NEXT BIBLE STUDY on Exodus Chapters Fourteen and Fifteen - December 22, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Overhead 1: Text-for-Exodus-14v10-31-Draft-Summer-2023.pdf
Overhead 2: Text-for-Exodus-15v1-21-Dec-2024.pdf
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Class #5 : The divine call (see podcast parts 3 and 4) places a man into the office of the ministry. The Lutheran Confessions refer to the office of the ministry in Augsburg Confession, Article 5. Article 5 is not a generic functional view of the Gospel and the sacraments, but a concrete reference to […]
Class #4: A call is not determined to be divine because of some inner emotional experience or heartfelt desire of the person. The call is divine because it comes from God–either directly (immediately from God as it did in the case of prophets and apostles, including St. Paul), or indirectly (mediately from God, by means […]
Class #3: In Galatians 1:1, St. Paul is holding up his divine apostolic call, saying, “Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father…).” In order to better understand the reason that St. Paul would magnify his call, we are taking an excursus through the Scriptural doctrine […]
Class #2: St. Paul’s greeting to the Galatians begins with (1) an abrupt defense of his divine apostolic call, followed by (2) a bare bones reference to the recipients, and (3) an extended blessing. The origin of St. Paul’s apostleship is not from (apo) men, meaning that the source of his call is human and […]
Introduction to Galatians: After taking the summer off, it’s time to return to podcasting our Adult Bible Class. This class introduces the author, recipients, time and themes of the book of Galatians. A cursory look is given toward the Judaizers and the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15). PDF Handout: Galatians Bible Study class 1 https://media.blubrry.com/trinityhmedia/content.blubrry.com/trinityhmedia/Galatians_Class_1_on_Sep_4_2016.mp3 Podcast: […]
Solomon teaches that success lies only in the hands of God. We are given to do our work in the present, but we cannot control the future. He tells us that we should receive a quiet and peaceful heart and commit everything to God. Some fools respond by saying, “Then let us do no work.” […]
When Solomon says that man’s labor under the sun is meaningless, he is not speaking about the work of our vocation, which God has given man to do. Solomon is speaking about man’s toil and striving apart from God (or even against God’s will). Everything which God has made is good. It is the misuse […]
For the month of May, we are going to give a cursory look at the book of Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes teaches us about the vanity of man’s heart which is not content with his present vocation but always desires future honor and wealth and fame. “What does the worker gain from his toil?” Whatever man seeks […]
Knowing that the Law can only produce “works of the law”(Rom 3:28) while the Gospel creates faith, which brings forth “fruits of the Spirit” (Gal 5:2) 1 Timothy 1:5), we might wrongly decide that the Law is not to be preached to believers. In this study, we examine the Scriptural teaching concerning the third use […]
The law can only produce “works of the law”(Rom 3:28). The Gospel creates faith, which brings forth good works, which are called “fruits of the Spirit”—“love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith” (1 Timothy 1:5). So what are Christians to do with the law? How do Christians use the […]