July 2010 - Posts

• Two Houses Blanks

  Two Houses                                                  Matt 7:24-27  —  Setting —  The ______ of the Sermon on the Mount —  Jesus Was Teaching His __________, But Also the ______________ —  The ______ Which a Man Constructs, His House, Needs a __________ Foundation —  Where & How to Build is a Decision for _______ the Saved and Unsaved —  Those Unsaved Would Realize the ____________ of Their Foundation & Life —  The Disciples Would Also Realize There is ________ to the House Than the Foundation —  Calamity Awaits the Christian, Not Eternal Hell, But Loss of _________ & ___________ of Our Savior  —  The Explanation —  his house -The ______ We Build on ________ (Eccl 12:3) —  Living is __________ —  All Life’s Work is the Putting Together of a ___________ Place —  For the Christian, Building Upon the Foundation is ______________ —  Hearing Must Result in _________ (Jas 1:22-25) —  Obedience to His Will is the ___________ of Our Building —  Words Are Not a ______________ for Obedience, and Neither Are Religious Works —  Faith Without ________ is Dead (Jas. 2:17) —  The Apostle Paul Wrote that Building (living) Obediently Was ____________ (1Cor 9:27) —  Paul Taught Justification ________ From Works, But Not __________ Apart From Works ( 1 Cor 3:11-15) —  Salvation is Not a ___________ That Your Works Are All Going to be _______ (Titus 3:8) —  ________ is Involved in Building a Life Founded on Obedience to the Word —  If We Are Saved, Sure Foundation, Why Does it Matter How My House (life) is Built? —  The House We Build Now (Obedience) Will _________ Our Physical Death (Luke 12:32–33 ) —  Connecting Present Decisions With _________ Consequences is a Mark of Spiritual ____________ —  Heavenly Treasure is Not All _____________ (Matt 6:20 ) —  What are Some of the Treasures? —  Co-____________ with Christ (1 Cor 6:2-3 & Rev 3:21) —  Crowns: —  ________________ (1 Cor 9:25) —  _____________ (1 Thes 2:19) —  _________________ (2 Tim 4:8) —   ________ (1 Peter 5:4) —   ________ (James 1:12 & Rev 2:10) —  Praise & ________ from Christ (Matt 25:21 & 1 Pet 1:7)  —  We Need to Be Obedient and Build So That the House ________ & Loss is ______________   Posted Jul 28 2010, 01:10 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Light of the World Wk13

  The Light of the World                                           Matt 5:14-16  ž Introduction ž It is Difficult to Maintain the Proper Attitude Towards the World ž Our Society is Not a Friend to God Nor to God’s People   ž Setting ž Hillside Near the Sea of Galilee; After the Beatitudes ž Coupled with the Salt Parable ž The Parable is about the Influence Christ’s Own Are to Have on the World ž The Previous Parable of the Salt, Operates Internally ž Light Operates Externally   ž The Elements ž The Nature of Light ž Light (phos)-Translated Light, Fire, Illumination ž Light Eliminates Darkness ž Light Reveals Potential Danger & Shows Our Path ž Light Cheers the Heart & Refreshes Health ž Light Was the First Thing Called into Being (Gen 1:3) ž All These Things Are Expected of Christian Influence on the World ž Light Has Three Natures: ž The Light of the Sun is Natural ž The Light of a Lamp is Artificial ž The Light of the Word is Spiritual (2 Cor 4:4-6 & Ps 119:105) ž Light in This Verse Means Reflected Light ž Christ is the light of the world (John 8:12) ž His Light is Not A Reflection, But the Source ž As Christians, We Reflect His Light (1 Cor 4:7) ž We are to Function to Others as Shinning Lights ž Ye are the light-Not Something You Become ž It is the Nature of a Believer to be Light in the World (Phil 2:13-16)  ž There are Two Examples Given: ž Light From a City ž A city that is set on an hill-The Corporate Responsibility of the Church ž A City Built High on a Hill Can Be Seen by Many Eyes Over a Wide Area ž The Churches Have the Responsibility for Reaching the Lost Worldwide  ž Light From a Candle in a House ž light a candle-Means to Ignite a Lamp ž The Lamp is a Dark Body & Can Give No Light Until it is Lighted ž We Must Be Growing in Grace & In the Word Daily ž Once Lit, We Must Not Hide under a bushel or Basket or the Bed (Mk 4:21 & Lk 8:16) ž Don’t Let Our Work or Leisure Occupy Too Much of Our Time & Thought to Dim Our Witness ž This is the Christians Personal Responsibility ž Responsibility Especially in the house-Family ž Light Begins at Home  ž The Exhortation ž your light so shine before men-In Front of or in the Face of All Men ž that they may see your good works-The World Cares Little for Our Words, But Has a Sharp Eye for Our Works ž The Light is Shown By Means of Good Works ž Glorify (doxazo) your Father -Honor and Praise to God ž If Works are Good, All the Goodness in Them Comes From the Grace of God   Posted Jul 25 2010, 02:58 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Light of the World Blanks

