Directors:
David and Lisa Slattery
Instructors:
John Young &
Jason Swiggart
When:
9:30-10:30am Sundays
Where:
The Fellowship Center
Houston's First Baptist Church

Welcome to The Bridge Class at HFBC!

Who We Are:
We're a couples’ class of 40-somethings (give-or-take a few or more years)!

What We Do:
Our goal is to build bridges (thus, "The Bridge" Class) and forge strong friendships with each other as we continue to grow in our walk with the Lord.

Why We’re Here:
Our desire is to grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ through the study of His Word and to foster active involvement in a community of people who live and love one another in a manner that displays God’s character to each other and the world around us.

Encourage one another and build each other up. (1 Thessalonians 5:11)

Contents:

Class Directory
Announcements Verse of the Day
Donut Duty Class Recipes
Opportunities Class Member Links
Lesson Passages Good Stuff
Recommended Reading Contacts


Announcements:


Donut Duty:

August 1 Gary & Cindi Humphrey
James & Michelle Mayes
August 8 Jim Jones
Jason & Paige Swiggart
August 15 unassigned
August 22 Jimmy & Molly Glotfelty
August 29 Chuck & Susan Klapesky
September 5 unassigned
September 12 Don & Melinda Madison
September 19 Doug & Karen Willingham
September 26 Buzz & Andre Stagg
October 3 David & Susan Metcalf
October 10 unassigned
October 17 Mark & Debbie Rister

Opportunities:



Our goal is to build bridges (thus, 'The Bridge' Class) and forge strong friendships with each other as we continue to grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ through the study of His Word and to foster active involvement in a community of people who live and love one another in a manner that displays God’s character to each other and the world around us. In other words, we seek to 'Gather our Hearts, Grow our Souls, and Give our Lives'.

Effective bridges are structures made up of many different parts all working in a unified design to bring together (connect) two points separated by some obstacle.

In the Bridge Class, there are many opportunities to be a part of 'the Bridge'. These opportunities are briefly outlined below, and it is our desire to see everyone prayerfully consider a role in the Bridge Class!

  • Directors - Administer the activity of the class. Recruit, organize and equip the workers in the class.
  • Teachers - Help members grow in their knowledge and understanding of God’s Word.
  • Bridge team Leaders - Help provide connections between members through regular communications, prayer, ministry and gathering together in small groups.
  • Outreach Coordinator - Make contact with visitors to The Bridge class. Coordinate with Bridge Teams to contact and cultivate relationships with visitors.
  • Missions Coordinator - Help class members 'Give' through mission opportunities such as Houston Project, the Faith Center, adopting missionaries, and mission trips.
  • Women's Ministry Coordinator - Facilitate opportunities for women to connect with other women through fellowship, Bible study and other church-wide women’s ministry activities.
  • Men's Ministry Coordinator - Facilitate opportunities for men to connect with other men through fellowship, Bible study and other church-wide men’s ministry activities.
  • Prayer Leaders - Lead prayer for class needs, write notes of encouragement and lead class prayer time.
  • Fellowship Coordinators - Plan opportunities for class-wide fellowship and social activities.
  • Hospitality Coordinators - Help create a welcoming class environment with friendly greeters and organizing Sunday morning refreshments.
  • Secretary - Keep class attendance records on Sunday mornings and provide visitor information to outreach leaders.
  • Communications Coordinators - Help class members stay informed of class activities, prayer needs and other communications through class website, emails and newsletters.



Pray For Our Troops
Daily
8:00pm
Pray For Our Troops

In WWII, there was an advisor to Churchill who organized a group of people who dropped what they were doing every night at a prescribed hour for one minute to collectively pray for the safety of England, its people and peace.

Each evening at 9:00 PM Eastern Time (8:00 PM Central) (6:00 PM Pacific), stop whatever you are doing and spend one minute praying for the safety of our troops.



Lift
Ongoing Lift - HFBC's on-line prayer database. Please visit regularly to pray for those in need.

Wednesday
Mornings
6-7am
IHOP
I-10 & Washington
Men's Wednesday Morning Study @ IHOP

Currently going through the book of Matthew. Study led by Fred Warren & Mark Miranda.


Sundays
5:15pm
room 145
Heartfire

Weekly bible study for women of all ages. Study led by Bridge Class member Teena Haines.


Friday
July 30
7:00am-7:00pm
HFBC
Road Trip to Galveston
Family Mission Trip: Galveston

Team Leader: Chad Overton

Cost: $40 per person, maximum amount any one family pays will be $160 per family. Partial and full scholarships are available through the missions office.

Children who have completed K-5th grades and their family. Families will meet at Houston's First at 7 am on Friday for breakfast burritos and then load onto the bus with parents and chaperones following in their own vehicles as we head to Galveston for a one day mission trip. Maximum number of people allowed on the trip is 100.

Register online


Mission Trips
Visit HoustonsFirst.org/MissionTrips to learn about these opportunities to give your life on the mission field.

  • Cuba - Oasis (Jul 24-31)
  • Boston, MA (Jul 26-Aug 2)
  • Brazil (Aug 6-15)
  • Scotland (Aug 6-15)
  • Honduras - Living Water (Oct 16-23)


Lesson Passages:

