April 2010 - Posts

• Parables-Patched Garment Blanks

  The Patched Garment & Wineskins                    Luke 5:35-39  •        The Setting or Context •        The Practice of Fasting Was _________ in Israel •        Generally, it included Prayer as A sign of _____________ & Devotion to God •        The Law of Moses Only Designated ____   _____ •        After the Exile, One Fast Was Humanly Increased to _______ •        At the time of Christ, Pharisees Fasted Twice a _______ •        Fasting Degenerated Among the Pharisees to an __________ Observance Used to _________ Others •        The Practice of Fasting Was __________ by the disciples of John •        The Reason, However, Was a Confession of Their Need of ____________ •        they said unto him-The Pharisees & Disciples of John _______ on This Occasion •        but thine eat and drink?-______________ to Those Who Lived __________ Lives & Fasted Regularly •        The Problem •        The Pharisees Observed Christ & the Disciples For ___________ to _______ Traditions •        The Disciples of John Also Observed ____________ in Lifestyle •        Both Had Not Observed Christ or the Disciples Fasting ____________ •        Early Church Fasting Limited to ___________ Occasions (Acts 13:2-3; 14:23) •        Even When the Early Church Fasted, __________ Was Not Present (Matt 6:12-18) •        They Both Knew the ________________ Between John the Baptist & Jesus •        Since John Fasted Regularly, They ______________ Jesus Why He Did Not •        The Explanation •        In Answering Both, Christ Began With the ________ of a Marriage Feast •        Jewish Weddings Lasted a ______ and Were Times of Great Joy and Celebration •        make the children of the bridechamber fast-Out of ______ During Rejoicing •        Christ Pictured _________ as the Bridegroom & The ___________ as the Guests (Jn 3:29) •        Christ Was Inviting Them to ________ in His Joy •        But the days will come-In the ______________ Future •        when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them-The _____________ & ______________ •        then shall they fast in those days-The Time Between ________ and _______________ •        Understanding The Processes Used •        No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old •        The Parable  Begins with an Old _______ Out Garment •        Patching is Possible to ________ Use For a _______ Time •        new maketh a rent -No One Would ____ the Patch From a _____ Garment •        taken out of the new agreeth not with the old-The Patch Cloth Was Not ______________ •        And no man putteth new wine into old bottles •        Bottles (askos)-Narrow-Necked Goat or Sheep _______ •        new wine will burst the bottles-Through Expansion Caused by ___________ •        the bottles shall perish-Both Wine & Skin ___________ •        Interpretation •        The Old System (_________) Taught by the Pharisees Was Being _________ by the New (Gospel of ________) •        It Was _____________ to Patch it Up & Continue to Use it •        The Garment Represents the __________ Life and Conversation •        Christ Did not Come to _____ the Traditions •        Any Attempt to Put the New System on Top of the Old Would Destroy ____ •        Christ Was Also Making a Clear Distinction Between ______ & Grace (Matt 5:20 & 2 Cor 5:17) •        The New Wine Represents the ________ of Jesus •        The Old Wine Skins the ____________ of Men •        The Wine Represents the _________ Aspect of Life •        To Entrust New ________ to ________ Minds Hampers Acceptance (Acts 2:13) •        New Vessels Are Those That Believe by ________ •        Anticipation •        Christ Knew What the Pharisees Were _________ •        drunk old wine straightway desireth new-________With the Old •        These Parables Show the _______ Gap Between Law and Grace     Posted Apr 19 2010, 09:13 AM by jbarch with no comments