  The Light of the World                                          Matt 5:14-16  ž Introduction ž It is Difficult to Maintain the Proper __________ Towards the World ž Our Society is Not a __________ to God Nor to God’s People   ž Setting ž Hillside Near the Sea of Galilee; After the _____________ ž Coupled with the ______ Parable ž The Parable is about the ____________ Christ’s Own Are to Have on the World ž The Previous Parable of the Salt, Operates _____________ ž Light Operates _____________   ž The Elements ž The Nature of Light ž Light (phos)-Translated Light, Fire, ________________ ž Light Eliminates ____________ ž Light Reveals Potential ___________ & Shows Our ________ ž Light _________ the Heart & ____________ Health ž Light Was the _______ Thing Called into ________ (Gen 1:3) ž All These Things Are ___________ of Christian Influence on the World ž Light Has Three Natures: ž The Light of the Sun is ___________ ž The Light of a Lamp is ______________ ž The Light of the Word is _____________ (2 Cor 4:4-6 & Ps 119:105) ž Light in This Verse Means ___________ Light ž ________ is the light of the world (John 8:12) ž His Light is Not A Reflection, But the __________ ž As Christians, We Reflect ______ Light (1 Cor 4:7) ž We are to ___________ to Others as Shinning Lights ž Ye are the light-Not Something You ___________ ž It is the ___________ of a Believer to be Light in the World (Phil 2:13-16)  ž There are Two Examples Given: ž Light From a City ž A city that is set on an hill-The ______________ Responsibility of the Church ž A City Built High on a Hill Can Be Seen by ________ Eyes Over a _______ Area ž The Churches Have the ________________ for Reaching the Lost Worldwide  ž Light From a Candle in a House ž light a candle-Means to ________ a Lamp ž The Lamp is a _______ Body & Can Give No Light Until it is ___________ ž We Must Be __________ in Grace & In the Word _________ ž Once Lit, We Must Not Hide under a bushel or ___________ or the _____ (Mk 4:21 & Lk 8:16) ž Don’t Let Our _______ or __________ Occupy Too Much of Our ________ & ____________ to Dim Our Witness ž This is the Christians ___________ Responsibility ž Responsibility Especially in the house-___________ ž Light _________ at Home  ž The Exhortation ž your light so shine before men-In _______ of or in the ________ of All Men ž that they may see your good works-The World Cares Little for Our ________, But Has a Sharp Eye for Our ________ ž The Light is _________ By Means of Good Worksž Glorify (doxazo) your Father -_________ and Praise to God ž If Works are Good, All the Goodness in Them ________ From the _________ of God   Posted Jul 20 2010, 02:04 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Salt & Its Savor Wk12

