Watch Fuel for the Fire Psalm 13:5-6 Good morning. And thank you all for coming. Yesterday we met with our \”preaching circles\” for the first time. And one of the questions that were asked by my leader was \”why are you here?\”. I myself am here for several reasons, a few being that I wantContinue reading “Fuel for the Fire”
Monthly Archives: March 2019
A Brief Review of Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters Lewis, C.S. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1961. Print. The Screwtape Letters was originally published on February 1942 by Geoffrey Bles and written by renowned Christian author Clive Staples Lewis. The novel takes place over a series of letters from a mentor Demon named Screwtape to his nephew Wormwood, who isContinue reading “A Brief Review of Screwtape Letters”
A Brief Study Guide on Classical Thinkers & Their Ideas
Classical thinkers: -Know the allegory of the cave and why Plato wrote it The allegory of the Cave is one of the most famous teachings of Plato. The allegory is, essentially, that there exist some cave people that see shadows projected on the wall and that for them is a reality. Then someone decides toContinue reading “A Brief Study Guide on Classical Thinkers & Their Ideas”
On the Christian & His Relation to the Law
Christians have long since wrestled with the significance of the Old Law, of the Jews, and the New Law and, moreover, how to these Laws apply to the political realm, if at all. St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, and John Locke are but a few who have tried to answer these questions. Each oneContinue reading “On the Christian & His Relation to the Law”
On the Church & the State
Theology is no easy philosophy, it raises many different questions like how does the Christian live in a secular world, do they run for office, if so when? Likewise, the political realm has had its challenges with religion as well for example: what and how much should the gov tolerant rel? All the questions andContinue reading “On the Church & the State”
On the Prodigal Son and The Good Father
“A certain man had two sons…”: A parable about the goodness of God Within the third Gospel, also the third book of the New Testament, the author, Luke, writes his account of the Gospel, that is the good news directly for Theophilus meaning God lover, or lover of God. The oldest traditions of the churchContinue reading “On the Prodigal Son and The Good Father”
John 18
Pray Read the text 18:1-6 What made Jesus so bold in His proclamation of Himself? Love. He loved us, His Church, enough to die for us. He, therefore, boldly went to proclaim should love. Why do you think the soldiers were so shocked at Jesus’ proclamation? One man’s boldness vs a legion of trained soldiers.Continue reading “John 18”
John 17
Pray Read the Text Intro to John 17: Perhaps y\’all are aware of the “Lord’s Prayer” in Matt. 6:9-13 but that section of scripture is a prayer taught to the disciples by Jesus as a pattern for their prayers. John, here, records what is truly the Lord’s Prayer. There is very little is recordedContinue reading “John 17”
John 16
Read Pray John 16 16:1-4 16:1 What has Jesus been saying to His disciples? John 15. What\’s it mean to “fall away”? In its original Greek, it means to “be led into sin”. So what was one main point to take away from John 15 that would keep us from falling away? 15:12-15 Jesus diedContinue reading “John 16”
John 12
ReadPray 12:1-8 12:1 So here is the last week of Jesus ministry and this chapter is the completion of His public teachings. 12:2 A dinner no doubt in Jesus honor and thanks for raising Lazarus. 12:3 Why would Mary anoint Jesus feet with oil? Why did she do that? She anointed His feet, His lowestContinue reading “John 12”