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3.1 Text-Driven Preaching in Various Biblical Genres
March 05, 2021 21:11 - 1 hour - 26.3 MBThe sessions were recorded at the SGB Pastor-Teacher Seminar in Richmond, KY from November 30 to December 2, 2017. For comments, questions, or more information about the seminar, please visit the Facebook page at https---www.facebook.com-groups-259941811161228-.--Session notes have been uploaded in PDF format, where available. The videos for the full seminar can also be found at https---youtube.com-playlist-list-PLk34nuVPVsTP4n9lVZHe4W8wZNPX1s8yK.
8 Both Lord and Christ
March 05, 2021 20:15 - 44 minutes - 19.4 MBConnect the Dots--I remember as a child having Connect-the-Dots books. When you connected the dots in the right order, a picture emerged that you couldn't see before. On the day of Pentecost, Peter connected the dots between Old Testament prophecy and real-time events they witnessed to reveal the clear picture of Jesus of Nazareth as both Lord and Christ.
7 Approved of God
March 05, 2021 20:12 - 42 minutes - 18.5 MBWhat is all this then---Christianity has a central core message and event that is vital. Without it, there is no Christianity whatsoever. All the faith, works, laws, worship, etc. are worthless and meaningless without it. Jesus Christ crucified and risen from the dead is that center. Jesus' life, death, resurrection, ascension, and return give meaning to the faith -1 Corinthians 15-1-7, 14, 17-20-. As Peter explains what the events of Pentecost mean, he cannot do it apart from the death and r...
2.2 Preach the Word
March 04, 2021 22:04 - 44 minutes - 19.2 MBThe sessions were recorded at the SGB Pastor-Teacher Seminar in Richmond, KY from November 30 to December 2, 2017. For comments, questions, or more information about the seminar, please visit the Facebook page at https---www.facebook.com-groups-259941811161228-.--Session notes have been uploaded in PDF format, where available. The videos for the full seminar can also be found at https---youtube.com-playlist-list-PLk34nuVPVsTP4n9lVZHe4W8wZNPX1s8yK.
2.1 Encouragement for a Young Preacher
March 04, 2021 21:44 - 42 minutes - 20.4 MBThe sessions were recorded at the SGB Pastor-Teacher Seminar in Richmond, KY from November 30 to December 2, 2017. For comments, questions, or more information about the seminar, please visit the Facebook page at https---www.facebook.com-groups-259941811161228-.--Session notes have been uploaded in PDF format, where available. The videos for the full seminar can also be found at https---youtube.com-playlist-list-PLk34nuVPVsTP4n9lVZHe4W8wZNPX1s8yK.
6 The Prophesied Outpouring of the Spirit
March 04, 2021 20:52 - 39 minutes - 17 MBWhat is all this about---The crowd in Jerusalem has witnessed a manifestation of the Holy Spirit among the church there. They wonder about what it means and Peter begins explaining it in this passage. Manifestations of the Spirit were never a show. They were for a purpose.
5 The Baptism of the Spirit
March 04, 2021 20:48 - 45 minutes - 21.3 MBWait for it--As Jesus floats peacefully upward and out of sight, the Apostles could have stared at the sky dreamily. We could close the book and think they go on to live happily ever after. However, two angels speak to them to bring them back to reality. Jesus had given them specific commands for after he left. They had a worldwide mission ahead of them, but first they had to wait in Jerusalem until they were baptized with the Spirit. This passage recounts the event they were waiting for to p...
4 Replacing Judas
March 04, 2021 20:31 - 52 minutes - 22.8 MBWhat happens when leaders fail---Judas Iscariot was one of the original twelve apostles. Judas was chosen by Jesus, trained with the other eleven, and worked with them daily for two years. Judas betrayed Jesus and later committed suicide. How did the young church handle such a defection and scandalous failure of a leader- Acts 1-12-26 answers that question.
1.3 My Journey to Relying on the Text
March 03, 2021 21:06 - 44 minutes - 20.6 MBThe sessions were recorded at the SGB Pastor-Teacher Seminar in Richmond, KY from November 30 to December 2, 2017. For comments, questions, or more information about the seminar, please visit the Facebook page at https---www.facebook.com-groups-259941811161228-.--Session notes have been uploaded in PDF format, where available. The videos for the full seminar can also be found at https---youtube.com-playlist-list-PLk34nuVPVsTP4n9lVZHe4W8wZNPX1s8yK.