  The Salt & Its Savor                                                Matt 5:13  ¡  Setting ¡  Spoken by Jesus After the Beatitudes; A Hillside by the Sea of Galilee ¡  The Parable Deals With Christian Witness & Influence   ¡  The Elements ¡  salt-We Think of This Element For Its Taste ¡  Salt Was Used Primarily, in Ancient Times, as A Preservative ¡  Salt is Not Antiseptic ¡  Salt Does Not Cure Corruption, it Prevents it’s Spread ¡  salt have lost his savor-Loses Its Saltiness or Becomes Tasteless ¡  have lost his savor (mōranthē) –More Common Meaning is To Make or Become Foolish (Rom 1:22 & 1Cor 1:20) ¡  wherewith shall it be salted-Restored To Its Original Condition ¡  cast out… trodden under foot-Used for Foot Path Material  ¡  Interpretation ¡  Salt-Christians, Those Saved by Grace Through Faith Alone ¡  of the earth-The Mission Field is the World ¡  Two Observations About the World: ¡  The World is Progressively Advancing Into Corruption ¡  The World is Worth Preserving, Otherwise Why Salt It? ¡  As Salt, We Are to Be a Moral & Spiritual Preventative to the Spread of Sin’s Corruptive Influence ¡  lost his savor -We Must Not Compromise & Permit or Add to the Unsavory Conditions Around Us (Col 4:6) ¡  Saints Cannot Lose Their Souls, But They Can Lose Their Saltiness ¡  To be cast out and trodden- Has Nothing To Do With Eternal Security ¡  This Phrase Refers to the World’s Response to Christians Who Do Not Function As They Should ¡  When Christians Are Removed by Rapture, the Effects of Evil Will Be Unchecked ¡  Christians Can Only Be Effective If We Maintain Our Testimonies     Posted Jul 18 2010, 12:30 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Salt & Savor Blanks

  The Salt & Its Savor                                                Matt 5:13  ¡  Setting ¡  Spoken by Jesus After the ______________; A Hillside by the Sea of Galilee ¡  The Parable Deals With Christian ____________ & ______________   ¡  The Elements ¡  salt-We Think of This Element For Its _________ ¡  Salt Was Used Primarily, in Ancient Times, as A _________________ ¡  Salt is Not ______________ ¡  Salt Does Not Cure Corruption, it ___________ it’s Spread ¡  salt have lost his savor-Loses Its Saltiness or Becomes ____________ ¡  have lost his savor (mōranthē) –More Common Meaning is To Make or Become __________ (Rom 1:22 & 1Cor 1:20) ¡  wherewith shall it be salted-___________ To Its Original Condition ¡  cast out… trodden under foot-Used for _______  _______ Material  ¡  Interpretation ¡  Salt-___________, Those Saved by Grace Through Faith ________ ¡  of the earth-The ____________ Field is the World ¡  Two Observations About the World: ¡  The World is Progressively _____________ Into Corruption ¡  The World is Worth ____________, Otherwise Why ______ It? ¡  As Salt, We Are to Be a Moral & Spiritual Preventative to the _________ of Sin’s Corruptive Influence ¡  lost his savor -We Must Not _____________ & Permit or Add to the Unsavory Conditions Around Us (Col 4:6) ¡  Saints Cannot Lose Their _______, But They Can Lose Their _____________ ¡  To be cast out and trodden- Has Nothing To Do With ___________ ___________ ¡  This Phrase Refers to the World’s Response to Christians Who Do Not ____________ As They Should ¡  When Christians Are Removed by __________, the Effects of Evil Will Be ______________ ¡  Christians Can Only Be Effective If We Maintain Our _______________     Posted Jul 12 2010, 11:50 AM by jbarch with no comments