• Parables

  Introduction  •        What Are Parables? •        Parables Are Figures of Speech •        The Word Parable Means “To Throw Alongside” •        Parables Communicate Abstract Ideas •        Parables Transfer Ideas From the Known to the Unknown •        Parables Always Transfer from Reality & Never the Reverse •        To Transfer from Unknown to Unknown is Called Allegory •        The Word Parable Is Used of Different Figures of Speech: •        Simile-Means Likeness (Matt 10:16) •        Metaphor-Means Implied Likeness (Jn 10:7) •        Similitude-Means What is Generally Done  (Matt 13:33) •        Story-Means What One Specific Person Did (Lk 15:11) •        Christ’s Use of Parables •        Parables Are Approx. One Third of Christ’s Teaching in the Gospels •        Why Did Christ Use Parables? •        To Reveal Truth to Some, But Hide it From Others (Matt 13:10-17) •        Physical Equipment (Eyes & Ears) Not Enough •        A Mixed Audience Listened; Impossible to Segregate the Two Groups •        Christ Wanted to Instruct Believers •        Believers Have Heart Ears & Eyes (Lk 8:8) •        Christ Did Not Want to Add More Responsibility to Unbelievers By Giving Them More Truth (Lk 12:48) •        A Turning Point in Christ’s Ministry is the Miracle of the Demon-possessed, Blind Mute (Matt 12) •        They Rejected Christ as Messiah (Matt 12:30) •        The Davidic Kingdom Would Be Postponed for the Age of the Gentiles •        The Majority of the Parables Were Spoken From This Point Onward •        Interpretation of the Parables •        The Parables Were Designed to Deliver Truth to Believers •        Jesus Expected Believers to Understand the Parables •        Only Two Parables Were Interpreted by Christ •        Christ Interpreted These Two to Set a Pattern of Interpretation •        Principles of Interpretation: •        First, the Parables Concerned the kingdom of heaven •        Is There a Distinction Between kingdom of heaven and kingdom of God ? (Matt 19:23) •        Both Terms Speak of the Source •        Some See a Distinction: •        The “kingdom of God” Never Includes Unsaved People •        The “kingdom of heaven” Includes Both Saved & Professing Christians (Mt 13) •        We See the Kingdom in Three Aspects: •        The Kingdom as a Divine Source •        The Kingdom as a Church Founded on the Word of God •        The Kingdom as Described By its Members in Their Conduct, Walk and Destiny •        Second, We Must Observe the Immediate Context •        Each Parable Was Designed to Solve a Problem or Answer a Question •        Third, the Main Point Must Be Determined •        Fourth, The Process of the Parable Must Be Studied •        We Cannot Take Our Culture and Impose That Into Bible Times •        How Will We Study the Parables of Jesus •        Parables of the Early Ministry •        Parables of the Later Ministry •        Parables of the Passion Week     Posted Apr 18 2010, 03:55 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Parables Intro Blanks

  Introduction  •        What Are Parables? •        Parables Are _________ of Speech •        The Word Parable Means “To Throw ______________” •        Parables Communicate ___________ Ideas •        Parables Transfer Ideas From the ________ to the ___________ •        Parables Always Transfer from Reality & _________ the Reverse •        To Transfer from Unknown to Unknown is Called ____________ •        The Word Parable Is Used of Different Figures of Speech: •        Simile-Means __________ (Matt 10:16) •        Metaphor-Means ___________ Likeness (Jn 10:7) •        Similitude-Means What is ____________ Done  (Matt 13:33) •        Story-Means What One ___________ Person Did (Lk 15:11)   •        Christ’s Use of Parables •        Parables Are Approx. One _______ of Christ’s Teaching in the Gospels •        Why Did Christ Use Parables? •        To _______ Truth to Some, But _______ it From Others (Matt 13:10-17) •        Physical Equipment (Eyes & Ears) _____ Enough •        A _______ Audience Listened; Impossible to ___________ the Two Groups •        Christ Wanted to Instruct ____________ •        Believers Have _________ Ears & Eyes (Lk 8:8) •        Christ Did Not Want to Add More _______________ to Unbelievers By Giving Them More _________ (Lk 12:48) •        A __________ Point in Christ’s Ministry is the Miracle of the Demon-possessed, Blind Mute (Matt 12) •        They Rejected Christ as ____________ (Matt 12:30) •        The Davidic Kingdom Would Be ___________ for the Age of the _________ •        The ___________ of the Parables Were Spoken From This Point Onward  •        Interpretation of the Parables •        The Parables Were Designed to Deliver ________ to Believers •        Jesus ___________ Believers to Understand the Parables •        Only ______ Parables Were Interpreted by Christ •        Christ Interpreted These Two to Set a ___________ of Interpretation •        Principles of Interpretation: •        First, the Parables ___________ the kingdom of heaven •        Is There a _______________ Between kingdom of heaven and kingdom of God ? (Matt 19:23) •        Both Terms Speak of the _________ •        Some See a Distinction: •        The “kingdom of God” Never Includes _________ People •        The “kingdom of heaven” Includes Both Saved & _____________ Christians (Mt 13) •        We See the Kingdom in Three Aspects: •        The Kingdom as a _________ Source •        The Kingdom as a _________ Founded on the Word of God •        The Kingdom as Described By its ____________ in Their Conduct, Walk and Destiny •        Second, We Must Observe the Immediate _________ •        Each Parable Was Designed to Solve a __________ or Answer a __________ •        Third, the ________ Point Must Be Determined •        Fourth, The ___________ of the Parable Must Be Studied •        We Cannot Take Our Culture and _________ That Into Bible Times   •        How Will We Study the Parables of Jesus •        Parables of the _________ Ministry •        Parables of the _________ Ministry •        Parables of the _________ Week   Posted Apr 17 2010, 11:06 AM by jbarch with no comments

