Last month, Sharon led us in learning some valuable background information about James-his purpose and style as well as the historical context of the letter. Today we begin to take a closer look at this letter. Read James 1:1-18. Read James 1:2-4, 12 1. What do you think James means when he says to “count … Continue reading James: Wisdom for Living in the World Study 2 (Kathy L)
Hands up who’s read this letter in the Bible before, the book of James. Hands up who’s studied it through, verse by verse, before. Hands up who thinks they don’t need to study it again. Hands up who has completely nailed everything it says. Fewer hands there, because, James says some challenging things. He says: … Continue reading James – Wisdom for Living in the World Talk 1 (Sharon D)
Read James 1:1. Read John 7:1-5 and Mark 6:1-6. Read Acts 12:16-17, Acts 15:12-21, Acts 21:17-19. Read Galatians 1:13-20 and Galatians 2:9-10. Read James 1:1 again. Flick through the titles of the chapters in James. The style of James’ letter makes it very punchy. He uses lots of commands and examples to explain how to … Continue reading James – Wisdom for Living in the World Study 1 (Sharon D)
Good evening! It’s a real privilege to stand up here again tonight and I have to admit when I realised I’d be giving the final talk in the series I was a bit daunted, because what a fantastic year it has been looking at the I AM statements that Jesus made about himself in John’s … Continue reading Talk notes from Christine C ‘I AM He’
Good evening! It’s a real privilege to stand up here again tonight and I have to admit when I realised I’d be giving the final talk in the series I was a bit daunted, because what a fantastic year it has been looking at the I AM statements that Jesus made about himself in John’s … Continue reading Talk notes from Christine C ‘I AM He’
In this session we are looking at Jesus’s greatest ‘I AM’ statement: ‘I AM HE’ which is his great ‘reveal’ of who he truly is… God Himself, the Saviour of the World. Jesus makes this statement three times in John’s gospel – in chapter 4, chapter 8 and chapter 18. We are going to look … Continue reading I AM HE (Session 8) – Study Buddy Questions by Christine C on John 4
John 15 – Is God good? So, for those of you that don’t know, I was born in CA – in Napa Valley – America’s wine country! It’s the ideal region for harvesting wine grapes; good dirt, good weather. So, when I was trying to decide what to wear tonight, it occurred to me that … Continue reading Talk notes from Hollie G ‘I AM the Vine’
Fancy a run around in a vineyard? I can promise it’ll be a wild adventure! This month we’re going to run (or casually wander) up and down the rows, weaving in and out of the vines, but then stopping to focus right in on one vine in particular…! But mind the low hanging grapes! They’re … Continue reading I AM the Vine (Session 7) – Study Buddy Questions by Hollie G on John 15:1-17
John 14: 1-14: I am the way, the truth and the life As I was reading and preparing this talk, I was reminded of Eddie’s saying that, whenever we attempt to teach or preach we should simply ‘give God the microphone.’ In other words, don’t try to say what isn’t in the text; let God’s … Continue reading Talk notes from Ruth L ‘I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life’
The events in our passage take place just a few hours before Jesus went to the cross. He and His disciples are having dinner together, as they’ve done many times before. In their last few hours together Jesus is making the most of the opportunity to teach, help and comfort them. Read John 14: 1-14 … Continue reading I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life (Session 6) – Study Buddy Questions by Ruth L on John 14: 1-14