Date Passage(s) Theme Instructor
July 25, 2010
- lesson audio
- listening guide
Psalm 56
Matthew 5:11-12
Acts 5:41
"Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 56" Jason
July 18, 2010
- lesson audio
- listening guide
Psalm 121
Jude 1:24-25
"Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 121" Jason
If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat
by John Ortberg
July 11, 2010
- lesson audio
Psalm 90
Numbers 13
Numbers 14
"Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 90" John Fosdick
July 4, 2010
- lesson audio
- listening guide
Psalm 95
Romans 12:1-2
Matthew 4:1-10
Hebrews 13:15
"Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 95" Jason
Recommended Reading:
Sacred Pathways
by Gary Thomas
The Air I Breathe: Worship as a Way of Life
by Louie Giglio
June 27, 2010
- lesson audio
- listening guide
Psalm 84
Psalm 51:10
"Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 84" Jason
June 20, 2010
- lesson audio
- listening guide
Psalm 29 "Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 29" Jason
June 13, 2010
Psalm 1
Proverbs 3:13
Proverbs 8:34
Proverbs 20:7
Proverbs 28:14
2 Chronicles 7:14
"Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 1" Gary Manuel
June 6, 2010
- lesson audio
- listening guide
Psalm 19
Romans 1:20
Psalm 1:2
Romans 7:14
1 Corinthians 2:14-16
Psalm 119:105
"Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 19" Jason
Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication
by Chuck Swindoll
May 30, 2010
- lesson audio
Acts 17:1-9
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Ephesians 2:8-9
1 John 3:18
2 Corinthians 4:14-18
"Live Out Loud" Dean Townsend
- Dean's Hand Out
Live Out Loud
- Steven Curtis Chapman
Jesus Freak
- DC Talk
May 23, 2010
1 Corinthians 12 "Team Bridge"
(part 3)
Jason
May 16, 2010
Mark 16:19-20
1 Corinthians 9:19-27
1 Corinthians 12:12-27
"Team Bridge"
(part 2)
Jason
Definition: bridge
  • a thing that provides a connection between two points
  • provides passage over a gap or barrier
Take away points:
  1. A body consists of many parts because there is in it an essential unity that comes in the body.
  2. There is an "I", a personality, that gives unity to the body (ex: "I" have a pain in my finger.). What the "I" is to the body, Christ is to the Church.
  3. It is in Him that all the diverse parts find their unity.
May 9, 2010
Luke 5:17-26
Mark 16:19-20
Mark 4:24
"Team Bridge" Jason
May 2, 2010
Mark 16:9-20
Luke 8:2
Matthew 28:17
John 20:28
Luke 24:13-35
Matthew 28:16
John 3:16-18
Acts 28:3-6
Acts 1:8
The Resurrection John
"But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:14-17
Recommended Reading:
The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable?
by F.F. Bruce
(on-line book)
April 25, 2010
Mark 16:1-8
Mark 15:42-
Luke 23:56
Matthew 28:11-15
Romans 10:17
The Resurrection John
April 18, 2010
Mark 15:21-41
Romans 16:13
Acts 13:1
John 12:32
Psalm 22
The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus Jason
April 11, 2010
Mark 15:1-20
Luke 23:1-2
Galatians 6:7-8
Jesus Brought Before Pilate Jason
April 4, 2010 Easter - No Bible Study
March 28, 2010
Mark 14:26-15:20
Luke 22:31-34
Isaiah 51:17
John 15:1-17
Mark 10:28
Mark 14:30
Christ is Arrested/Peter's Denial John
March 21, 2010
Mark 14:12-26
Luke 22:17-20
1 Corinthians 11:17-29
Galatians 2:20
Psalm 115-118
Psalm 113-114(before meal)
The Lord's Supper Jason
March 14, 2010
Mark 15:22-39
Luke 13:39-49
John 19:17-27
John 3:16
Psalm 22
John 10:11-18
The Crucifixion and Death of Christ Mike David
Recommended Reading:
The Heart of the New Testament
by H.I. Hester
March 7, 2010
Mark 14:1-21
  1. Mary did a beautiful thing. verse 3, verse 8-9
  2. Mary did a wasteful thing in the eyes of the world. Deuteronomy 15:4-6,11
    • Do you see yourself here?
  3. Mary did a prophetic thing. (verses: 8:31, 9:31, 10:32-34)
  4. Look Who's in control (verses 1-2, 10-11, 12-18)
  5. Yet, there is betrayal. (verses 19-20)
  6. And it's all according to Scripture (verse 21)
Mark 14:4 versus John 17:12 - The Hebrew word used for "lost" in John 17:12 is the same Hebrew word used for "waste" in Mark 14:4.
  • We study and read the Word so that the fear of seeing ourselves in "is it I?" in verse 19 will drive us to the worship of verse 3.
  • And also to identify the "some" in verse 4 and drive them to repentance in verse 19
  • "Were You There When They Crucified My God?"
Mary Annoints Jesus / Judas Betrays Jesus John
February 28, 2010
Mark 13:3-37
Daniel 9:27
Daniel 11:31
Daniel 12:1
Keep Watch Jason
February 21, 2010
Mark 13:1-2 The Stone the Builders Rejected John
  1. The Stone Has Been Rejected
    Mark 11:11-12:44
  2. Yet the Disciple Seeks Comfort From the Stones of the Temple
  3. The Stone Will Ultimately Judge the Temple & Its Builders
    2 Corinthians 5:21
    Ephesians 2:19-22
    Hebrews 3:1-14
February 14, 2010
Mark 13 Valentine's Day / Signs of the End of the Age Jason
The Five Love Languages:
  1. Physical Touch
  2. Gifts
  3. Time
  4. Words of Encouragement
  5. Service
The 5 Love Languages
by Dr. Gary Chambers
If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat
by John Ortberg
February 7, 2010
Mark 12:35-44
Ezekiel 23:23-24
1 Corinthians 3:12-15
Luke 17:5-10
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Who's Son is The Christ? / The Widow's Offering John
January 31, 2010
Mark 12:28-34
Mark 11:15-19
Hosea 6
Psalm 40
Romans 5:8
The Greatest Commandment Gary Manuel
January 24, 2010
Mark 12:18-27
Deuteronomy 25:5-10
Genesis 2:18
Exodus 3 & 4
Marriage at the Resurrection Jason
January 17, 2010
Mark 12:13-17
Mark 11:27
Romans 12:1-2
2 Corinthians 1:21-22
Paying Taxes to Caesar/God Values Life Jason
January 10, 2010
Mark 11:27-Mark 12:12
Malachi 3:1
Mark 1:4-8
Deuteronomy 6:1-15
Joshua 24:13-15
Hebrews 13:12
Isaiah 5:1-7
Romans 11:17-22
Luke 20:9-18
The Authority of Jesus Questioned / The Parable of the Tenants John
January 3, 2010
Mark 11:20-26
1 John 5:14
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Matthew 5:23-24
John 17:20-23
Ephesians 4:31-32
Matthew 18:23-35
God Uses Our Prayers John
Three examples of God using prayer:
  1. Ezekiel 36:37-38
  2. Genesis 20:7
  3. Matthew 9:35-38
Paul's Prayers:
Recommended Reading:
A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers
by D.A. Carson
December 20, 2009
Mark 11:20-26
Mark 14:36
The Withered Fig Tree John
December 13, 2009 Mark 11:12-25
Jesus Clears the Temple / The Withered Fig Tree Jason
December 6, 2009
Mark 11:1-11
John 12:8-19
Zachariah 9:9
Jesus' Triumphal Entry Jason
Jesus Was Deliberate in Four Ways:
  1. Timing - He did not avoid the crowd's attention this time, unlike in the past.
  2. The Colt - He gave the disciples very specific instructions about the colt that he was to ride on.
  3. The Message That He Was Sending - Acknowledging Himself as Messiah/fulfillment of prophesy
  4. In His Task - He came to only assess the temple this time.
November 22, 2009
Mark 10:46-52
Mark 10:35-36
What Do You Want Me to Do For You? Jason
November 15, 2009
Mark 10:32-45
Mark 8:27-29
Mark 1:1
Mark 7:17
Mark 8:22-26
Christ's Example of Humility Jason
Jesus predicts his betrayal:
  1. Mark 8:31-32
  2. Mark 9:30-32
  3. Mark 10:32-34
Four Themes from the Lesson:
  1. Humility - Christ's example
  2. Suffering - If you're going to follow Christ, expect suffering.
  3. Servanthood - We are called to serve and not be served.
  4. To love and be like the lowly ones
Summary Points:
  1. Humility is glad that God gets all the credit for choosing us, so that we boast only in Him and not in man.
  2. Humility happily admits that everything we have is a free gift from God.
  3. Humility is glad to affirm that God sovereignly governs our heartbeats, our safe arrivals and our non-arrivals.
  4. The root of Christian humility is the Gospel, that Christ died for our sins.
  5. Humility gives itself away in serving everyone, rather than seeking to be served.
  6. Humility is glad to affirm that this service is true greatness.
The 'Gates of Hell':
November 8, 2009
James 1:27
Eph 1:5
Rom 8:15
1 Peter 3:15-17
Mark 10:17-34
Psalms 34:8
Matthew 13:44-46
Collosians 3:1-4
Philippians 3:7-9
Matthew 6:19-24
Hebrews 10:34,11:24-26,11:39-12:2
Mark 4:18-19
Luke 14:25-33
Philippians 3:12-14
Ephesians 1:15-18
Orphans / The Rich Young Man Pt 2 / John
Click for video shown in class
November 1, 2009
Mark 10:13-31
Mark 9:36-37
The Little Children and Jesus / The Rich Young Man John
October 25, 2009
Mark 9:49-50
Mark 10:1-12
Leviticus 2:13
Numbers 18:19
Hebrews 12:3-17
Deuteronomy 24:1-4
Genesis 1:17, 2:18-24
Matthew 5:31-32,19:1-9
Malachi 2:14
Ephesians 5:22-30
John 4:18
Marriage and Divorce John
October 18, 2009
Mark 9:42-48
Ephesians 6:4
1 Thessalonians 5:22
1 Corinthians 6:12
Warning Against Causing to Sin Jason
In this passage:
  • Hands = Things we do.
  • Feet = Places we go.
  • Eyes = Things we see/desire.
October 11, 2009
Mark 9:38-41
Mark 9:14
Matthew 12:30
Numbers 11:26-29
1 Corinthians 9:19-22
1 Corinthians 10:31-33
Philippians 1:14-18
Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us Jason
Recommended Reading:
It's Not About Me
by Max Lucado
October 4, 2009 Mark 9:30-37
Mark 8:31-38
Who is Greatest? Jason
  1. Nobody act big.
  2. Nobody act small.
  3. Everybody act medium.
by Leslie B. Flynn quoted in:
Stories for the Heart
by Alice Gray
September 27, 2009
Mark 9:14-29
Exodus 32
1 Kings 18:16-
Mark 5:1-20
Mark 6:7
Ephesians 5:6-7
John 9:1-3
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
John 11:1-16
Mark 14:32-42
Job 1:21
Psalm 139:15-16
Romans 8:28
John 16:33
Luke 13
Col 3:10-17
The Healing of a Boy with an Evil Spirit John
The Transfiguration:
The Transfiguration
Painting by Raphael Sanzio
September 20, 2009
Mark 9:2-13
Psalm 2:7
Genesis 22:2
Deuteronomy 18:15
Deuteronomy 6:4
2 Corinthians 3:5,6,18
The Transfiguration Jason
Recommended Reading:
It's Not About Me
by Max Lucado
September 13, 2009
Mark 8:1-38
Romans 10:13-17
Psalm 23
John 10:11
1 Corinthians 10:17
John 6:48
Isaiah 53
Isaiah 6:9-10
Luke 23:8
Acts 11:26
Ephesians 1:17-19
The Bread of Life John
Recommended Reading:
Don't Waste Your Life
by John Piper
free on-line book