• Ten Commandments Wk 12

  Tenth Command                                         Exodus 20:17  }  It’s A Matter of Desires }  Instead of Being Content, We Covet }  Coveting is Not Just Wanting Something We Don’t Have }  To Covet Means: To Crave For Something That Belongs to Someone Else }  Desiring Worldly Things Instead of Spiritual Things }  God Made Us To Be Creatures of Desire }  Not All Desires Are Selfish }  Coveting Goes Back to the Garden of Eden (Gen 3:6) }  We Have Been Sinning in This Pattern Ever Since }  We Are Always Comparing Ourselves to Others (James 4:1-2) }  thy neighbor’s house…ox…ass-We Associate Coveting With Material Possessions  }  We also covet thy neighbor’s wife-Sexual Fantasies }  or anything that is thy neighbor’s-The List is Not Exhaustive, Only Suggestive }  Coveting is Condemned in the NT (1 Cor. 6:9–10; Eph 5:5 & Col 3:5) }  Coveting Causes Many Other Sins }  Sinful Deeds Start With Sinful Desires (James 1:14-15)  }  A Matter of the Heart }  This Command Starts on the Inside }  Not What We Do, But What We Want To Do }  This Command Convinces Us We Are Sinners (Rom 7:7-8)  }  If Only }  Coveting Comes From Not Being Content }  We Concentrate on What We Don’t Have Rather Than on What We Do Have }  Discontent with Possessions (Eccl 5:10) }  Discontent With Our Physical Attributes }  Discontent With Our Place of Service in the Church }  Discontent With Our Situation in Life }  Contentment Based on the World Will Always Be Lacking    }  The Secret of Being Content }  If God Wanted Us to Have More, We Would Have it }  Contentment is the Positive Side of the 10th Command (1 Tim 6:6 & Heb 13:5) }  Contentment Means Wanting What God Wants For Us (Ps 73:25) }  Contentment is Not Circumstantial (Phil 4:11-13) }  Christ is All We Need }  Faith is Always the Answer to Our Discontent (Matt 6:33)   Posted Apr 11 2010, 02:41 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Ten Commandments-Blanks for 10th Command

