discussed these with my pastor before my baptism as the Ephesians verse was one I memorized. My friend explained these verses by saying that “God has pre-picked those who will be saved. So it does not matter what you believe, or how much you do (works). If you are not one of the ones God picked then you will not be saved. This thought really hit me hard; I…

Do Infants Go to Heaven When They Die?

…unbaptized infants go to hell. His conclusion was based on the facts as he saw them that all people have sin imputed to them and until they are brought into the fold though baptism, they remain condemned. So powerful was his influence that later church leaders long followed this view. The harshness of this theological position led to the tentative doctrine of Limbo propounded within the Roman Catholic Church, which was a place for the unbaptized dead infants that was…