• Pearl of Great Price Wk11

  Pearl of Great Price                                    Matt 13: 45-46  Ò The Setting Ò In the House, Only the Disciples Present Ò Following the Treasure Parable Ò The Merchant Was in the Business of Pearls Ò The Common Interpretation: The Pearl is Christ Ò Difficulty: The Merchant bought the Pearl or Himself? Ò The Pearl, It’s Cost & Buyer are A Picture of Christ & the Church   Ò The Elements Ò The Merchant Man Ò merchant man (emporos)-a Dealer Who Made Voyages and Imported Goods Ò Seeking-Trying to Find by Leaving One Place & Going to Another Ò The Merchant Man is Christ Ò Jesus Left Heaven for Earth That By His Blood He Might Purchase the Church Ò found one… sold all… bought it-While We Were Yet Sinners, Christ Died for Us (Rom 5:8; 2 Cor 8:9; Heb 9:12) Ò As the Merchant Was Seeking the Pearl, So Christ Seeks the Sinner (Lk 19:10) Ò sold all that he had-All That He Held On To Ò bought (agorazo)-Market Place  Ò The Pearl Ò Pearl-The Word Comes From a Sanscrit Word Meaning Pure Ò Pearls Are Not Mentioned in the OT & Weren’t Valued by the Ancient Jews Ò The Pearl Represents the Church Ò The Bible Makes a Distinction Between Jews, Gentiles, and the Church ( 1 Cor 10:32)  Ò How Does it Represent the Church? Ò Real Pearls Are the Product of a Living Organism Ò Out of Much Suffering an Object of Beauty is Produced Ò The Offending Particle Becomes the Pearl of Great Price Ò How Much More the Sinner Clothed in the Righteousness of Christ Through Faith in His Suffering on the Cross (Jn 1:12)  Ò The Pearl is a Unity (Eph 4:4-6)  Ò The Pearl is Formed Slowly and Gradually Ò Layer By Layer Almost Unobserved Ò The Church is Being Formed, Since Pentecost, One Sinner At a Time Ò Largely Unobserved by the World Who Thinks the Gospel is Foolishness (Col 3:3) Ò The Church is Among the Nations Today Ò Waters in the Bible Represent Nations (Dan. 7:1–3; Rev. 13:1; 17:15) Ò Christ Took Us From the Depths of Sin By His Finished Work on the Cross (Ps 40:2, Ps 18:4-6)  Ò The Pearl is Embedded in Living, But Corruptible, Flesh Ò Then It is Separated, So That it’s Beauty and Purity Might Be Seen Ò The Church on Earth is Surrounded By Corruptible Flesh Ò One Day, We Will Be Separated or Removed By the Rapture Ò Then Presented As Pure (Eph 5:26-27)  Ò One Day the Church Will Be on Display Like a Pearl to show the exceeding riches of His grace (Eph 2:7)   Posted Jul 11 2010, 03:30 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Pearl Blanks

  Pearl of Great Price                                    Matt 13: 45-46  Ò The Setting Ò In the House, ______ the Disciples Present Ò Following the ____________ Parable Ò The Merchant Was in the _____________ of Pearls Ò The Common Interpretation: The Pearl is _________ Ò Difficulty: The Merchant bought the Pearl or ___________? Ò The Pearl, It’s Cost & Buyer are A Picture of Christ & the _________   Ò The Elements Ò The Merchant Man Ò merchant man (emporos)-a __________ Who Made Voyages and Imported Goods Ò Seeking-Trying to Find by Leaving One ________ & Going to Another Ò The Merchant Man is ________ Ò Jesus Left ___________ for Earth That By His ________ He Might _________ the Church Ò found one… sold all… bought it-While We Were Yet __________, Christ ________ for Us (Rom 5:8; 2 Cor 8:9; Heb 9:12) Ò As the Merchant Was Seeking the Pearl, So Christ _________ the Sinner (Lk 19:10) Ò sold all that he had-All That He ________ On To Ò bought (agorazo)-_________ Place  Ò The Pearl Ò Pearl-The Word Comes From a Sanscrit Word Meaning _______ Ò Pearls Are Not _______________ in the OT & Weren’t __________ by the Ancient Jews Ò The Pearl Represents the __________ Ò The Bible Makes a _______________ Between Jews, Gentiles, and the Church ( 1 Cor 10:32)  Ò How Does it Represent the Church? Ò Real Pearls Are the Product of a __________ Organism Ò Out of Much ___________ an Object of ___________ is Produced Ò The Offending Particle ____________ the Pearl of Great Price Ò How Much More the Sinner __________ in the Righteousness of Christ Through Faith in His Suffering on the ________ (Jn 1:12)  Ò The Pearl is a _______ (Eph 4:4-6)  Ò The Pearl is Formed ___________ and Gradually Ò Layer By Layer Almost _______________ Ò The Church is Being Formed, Since Pentecost, One __________ At a Time Ò Largely Unobserved by the World Who Thinks the Gospel is _____________ (Col 3:3) Ò The Church is _________ the Nations Today Ò Waters in the Bible Represent __________ (Dan. 7:1–3; Rev. 13:1; 17:15) Ò Christ Took Us From the _________ of Sin By His ___________ Work on the Cross (Ps 40:2, Ps 18:4-6)  Ò The Pearl is Embedded in Living, But ______________, Flesh Ò Then It is ______________, So That it’s ________ and Purity Might Be Seen Ò The Church on Earth is ______________ By Corruptible Flesh Ò One Day, We Will Be Separated or Removed By the ___________ Ò Then Presented As _______ (Eph 5:26-27)  Ò One Day the Church Will Be on __________ Like a Pearl to show the exceeding riches of His grace (Eph 2:7)   Posted Jul 05 2010, 09:23 AM by jbarch with no comments