When I Don't Desire God
by John Piper
free on-line book
September 6, 2009
Mark 7:31-37
James 5:14-16
Are You Amazed? Jason
Video shown in class:
Book mentioned by Jason:
Couplehood
by Paul Reiser
August 30, 2009
Mark 7:14-30
Matthew 12:22-28
Isaiah 29:13
Isaiah 66:2
Proverbs 3:34
James 4:6
Clean and Unclean (Part II) John
Recommended Reading:
Humility: True Greatness
by C.J. Mahaney
August 23, 2009
Mark 7:1-13
Titus 3:1-6
Ephesians 3
1 Peter 2:13-
2 Timothy 2:24-26
Clean and Unclean John
August 16, 2009
Mark 6:45-52
John 6:15
Jesus Walks on the Water Jason
6 Applications:
  1. Are you in the fourth watch?
  2. Take courage - the first watch always comes back around
  3. Where do you find courage?
  4. Jesus: "It is I" and "I Am" - He is able
  5. Jesus didn't respond to disciples' prior request - He just came to them.
  6. Have you allowed Jesus to get into your boat?
August 9, 2009
Mark 6:30-44
John 6:1-6
Mark 6:8
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand Jason
Jewish Prayer:

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, ruler of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth.

August 2, 2009
Mark 6:30-34
Mark 6:7-13
Retreating with the Lord Jason
Quotes:

"The Christian life is a continuous going into the presence of God from the presence of men and coming out into the presence of men from the presence of God."

"It may well be that the whole trouble in our lives is that we give God no opportunity to speak to us, because we do not know how to be still and to listen. We give God no time to recharge us with spiritual energy and strength because there is no time when we wait upon the Lord. How can we shoulder life's burdens if we have no contact with Him who is the Lord of all good life? How can we do God's work unless in God's strength and how can we receive His strength unless we seek in quietness and, in loneliness, the presence of God."

July 26, 2009
Mark 6:14-29
Mark 1:4-8
Leviticus 18:16
Matt 11:1-15
1 Kings 16:29-33
1 Kings 18:17-19
1 Kings 19:1-3
Malachi 4:1-6
Luke 1:16-17
Luke 23:6-12
Hebrews 2:1
The Death of John the Baptist John
July 19, 2009 Mark 6:6-13
Matthew 10:1-29
Luke 12:11-12
2 Corinthians 5:17
Sheep Among Wolves Dean
John MacArthur sermon:
Sheep Among Wolves
Part 1
Part 2
July 12, 2009 Mark 6:6-13
Ecclesiastes 4:9
Matt 10:1-16
Matt 7:6
2 Corinthians 5:11
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Dean
Application Points:
  • He sent them out two by two.
  • This provided accountability and mutual encouragement.
Assignment:
July 5, 2009 Mark 6:1-6
Matthew 13:53-58
Mark 1:27
A Prophet Without Honor Jason
June 28, 2009 Mark 5:21-43
Mark 4:41
Mark 5:15
Mark 5:33
Mark 5:36
Ezekiel 36:26
What do you need from Jesus? John
Application Points:
  • We all have the same need: Payment/forgiveness for our sins.
  • Jesus came to bring us salvation from our sins, not healing from earthly afflictions.
June 21, 2009 Mark 5:1-20
Ephesians 5:25
The Healing of a Demon-possessed Man John
Application Point:

With regard to Ephesians 5:25 - How are you doing?