1.2 Expository and Topical Preaching
March 03, 2021 20:46 - 41 minutes - 19.6 MBThe sessions were recorded at the SGB Pastor-Teacher Seminar in Richmond, KY from November 30 to December 2, 2017. For comments, questions, or more information about the seminar, please visit the Facebook page at https---www.facebook.com-groups-259941811161228-.--Session notes have been uploaded in PDF format, where available. The videos for the full seminar can also be found at https---youtube.com-playlist-list-PLk34nuVPVsTP4n9lVZHe4W8wZNPX1s8yK.
1.1 What is Expository, Text-Driven Preaching
March 03, 2021 20:27 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBThe sessions were recorded at the SGB Pastor-Teacher Seminar in Richmond, KY from November 30 to December 2, 2017. For comments, questions, or more information about the seminar, please visit the Facebook page at https---www.facebook.com-groups-259941811161228-.--Session notes have been uploaded in PDF format, where available. The videos for the full seminar can also be found at https---youtube.com-playlist-list-PLk34nuVPVsTP4n9lVZHe4W8wZNPX1s8yK.
3 Last Days Focus
March 02, 2021 19:46 - 48 minutes - 20.9 MBWho's distracted---We live in an age of distraction. We think this is unique with technological advancement, but Christians were distracted in the first century. Martha was distracted by serving others and Mary not helping her -Luke 10-40-. Peter was distracted by the Apostle John and what John's path would look like -John 21-20-22-. Before he ascended, Jesus made plain what the Apostles should focus on and that they should not be distracted from it.
2 Jesus' Last Words
March 02, 2021 19:43 - 35 minutes - 15.4 MBWhat should we do now---As Jesus was moments away from ascending into Heaven, he gave his Apostles instructions. He told them what they were to do. The Apostles' ministry set the trajectory for his churches and what they are to be doing throughout this age until Jesus comes again.
1 Introduction to Acts
March 02, 2021 19:40 - 34 minutes - 15.1 MBHow did Christianity survive and thrive---Have you ever thought about how unlikely the spread of Christianity was- What began with an itinerant Jewish rabbi and handful of followers in the environs of rural Galilee, teaching from a centuries old collection of scrolls, seemed to climax with the death of the teacher and scattering of his followers, only to become a major worldwide movement with followers from all peoples, places, and walks of life within three decades and continues to this day....
22 God's Word and Mingled Joy
March 02, 2021 02:06 - 31 minutes - 13.7 MBWhat do we do while we wait for joy---Sin mars life on the earth. Joys are mingled with sorrows and ruin never seems far away. Rejoicing is humbled by regret. Boasting is restrained by brooding worries. The writer of Psalm 119 reflects in this last stanza on the reality of mingled joys and sorrows. His closing words are not exultation, but humble prayer acknowledging his helplessness to finish well.
21 God's Word and Treasure
March 02, 2021 01:59 - 33 minutes - 14.7 MBWhat would you give up for a greater treasure---The list is short when count up what we would truly give up our lives for. If we willingly sacrifice, the gain must surpass the worth of what we lost. The writer of Psalm 119 recognized the worth of God's word in this next to last stanza. He rejoiced to find such a priceless treasure.
20 God's Word and Real Help
March 02, 2021 01:54 - 35 minutes - 15.4 MBWhere is my help---Sometimes we take stock of our resources and find ourselves short. Sometimes we make a list of our friends and find it shorter than the list of our enemies. The writer of Psalm 119 was in such a place in this twentieth stanza. This stanza is an urgent cry to God for help.
19 God's Word and Prayer
March 02, 2021 01:48 - 38 minutes - 16.7 MBWho has heard our cry---I am yet to meet the person who describes himself as a champion at prayer. Most of us will admit we do not pray as we would like. Aside from not knowing what to say, or how to say it, we often wonder if we will be heard. The writer of Psalm 119 takes comfort in this nineteenth stanza in the nearness of God and the access he has to cry to him. He draws assurance from God's word that he will be heard and God is near to his children.
