The Question of Civil Disobedience
Two Scenarios for Civil Disobedience
- When human government commands something God forbids
- When human government forbids something God commands
7 Guiding Principles Before Civil Disobedience
- Thanksgiving - 1 Thessalonians 5:18
- Forbearance - Romans 12:10
- Obedience - Matthew 22:21; Romans 13:1-7; Titus 3:1-2; 1 Peter 2:13-17
- Stewardship - Acts 16 & 22
- Prayer - 1 Timothy 2:1-3
- Cooperation
- Creativity
Tools for Interpreting Proverbs
5 Tools for Interpreting Proverbs
- Interpret Proverbs by remembering what a proverb is.
- Brief
- Poetic
- Guide to godly living
- Interpret Proverbs as general principles, rather than unconditional promises.
- Interpret Proverbs recognizing that the proverbs generally fall into two literary forms.
- Instructions/commands
- Wisdom sayings
- Interpret Proverbs by understanding parallelism.
- Synonymous parallelism
- Antithetic parallelism
- Emblematic parallelism
- Synthetic parallelism
- Interpret Proverbs with the broader teaching of scripture.
The Wisdom of Solomon is Ours for the Taking
Series: The Wisdom of Solomon
7 ways that we — like Solomon — can be wise.
- Hear the call of wisdom
- Recognize the need for wisdom
- We must persue the source of wisdom
- We must exercise the power of wisdom
- Expect a testimony of wisdom
- Remember the purpose of wisdom
- Believe the fulfillment of wisdom
"God, I Will Rejoice In You No Matter What"
Part 6 of the series Living By Faith When I Don't Like God's Plan
"God, I Will Remember Your Saving Power"
Part 5 of the series Living By Faith When I Don't Like God's Plan
"God, Your Justice and Glory will Prevail"
Part 4 of the series Living By Faith When I Don't Like God's Plan
"God, I Need To Trust You"
Part 3 of the series Living By Faith When I Don't Like God's Plan
"God, You Need to Do Something...Else"
Part 2 of the series Living By Faith When I Don't Like God's Plan
"God, You Need To Do Something"
Part 1 of the series Living By Faith When I Don't Like God's Plan
Spirit-Controlled Submission
Controlled by the Spirit you can fulfill your God-given role submissively.
God's Unfolding Plan
Text: Matthew 21:1-11
Theme: God is unfolding His plan whether we see it or not. The focus of this plan is Jesus.
Four Unfailing Promises
Four Unfailing Promises
- God's love for me will never change
- God's purpose for me is Christ-likeness
- God's grace for me is all sufficient
- God's word for me is the final right answer
God's Calling
Text: Ephesians 5
Theme: God's Calling …in building his church through Jesus Christ for his own glory.
- Read Ephesians 5:8 and then study light in the following texts: Prov 4:18; Isaiah 60:1; Matt 5:13-16; John 8:12; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 1 John 1:5-7
- Look through the Ephesian letter to see the number of uses of the idea of “fullness”: 1:23; 3:19; 4:10; 4:13
- How does 1 Peter 1:13-16 echo Ephesians 4-5?
- Read Titus 3:8 as further commentary on Eph 5:11-16.
God's Design
Text: Ephesians 4
Theme: God’s Design …in building his church through Jesus Christ for his own glory.
- Let your eyes fall on multiple uses of the word “all” and the word “one” in verses 1-6. Can you see how this shapes a foundation for unity?
- Read Psalm 133. You will encounter “unity” in v.1, and what is found at the very end of the Psalm? How are these two ideas connected?
- Think of one person to show special kindness to today.
God's Reconciliation
Text: Ephesians 2:11-3:21
Theme: God's reconciliation ...in building his church through Jesus Christ for his own glory.
- Consider the Old Testament revelation of God’s plan to save his people out of all the nations. We see the hope of reconciliation in: Genesis 12:3, 22:18, 26:4, 28:14; Psalm 67 & 72; Isaiah 11:10, 49:6, 60:1-3; Hosea 1:10; Amos 9:11-12
- Add to that Ephesians 2:11-22 and Colossians 1:18-23.
God's Grace
Text: Ephesians 2:1-10
Theme: God's grace...in his plan to build his church through Jesus Christ for his own glory.
- Make this week a study of good works. Nail down the place of good works before salvation from Ephesians 2:8-9.
- Now look over a number of verses that show you the place of good works once you have believed in Jesus for salvation. James 2:17-26 is a summary of true faith lived out with good works. See also: Colossians 1:10; 2 Timothy 3:17; Titus 2:14 and 3:1, 8.
God's Sovereignty
Text: Ephesians 1
Theme: God's Sovereignty
- We sang Come, Behold the Wondrous Mystery together on Sunday. Look it up online; listen to it; learn it; use it to worship. God’s made known the mystery to you!
- Take a survey trip through the book of Ephesians following the word “mystery.” Paul uses it in the letter seven different times (1:9, 3:3, 3:4, 3:6, 3:9, 5:32, 6:19); from these, build a working definition of “mystery.”
Seeing Christ in the “Goat That Departs”
Text: Leviticus 16
Theme: Seeing Christ in the “goat that departs”
- Perhaps the clearest correlation of the atoning work of the scapegoat is found between Leviticus 16:21 and Isaiah 53:4-6. What sounds familiar in these two passages? What similar action occurs?
- Also, you should find a common between Leviticus 16:21-28 and Hebrews 13:11-13.
- Think your way through Hebrews 9:6-14