Recommended Reading:

The Student, the Fish and Aggasiz (article)
by The Student

June 14, 2009 Mark 4:30-34 Parable of the Mustard Seed Jason
Mark 4:35-41 Jesus Calms the Storm
Application Points:
  1. Being a friend of Jesus doesn't exempt us from storms in life - the disciples went from "All is well, to all is Hell"
  2. What was the profession of these disciples? Fishermen; We need him in the greatest place of our competency.
  3. The things that threaten me most are under God's mastery - the one who loves me!
  4. God's delay DOES NOT EQUAL God's indifference
  5. The peace with which we experience storms make people marvel
  6. Our sleep is indifference - Jesus' sleep is not.
Recommended Reading:
If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat
by John Ortberg
June 7, 2009 Mark 4:21-25
Ephesians 2:1-7
1 Timothy 1:14-16
Isaiah 42:3-4
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
2 Timothy 1:5-6
Hebrews 12:3
Hebrews 8:10
2 Peter 3:14
How's Your Flame? John
John's homework:

Camp out in Hebrews 12:12-13

From "Mental Conflict" by John Bunyan

But one day, as I was passing into the field, and that too with some dashes on my conscience, fearing lest yet all was not right, suddenly this sentence fell upon my soul, Your righteousness is in heaven; and methought with it all, I saw, with the eyes of my soul, Jesus Christ at God’s right hand; there, I say, as my righteousness; so that wherever I was, or whatever I was doing, God could not say to me that He wants my righteousness, for that was just before Him. I also saw, moreover, that it was not my good frame of heart that made my righteousness better, nor yet my bad frame that made my righteousness worse; for my righteousness was Jesus Christ Himself, the same yesterday, today, and forever (Heb 13:8).

Now did my chains fall off my legs indeed. I was loosed from my afflictions and irons; my temptations also fled away; so that, from that time, those dreadful Scriptures of God left off to trouble me; now went I also home rejoicing, for the grace and love of God. So when I came home, I looked to see if I could find that sentence, Your righteousness is in heaven, but could not find such a saying; wherefore my heart began to sink again, only that was brought to my remembrance, He is made unto us of God, wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption (1 Cor 1:30). By this word I saw the other sentence true.

For by this Scripture I saw that the man Christ Jesus, as He is distinct from us, as touching His bodily presence, so He is our righteousness and sanctification before God. Here therefore I lived, for some time, very sweetly at peace with God through Christ. Oh! methought, Christ! Christ! there was nothing but Christ that was before my eyes: I was not now only for looking upon this and the other benefits of Christ apart, as of His blood, burial, or His resurrection, but considering Him as a whole Christ! as He in whom all these, and all other virtues, relations, offices, and operations met together, and that He sat on the right hand of God in heaven.

’Twas glorious to me to see His exaltation, and the worth and prevalency of all His benefits, and that because now I could look from myself to Him, and would reckon that all those graces of God that now were green in me, were yet but like those cracked groats and fourpence- half-pennies that rich men carry in their purses, when their gold is in their trunks at home! Oh! I saw my gold was in my trunk at home! In Christ, my Lord and Savior. Now Christ was all; all my righteousness, all my sanctification, and all my redemption.

May 31, 2009 Mark 4:21-25
Genesis 1:3-4
Mark 4:3
Matthew 5:14
A Lamp on a Stand Jason
Application Points:
  • The sower was given the seed.
  • We were given the light in Christ.
  • He reveals to us missed opportunities to let our light shine.
  • Don't hide your light!
May 24, 2009 Mark 4:1-9 Parable of the Sower Jason
Discussion Questions:
What is the seed?
What is the growing process?
Can you elaborate on these types of ground?
  • Along the path: How does the devil take away the word from their hearts?
  • Among the rocks: What do the rocks represent? Why do you suppose they fell away?
  • Among the thorns: How do these things "choke" the Christian life? What are indications of maturity?
  • On good soil: What are the common characteristics between soil which is good from growing plants and those who not only receive the message well, but also produce fruitfulness after much perseverance?
How can people in the first three develop good soil?
And how can those on the good soil maintain the condition of their soil?
Among which type of soil or soils represent the redeemed?
What type of soil are you growing on?
May 17, 2009 Mark 3:20-35
Mark 1:15
Matthew 12:32
Romans 2:4
2 Corinthians 7:9
Blaspheming the Holy Spirit John
May 10, 2009 Mark 3:7-35
Mark 1:15
Mark 1:38
1 Corinthians 11:1
John 2:23
John 6:66-71
Our Real Need John
May 3, 2009 Mark 2:23-3:6
Leviticus 23:22
Deuteronomy 23:25
Exodus 34:21
Exodus 31:15
Leviticus 24:5-9
1 Samuel 21:1-7
1 Samuel 22:6-23
Jesus & David John
Points:
  1. Jesus parallels David
  2. Pharisees parallel Edomites
Recommended reading:
Making Room For Life:
Trading Chaotic Lifestyles for Connected Relationships

by Randy Frazee
The Rest of God:
Restoring Your Soul by Restoring Sabbath

by Mark Buchanan

Resting on God:

O God, most high, most glorious, the thought of Thine infinite serenity cheers me, for I am toiling and moiling, troubled and distressed, but Thou art for ever at perfect peace. Thy designs cause thee no fear or care of unfulfilment, they stand fast as the eternal hills. Thy power knows no bond, Thy goodness no stint. Thou bringest order out of confusion, and my defeats are Thy victories: The Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

I come to Thee as a sinner with cares and sorrows, to leave every concern entirely to Thee, every sin calling for Christ's precious blood; revive deep spirituality in my heart; let me live near to the great Shepherd, hear His voice, know its tones, follow its calls. Keep me from deception by causing me to abide in the truth, from harm by helping me to walk in the power of the Spirit. Give me intenser faith in the eternal verities, burning into me by experience the things I know; Let me never be ashamed of the truth of the gospel, that I may bear its reproach, vindicate it, see Jesus as its essence, know in it the power of the Spirit.

Lord, help me, for I am often lukewarm and chill; unbelief mars my confidence, sin makes me forget Thee. Let the weeds that grow in my soul be cut at their roots; grant me to know that I truly live only when I live to Thee, that all else is trifling. Thy presence alone can make me holy, devout, strong and happy. Abide in me, gracious God.

