Nehemiah’s Burden
Nehemiah 1: Worship Guide/ 16-BSG-1A, (Nehemiah 1:1-11)/ Subject: Nehemiah’s Burden/ Hymn: Pass me not, O gentle Savior [Author: Fanny Crosby (1868)]. Exploration: Praying for others’ needs – (Neh 1:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11; Jam 5:16; 1 Tim. 2:1; Job 42:10; Eph. 6:18; Rom 8:26; Philip. 4:6; John 15:7; 14:13; Jam 5:13; 1 Thess. 5:17; Phill 4:6, 7; Heb 4:16)
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The Sign of Jonah
Matthew 16: Worship Guide/ 40-BSG-16A, (Matthew 16:1-6)/ Topic: The Sign of Jonah/ Hymn: Watch Ye Saints! Exploration: Signs of The Times (Mt 16:1-4; 24; Mk 13; Lk 21; Rev 1:7). In the first four verses, the religious leaders come to test Jesus, once again asking him for “a sign” (cf. Mt. 12:38–42) – [for more
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Debate over Tradition
Matthew 15: Worship Guide/ 40-BSG-15A, (Matthew 15:1-20)/ Theme: Debate over Tradition/ Hymn: “I would be like Jesus,” [Author: James Rowe] Exploration: Jesus’ position on outward ritual vs. inward reality – (Isa. 1:11-17; Hos. 6:6; Am. 5:21-24). As I was reading this passage, I was amazed by Christ’s enemies’ attitudes –[these were Scribes, Pharisees, Hypocrites,
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Matthew 15: Warm-Up Questions
Bible Study Guide/ Matthew 15, (40-BSG-15I)/ What questions or insights do you have about this chapter? While Jesus and his disciples were in the land of Gennesaret, what two groups of people came from Jerusalem, and what did they say his disciples transgressed? (1-2) In what way did Jesus’ disciples transgress the elders’ traditions
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Matthew 14: Today’s Chapter
40-BSG-14H: TEACHING OUTLINE. Bible Study Guide/ Teaching Outline/ Matthew 14, (40-BSG-14H)/ Theme: Jesus displays Authority over Nature. Before and After: Matthew 13 (Parables of the Kingdom of Heaven); Matthew 15 (Rejection by Scribes and Pharisees). In a Nutshell: The first section of this chapter recounts the death of John the Baptist. Since Herod mistakenly
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