18 God's Word is Righteous
March 02, 2021 01:38 - 32 minutes - 14.2 MBWhat about the world---Long ago, David questioned why the heathen rage and why the nations plot emptiness. We might ask why the sun rises or rain falls-it's just the nature of the thing. Likewise, the world is at enmity with God and his word and continually assaults the Bible's rocky shore line with wave after wave. The writer of Psalm 119 recognizes that God's word is unaltered and unaffected by anything man does because God's word is inseparably linked to God himself. The eighteenth stanza ...
17 God's Word and Understanding
March 02, 2021 01:35 - 35 minutes - 15.2 MBWhy---Mankind wrestles with questions about life and why things happen as they do. Some events seem straightforward cause-and-effect, but others remain inexplicable to us. The writer of Psalm 119, in the seventeenth stanza, recognizes the difficulty of understanding life events and sees the importance of understanding God's word for navigating life.
16 God's Word and Waiting
February 15, 2021 21:32 - 19 minutes - 8.76 MBHow do we wait---Most of us are no good at waiting. We would rather be told no than be told to wait. Throughout the Bible and history, people have wrestled with waiting when things seem to be going wrong. Consider Psalm 37 and 73 as David and Asaph were waiting in affliction while the wicked around them seemed to prosper. The writer of Psalm 119 focuses on waiting in the sixteenth stanza. It seems deliverance should have come, but hadn't.
15 God's Word and Enemies
February 15, 2021 21:29 - 32 minutes - 14.2 MBWho shall oppose us---Christianity is not merely an intellectual pursuit, where we politely sit at circular tables, sipping coffee and tea, and thinking things about things. Christianity is following Jesus. It is a way through life surrounded by enemies who are set on destroying your soul. The writer of Psalm 119 is aware of enemies of God's word and is resolved to fight a good fight in this fifteenth stanza.
14 God's Word is a Light
February 15, 2021 21:16 - 38 minutes - 16.6 MBHow shall we see where to go---In the brightness of the noon sun, we don't feel urgency to have a light with us. In the darkness of midnight, we are desperate for a light. Life is the world is mostly a dark background and the writer of Psalm 119 recognizes the need for light. The fourteenth stanza focuses on the guiding light of God's word.
13 God's Word is Wisdom
February 12, 2021 21:24 - 38 minutes - 16.8 MBHow shall we live---Proverbs teaches that wisdom is a way, or a path. This means that having or acquiring wisdom means going a certain way. It means living life in a particular direction. It's not possible to really have wisdom and walk the way of folly. The writer of Psalm 119 praises God's word as wisdom and points out that wisdom means obedience.
12 God's Unchanging Word
February 12, 2021 21:14 - 36 minutes - 15.7 MBWhere do we stand when all around is sand---The world around us seems to be constantly changing. We need a firm foundation and a firm hold to grasp, if we are going to stay upright. The writer of Psalm 119 recognizes and focuses on God's word as firm and unchanging and worth committing oneself to.
11 God's Word and the End of Strength
February 10, 2021 21:31 - 39 minutes - 16.8 MBWhat about when suffering is extended---Suffering well and bearing up under afflictions doesn't mean we cannot, or should not, pray for deliverance. It does mean that we don't turn back from following Jesus. It means we recognize the good in it and submit to God's judgments. We can and should pray for deliverance.--In the eleventh stanza of Psalm 119, the writer seems at the end of his strength and prays for deliverance. Even in extended suffering, the writer acknowledges he still has God's w...
10 God's Word and Afflictions
February 10, 2021 04:34 - 39 minutes - 17.6 MBHow can our suffering benefit others---Afflictions benefit us personally when they correct us or keep us from straying, and when they are for our growth in the word and way of God. The tenth stanza of Psalm 119 focuses on how our sufferings can benefit or others around us. Our suffering cannot atone for sin, whether our sins or the sins of others. Our suffering can benefit others by encouraging our fellow Christians and furthering the Gospel to the lost.
9 God's Word is Good
February 09, 2021 01:41 - 44 minutes - 19.6 MBHow can suffering be good---It's hard for us to comprehend any positive aspect of innocently suffering affliction. God's word assures us that sometimes afflictions are chastisements to correct us for wrong and sometimes afflictions are not for particular wrongs, but rather for our good. The latter afflictions humble us, teach us, and glorify God. Stanza nine of Psalm 119 recognizes good in affliction. There is benefit to correction and instruction, even when they come through afflictions.
