Biblical Basis for Missions – Old Testament Subjects

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Jeff Jones

What do we mean by #missions? It is simply sharing the #gospel or #goodnews with others. It could be your immediate #neighbor or someone living far from your home. But it is all missions. If missions is about sharing the good news of Jesus Christ, what does the old testament have to do with this activity? In the same way that you cannot have the new testament without the old, the ground work for missions is laid down in the old testament. God created the whole world, so doesn’t that mean that the whole world needs His Son? In Genesis, we see man’s fall. So doesn’t that mean we all need a Savior? Do sinners seek God or does God seek them? As early as Genesis 3:15, we see the plan for reconciling sinful man back to God. What can we learn about missionaries from Noah, from Abraham, and even the Israelites?

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Describing the Defeated

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Jeff Jones

Does #God ever #discipline the #ungodly? How about His own? What happens when we rebel against God? What happens when we go to church but don’t live by God’s word? Trying to live the Christian life in our own power is the definition of defeated. What are the evidences that a Christian is living outside of God’s will? Is there a warning against taking it easy or trimming away parts of the Bible to suit our desires? How can we forget what God is like and expect not to be defeated? Many of the actions God took against His people could have been attributed to the Devil, but the Lord actually did them to bring them back to Himself. So, the next time you are going through trouble, ask yourself, ‘Is this the Devil trying to bring me down or the Lord trying to get my attention?’

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Walk in Love

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Jeff Jones

Last week, we learned how to #walk in the #light. This week, we are learning to walk in #love. When #Jesus was asked what the greatest #commandment is, His answer was about loving God and loving others. Where does love originate? How does it differ from our idea of love? Does Godly love require reciprocity? If we both go for a walk and travel the same distance, will we end up at the same place? Only if we start on the same path from the same point. What proof do we have of God’s love toward us before we even acknowledge Him? How can we possibly emulate that toward others? What are the benefits of getting this right? Truly walking this way tells us what about our standing with God?

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Walk in the Light

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Jeff Jones

Numerous studies have shown that #walking is good for your #health. How should a #Christian walk? ‘In the light’ is the answer. But what does that look like? Does your walk match your talk? Of course, we can’t live a perfect life like our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. So how do we get as close to that example as possible? How can God command us to love one another? Can we do that on our own? Are love and light connected? How does darkness blind people to their own hatred and prejudice? Do you strike the right balance between challenging and encouraging others? Why does the Bible tell us not to love the world and yet also says that God loved the world so much He gave His only Son? What three categories of sin come with the love of the world? How can we nurture a right relationship with the truth?

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Heaven’s Welcoming Committee

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Jeff Jones

What #tools did Jesus tell us to use to make #Heaven a better place? How can Believers use their #money, #time, and #talents to create a welcoming committee for themselves in Heaven? There’s a parable in Luke that Jesus tells and it sounds counter intuitive. It is about a master and a shrewd steward. Who and what is represented in this story? What are we to make of His admonition to be like the steward? How do the children of this world outperform the children of light? Will you have friends waiting for your arrival in Heaven?

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Praise the Lord

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Jeff Jones

#Complaints, #triggers, #fakenews – how do most people choose to express themselves these days? What does the Bible say about how we should expend our mental energy? Does God desire our praise? Is there something built into the human heart that wants to praise? Where should we offer up our praise to the Lord? What are the things for which we should be grateful? Obviously we are thankful for the good things in our life, but how about trials and troubles? The Christian knows the bad times are temporary and opportunities to witness to others. How is breath important to praise?

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Gratitude of the Redeemed

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Jeff Jones

What does the word #redeem mean? It means to purchase back. Why does the #Bible use this term for #salvation? The unsaved are slaves to what? Another thing we are called before being redeemed is lost. God promises to do what when the lost cry out to Him for help? Those without the Lord are compared to prisoners, too. How do these prisoners break free from the condemnation of sin? What is the relationship between sin and sickness? Have you ever noticed in yourself or others the ways of sin tossing people about like sailors on the open sea? Who wouldn’t want a solution to these terrible situations? And once redeemed, who wouldn’t be grateful to the one who saved them?

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Grace to Serve

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Jeff Jones

#Grace is not just a girl’s name. The definition I like is that grace is God’s unmerited favor. Here, Brother Tommy leads us through the passage that ends with, ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.’ That is one of my favorite verses. But what does it mean? What is the purpose of God’s grace? Is it just to save us from damnation, or is there more to it? We are then called to serve, but for whose glory? What did Paul show us about the power of God’s unmerited favor? How can we, like Paul, live contentedly and accomplish great things for the Lord no matter our circumstances?

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