  Tenth Command                                         Exodus 20:17  }  It’s A Matter of Desires }  Instead of Being ____________, We Covet }  Coveting is Not Just ___________ Something We Don’t Have }  To Covet Means: To Crave For Something That _________ to Someone Else }  Desiring Worldly Things Instead of _____________ Things }  God Made Us To Be Creatures of _________ }  Not All Desires Are __________ }  Coveting Goes Back to the __________ of ________ (Gen 3:6) }  We Have Been Sinning in This ___________ Ever Since }  We Are Always ____________ Ourselves to Others (James 4:1-2) }  thy neighbor’s house…ox…ass-We Associate Coveting With ____________ Possessions  }  We also covet thy neighbor’s wife-__________ Fantasies }  or anything that is thy neighbor’s-The List is Not Exhaustive, Only ________________ }  Coveting is _____________ in the NT (1 Cor. 6:9–10; Eph 5:5 & Col 3:5) }  Coveting __________ Many Other Sins }  Sinful Deeds ________ With Sinful Desires (James 1:14-15)  }  A Matter of the Heart }  This Command Starts on the _________ }  Not What We Do, But What We _________ To Do }  This Command Convinces Us We Are ____________ (Rom 7:7-8)  }  If Only }  Coveting Comes From Not Being ___________ }  We Concentrate on What We ________ Have Rather Than on What We _____ Have }  Discontent with ________________ (Eccl 5:10) }  Discontent With Our ____________ Attributes }  Discontent With Our Place of ___________ in the Church }  Discontent With Our ____________ in Life }  Contentment Based on the World Will Always Be ___________ }  The Secret of Being Content }  If God Wanted Us to Have More, We __________ Have it }  Contentment is the ___________ Side of the 10th Command (1 Tim 6:6 & Heb 13:5) }  Contentment Means Wanting What _______ Wants For Us (Ps 73:25) }  Contentment is Not ________________ (Phil 4:11-13) }  Christ is _____ We Need }  ________ is Always the Answer to Our Discontent (Matt 6:33)    Posted Apr 04 2010, 02:51 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Ten Commandments Wk11

  Ninth Command                                          Exodus 20:16  •        Nothing But the Truth •        false witness-Meaning Giving False Testimony •        The Word is Used in a Court of Law •        Neighbor (rēa)-Anyone You  Contact (Lk 10:25-37) •        False Witness is of Two Kinds: Public and Private   •        Some History of the Justice System •        Little Protection in the Ancient World Against Crime •        Presumed Guilty Until Proven Innocent •        The Whole Legal System Was Subject to Abuse •         Almost Everything Depended on A Single Witness •        The Situation Was Different in Israel •        A Jew Appeared Before a Jury of Elders •        There Had to Be More Than One Witness (Deut 19:15 ) •        Another Protection Was the Execution of Judgment or First Stone (Deut 17:7 & Jn 8:7) •        If the Witness Proved to Be False, the Witness Was Punished (Deut 19: 18-19) •        Where There is No Truth, There is No Justice  •        Every Form of Falsehood •        The Command Forbids the Most Extreme Form of the Particular Sin •        The Rule of Categories Applies to Lesser Sins of the Same Kind •        The Principle: God Forbids Every Form of Falsehood •        We Exchange the Truth For a Lie •        Invention, Falsification & Fabrication •        Dishonesty Comes in Different Sizes •        Dishonesty Comes in Incompleteness •        Dishonesty Comes in Exaggeration •        These Violations Are Most Severe When They Harm Someone Else •        Speech is God Given for Praise and Blessing of God & Others (James 3:6) •        Quarreling, Slander, Gossip, Discord & Dissention (2 Cor 12:20 & Gal 5:19-20) •        Gossip Means Discussion that Damages Another’s Reputation (Prov 22:1) •        It is Just as Wrong to Listen to Gossip (Prov 18:8)  •        Truth is Required •        The Two-sided Rule Forbids Lying, But Requires Truth •        We Are Called To Tell the Truth Because We Serve a Truth-telling God (Rom 3:4; Jn 1:14; Jn 14:6) •        Honesty is The Best Policy Because it Shows the Character of God •        Telling the Truth Means an Attitude of Edification  •        Telling the Truth Means Defending People When Unfairly Attacked •        Telling the Truth May Involve Confronting Sin (Eph 4:15)  •        What About Ourselves •        The Biggest Lie-We Are the Same Inside as We Pretend to Be on the Outside (Matt 23:27-28) •        We Must Be Willing to Agree With God About Ourselves •        Then We Will See Jesus Provision for Salvation & Continual Cleansing (Jn 8:32 & 1 Jn 1:9) Posted Apr 04 2010, 02:42 AM by jbarch with no comments