Bonus Teaching: James 1:2-6
Ephesians 1:15-23
Waiting on The Lord John
April 26, 2009 Mark 2:17-22
Matthew 28:18-20
Matthew 6:17-18
Acts 13:1-3
Acts 14:23
Called to Action Jason
Points:
  1. Provoke = called forth into action
  2. Fast with a true heart, not for public appearance.
Recommended reading:
Celebration of Discipline
by Richard Foster

'Next step' by Melissa Greene
April 19, 2009 Mark 2:13-17
Luke 5:27-28
Matthew 5:3
What is Christ calling you to? Jason
Questions:
  1. What does following Him today look like for you?
  2. What do you need to leave behind?
  3. What relationships do you need to invite Jesus to be part of?
  4. What's holding you back?
Recommended reading:
The Jesus I Never Knew
by Philip Yancey
April 12, 2009 Easter Sunday - no bible study
April 5, 2009 Mark 2:1-12
Isaiah 53
Forgiveness of Our Sins John
March 29, 2009 Mark 1:35-45
2 Kings 5:7
2 Kings 5:10-
Numbers 12:13
Leviticus 13:3,45-46
Numbers 5:2-4
Leviticus 14:1-20
Matthew 11:1-6
Luke 4:16-21,27
Daniel 7:13-14
Jesus Heals Lepers John
March 22, 2009 Mark 1:21-34 Jesus Heals Sick and Drives Out Evil Spirits Jason
March 15, 2009 Psalm 74
Mark 1:12-20
Genesis 3 (esp v 23-24)
Exodus 15:22-
Mark 1:31
Phillipians 2:5-11
James 4:7
1 Peter 5:9
Galatians 4:1-4
Ephesians 1:8-10
John 1:40-41
Luke 5:1-11
Jeremiah 16:15-17
Psalm 33:9
Mark 1:25,2:14,4:39,5:41,7:34,11:14,11:20,15:38-39
1 Kings 19:19-21
The Temptation of Christ John
March 8, 2009 Mark 1:8-11
John 1:33
The Baptism of Christ Jason
Points:
  • Declaration - Jesus' profession of Faith
  • Dedication - to the mission from His Father
  • Demonstration - of Jesus' committment to die on the cross
March 1, 2009 Mark 1:1-8
Acts 10:34-43
The Gospel of Mark Jason
Points:
  • Words of Peter as recorded by John Mark
  • Thought to be the first of the synoptic gospels written
  • Synoptic gospels = Matthew, Mark & Luke
  • Written to the gentiles in about 65 AD
February 22, 2009 Psalm 42-43
Ephesians 2:19-22
Ephesians 5:13-14
John 17:17
1 Peter 1:22-25
Romans 8:26-27
1 John 3:1-2
Collosians 3:1-4
Is It Well With Your Soul? John
February 15, 2009 John 21:15-25
2 Corinthians 5:17
Peter Learns About Agape Jason
February 8, 2009 Galatians 6:11-18
Luke 17:7-10
Galatians 5:19-23
Galatians Wrap Up Jason
"Fear Factors" keeping us from living to please God instead of man:
  • Good Impression - worrying about what others think
  • Safety - fear of pursecution
  • National (Family) Identity - especially in families from other faiths
Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
by Fancis Chan and Danae Yankoski
Book mentioned in class discussion.
February 1, 2009 Galatians 6:1-10
Psalm 25
Hebrews 10:35-12:12
Don’t live to just get in the door... John
Don't Waste Your Life
by John Piper
free on-line book
January 25, 2009 Galatians 6:1-10
Ephesians 4:1-3,11-16
Galatians 5:22
Doing Good to All John
January 18, 2009 Galatians 5:22-26 Walking in the Spirit - cont'd Jason
January 11, 2009 Galatians 5:16-26
Romans 1:29
Walking in the Spirit Jason
January 4, 2009 Galatians 5:7-15
2 Thessalonians 3:4-5
Philippians 1:6
Ephesians 1:13-15
Freedom: through love serve one another
Spurgeon's Morning and Evening, Jan 4th:
Persevere! John
"Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 3:18
"Grow in grace"; not in one grace only, but in all grace. Grow in that root-grace, faith. Believe the promises more firmly than you have done. Let faith increase in fulness, constancy, simplicity. Grow also in love. Ask that your love may become extended, more intense, more practical, influencing every thought, word, and deed. Grow likewise in humility. Seek to lie very low, and know more of your own nothingness. As you grow downward in humility, seek also to grow upward —having nearer approaches to God in prayer and more intimate fellowship with Jesus. May God the Holy Spirit enable you to "grow in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour." He who grows not in the knowledge of Jesus, refuses to be blessed. To know him is "life eternal," and to advance in the knowledge of him is to increase in happiness. He who does not long to know more of Christ, knows nothing of him yet. Whoever hath sipped this wine will thirst for more, for although Christ doth satisfy, yet it is such a satisfaction, that the appetite is not cloyed, but whetted. If you know the love of Jesus—as the hart panteth for the water-brooks, so will you pant after deeper draughts of his love. If you do not desire to know him better, then you love him not, for love always cries, "Nearer, nearer." Absence from Christ is hell; but the presence of Jesus is heaven. Rest not then content without an increasing acquaintance with Jesus. Seek to know more of him in his divine nature, in his human relationship, in his finished work, in his death, in his resurrection, in his present glorious intercession, and in his future royal advent. Abide hard by the Cross, and search the mystery of his wounds. An increase of love to Jesus, and a more perfect apprehension of his love to us is one of the best tests of growth in grace. Spurgeon, C. H. (2006). Morning and evening : Daily readings (Complete and unabridged; New modern edition.) (January 4 AM). Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers.
December 28, 2008 No Bible Study
December 21, 2008 Galatians 5:1-6
Isaiah 61:1-2
Luke 4:16-19
For what purpose did Christ set us free?
For freedom!
Freedom in Christ Jason
December 14, 2008 Galatians 4:21-31 Children of The Promise Jason
December 7, 2008 Galatians 4:11-20
2 Corinthians 12:7
Pleading for Galatia Jason
November 30, 2008 No Bible Study
November 23, 2008 Galatians 4:8-15 Fears for the Church John
November 16, 2008 Galatians 4:1-7
Revelation 3:20-22
1 Peter 1:13-16
1 Corinthians 6:18-20
Ephesians 2:10
Recommended reading:
The Gospel and Personal Evangelism
by Mark Dever
Sons and Heirs, Part 2 John
November 9, 2008 Galatians 3:23-29
Ephesians 2:1-10
Sons and Heirs John
November 2, 2008 Galatians 3:15-22
Genesis 15
Genesis 17:7
Genesis 22:17
Acts 7:52-53
Hebrews 2:2-3
Psalm 139
Ephesians 1:17
Romans 5:13,20-21
The Changeless Promise John
October 26, 2008 Galatians 3:5-14 The Law vs. Grace
(cont'd)
Jason
October 19, 2008 Galatians 2:17-3:3
Col 2:23
Galatians 4:6
2 Corinthians 11:3-4
Numbers 21:4-9
John 17:14-19
Col 3:1-4
The Law vs. Grace John
October 12, 2008 Galatians 2:11-19
