Posts from April 2023
Parcels from the Preacher: April 9, 2023
Everyone loves a good argument, don’t they? You have your feelings and I have mine. Isn’t that the American Dream? We are entitled to it right? I believe there is a time and place for everything, but it almost seems like today there is an argument for everything, and we appear to get nowhere doing it! The “Talk Radio” concept seems to reign. Whoever yells and speaks with the most enthusiasm wins! Just a thought, have you noticed when there…
Bible Study Questions: James 2:1-13
Book of James: James 2:1-13 Download PDF What thoughts, words, actions are needed to “hold” to a faith built on Jesus Christ? What is a different way of stating “respecter of persons”? What is good/bad about this position? How does Matthew 6:19-21 and 1 Timothy 6:6-10 foster into verses 5-7 of this chapter? Using verses 8-9, how does disregarding the “royal law” teach us about our personal faith? Using verses 10-11 complete this statement. God calls His children to be…
Parcels from the Preacher: April 2, 2023
In the nineteenth of Matthew the Bible states “But Jesus looked and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” He was teaching His disciples of faith; a faith which most cannot understand nor appreciate. Why give over the controls to God? Because ONLY with Him any or all things are possible. From the eleventh of Hebrews, we come to understand some like Abraham and Rehab grasped this equation. They and others were…
Bible Study Questions: James 1:19-27
Book of James: James 1:19-27 Download PDF According to verse 19, what produces righteousness? What actions do we need to practice in order to master this behavior? Give an example. List three actions which will successfully keep me from “filthiness and overflow of wickedness”: Using verse 21, what is another way of understanding “implanted”? How does a person deceive themselves, by only talking faith? Explain the phrase “observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets” How is the NT Christian “perfected”…