• The Treasure & Field Wk10

  The Treasure & The Field                                      Matt 13:44  }  The Setting }  In the House, the Multitude Sent Away (Outside World) (Matt 13:36) }  He Speaks to Men of Faith Not Men of Sight }  Instead of Continuing to Explain the Course of the Church Age, Jesus Turns to Explain the Worth of the Kingdom of God   }  This Parable is Generally Interpreted By Two Viewpoints: }  The Human Viewpoint }  The Sinner Finds Christ (The Treasure) in the Field (Scriptures) and Gives Up All That He Possesses to Gain Him and Be Saved }  This Interpretation Presents Several Problems: }  Jesus Christ is Not a Hidden Treasure }  No Sinner Could Ever purchase Salvation! }  If the Sinner Could, Would He Hide Christ Again? }  This Method Shows Entrance to the Kingdom is By Our Own Efforts }  The Human Viewpoint, Most Common, Could Not Be the Interpretation  }  The Divine Viewpoint }  Why? Because Entrance into the kingdom of heaven is Spiritually Granted }  The Elements }  The Field }  in a field-That Which Contains the Treasure; Probably the World }  The Man }  a man-Christ Himself }  The Hiding }  hid in a field-Not An Accident }  hath found, he hideth-Secure Against Another Taking it }  and for joy thereof-Or In His Joy }  The Purchase }  goeth and selleth … and buyeth-In Agreement with Jewish Law }  buyeth that field-The Work on the Cross (1 Jn 2:2 & 2 Cor 5:19) }  The Treasure }  Interpretation #1: the Treasure is Israel }  Spoken of as God’s Peculiar Treasure &  Special People  (Ex 19:5 & Deut 7:6) }  That Nation Was Placed in the World to Bring Glory to God, But it Failed }  Israel Became a Nation Hidden, a Treasure Not Being Invested to Produce Fruit for God }  It Was for Israel’s Sake that God Bought the World (Jn 11:51 & Is 53:8) }  The Nation Suffered Judgment and Decline, But in God’s Sight it is “hidden” and Will Be Revealed Again in Glory }  Problem: }  While True, This Would Make Israel the Only Object of the Purchase  }  Interpretation #2: The Treasure is All Who by Grace are Saved Through Faith }  This Includes Israel, the Church & All Who Will Be Saved Till the End of Time }  Believers Are In the World, But Not Of the World (Eph 3:9) }  A Hidden Kingdom With a Returning King }  A King Who Paid the Price for All at Calvary }  The Kingdom to Be Revealed With its King Present is Yet Future    Posted Jul 04 2010, 01:47 PM by jbarch with no comments