Tree of Life Christian Church

The Lord Who Saved You

David's Son and David's Lord

New Testament Exhortations Part 10

Glorious to the Bone

The Format of the Law

Interpreting Epistles

We continue our series on hermeneutics, the art and science of Biblical interpretation, with principles for interpreting New Testament epistles. Letter writing was common in first century Greco-Roman culture, and the Biblical epistles bear similarities and important differences to other letters of the time. It is important to see that the epistles carry the same authority as the -red letters- of the Bible. The epistles of Paul allowed Paul to project an -apostolic presence- to churches where ...

Eyewitnesses

The Foremost Commandment

Lawful Use of the Law

The Resurrected State

Hermeneutics: Wisdom Literature

In our continuing series on hermeneutics, we look at principles of interpretation for Biblical wisdom literature- Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes. We'll define wisdom, look at the vocabulary of the wisdom literature, how to handle context in the book of Proverbs, the difference between generalized and absolute proverbs, the difference between indicative and imperative proverbs, and other topics.

The Tax Trap

The Ten Commandments

Pastor Tim Bourgeois introduces an ongoing series on the Ten Commandments.

Prophet to Kings

New Testament Exhortations Part 9

Describing the Indescribable

Parable of the Wedding Feast

Open Study 69

In an open Bible study, instead of coming with a prepared study, Pastor Tim answers Bible questions from the congregation. In this study, the questions are- 1- At the Jerusalem Council -Acts 15-19-20-, why did the instruction to the churches include a continuation of some of the Jewish dietary restrictions- 2- Was Ishmael in the covenant of God, but his descendants not in that covenant- 3- Several questions concerning the three persons who visited Abraham on their way to judge Sodom.

The Kingdom Taken and Given

Hermeneutics: Poetry

In the fourth session of our Hermeneutics course, we continue our study of Biblical genres with the genre of poetry. Hebrew poetry conveys emotion in a way that the Historical Narrative genre does not, and examining the parallelism that marks Hebrew poetry helps us enter into the emotional content. Also, we cover the subject of how to treat the imprecatory psalms--those psalms that called for curses on enemies.

The Parable of the Vineyard

New Testament Exhortations Part 8

Feast and Famine

Series Introduction, Letters of John

Parable of Two Sons

Open Study 68

In an open Bible study, instead of coming with a prepared study, Pastor Tim answers Bible questions from the congregation. In this study, the questions are- 1- Various questions concerning the 12-year-old Jesus as He sat among the teachers in the temple, in Luke 2-46-52- 2- Regarding the KJV rendering of 1 Chronicles 28-4, are God's purposes for a person influenced by that person's -likeability-- 3- Regarding 1 Chronicles 28-19, how did the Lord make the temple plans clear in writing to David...

Messianic Authority

Open Study 67

In an open Bible study, instead of coming with a prepared study, Pastor Tim answers Bible questions from the congregation. In this study, the questions are- 1- How should Christians relate to the practice of psychology- 2- How should we interpret Psalm 22-

The Withered Fig Tree

Hermeneutics: Historical Narrative

In the third session of our Hermeneutics course, we begin covering Biblical genres. This session deals with interpretive principles for the genre of Historical Narrative. Christianity is not just a religion that is theoretical--it is tied to historical events. Salvation is revealed to us in an overarching historical story, tied to real events. We'll look at these topics- 1- What is a Biblical philosophy of history- 2- Why is historical narrative different from other genres- 3- The critical tr...

New Testament Exhortations Part 7

Psalms of Ascent Series Overview

Seek His Rule In 2019

Meeting Jesus

Open Study 66

In an open Bible study, instead of coming with a prepared study, Pastor Tim answers Bible questions from the congregation. In this study, the questions are- 1- Does Jeremiah 10-3-4 bear on the custom of having a Christmas tree in one's home- 2- Does each sin that a Christian commits result in a loss of an equivalent heavenly reward- 3- In Acts 16-22-24, why is Timothy not mentioned as being imprisoned with Paul and Silas- 4- In Romans 5-18-19, how should the words -all- and -many- be interpre...

Cleaning House

Hermeneutics: Context, Analogy of Scripture

In the second session on Hermeneutics, we cover the importance of context in interpreting a passage, and the principle of the Analogy of Scripture, or interpreting Scripture with Scripture.

New Testament Exhortations Part 6

Israel Beseiged

Hosanna To The Son Of David

Open Study 65

In an open Bible study, instead of coming with a prepared study, Pastor Tim answers Bible questions from the congregation. In this study, the questions are- 1- A three-part question on the -unforgivable sin-- 2- What should a believer's attitude be concerning religion, generically speaking- 3- What is the purpose of marriage being a civil institution, since marriage began in the Garden of Eden as a spiritual institution-

Worship The Lord

The Lord Has a Vineyard

National Adoption Day

Open Study 64

In an open Bible study, instead of coming with a prepared study, Pastor Tim answers Bible questions from the congregation. In this study, the questions are- 1- If a Christian divorced for reasons other than adultery, then remarried, is their future ministry limited- 2- What does the Bible have to say about kissing before marriage-