Psalm 84
Hebrews 10:32-34
Hebrews 11:8-
Hebrews 12:1
Hebrews 12:7-13
Acts 10:9-
Trusting in Grace John
October 5, 2008 Galatians 2:1-10
Acts 6:8-15
Acts 7:54-8:3
Acts 4:36
Acts 9:27
Acts 11:22
Acts 11:25-26
Saul/Paul:
Before & After
Jason
September 28, 2008 Galatians 1:11-24
Proof of Change: Comparison of Paul before and after surrendering to Christ. We should do the same in our witness.
Rudyard Kipling: Mulholland's Contract
Do People Praise God Because of You? Jason
September 21, 2008 No class due to Hurricane Ike
September 14, 2008 No class due to Hurricane Ike
September 7, 2008 Galatians 1:3-5
Romans 1:7-8
1 Corinthians 1:3-4
2 Corinthians 1:2-4
Ephesians 1:2-3
Philippians 1:2-3
Collosians 1:2-4
1 Thessolonians 1:1-2
2 Thessolonians 1:2-3
Grace & Peace,
Praise & Thanksgiving
John
August 31, 2008 Galatians 1:3-5
Judges 6
Psalm 68:5
Acts 5:1-10
John 8:42
Col 2:20-3:16
Ephesians 2
Immutability of God John
August 24, 2008 Galatians 1:3-5
Exodus 33:20
1 Corinthians 1:23-24
John 14:6
Collossians 2:3,9
Matthew 11:27
John 10:30
John 14:9,11
John 1:29
Galatians 6:7
1 Peter 3:15-16
This Changes Everything (Pt II) John
August 17, 2008 Galatians 1:1-5
Hebrews 13:12-14
This Changes Everything John
August 10, 2008 Titus
Remember Dean
6 Things Every Christian Should Remember:
  1. be subject to rulers and authorities
  2. be obedient
  3. be ready to do whatever is good
  4. slander no one
  5. be peaceable and considerate
  6. show true humility toward all men
August 3, 2008 Matthew 20:20-28
Luke 18:18-30
Luke 10:25-37
Matthew 22:37
True Change Jason
  1. Spend yourself (costly)
  2. Get out of your comfort zone
  3. Show compassion
July 27, 2008 Mark 5:1-20 Who is Jesus? Jason
The Healing of a Demon-Possessed Man
3 Things Happen When You Meet Jesus:
  1. It Always Involves Surrender (5:6)
  2. There Is Always Evidence (5:14-17)
  3. It Always Has Lasting Effects (5:19-20)
July 20, 2008 Psalm 139-142
Romans 6:1-23
2 Corinthians 5:17
Romans 7:7-
Romans 8
Ephesians 4:20-24
Romans 12
Luke 13:6-9
Trusting God Jason
July 13, 2008 Psalm 139
Jeremiah 25:5
Exodus 20:1-17
Job 31
Ephesians 4:20-
God's Omnipresence and Omniscience Jason
July 6, 2008 Joshua 24:14-33
1 Kings 13:21
Matthew 25:24
Matthew 11:28-30
Matthew 7:13-14
Genesis 48:21-22;50:24-26
Joshua 1:1
Judges 2:1-3,2:21,3:73:12,4:1,6:1,13:1,17:6
Matthew 28:16-30
We Will Serve the Lord John
June 29, 2008 Blessed are the Mournful:
Matthew 5:4
Psalm 6
Isaiah 61
The Beatitudes (continued) Stacy Haines
Blessed are the Meek:
Matthew 5:5
Psalm 37:11-
Numbers 12:3
Matthew 26:50-56
Luke 1:53
Stacy challenged the class to pray for our enemies.
June 22, 2008 Ephesians 3:14-17
Matthew 5:1-3
Isaiah 61:1
Isaiah 57:15
Blessed are the Poor in Spirit Stacy Haines
"Advantages" to being poor:
  1. The poor know they are in urgent need of redemption.
  2. The poor know not only their dependance on God and on powerful people but also their interdependance with one another.
  3. The poor rest their security not on things but on people.
  4. The poor have no exaggerated sense of their own importance and noexaggerated need of privacy.
  5. The poor expect little from competition and much from cooperation
  6. The poor can distinguish between necessities and luxuries.
  7. The poor can wait, because they have acquired a kind of dogged patience born of acknowledged dependance.
  8. The fears of the poor are more realistic and less exaggerated, because they already know that one can survive great suffering and want.
  9. When the poor have the Gospel preached to them, it sounds like good news and not like a threat or a scolding.
  10. The poor can respond to the call of the Gospel with a certain abandonment and uncomplicated totality because they have so little to lose and are ready for anything.
Source: by Monika Hellwig,"Good News to the Poor: Do They Understand it Better?" in Tracing the Spirit, James E. Hug, ed. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1983, p145 as quoted in "The Jesus I Never Knew" by Philip Yancey
June 15, 2008 Joshua 24
James 1:2-3
Exodus 23:28-33
Numbers 23:11
2 Samuel 7:18-29
Ephesians 3:7-21
Psalm 15
Psalm 139
The Covenant Renewed at Shecham John
Martyn Lloyd-Jones' quote: "Charles Spurgeon says, 'There is a point in grace as much above the ordinary Christian as is the ordinary Christian is above the worldling.' So I ask my obvious question: Are we in this point to which Mr. Spurgeon refers...do we conform to this description that this apostle gives in Ephesians 3:16-19?"
June 8, 2008 Joshua 23
Exodus 14:14
Deuteronomy 20:3-4
Deuteronomy 28:3-6
Galatians 3:10-14
Joshua's Farewell to the Leaders John
June 1, 2008 Joshua 22
Numbers 32
Deuteronomy 13:12-15
Numbers 25
Joshua 7
Collosians 3:16
2 Thessalonians 2:15
Matthew 18
1 Corinthians 5
2 Corinthians 6
Galatians 6
Tribes East of the Jordan John
May 25, 2008 No class.
May 18, 2008 Joshua 20
Matthew 5:21-22
1 Timothy 1:15-16
Isaiah 53:1-6
Romans 12:17-21
Revelation 14:14-20
Cities of Refuge
(Review)
John
May 11, 2008 Joshua 20
Genesis 9:6
Numbers 35:7-
Deuteronomy 19:11-13
Hebrews 13:11-14
Romans 5:18
1 John 3:15
Cities of Refuge John
May 4, 2008 Joshua 16-19
Joshua 15:63
Deuteronomy 7:1
Genesis 49:5-7
Judges 1:34
Galatians 3:1
Land Allotments for the Tribes John
April 27, 2008 Joshua 15 Allotment for Judah Jason
April 20, 2008 Joshua 14
Deuteronomy 4:20
Psalm 37:1-11
Matthew 5:1-12
Mark 9:14-30
Points to Remember:
  • God's Faithfulness
  • Wholeheartedness
  • Overcoming Disbelief
Division of Lands West of the Jordan Jason
April 13, 2008 Joshua 12-13
Discussed in Class:
Pilgrim's Progress
by John Bunyan
Kings Defeated by Israel Jason
April 6, 2008 Joshua 10:29-11:23
Recommended by Jason:
Same Kind of Different as Me
by Ron Hall & Denver Moore
Jeremy Camp
Christian Music Artist
Joshua Takes Israel into Palestine Jason
March 30, 2008 Joshua 9:22-10:28
Job 38-40
Genesis 16:12
Israel Defends the Gibeonites Jason
March 23, 2008 No Class
March 16, 2008 Joshua 9:1-21
Genesis 16:12
Deuteronomy 20:1-18
2 Samuel 21:1
Joshua 3:4
The Consequences of Not
Seeking God's Counsel
John
March 9, 2008 Joshua 8
Joshua 6:2
Destruction of Ai
(A Lesson in Following God)
Jason
March 2, 2008 Joshua 5:13-15
Genesis 15
John 1:12-14
Isaiah 11:9
Hebrews 2:14
Psalms 86:90
Isaiah 60:21
Romans 11:36
1 Cor 6:20
1 Cor 10:31
Rev 4:11
Col 3