8 God's Word and Life on Earth
February 09, 2021 01:38 - 39 minutes - 16.8 MBHow shall we live---When Jesus was led into the wilderness, he fasted for 40 days and nights. Matthew 4-2 seems to state the obvious that he was hungry. The Devil came to him and pointed out the stones on the ground, saying it would be possible for the Son of God to make them be bread. Jesus responded by quoting part of Deuteronomy 8-3- -It is written , Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God- -Matthew 4-4-.--When Jesus went to Samaria, he ...
7 God's Word for the Despondent
February 09, 2021 01:33 - 41 minutes - 18.1 MBWhy Bother---Elijah was an Old Testament prophet during the reign of King Ahab in Israel. The pinnacle of his prophetic career came on Mt. Carmel, where he had the famous showdown with the 450 prophets of Baal. He won the contest and killed all those idolatrous prophets -1 Kings 18-. Jezebel, Ahab's wife, sent word she was going to kill him, so Elijah fled. After fleeing, he sat down under a Juniper tree asked God to take his life -1 Kings 19-4-. He was despondent because he thought he was th...
6 God's Word in Our Mouths
February 09, 2021 01:30 - 39 minutes - 17.2 MBWhat are you afraid of---We've been told for many years that more Americans feared public speaking than anything else. Survey answers have changed in recent years with other things coming ahead of public speaking in the fears department, but it's still there somewhere. From my own experience, most people don't like it, whether it is their number one fear or not. Being put on the spot in front of a group of people is nerve wracking. All eyes and ears are focused on you and the stage is set for...
5 God's Word and the Heart
February 09, 2021 01:27 - 40 minutes - 17.8 MBHis own heart, who can know---We expect and brace for attacks from without, but what about the problems we face from within- Devotion to God's word puts us at cross purposes with the world around us, but the struggle for devotion also comes from within. The heart is fickle and easily divided. Our passions and resolutions are easily diluted by lesser pursuits.--The fifth stanza of Psalm 119 focuses on the internal struggles of the writer and teaches us to look at God's word for the renewing ch...
4 God's Word in Time of Trouble
February 09, 2021 01:18 - 46 minutes - 20.1 MBTried and Failed--Be honest. Have you ever tried to read the whole Bible- Did you do it- All Christians have moments where our thoughts and intentions are high concerning the Bible. Maybe around New Years we think of reading the Bible every day in the upcoming year, and maybe even reading it all the way through. Genesis starts out pretty well, but if we make it out of Exodus, Leviticus will kill our reading plan for sure.--Maybe you realize you need to study the Bible more deeply, but you don...
3 God's Word in Real Life
February 09, 2021 01:13 - 42 minutes - 18.6 MBBeing Tested--Sitting in comfortable chair with a good light, a hot cup of coffee, and an open Bible is not the setting for testing our mettle. It's easy then to have grand thoughts and ample feelings of courage. It's easy to think of how strong our resolve is and find our commitment unimpeachable. Getting out in the real world and finding yourself out of step with the general order of things is a bit different. Facing opposition and hostility around you is very different from sitting in your...
2 The Word Within Us
February 09, 2021 01:10 - 41 minutes - 18.2 MBWhat should we do with God's word---What does God expect us to do with his word---If any of us would write a letter to our family members, we would do so wanting them to read it. God has given us a written word he obviously intends for us to read, study, understand, and keep. This requires effort and patience on our part. Growing in understanding the Bible is a slow and painstaking process. When the writer of this psalm prays not to be forsaken, he acknowledges his need to persevere in this p...
1 Knowing God by His Word
February 09, 2021 01:04 - 43 minutes - 18.9 MBWhat is Psalm 119 about- Psalm 119 is a Hebrew poem, or psalm, expressing gratitude and love for God's written word as the greatest treasure, because we come to know God through his written word. This psalm is about the relationship we have with God through reading and keeping his word.--Out of the 150 Psalms in the Bible, three are explicitly about the Bible, or the Scriptures- Psalm 1, 19, and 119. Psalm 119 is the longest Psalm with 176 verses. It is arranged in 22 stanzas with 8 verses ea...