Category Archives: Lesson Notes

Covenant Blessings and Responsibilities | Deuteronomy 27-31

God grants His Covenant blessings to us by His Sovereign Grace, but requires gracious responses of obedience from us–also by His Grace–and ALL through Christ (see Ephesians 2.8-10; Titus 2.11-14; et. al.) Sunday School Lesson Notes / Talking Points

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Deuteronomy 12 | Yahweh’s Prescription for His Acceptable Worship [see Hebrews 12.28-29]

From the beginning of creation and time, God has commanded us that we should worship Him, and Him only–and specifically prescribed how we should do so… Sunday School Lesson Notes / Talking Points from our current course surveying some of … Continue reading

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CRUCIFY HIM! CRUCIFY HIM!

THE STORY OF THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST | Lesson 13 These messages/Bible study lessons are over 20 years old. There are 34 of these lessons in the series. I prepared and delivered them over 2005-2006 during my former pastorate. And, … Continue reading

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Second Missionary Journey: Thessalonica, Berea, Athens

ACTS: Church on Mission | Lesson 17 | Lesson Notes / Talking Points Read Acts 17.1-34 INTRODUCTION / CONNECTIONS / CONTEXT 1/ This lesson is a continuation of the last lesson, and the narrative of this second missionary journey will … Continue reading

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Second Missionary Journey: ‘Macedonian Call’ & Philippi

ACTS: Church on Mission | Lesson 16 | Lesson Notes / Talking Points Read Acts 15.36—16.40 INTRODUCTION / CONNECTIONS / CONTEXT 1/ In our last lesson, we reviewed the ‘Jerusalem council’ when they met together to discuss and decide how … Continue reading

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Controversy, Conflict, and a Council: What to do with the Gentiles?

ACTS: Church on Mission | Lesson 15 | Lesson Notes / Talking Points Read Acts 15.1-35 INTRODUCTION / CONNECTIONS / CONTEXT 1/ As we ended our last two lessons, Paul and Barnabas have just returned from their first missionary outreach … Continue reading

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A Door of Faith Opened to the Gentiles

ACTS: Church on Mission | Lesson 14 | Lesson Notes / Talking Points Read Acts 14.1-28 INTRODUCTION / CONNECTIONS / CONTEXT 1/ This Lesson 14 is a continuation of Lesson 13, ‘To the End of the Earth.’ In that lesson, … Continue reading

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To the End of the Earth

ACTS: Church on Mission | Lesson 13 | Lesson Notes / Talking Points Read Acts 13.1-52 INTRODUCTION / CONNECTIONS / CONTEXT 1/ The title of this lesson, “To the End of the Earth,” could also be applied to the rest … Continue reading

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Faithful Martyr, Miraculous Deliverance, Divine Judgment

ACTS: Church On Mission | Lesson 12 | Lesson Notes / Talking Points Read Acts 12.1-25 INTRODUCTION / CONNECTIONS / CONTEXT 1/ This Luke narrative takes place “About that time” referring to ch 11.27-30 when Agabus, a faithful prophet from … Continue reading

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You did WHAT? … God did WHAT?

ACTS: Church on Mission | Lesson 11 | Lesson Notes / Talking Points Read Acts 11.1-30 INTRODUCTION / CONNECTIONS / CONTEXT 1/ This lesson is a continuation, commentary, and consequence of our last lesson. In that lesson, Peter had gone … Continue reading

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