The Westminster
(Shorter) Catechism


Book referenced by Mark:
Dark Night of the Soul
by St. John of the Cross
Review of Joshua So Far John
February 24, 2008 Joshua 7
Joshua 6:17
Joshua 22:20
Psalm 139
Joshua 3:5
Deuteronomy 24:16
Achan's Sin John
February 17, 2008 Joshua 5:13-15
Joshua 6
The Fall of Jericho Jason
February 10, 2008 Joshua 5:1-15
Joshua 4:24
Genesis 17:10-11
Circumcision of Israel at Gilgal Jason
February 3, 2008 Joshua 3:1-4:13
Luke 16:1-15
Romans 8:31-39
Crossing the Jordan John
January 27, 2008 Joshua 2:1-24
Exodus 23:27
Deuteronomy 2:25
Hebrews 11:31
James 2:25
James 2:22
Rahab and the Spies John
January 20, 2008 Joshua 1:10-16
Numbers 32
Galatians 2:20
Book referenced by Jason:
Courage (continued) Jason
January 13, 2008 Joshua 1:1-9
Numbers 13:8
Proverbs 28:1
2 Corinthians 5:17
Hebrews 10:35
Deuteronomy 34:10-12
Deuteronomy 34:9
1 John 4:18
1 Peter 5:10

Points:
  1. Remember who you are
    in Jesus Christ
  2. Face your fears
  3. Focus on God
Courage Jason
January 6, 2008 The Abridged History of Israel - How We Get to the Banks of the Jordan John
Passage Event Description
Gen 12:1-7 Calling of Abram Promise of the land of the Canannites, and a great nation.
Gen 15 God's Covenant with Abram
Gen 17:1-8 Confirmation of Covenant
Gen 17:19; 26:24 Covenant confirmed w/ Isaac
Gen 32:28 Jacob renamed Israel
Gen 35:11-12 Covenant confirmed w/ Jacob
Gen 37 Joseph sold into slavery in Egypt
Gen 39 Joseph is Potiphar's servant thrown in prison after being wrongfully accused
Gen 41 Pharoah's dreams Joseph interprets them and is placed second in command of Egypt.
Gen 42 Joseph's brothers come to Egypt
Gen 46 Israel comes to Egypt to live v27 says that the number of Israel was 70 people who went to Egypt.
Gen 50:22-26 Joseph dies asks that his bones be dug up and put in Promised Land.
Ex 1 Oppression of Israel Pharoah died, new Pharoah is harsh and puts Israel under slavery.
Ex 2 Moses born/raised by Pharoah Moses kills an Egyptian, afraid, he flees for his life to Midian
Ex 3:5-22 Moses at the burning bush God calls Moses and confirms that He will save Israel
Ex 4-5:21 Moses goes back to Egypt Pharoah is hardened and conditions get much worse for Israel
Ex 5:22-6:8 God promises deliverance for Israel, the great "I will" passage
Ex 7-11 Plagues blood, frogs, gnats, flies, livestock, boils, hail, locust, darkness, firstborn
Ex 12:29-42 Number of Israel leaving Egypt 600,000 besides women and children leaving Israel after 430 years
Ex 14:14-31 Crossing Red Sea
Ex 19:3-6 God's covenant with Israel
Ex 19-Num 10:10 Israel is at Mt Sinai Building tabernacle in Exodus, Sacrifices and worship in Leviticus, get ready in Numbers
Ex 32 Golden Calf
Ex 35 Call for Materials for Tabernacle
Num 13-14 Exploring Canaan Israel rebels afraid of "giants". All but Caleb and Joshua will die in desert
Num 20:1-13 Moses disobeys Strikes the rock, he and Aaron won't go into Promised Land either
Num 20:22-29 Death of Aaron
Num 33:50-56 God's command for Israel when they enter the promised land
Dt 4:32-40 Israel's call to obey Basically, all of Deuteronomy is a call for Israel to obey the Lord
Dt. 5:32-33 Israel again called to obey
Dt 6:10-12 Don't forget the Lord
Dt 5:29 Problem for Israel They can't obey, they need to have a heart to obey--need for a Savior
Dt 8:10-20 Don't forget the Lord Moses prophesies that they will forget the Lord's mercy
Dt 28:62-63 Moses predicts Israel's rebellion
Dt 31 Moses predicts Israel's rebellion Joshua will also succeed Moses
Dt 32:46-47 Importance of God's Word
Dt 32:48-52 God's final command to Moses
Dt 34:1-12 Moses dies. God Himself buries Moses. Grave unknown. Israel mourns 30 days.
Joshua 1 Israel on banks of Jordan 40 yrs later than originally expected.
December 31, 2007 Collosians 2:20-3:17
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Philipians 2:12-18
1 Corinthians 1:2-3
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5
1 Corinthians 6:20
1 John 3:2
Death to Self - Holy Living John
December 23, 2007 No Bible Study
December 16, 2007 Old Testament:
Genesis 1:26
Daniel 3:25
Daniel 7:9;13-14
Psalm 110:1
Isaiah 48:15-17
Isaiah 48:12-49:22
Isaiah 50:5-52:3
New Testament:
John 1:1-5
1 Corinthians 8:6
Philippians 2:5-8
Collosians 1:15-18
Hebrews 1:2
Hebrews 2:10
1 Peter 1:20-21
Messiah - Old vs New Testament Mark Puckett
December 9, 2007 James 5:13-20
James 1:2-3
James 4:1
1 Kings 17-18
Matthew 18:19-20
John 14:13-14
Psalm 37:4
Acts 2:38
Acts 3:6
Acts 9:34
Acts 10:48
When to Pray:
  1. trouble
  2. happiness
  3. sickness
Prayer Dean
December 2, 2007 James 5:7-12
Luke 12:14-15
Matthew 6:19-20
Collosians 3:1-4
1 Corinthians 15:58
Ephesians 6:10-18
Amos 3:3
1 Timothy 1:5
Personal Applications:
  1. Stand FIRM.
  2. Stand TOGETHER.
  3. Stand UP.
Greed (continued) Dean
November 18, 2007 James 5:1-6
Ecclesiastes 9:11
Deuteronomy 8:18
1 Timothy 6:10
Romans 12:3
Proverbs 3:9-10
Luke 12:15
1 Timothy 6:6
Collosians 3:23-24
Matthew 6:19-20
Phillipians 2:3-4
Personal Applications:
  1. Don't be greedy.
  2. Instead, be generous
  3. Godliness with contentment
    is great gain.
  4. Value spiritual "wealth."
Greed Dean
November 11, 2007 James 4:6-9
James 1:5
Romans 5:20-21
Hebrews 3:17-19
Hebrews 6:4-6
1 Corinthians 3:10
1 Corinthians 5:5
James 1:9-11
Collosians 1:9-14
Romans 12:1-2
1 Thessolonians 4:3-6
Ephesians 2:21
Ephesians 3:17-19
Romans 8:9
Submit Yourselves
to God (Part 2)
John
November 4, 2007 James 4:1-6
Hebrews 4:12-13
Submit Yourselves
to God
John
October 28, 2007 Giving:
Matthew 6:24
1 Timothy 6:10
1 Corinthians 4:7
Deuteronomy 14:23
Exodus 23:19
Proverbs 3:9-10
Matthew 6:24
Malachi 3:8
Luke 16:11-13
1 John 3:17
1 Timothy 6:18-19
1 Corinthians 6:2
Taxes:
Luke 20:25
Romans 12:6-7
Savings:
Proverbs 6:6-8
1 Timothy 5:8
Luke 12:15-21
Debt:
Proverbs 22:7
1 Timothy 5:8
Stewardship (Part 4) John
October 21, 2007 Genesis 4:1-6
2 Samuel 24:18-25
Matthew 6:21
Luke 22:19-20
Mark 12:41-44
Mark 12:3-9
Stewardship (Part 3)
The Symbolism of Giving
Jason
October 14, 2007 Matthew 25:14-30 Stewardship (Part 2) John
October 7, 2007 Stewardship Jason
September 30, 2007 James 3:13-18
1 Corinthians 1:18-2:16
Ephesians 2:6-7
Romans 12:1-2
Deuteronomy 4:1-8
Wisdom John
September 23, 2007 James 3:1-12
Genesis 1:1-23
Proverbs 6:16-19
Proverbs 30:7-8
1 Corinthians 15:33
Proverbs 5:3
Proverbs 7:21
Proverbs 11:9
Proverbs 17:4
Proverbs 6:1-5
Proverbs 16:10
Proverbs 12:6
Proverbs 12:14
Proverbs 25:11
Proverbs 18:2
Proverbs 22:12
Proverbs 12:19
Proverbs 15:1
Taming the Tongue Jason
September 16, 2007 James 2:14-26
Genesis 15:6
Genesis 22:2-14
Joshua 1:8
Joshua 2
Luke 8:13
Romans 3:27-4:3
Romans 6:1-4,15-16
Gal 5:6,13
Faith and Deeds John
For further study: John Piper: Does James Contradict Paul?
Overarching Lesson: Being obedient in the things of today builds faith that will endure whatever things tomorrow may bring.
September 09, 2007 James 2:1-13
Malachi 2:9
Leviticus 19:15
Luke 4:18-19
Matthew 22:37
Favoritism Jason
September 02, 2007 James 1:22-27
Romans 12:18-20
Collosians 1:27
Collosians 3:15
Righteous Anger John
August 26, 2007 James 1:9-18
James 2:5
1 Cor 9:24
Proverbs 19:3
Single-mindedness Jason
August 19, 2007 James 1:1-8
Psalms 107:23-31
Trials & Wisdom Jason
August 12, 2007 James 1:4-8 Receiving Wisdom John
August 05, 2007 James 1:1-3
Hebrews 12:1-3
The Joy of Life's Trials Jason
July 29, 2007 2 Peter 3 The Day of the Lord Jason
July 22, 2007 2 Peter 2:10-22 False Teachers John
July 15, 2007 2 Peter 2:1-10 False Teachers Jason
July 08, 2007 2 Peter 1:12-21
Ephesians 1:13-14
Mark 4:4-8
1 Corinthians 3:10
Deuteronomy 18:20
Eyewitness Testimony John
July 01, 2007 2 Peter 1:5-11
John 15:9-17
Abiding in His love Charles Alvarez
June 24, 2007 2 Peter 1:1-9 Humility - continued Jason
June 17, 2007 1 Peter 5 Humility John
June 10, 2007 1 Peter 4:12-19 John

Recommended Reading:

The Gospel and Personal Evangelism
by Mark Dever
What is a Healthy Church?
by Mark Dever
9 Marks of a Healthy Church
by Mark Dever
Pilgrim's Progress
by John Bunyan
Same Kind of Different as Me
by Ron Hall & Denver Moore
Don't Waste Your Life
by John Piper
free on-line book
What in the World is Going On?
by David Jeremiah
The Jesus I Never Knew
by Philip Yancey
Celebration of Discipline
by Richard Foster
Making Room For Life:
Trading Chaotic Lifestyles for Connected Relationships

by Randy Frazee
The Rest of God:
Restoring Your Soul by Restoring Sabbath

by Mark Buchanan
Heaven
by Randy Alcorn
If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat
by John Ortberg
Humility: True Greatness
by C.J. Mahaney
Servant King
by T.D. Alexander
When I Don't Desire God
by John Piper
free on-line book
It's Not About Me
by Max Lucado
Stories for the Heart
by Alice Gray
A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers
by D.A. Carson
The 5 Love Languages
by Dr. Gary Chambers
The Heart of the New Testament
by H.I. Hester

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Class Recipes:

Applecadabra Bars Janice Mayes-Clayton
Butterscotch Fudge Mary Kay Mohrmann
Cherry Chocolate
Chunk Cookies
Julie Overshiner
Chocolate Mint Diamonds Mary Klein
Chow Mein
Noodle Cookies
Paige Swiggart
Forgotten Cookies Susan Klapesky
Glazed Apple Cookies Janice Mayes-Clayton
Layered Ice Cream Dessert Pam Puckett
Oatmeal Chocolate
Chip Cookies
Debbie Rister
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Carlon Thorpe
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Debbie Rister
Oatmeal Scotchies Roseann Schneider
Peanut Butter Kisses Paige Swiggart
Pecan Squares Michelle Mayes
Reindeer Droppings Gretchen Palmer
Snickerdoodles Debbie Rister
Snowballs Tracy Townsend
Wassail Paige Swiggart
Winter Salad Mary Kay Mohrmann

Class Member Links:

Mark Pucket has two blogs about his adventures in Paris, France:
Guatemala 2008
The Clark Family's
Mission Trip Pictures
Liberia 2008
Mark Puckett's
pictures from Liberia Mission Recon Trip
Liberia 2009:
Mission Trip Report
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Team Member Testimonies
Good News International
Ministry where Mark Puckett serves
Silly Silly Girls
Alex Belt's
Art Business
Christian Internet Resources
Blake's site
Lift
HFBC's Prayer Request Database
Band of Brothers
HFBC's Men's Ministry Page
Women's Ministry
HFBC's Women's Ministry Page
Bill Glass Ministries
Champions For Life Prison Ministry

Good Stuff:


Contacts:

Directors: Dean Townsend
Tracy Townsend
Instructors: John Young
Jason Swiggart
Prayer Requests: Cindi Humphrey
Men's Event Co-Coordinators: Dan Barrett and
David McHan
Women's Event Coordinator: Mary Kay Mohrmann
Social Coordinator: Carlon Thorpe
E-mail List or Website Issues: Blake Palmer